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Indulge in oranges this winter

Seville oranges won’t be in season for long. Should we be rushing to the supermarkets to get our hands on some?
Everything you need to know about probiotics

Probiotics help top up the friendly bacteria living in our guts, with potential benefits to our overall health.
The Optimum Nutrition Podcast

Join us for lively conversations with leading experts from the world of nutrition

Ayurvedic Jewish Penicillin

This nourishing chicken broth from Dr Rupy Aujla’s new book COOKS is food for the soul – and may be just what the doctor ordered for warming winter chills.
Apple Cinnamon Nut Bread

This tasty bread with a cinnamon twist from Christine Bailey is best served warm from the oven, especially on cold winter days.
Five minutes with two of ION’s recent graduates

This year, ION celebrated its first BSc (Hons) graduates, who had taken the fast-track option for qualified nutritional therapy practitioners. Before their graduation ceremony, Mary Struger and Kerry Aldridge told us why they had decided to study nutrition and what they would say to those considering a similar career path.
Fresh Lime, Vegetable & Coconut Curry

This vibrant, colourful curry should bring some cheer to dark winter evenings. Warming, healthy and delicious!
Autumn Roasted Vegetable Stew

A warming stew is the ultimate comfort food for cold, dark days. This one from Amelia Freer is no exception; hearty, healthy and highly recommended!
Creamy Coconut Daal with Sweet Potato and Indian-spiced Monkfish Tails

It’s beginning to look a lot like autumn! This lovely warming coconut daal and monkfish recipe from Adam Shaw’s How to grow your family is perfect for the colder evenings.
Five minutes with Paula Werrett

Paula Werrett, ION’s head of undergraduate provision, talks about how the nutritional therapy sector has developed over the years, and how her own knowledge has also grown.
Raspberry Surprise Chocolate Porridge

A good breakfast doesn't have to be complicated. This chocolate porridge recipe is super simple - and has a raspberry twist!
Five minutes with Annah Herbert-Graham

UK charity Magic Breakfast provides breakfast to children in over 1,000 schools across the UK. Nutrition advisor Annah Herbert-Graham talks to us about the charity’s work, food poverty, and the importance of breakfast for children.
Griddled courgette marinated salad

If you have a surplus of courgettes in your garden (or fridge), try out this simple summer salad recipe from nutritional therapy practitioner Kate Crouch.

BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy (UNDERGRADUATE NT SUBSITE INTRO) - DEPRECIATED

At ION, we understand the need for flexibility. Our undergraduate course is a part-time, modular course, delivered online. The degree can be completed over a four and a half to eight-year period, allowing you to study alongside your professional or personal commitments.
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BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy (UNDERGRADUATE NT SUBSITE INTRO) - DEPRECIATED

The undergraduate degree will equip you with a comprehensive understanding of food, nutraceuticals, the use and interpretation of testing, and lifestyle modification. There are four key themes running through the degree: nutrition science; behaviour change and reflection; research; and practice.
BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy (UNDERGRADUATE NT SUBSITE INTRO) - DEPRECIATED

This course has been specifically designed to take you to being a fully qualified Nutritional Therapist, and, following the latest requirements of BANT, will give you a degree level qualification.
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How does nutrition affect your sports performance?

Whether you’re an elite athlete or go to the gym once a week, your body requires fuel when you exercise. We look at exactly what foods you should be eating and when
BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy (UNDERGRADUATE NT SUBSITE INTRO) - DEPRECIATED

Applications are assessed against academic and non-academic selection criteria. Qualification documents or evidence of recognised prior learning (RPL) must be provided as evidence of meeting academic criteria.
BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy (UNDERGRADUATE NT SUBSITE INTRO) - DEPRECIATED

BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy C0503PTD £5,250
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Long Covid: A nutritional therapy approach (extracted from Optimum Nutrition, Spring 2021)

With symptoms dubbed ‘long Covid’, many people have found themselves experiencing post-viral fatigue (PVF) following Covid-19 infection, including those who seemingly had a mild bout of the virus

Key facts

Award
Certificate

Duration
7-9 months

Study time
10-17 hours per week and Touch point sessions

Course code
ED200PTD (online learning), rNTSAC

Entry dates
October: ED201PTD
January: ED202PTD
May: ED203PTD

Tuition fees
£2,900

Key facts

Course codes
C0502FTD (full-time)
C0502PTD (part-time)

Award
Graduate Diploma

Credits
120

Duration
1 year full-time
2 years part-time

Study time
20 hours per week full-time
10 hours per week part-time

Entry month
February

Tuition fees*
£7,875 full-time
£3,940 part-time

£200 per 20 credits RCPL (certified)
£375 per 20 credits REPL (experiential)

£475 registration fee

* For 2022/23 academic year. Fees for subsequent years may increase in line with inflation

Key facts

Entry:
September and February

Location:
Online with optional attendance activities

Duration:
4.5 years part-time or
3 years full-time

Course code:
C0503PTD (part-time)
C0503FTD (full-time)

Fees part time:
£5,250 - per year, years 1-4
£2,625 - year 5

Fees full time:
£9,250 - per year

Awarding body:
University of Portsmouth

* Fees may increase in line with inflation

Key facts

Course codes
C0503PTD (online)

Award
BSc (Hons)

Credits
120

Pathways
Qualified nutritional therapist

Duration
1.5 years part-time

Study time
15-20 hours per week plus time to watch lectures

Entry dates
February

Tuition fees*
£5,250 per year
£2,625 year 5

* For 2022/23 academic year. Fees for subsequent years may increase in line with inflation