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The Optimum Nutrition Podcast

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

We’ll be delving into our guest’s health journeys and touching on some common health conditions, with the aim of inspiring you to be your happiest and most optimally healthy self.

Make sure you subscribe on your favourite streaming service so that you don’t miss an episode. You can support the show by leaving a rating and a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Amazon Music.

 

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Episode 12: The Importance of Nutrition and Diet in ADHD with Dr Alex Richardson

Episode 12: The Importance of Nutrition and Diet in ADHD with Dr Alex Richardson

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Published: 22nd November, 2021

Updated: 1st March, 2023

Author: Daniela Pop

Episode 11: An Integrative Approach to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & ME with Kirsty Cullen

Episode 11: An Integrative Approach to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & ME with Kirsty Cullen

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Published: 1st October, 2021

Updated: 1st March, 2023

Author: Daniela Pop

Episode 10: Supporting A Happy Menopause with Jackie Lynch

Episode 10: Supporting A Happy Menopause with Jackie Lynch

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Published: 17th September, 2021

Updated: 1st March, 2023

Author: Daniela Pop

Episode 9: Understanding and Embracing Your Menstrual Cycle with Le’Nise Brothers

Episode 9: Understanding and Embracing Your Menstrual Cycle with Le’Nise Brothers

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Published: 3rd September, 2021

Author: Daniela Pop

Episode 8: Overcoming Food And Sugar Addiction with David Wolfe

Episode 8: Overcoming Food And Sugar Addiction with David Wolfe

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Published: 20th August, 2021

Updated: 1st March, 2023

Author: Daniela Pop

Episode 7: Nutrition Before, During And After Pregnancy with Katie Shore

Episode 7: Nutrition Before, During And After Pregnancy with Katie Shore

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Published: 17th August, 2021

Updated: 28th September, 2022

Author: Daniela Pop

Episode 6: An Ancestral Approach to Wellbeing with Ryan Carter

Episode 6: An Ancestral Approach to Wellbeing with Ryan Carter

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Published: 16th August, 2021

Updated: 17th August, 2021

Author: Daniela Pop

Episode 5: How Nutrition Can Impact Your Mental Health with Olga Preston

Episode 5: How Nutrition Can Impact Your Mental Health with Olga Preston

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Published: 15th August, 2021

Updated: 17th August, 2021

Author: Daniela Pop

Episode 4: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care with Dawn Waldron

Episode 4: An Integrative Approach to Cancer Care with Dawn Waldron

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Published: 14th August, 2021

Updated: 17th August, 2021

Author: Daniela Pop

Episode 3: Diversity And Inclusion In Nutritional Therapy with Ojarike Udu

Episode 3: Diversity And Inclusion In Nutritional Therapy with Ojarike Udu

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Published: 13th August, 2021

Updated: 17th August, 2021

Author: Daniela Pop

Episode 2: LGBTQ+ Health and Nutrition with Daniel O’Shaughnessy

Episode 2: LGBTQ+ Health and Nutrition with Daniel O’Shaughnessy

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Published: 12th August, 2021

Updated: 17th August, 2021

Author: Daniela Pop

Episode 1: Building Positive Relationships With Food with Nicola Moore

Episode 1: Building Positive Relationships With Food with Nicola Moore

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Published: 11th August, 2021

Updated: 17th August, 2021

Author: Daniela Pop

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    How useful are sports supplements?

    Sports supplements can be useful, but should be individualised, paired with a healthy diet, and approached with care, says Katherine Caris-Harris.

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    Baked beans: reinventing a British favourite

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  • How does nutrition affect your sports performance?

    How does nutrition affect your sports performance?

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  • How nutritional therapy may help with eczema

    How nutritional therapy may help with eczema

    Eczema can be both mentally and physically debilitating for those who suffer from it. We look at how nutritional therapy may help to manage the condition

  • Long Covid: A nutritional therapy approach (extracted from Optimum Nutrition, Spring 2021)

    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

  • 5 health benefits of magnesium

    5 health benefits of magnesium

    Whether you consume it through your diet, pop it in a pill, or luxuriate in it in a warm Epsom salts bath, magnesium is essential for numerous functions in the body.

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  • BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy online open events

    BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy online open events

    Discover from the comfort of your home how studying nutritional therapy with ION will prepare you for clinical practice and open up a range of career options. Find out about our courses and have your questions answered.

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    April Open Day

    Choosing the right course for you is an important decision and visiting us at an Open Day is the best way to discover what we can offer. Join us for our January Open Day to learn about our courses, entry requirements, student support and flexible post-study career options.

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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

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