Thursday 25th June 2020 - 7.00pm UK Time

Overview:
In this webinar we will go through the physiology of menopause; helping to understand how hormonal changes affect symptomology. Linking hormones, diet and lifestyle enables an integrative approach to supporting menopause. We will discuss natural solutions for very common symptoms such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, osteoporosis and sleeping disorders among others. We will also cover the roles specific nutrients play in the menopausal transition (phytoestrogens, magnesium), the importance of stress reduction, and many other questions will be answered during the talk.

Speaker Bio:
Lauren Craven-Niemczyk MRes BSc (Hons) NTDip mBANT rCHNC completed a 3-year diploma in Naturopathic Nutrition with the College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM). Since then she has set up her private practice Wild and Wise Nutrition, seeing clients with a range of health concerns, particularly female hormonal health and skin conditions, as well as working as a collaborator with the supplement company Vitae training fellow Nutritional Therapists. Lauren follows a functional medicine approach to nutrition and aims to empower clients with the information and resources to understand what makes them feel good, and why.

Categories:
Clinical; physiological, menopause

Thursday 11th June 2020 - 7.00pm UK Time

Overview:
Kate and Arnie discuss some of the offerings from two "Practitioner Only" portfolios - Enzyme Science and Microbiome Labs.

See www.enzymescience.co.uk and www.microbiomelabs.co.uk

Speaker Bio:
Arnie Liepa is the founder and owner of TMC Ventures Europe, a boutique consulting and distribution company that works in the Natural Health Industry. TMC Ventures Europe are the exclusive importer and distributor for a number of unique, high-quality American based food supplement brands including: Enzymedica™, Enzyme Science™ and Microbiome Labs™ for the UK and Ireland.

Arnie has over 25-years’ experience growing a wide variety of distribution businesses worldwide, and has been working in the European Natural Health Industry since 2010. Driven by a passion for helping people with their health & wellness, combined with a strong desire to introduce the very best American supplements into Europe, Arnie and his team have grown the portfolio to include a wide range of Digestive Wellness & Microbiome support products for both the natural food retailer and the Health Practitioner markets. Known as both an Enzyme and a Sporebiotic expert in the UK, Arnie enjoys educating Independent Retailers, Pharmacists, Health Practitioners and Consumers on the vital importance of Digestive Enzymes, Therapeutic Enzymes and Sporebiotic supplements.

Categories:
Business; Enzyme Science, Microbiome Labs

Overview:
In this talk Kate speaks with Dr Carol Howell about all things IBS.

Speaker Bio:
Dr Carol Howell is the current Research Director at Enteromed Ltd, the distributor and Clinical Research Organisation for the medical device Enterosgel which is sold throughout Europe for the treatment of acute diarrhoea and chronic diarrhoea associated with IBS. Carol completed her undergraduate Biological science degree at Nottingham University and then her PhD in Cell material Interactions at the School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton. She worked for over 15 years at the University of Brighton as a Principal Research Fellow, specialising in the area of carbon adsorbents for medical use, and was involved in the design and management of a number of national and International grants for laboratory and clinical based studies. One of these studies published in Scientific Reports was looking at the mechanism of action of Enterosgel, which showed the oral adsorbent was able to bind and remove several bacterial toxins known to cause diarrhoea. This spiked her interest in this oral adsorbent and in 2017 she joined Enteromed, where she has since been involved in the first UK study of Enterosgel use in acute diarrhoeal infections and a large ongoing UK study (RELIEVE IBS-D) on Enterosgel use in diarrhoea predominant Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D). She is currently working with top gastroenterologists on applications for funding to support clinical studies on Enterosgel in a number of additional clinical indications including: pelvic radiation disease (PRD), bile acid diarrhoea and atopic dermatitis.

Date of recording:
28th May 2020

Duration:
30 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; IBS

Overview:
This webinar discusses the signs of stress and anxiety that your client may NOT be telling you but their body is whispering to you. It will provide detailed and practical insights into key functional lab markers and effective solutions that are individualised for the client. With stress and anxiety we often think of using herbs that help the body adapt to stress, and support the adrenal glands, however, there’s much more to it than this. Depending on the client’s type of stress and anxiety, selecting the right nutraceuticals and herbs to support and restore the body is essential.

Speaker Bio:
Gabi Forrester is a Naturopath, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Iridolgist and Herbalist and has been in Practice for 18 years, seeing clients in person, delivering online courses and lecturing for the CNM.
“I believe that there is a real art to a Consultation that combines what we can observe about the person in front of us and marry up what we hear them say and what the lab results reveal. A true Naturopathic protocol should synergise all the elements to create a balanced solution”.
Gabi has created Bridging the Gap between Nutrition and Herbs to help Practitioners remove the overwhelm and mystery of herbal remedies, and understand how and when to use market formulas in a safe and effective way, to bridge the gap between nutrition and herbs. If you want to find out more visit: www.bridging-thegap.com

Date of recording:
14th May 2020

Duration:
1 hour 7 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; stress, anxiety

Overview:
In this talk Kate and Patrick get together to discuss Patrick’s career.

Speaker Bio:
Patrick Holford, BSc, DipION, FBANT, NTCRP, is a leading spokesman on nutrition in the media, specialising in the field of mental health. He is the author of 37 books, translated into over 30 languages and selling millions of copies worldwide, including The Optimum Nutrition Bible, The Low GL-Diet Bible, Optimum Nutrition for the Mind and The 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People, 10 Secrets of Healthy Ageing and Good Medicine. His educational website www.patrickholford.com attracts half a million visits a year.

Patrick started his academic career in the field of psychology. He then became a student of two of the leading pioneers in nutrition medicine and psychiatry – the late Dr Carl Pfeiffer and Dr Abram Hoffer. In 1984 he founded the Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION), an independent educational charity, with his mentor, twice Nobel Prize winner Dr Linus Pauling, as patron. ION has been researching and helping to define what it means to be optimally nourished for the past 25 years and is one of the most respected educational establishments for training nutritional therapists. At ION, Patrick was involved in groundbreaking research showing that multivitamins can increase children’s IQ scores – the subject of a Horizon television documentary in the 1980s. He was one of the first promoters of the importance of zinc, antioxidants, high-dose vitamin C, essential fats, low-GL diets and homocysteine-lowering B vitamins and their importance in Alzheimer’s disease prevention.

Patrick is the Founder of the Food for the Brain Foundation and on the board of trustees, and a Director of the Brain Bio Centre, the Foundation’s treatment centre that specialises in helping those with mental health issues, ranging from depression to schizophrenia. He is an honorary fellow of the British Association of Nutritional Therapy, as well as a member of the Nutrition Therapy Council and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council. He is also Patron of the South African Association of Nutritional Therapy. In 2014 Patrick was inducted to the Orthomolecular Medicine Hall of Fame.

Date of recording:
30th April 2020

Duration:
53 minutes

Categories:
Business; Patrick Holford

Overview:
There are so many natural health products and supplements on the market, how do we know if we are getting the one that is best for us? Join Kate Cook and Melanie Kusznireckyj, Naturopathic Doctor in a short interview to find out what are the most important things on a label to look out for when you are about to purchase a natural health product. Listen-in on topics such as plant extracts and how they are optimized through something called plant synergy, an established scientific occurrence; learn about enzymes and their specifications; and find out about essential delivery systems like enteric coating that is part of the research and development into making natural health products even better. And of course, why not find out a little bit more information about strain specific probiotics?

Speaker Bio:
Melanie Kusznireckyj works as a naturopathic consultant for the company New Roots Herbal. She holds a bachelors of science in plant biology from the University of Ottawa and a degree in Naturopathic Medicine from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, Ontario. She has a private practice in Montreal, Quebec and. Her practice focus is on women’s health, and blends evidence based approaches with traditional naturopathic approaches. She was past supervisor and teacher at the Ecole d’Enseignement Supérieure de Naturopathie du Québec and Vice President of the Quebec Association of Naturopathic Medicine.

Categories:
Clinical; natural health products

Date of recording:
9th April 2020

Duration:
51 minutes

Overview:
Glutathione is a tripeptide that plays a pivotal role in critical physiological processes resulting in effects relevant to diverse disease pathophysiology such as maintenance of redox balance, reduction of oxidative stress, enhancement of metabolic detoxification, and regulation of immune system function.

A large body of evidence suggesting that glutathione status may be an important biomarker and treatment target in various chronic, age-related diseases. Yet, proper personalized balance in the individual is key as well as a better understanding of antioxidants and redox balance. Optimizing glutathione levels has been proposed as a strategy for health promotion and disease prevention. Human clinical research suggests that nutritional interventions, including amino acids, vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and foods can have important effects on circulating glutathione which may translate to clinical benefit. Importantly, genetic variation is a modifier of glutathione status and influences response to nutritional factors that impact glutathione levels.

In this important lecture you will explore:

• The link between low glutathione chronic disease and ageing
• Which tests could be used to measure glutathione status and genetic variability
• Clinical evidence for nutritional strategies that improve glutathione status including amino acids, vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and foods

Speaker Bio:
Benjamin I. Brown, ND is a science writer and speaker specializing in nutrition and functional medicine. He is author of The Digestive Health Solution 2nd Ed and contributes regularly to industry magazines and scientic journals. Ben is Contributing Editor of Integrative Healthcare and Applied Nutrition, Director of Clinical Education for Pure Encapsulations UK, and on the Advisory Board and Guest Lecturer at BCNH College of Nutrition and Health. Ben guest lectures at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition (ION) and the Centre for Nutrition Education & Lifestyle Management (CNELM). He hosts Positive Health Podcast. Learn more at www.scientificwellness.com

Date of recording:
26th March 2020

Duration:
47 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; glutathione, testing, optimizing levels

Overview:
Kate Cook and Dr Zoë Harcombe discuss how Zoë got started and they discuss their various views on all things nutrition.

Speaker Bio:
Dr Zoë Harcombe, PhD
Independent author, researcher and speaker in the field of diet, health and nutrition.

Dr. Zoë Harcombe is a Cambridge University graduate with a BA and MA in economics/maths. Zoë enjoyed a successful career in blue chip organisations before leaving corporate life in 2008 to pursue her passion. Her early career involved international roles in management consultancy, manufacturing and marketing in global organisations, from FMCG to telecoms, before specialising in Personnel and Organisation. At the peak of her career, Zoë was Vice President for Human Resources for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Having written three books between 2004 and 2007, while being ‘Head of People’, Zoë left employment to research obesity full time. This culminated in the publication in 2010 of The Obesity Epidemic: What caused it? How can we stop it?

Zoë returned to full time education in 2012 to complete a PhD in public health nutrition (awarded March 2016). Her thesis was entitled “An examination of the randomised controlled trial and epidemiological evidence for the introduction of dietary fat recommendations in 1977 and 1983: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” A number of peer-reviewed articles have emanated from this work. The first was the 64th most impactful paper in any discipline in 2015.

Zoë was an independent board member for Cardiff Metropolitan University between 2006 and 2012. She was also an independent board member for the Welsh National Health Service between 2009 and 2012.

Zoë lives with her husband and rescue animals in the Welsh countryside surrounded by food, a.k.a. sheep, hens and cows.

Date of recording:
5th March 2020

Duration:
56 minutes

Categories:
Business; Dr Zoë Harcombe

Overview:
If you have not heard of Enteromed and tried our life-changing product, you should defnitely have a listen to this talk with our CEO Elena! As a healthcare professional, it is vital to stay up-to-date with the latest innovative treatments, especially when they are clinically proven to help chronic conditions such as IBS in the gastro category.

This talk will introduce the newest sponsor Enteromed and their team and will explain how they are planning to revolutionise the gut category, how they are very keen to work with nutritionists, and all the fantastic discounts that they will ocer to this lovely community.

It will also talk in depth about the products that they are ocering, the exciting clinical trials currently being conducted and maybe even a sneak peak of products to come in the near future..!

Speaker Bio:
Elena, who is a self made business woman and a mother of three, established Enteromed in 2014 with the goal of providing a drug-free future option in the pharmaceutical industry. She wanted to bring an organic, clean product to the market that actually works. Moreover, she has initiated many dicerent research projects in the feld, working tirelessly to ensure that the company continues to grow and innovate, making drug-free healthcare options available to everyone, from toddlers to adults.

Date of recording:
20th February 2020

Duration:
49 minutes

Categories:
Business; introduction, Enteromed

Overview:
What is meant by liver detoxification? Is it necessary, and under what circumstances would you be inclined to suggest a liver detox for your client? Learn about the most up to date science on applying nutrients and phytochemicals to support the liver’s function, in a step by step clinically safe manner.

Speaker Bio:
Melanie Kusznireckyj holds a bachelors of science in plant biology from the University of Ottawa and a degree in Naturopathic Medicine from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, Ontario. She has a private practice in Montreal, Quebec and works as a naturopathic consultant for the company New Roots Herbal. She was past supervisor and nutrition teacher at the Ecole d’Enseignement Supérieure de Naturopathie du Québec and Vice President of the Quebec Association of Naturopathic Medicine. Melanie loves to cook and dance Argentine tango.

Date of recording:
13th February 2020

Duration:
1 hour 11 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; liver, detoxification

Overview:
An update on current ecological approaches to gut health, using the Adaptive Health model. Are we sometimes too specific and pathological in our approach to gut health?

Speaker Bio:
Chris is an experienced nutritional therapist who worked in the NHS for 12 years before defecting to natural therapies. Utilising his wide variety of healthcare experience, he ran a busy practice in Birmingham, practising naturopathic, holistic nutrition with clients before starting work for BioCare as a technical advisor in 2006. He is now Head of Nutrition Strategy at BioCare, overseeing the BioCare’s extensive practitioner education programme

Date of recording:
6th February 2020

Duration:
55 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; microbiome, gut health

Overview:
In this webinar, Lauren explains why the immune system is a highly interactive and complex function of the human body. Intelligent in its workings, the immune system is constantly making decisions and taking actions that protect its human home. When the immune system is irregular, we can see autoimmune conditions, allergies, and perhaps an inability to recover from virus or infection or a hyperactive reaction to previously safe substances.

We look at how nutrients like beta-glucans modulate the immune response, the reasons that immune defences can be lowered and how to reduce the severity of allergic reactions and allergies.

Speaker Bio:
Lauren Craven-Niemczyk
MRes BSc (Hons) NTDip mBANT rCHNC

Lauren completed a 3-year diploma in Naturopathic Nutrition with the College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM), which consisted of 1 year of Biomedicine and 2 years of Naturopathic Nutrition.

Since then she has set up her private practice Wild and Wise Nutrition, seeing clients with a range of health concerns, although female hormonal health and skin conditions are particular interests.

Lauren follows a functional medicine approach to nutrition and aims to empower clients with the information and resources to understand what makes them feel good, and why.

Date of recording:
23rd January 2020

Duration:
59 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; modulating immunity

Overview:
The immune system is incredibly complex and depends on many parts of the body to maintain overall health. The gut is home to 70 percent of the immune system and therefore gastrointestinal health should be a key the focus for clients wishing to support their seasonal defences. Today, various bacterial strains are being researched for their role in supporting immunity. However with over 100 trillion bacteria taking up residence in the gut and the numerous products available it can be challenging to find the best approach. This webinar will provide a detailed look at the interaction between our immune system and the gut microbiota as well as summarising the research on specific strains of bacteria.

Learning Outcomes:

• Review how the immune system works and how we can support it though diet and lifestyle
• Understand the role of the gut microbiome in health and immune defences
• Become familiar with the key benefits of two, unique scientifically – researched bacterial strains to support immune defences

Speaker Bio:
David Crooks is the Nutrition Science & Communication Manager at The Nature’s Bounty Company and has been with the organisation since 2008. David studied Nutritional Therapy at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in London and is currently completing a MSc in Personalised Nutrition.

Date of recording:
9th January 2020

Duration:
1 hour 11 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; immunity, microbiome

Overview:
‘Socrates said an unexamined life is not worth living’

In this talk Sandra will discuss the elements of the tool she has created which will give people greater insight into how we can all become more self aware and obtain ’20/20 Innavision’ thus enabling us to become happier, healthier and even more successful in our work and personal lives.

Speaker Bio:
Sandra has been working as a Registered Nurse for over 40 years and became acutely aware that she was ‘talking the talk’ and not ‘walking the walk’ when it came to ‘radical self care’. Now as a Life Coach and with her own company called ‘Innavision’, for the past 12 years Sandra has specialised in Health and self care.

She has developed a unique tool that can transform people's health in a simple and holistic way.

Date of recording:
12th December 2019

Duration:
53 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; self-care

Overview:
Since graduating in 2014, despite being told I would never make any money doing this job, I have built a very profitable nutrition based business.
But it hasn’t been easy! It has been a roller coaster ride and I have made many mistakes along the way.
I wish I had known a few things when I started out as an NT! It would have saved me a lot of time, energy, money and SANITY in those first few years.
So in this talk I reflect on the 7 things that would have made a difference to me if I had known them back then.
I’m on a mission to support this industry and get the recognition and rewards we all deserve! The more successful NT’s out there, the more people get the help they desperately need.

Speaker Bio:
Since qualifying from ION in 2014, Nicki has built a hugely successful business with a team of NT’s serving hundreds of clients all over the world.
She is now using her experience and skills to teach other NT’s the tools they need to be able to build a business they love.

Date of recording:
5th December 2019

Duration:
54 minutes

Categories:
Business; starting out

Overview:
In this webinar, Dr. Bill Harris will guide you through science behind the Omega-3 Index Test, including how it works and the benefit to your health.

Speaker Bio:
Dr. Harris is an internationally recognized expert on omega-3 fatty acids and how they can benefit patients with heart disease. He obtained his Ph.D. in Human Nutrition from the University of Minnesota and did post-doctoral fellowships in Clinical Nutrition and Lipid Metabolism with Dr. Bill Connor at the Oregon Health Sciences University.
His interest in omega-3 fatty acids began with his postdoctoral work when he published his first study on the effects of salmon oil on serum lipids in humans (1980). Since that time he has been the recipient of five NIH grants for studies on the effects of omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) on human health. He has more than 300 publications relating to fatty acids, including omega-3s, in medical literature and was an author on two American Heart Association scientific statements on fatty acids: “Fish Consumption, Fish Oil, Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease” (2002), and “Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease” (2009) both published in the journal Circulation.
Dr. Harris is a Professor in the Department of Medicine in the Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota and the President and Chief Scientific Officer of OmegaQuant.

Categories:
Clinical; omega-3 test

Date of recording:
28th November 2019

Duration:
56 minutes

Overview:
In this talk we’ll be looking at what vegans are likely to come into your clinic for. In lectures you would find out about nutrients, but actually that’s all well and good until someone comes in with something specific. In this talk Lucy will share her experiences which will signpost people towards helping your vegan clients. Her talk will include:

• spotting eating disorders
• learning where compromise can happen for health
• modern health trends and vegan nutrition versus marketing speak and poor quality food
• being aware of building hormones

Lucy will share some of her food diaries and discuss how vegan diets are not getting enough iodine, selenium and protein, and how this might be effecting PMS and the thyroid.

Speaker Bio:
Lucy holds a BSc in Naturopathy from the University of Westminster and an MSc in Nutritional Therapy from the University of Worcester, where she wrote her thesis on the effect of diet on type 2 diabetes. She has been in clinical practice as a Naturopath for over 7 years and her main practice is now in Bath, Somerset. She also lectures on nutrition at Demuth’s cookery school and runs retreats in the UK and Thailand.
She joined the BioMedica team as the Practitioner Consultant for the UK in August 2017. She has been using BioMedica products in practice since their introduction to the UK. As such, she has extensive experience of using BioMedica products in practice, particularly around stress related illness, GIT support and hormone imbalance.
If you would like to arrange for a visit in your area of the UK or for a phone or Skype appointment, please do contact her to set this up. To make an appointment with Lucy, send her an email at lucy@biomedica.uk.com or call her on 07592 501963.

Date of recording:
14th November 2019

Duration:
1 hour 1 minute

Categories:
Clinical; vegan

Overview:
In this talk we look at the expansion of Nutrition Referral and recovery specialist Team as we integrate and partner with NHS GP services with examples of case studies of Nutritionists who built waiting lists.

Speaker Bio:
Elaine Wilkins is the award winning, founder and author of ‘The Chrysalis Effect’ online recovery pathway and accredited practitioner training protocols for ME, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and fibromyalgia. She endured 6 years of being intermittently bedbound with CFS with no co-hesive treatment plan. Her mission was to develop a fully holistic recovery pathway accessible to all via agile technology and a highly trained referral community of recovery experts putting nutrition and wellbeing coaching at it’s heart. This dream was realised after 10 years with over 10 NHS GP’s signposting patients and funded GP pilots underway. She says ‘I had no idea when I was first ill how important nutrition, adrenals and thyroid protocols would be to my recovery. I knew it was vital to teach this. The power of integrating nutrition and specialist coaching has proved the catalyst to transform the way healthcare is delivered - And we are right at the cutting edge - Its just so exciting.’ The NHS are coming to us! Elaine has been fully recovered for over 13 years, lives in Surrey married to Rob for 34 years, has two grown up children, two grandkids and a cockapoo named Millie.

Date of recording:
31st October 2019

Duration:
1 hour 1 minute

Categories:
Business; integrated healthcare, referral team

Overview:
In this talk Kayle discuss what constitutes a brain injury, the implications of a brain injury and how may a brain injury affect digestion.

Speaker Bio:
Kayle Sandberg-Lewis holds a master’s degree in Behavioral Medicine and has aprivate practice specializing in acquired brain injuries, anxiety and stress-related disorders. In recent years, she has been exploring the link between brain injuries and gastrointestinal disorders. Board-certified by the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance as a Neurofeedback Practitioner, she is also trained in peripheral biofeedback. Kayle has several tools at her disposal to help the disordered brain calm itself and function more optimally thereby leading to improved vagal tone. Kayle serves as adjunct faculty at National University of Natural Medicine where she has taught Behavioral Medicine and co-supervised a clinical rotation focused on helping patients recover from brain injuries. To learn more about Kayle, visit her website here

Date of recording:
17th October 2019

Duration:
1 hour 5 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; brain injuries, digestion

Overview:
Women’s health encompasses a broad spectrum of topics and approaches. This webinar will cover some of the basic dietary supplements or natural health products that have scientific applicability in clinical practice. This will serve as a compliment to first line approaches such as nutrition and exercise, or other necessary medications. Topics include nutrients in menstrual cycle balance, bone health, menopause, and gynecological/urinary health.

Speaker Bio:
Melanie Kusznireckyj holds a bachelors of science in plant biology from the University of Ottawa and a degree in Naturopathic Medicine from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, Ontario. She has a private practice in Montreal, Quebec and works as a naturopathic consultant for the company New Roots Herbal. Her practice focus is on women’s health, and blends evidence based approaches with traditional naturopathic approaches. She was past supervisor and teacher at the Ecole d’Enseignement Supérieure de Naturopathie du Québec and Vice President of the Quebec Association of Naturopathic Medicine.

Date of recording:
26th September 2019

Duration:
1 hour 9 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; womens health

Overview:
Kate Cook and Henrietta Norton discuss, alongside a discussion re nutrition, Wild Nutrition.

Speaker Bio:
Henrietta Norton is an experienced Nutritional Therapist. Henrietta has spent the last 14 years specialising in women’s health and is the Co-Founder of Award-Winning Food-Grown supplement brand, Wild Nutrition. She lives in East Sussex with her husband and Co-Founder Charlie, and their 3 children.

Date of recording:
19th September 2019

Duration:
58 minutes

Categories:
Business; Wild Nutrition

Overview:
It’s no secret that the average Western diet is unhealthy; it is nutritionally unbalanced, minerally depleted and highly acidogenic, which creates ongoing pH disturbances in our bodies. Chronic acidity depletes vital trace minerals and magnesium in a vicious cycle leading to chronic disease. Research is now linking pH and mineral disturbances to wide-ranging endocrine and metabolic dysfunction, stress, weight gain, aging, poor brain function, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. Discover: - Hidden mineral imbalances which could be blocking your treatment strategies. - How your client’s dietary acid load is impacting their health and what foods are causing it - Paleo vs plant-based diets and their effect on acidity in the body - The role of trace minerals such as molybdenum, selenium, chromium and zinc in acid-base balance - How to quickly assess your client’s pH balance.

Speaker Bio:
Vanessa Hitch, B. Sc.(CompMed), Adv. Dip. Nat. Vanessa is a naturopath with over 20 years of experience as a clinician, speaker, educator and formulator both in Australia and New Zealand. Facilitating wellness seminars and teaching nutrition, Vanessa designs highly educational and motivational training modules, keeping students and practitioners engaged and at the top of their game. Vanessa has a strong focus in her clinic on women’s health and improving her clients’ energy levels, happiness and fulfilment, so they can get the most from their lives. Her dynamic speaking style and passion for supporting and empowering practitioners will make this an interesting and informative presentation.

Date of recording:
29th August 2019

Duration:
50 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; acid-base balance

Overview:
Kate Cook and Oliver Barnett from The London Clinic of Nutrition talk about his inspirations and influences that have inspired Oliver through his work with The London Clinic of Nutrition. Having treated over 15,000 patients this is a ‘must listen to’ talk.

Speaker Bio:
Oliver is considered one of the UK’s leading health experts who features regularly in the national press and has lectured at all of the UK’s top nutritional colleges and a number of corporate institutions. He has now treated over 15,000 patients, helping them regain their health from a myriad of health conditions. He has a special interest in complex chronic illness, unexplained illness, Lyme disease, thyroid health, autoimmune conditions especially Hashimoto’s and rheumatoid arthritis, and mould illness.

Oliver has always been a keen cook and developed an early interest in food nutrition. He studied naturopathy nutrition for five years, herbal medicine, functional medicine (being one of the few fully certified functional medicine practitioners in the UK) and consistently does 400-500 hours a year of CPD to ensure that he is at the top of his game in all of his special interest areas.

Oliver has a keen interest in energetic medicine and mind/body medicine, usually preferring patients to emphasise the lifestyle changes over the dietary, supplementation and herbal medicine options He ensured that after being a sole practitioner within three years he would steer the London Clinic of Nutrition being given the highest award within the industry as the outstanding practice of the year award; and also ensuring that the London Clinic of Nutrition is the most highly reviewed functional medicine practice in the UK on Google.

Date of recording:
15th August 2019

Duration:
48 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; clinic

Overview:
After 5 years in business, I have made some mistakes and learnt a few things! In this talk I share the 9 core foundations that you need to attract ideal clients, engage them to work with you and deliver amazing programmes that keep clients coming.

Speaker Bio:
Nicki Williams is an ION trained Nutritionist who after being told that she’d never make good money as an NT, went on to build a 6 figure business specialising in womens health and hormones.

She is now teaching other NT’s how to build a profitable business that they love through her NT Business Academy.

Date of recording:
17th July 2019

Duration:
1 hour 1 minute

Categories:
Business

Overview:
Discuss the importance of Magnesium in our 21st Century lives, deficiency signs and symptoms etc. Looking at MAG365 BF the significance of their ingredients and benefits of using MAG365 BF. Covering a little more about Women’s Health and in clinic examples of how MAG365 has benefited clients with energy, reducing feelings of physical tension and stress, restless leg and improving sleep. I will also discuss the benefits of MAG365 for Musculoskeletal health, Bone Density and Hormonal Balancing.

Speaker Bio:
Claire Grady is a qualified Nutritional Therapist and advocate for healthy eating & lifestyle medicine. She graduated in 2013 from the College of Naturopathic Medicine and is an active member of Nutritional Therapists of Ireland.

She is the owner of ANU Wellness a client-centered, functional medicine based Nutritional Therapy practice based in Galway. At ANU Wellness we focus on individualized nutrition and lifestyle recommendations to help people achieve optimal health and wellbeing of the mind, body and spirit. Claire is passionate about using food as medicine and the tradition of using herbs to help her clients achieve their individual health and wellness goals.

Women’s health is an area close to Claire’s heart and she strives to use her knowledge and education to empower to women take care of themselves so that they can in turn care for others. Women are ever changing throughout their lives and educating women on how their bodies’ work and how we can look after our health through food and lifestyle choices plays a big role in her Nutritional Therapy practice.

Date of recording:
11th July 2019

Duration:
46 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; magnesium

Overview:
Catherine Rogers is a mental health therapist determined to start the conversation about treating mental and physical health problems with an integrative and practical approach. Her particular passion is gut health, and, in this interview, she talks about her book Gut Well Soon and Reset Your Gut, an online programme developed with the help of nutritionists and medical doctors to help people establish and promote a more balanced gut microbiome. With recipes tailored to specific health challenges, food preferences and allergies, Catherine explains how Reset Your Gut is a great resource for health professionals to help their patients take their health into their own hands.

Speaker Bio:
My new book Gut Well Soon explores the science behind all the latest ‘health’ claims and explains why gut bacteria is so crucial to our mental and physical health. To help put the theory into practice I’ve also launched Reset your Gut, a personalised online course which shows you how to incorporate the theory from the book into your everyday life to get your health back on track.

So, how did I get here? Well, I’ve managed a bird watching resort in the Guyanese jungle; worked in the corporate world; and set up an expedition company to help young people develop their potential.

What links them all is my passion for making a difference to people’s lives. It’s why, I’ve also spent over 20 years qualifying in what is an alarming amount of anagrams: NLP, EFT, CBT, EEFT, and it was while working in mental health, that I had my Eureka moment; one that still makes me tingle!

Mental health is intrinsically linked to physical health. Yes, talking therapies have a place, but if you don’t look after yourself physically, your mental health will suffer. We can all increase resilience and wellbeing though practical changes, including balancing our gut bacteria, reducing stress and improving exercise and sleep. It helped me dramatically with debilitating migraines and other health issues.

Inspired by questions from my daughter, who wanted to understand more about health issues in a simple way, I started writing down my answers. Then, one day someone suggested it would make a great book. So, I talked to experts, studied the science and my new book Gut Well Soon was born.

But for me words are often not enough, I wanted to do something practical that would enable others to help themselves.

So, with a team of amazing doctors, nutritionists and recipe writers I created Reset your Gut. The course is informative, supportive and fun and will teach you the practical things you can do to get your gut health back on track. Want to be healthier and happier? Then why not join us.

Date of talk:
27th June 2019

Duration:
55 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; gut well soon and reset your gut

Overview:
In this talk Dian and Kate discuss endometriosis and the impact of environmental toxins on disease progression and symptoms. To determine an accurate course of action in advising endometriosis patients on a dietary plan individualised to their genetic needs. Counsel them on anti-inflammatory foods and how to improve the function of the microbiome (its effect upon oestrogen balance). How dietary tweaks can reduce pain and inflammation and improve endocrine function - the art and science of food.

Speaker Bio:
Dian Shepperson Mills
Cert Ed, B.Sc., BA, Dip ION, MA.
www.endometriosis.co.uk
www.makingbabies.com

Dian’s research interests are in endometriosis, subfertility, and the role of the microbiome in hormone balance and immunity. The Director of The Endometriosis and Fertility Clinic, Dian holds consultations at The Hale Clinic, London, using functional integrated nutritional therapy. Dian has published papers, book-chapters, and lectured at scientific meetings worldwide. A member of ASRM from 1997 and founding Chair of the Nutrition Special Interest Group. Authored: “Endometriosis: A Key to Healing and Fertility through Nutrition” Shepperson-Mills & Vernon 2002; “Making Babies, the Nutrition Recipe” 2008; “Integrated Approaches to Infertility, IVF and Recurrent Miscarriage: A Handbook”, 2016.

Trustee and Fellow of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition (1999-2019)
Trustee of Endometriosis SHE Trust (1999-2017)
Memberships
BANT (British Association for Applied Nutrition & Nutritional Therapy);
CNHC (Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council);
ASRM (American Society for Reproductive Medicine);
WES (World Endometriosis Society);
RSM (Royal Society of Medicine).

Date of talk:
20th June 2019

Duration:
1 hour 10 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; environmental toxins

Overview:
Charlotte Hunter and Kate Cook discuss The Dutch Test and why you would choose it to understand hormones in women and men.

This test is a comprehensive assessment of sex and adrenal hormones and their metabolites. It also includes the daily, free cortisol pattern, organic acids, melatonin (6-OHMS), and 8-OHdG.

Speaker Bio:
Surrey based nutritional therapist, been in practice almost 10 years with a special interest in hormones. Part of the Regenerus Clinical Support Team working alongside Laura Stirling.

Date of talk:
30th May 2019

Duration:
52 minutes

Categories:
Clinical, the Dutch test, hormones

Overview:
Kate Cook and Karen Watkins discuss working in nutrition over the last 20 years. The highs and the lows and lessons learned along the way.

Speaker Bio:
Karen Watkins has been in the business of hair mineral analysis since 2000, and specialises in the metabolic function of the human body and the interpretation of these scientific tests. Karen lectures at colleges and universities, write for many nutritional publications and in 2017 was made a fellow of BANT for services to the profession.

Date of talk:
23rd May 2019

Duration:
1 hour 8 minutes

Categories:
Business

Overview:
State of mind and its effects on mental wellbeing and performance is a hot topic for entrepreneurs and business owners. Yet many of the ideas and methodologies shared about how to get the best from our state of mind are actually keeping us further from achieving our potential and realising our innate wellbeing. This conversation will be an interesting exploration in a different approach to the usual mental techniques and motivational strategies regularly recommended to business owners.

Speaker Bio:
Vicky Kelly is a Business and Mental Performance coach, working with business owners and professionals on the inside-out understanding and how that affects their work.

Date of talk:
25th April 2019

Duration:
40 minutes

Categories:
Business; state of mind and wellbeing

Overview:
Nutritionist, Katie Murray will be discussing Altruvita, a brand new range of supplements created using evidence based research. She will give insight to their formulations explaining how they may help therapeutically and discuss the range of products.

Speaker Bio:
Katie Murray is a Nutritional Therapist who has been working with private clients and as nutrition advisor for Profbiotics/Altruvita for over 3 years. Having experienced her own health concerns and healed them through natural remedies, she is passionate about helping her clients and others improve their health care state and wellbeing using her knowledge of nutrition.

Date of talk:
11th April 2019

Categories:
Clinical; supplements

Overview:
At BioPractica, through the use of a multisystem medicine philosophy, we support holistic medicine focusing on ‘positive biology’, which means treating body systems not just symptoms.

Multisystem medicine is about the optimal health of multiple body systems, looking at underlying causes of dysfunction and enhancing the health of the whole body, not just focusing on eradicating symptoms or approaching health from a single organ treatment model.

Three core elements need to be taken into account when practicing multisystem medicine:
1. Correct pH and nutrition
2. Adaptive resilience
3. Healthy detoxification

1. Correct pH and nutrition

Correct pH and nutrition are the foundation of treatment. All body systems and biological processes in the human body require the appropriate acid-base balance and adequate nutrition to function and maintain health. Every enzyme in the body requires the correct pH, and without this many biological pathways are reduced or shut down. Also, a balanced pH means increased effectiveness of other nutritional and herbal therapies.

2. Adaptive resilience

We are living in a stressful modern world, where we are all challenged on a daily basis. Being in flight or fight mode is now a normal part of most people’s day. To maintain health within this climate we need to improve the resilience capacity of ourselves and our patients. Only then can the body systems adapt and deal adequately with an ever-growing allostatic load in a healthy and productive way. With increased adaptive resilience comes better ageing and less risk of chronic disease.

3. Healthy detoxification

Our worlds are not only stressful, they are equally toxic. With more food processing, chemical interventions and environmental pollutants, there has never before been a greater need for improved and healthy body detoxification. And by improving the detoxification ability of the body, every organ, tissue and cell has a greater chance of survival with increased functionality and overall health.

Speaker Bio:
Vanessa Hitch qualifications and intro bio:
Naturopath, Clinical Nutrition, Herbal medicine
BHSc (Comp Med)., Adv. Dip.Nat., Dip. BotMed., Dip. Nut., Dip. Hom., Cert IV – Training and Assessment

Vanessa Hitch has over two decades of experience as a highly regarded clinician, speaker and educator. In her clinical practice, Vanessa assists a wide variety of patients and concerns. Her focus is on improving health and wellbeing through effective detoxification, digestive and endocrine support, and the use of genetic and functional testing. Vanessa’s passion for supporting and empowering practitioners and her dynamic speaking style will make this an interesting and informative presentation

Date of talk:
28th March 2019

Duration:
60 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; multi-system medicine approach

Overview:
In this talk we look at hair mineral analysis; why we use it and how we use it, what can affect results. Plus other questions.

Speaker Bio:
Karen Watkins has been in the business of hair mineral analysis since 2000, and specialises in the metabolic function of the human body and the interpretation of these scientific tests. Karen lectures at colleges and universities, write for many nutritional publications and in 2017 was made a fellow of BANT for services to the profession.

Date of talk:
14th March 2019

Duration:
47 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; hair mineral analysis

Overview:
To determine an accurate course of action in advising endometriosis patients on a dietary plan individualised to their genetic needs. Counsel them on anti-inflammatory foods and how to improve the function of the microbiome (its effect upon oestrogen balance). How dietary tweaks can reduce pain and inflammation and improve endocrine function - the art and science of food.

Speaker Bio:
Dian Shepperson Mills
Cert Ed, B.Sc., BA, Dip ION, MA.
www.endometriosis.co.uk
www.makingbabies.com

Dian’s research interests are in endometriosis, subfertility, and the role of the microbiome in hormone balance and immunity. The Director of The Endometriosis and Fertility Clinic, Dian holds consultations at The Hale Clinic, London, using functional integrated nutritional therapy. Dian has published papers, book-chapters, and lectured at scientific meetings worldwide. A member of ASRM from 1997 and founding Chair of the Nutrition Special Interest Group. Authored: “Endometriosis: A Key to Healing and Fertility through Nutrition” Shepperson-Mills & Vernon 2002; “Making Babies, the Nutrition Recipe” 2008; “Integrated Approaches to Infertility, IVF and Recurrent Miscarriage: A Handbook”, 2016.

Trustee and Fellow of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition (1999-2019)
Trustee of Endometriosis SHE Trust (1999-2017)
Memberships
BANT (British Association for Applied Nutrition & Nutritional Therapy);
CNHC (Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council);
ASRM (American Society for Reproductive Medicine);
WES (World Endometriosis Society);
RSM (Royal Society of Medicine).

Date of talk:
21st February 2019

Duration:
47 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; endometriosis

Overview:
In this talk Kate Cook and Christian Thomson discuss:

• The effects of our environment on stress
• Mitochondrial efficiency
• How stress dynamically drives metabolism
• Monitoring stress levels at home
• Timing of food and exercise
• Misunderstanding of kcal in vs kcal out model

Speaker Bio:
Christian Thomson is a former world and British kickboxing champion that became a therapist and a coach after recovering from heavy metal poisoning. He now uses functional neurology tools and biometric markers to help his clients create pain-free powerful bodies.

Date of talk:
7th February 2019

Duration:
80 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; kcal

Overview:
Management of illness caused by stress is possible with an integrative dietary and lifestyle medicine-based approach. In this webinar, we explore how nutrition can have a striking effect on the stress system and open a “window of opportunity” for the brain to repair, adapt, and become more resilient and thus mitigate chronic stress.

In this important webinar, we:

• Explore the role of the brain and hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis as central mediators of the stress response
• Discover how “food stress” can influence the brain and central stress system
• Identify practical ways to improve resilience to stress using personalized nutritional interventions that target unique clinical and physiological stress subtypes

Speaker Bio:
Ben is a science writer and speaker specializing in nutrition and functional medicine. He is author of The Digestive Health Solution and contributes regularly to industry magazines and scientific journals. Ben is, Contributing Editor of Integrative Healthcare and Applied Nutrition, Director of Clinical Education for Pure Encapsulations UK, and on the Advisory Board and Guest Lecturer at BCNH College of Nutrition and Health. He also hosts Positive Health Podcast.

Date of talk:
25th January 2019

Duration:
50 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; stress, spa-axis dysfunction

Overview:
New Roots will be talking about New Roots Herbal, a leading company in the manufacturing of nutritional supplements with 33 years of experience. With a state of the art facility and laboratory.

20 full-time scientist on site and 5 naturopathic physicians.

Making quality, well researched and exhaustively tested nutritional supplements that are now available in UK and Ireland.

Speaker Bio:
Peter Wilkes: founder and owner of New Roots Herbal, has extended experience and has been always very involved in the natural health food business since 1973.

Arantxa Alastruey: Owner and director of the European branch of New Roots Herbal since 1995.

Lee Ann Jomphe: has a B.Sc. She is the Regulatory Affairs and New Product Development Manager for New Roots Herbal. She has been with the company for almost 10 years.

Date of talk:
10th January 2019

Duration:
48 minutes

Categories:
Business; New Roots

Overview:
During the presentation, Nina will explain how to detect chronic inflammation and prevent chronic inflammatory diseases (CIDs) at an early stage using precision medicine technologies. She will explain how Glycomic Technology developed at Avenna can help you as a practitioner to identify CID at an early stage and personalise anti-inflammatory treatments for your clients.GlyHealth Index is superior to current inflammation biomarker tests (e.g. hsCRP, IL-6) which don’t detect these at early stages due to interference from acute inflammation. Consequently, CIDs are often diagnosed at late stages after tissue and organ damage has occurred. GlyHealth-Index measures chronic inflammation (CI) without interference from the noise of acute inflammation. It also has a wide dynamic range – measuring from low levels of CI in very healthy individuals to high CI in very sick patients. This means that the longitudinal measurement of GlyHealth-Index allows detection and assessment of the rate of progression of CIDs even at early stages. The aim is to put in preventative measures years before tissue and organ damage has occurred to reduce suffering for the individual and greatly lower treatment costs. She also explains about anti-inflammatory preventative protocol which they are developing in collaboration with HCPs and nutritionists.

Speaker Bio:
Nina is the CEO of Avenna and founder of wellCODE. Wellcode is scientific wellness company which is delivering personalised wellness solutions to corporate and individual clients individual and corporate clients. Nina’s teamed up with a leading bioscience company based in Oxford specialising in glycomics to form recision medicine company called Avenna Ltd. At Avenna we work with scientists, medics and non-medical healthcare practitioners to bring precision healthcare into practice. Our focus is the development and delivery of collaborative precision healthcare pathways to prevent chronic diseases and current focus on chronic inflammatory disease. Our aim is to help healthcare practitioners to significantly increase the healthspans of their clients by using these pathways in effective, affordable, scalable programmes to promote healthy ageing. Nina is a motivational speaker on personalised preventative healthcare and travel the world to find out and share the secrets of health span extension.

Date of talk:
20th December 2018

Duration:
45 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; chronic Inflammatory disease

Overview:
Introduction to Vitae brand philosophy and products

Speaker Bio:
Explained in a simple and direct way, we can tell you that Vitae Natural Nutrition is a laboratory of food supplements and natural products. Created in 1995, based on the philosophy of the founder, Raimon Cortada, to learn and incorporate the best of what nature has to offers us.

Date of talk:
7th December 2018

Duration:
16 minutes

Categories:
Business; Vitae Natural Nutrition

Overview:
In this talk Dr Shania Lee provides practical advice to women as they move through each hormonal life stage, from menarche to menopause and beyond.

Speaker Bio:
Dr Shania Lee is a Functional medicine practitioner and Complementary Alternative Medical Doctor with 19 years practical experience working in integrative clinics specialising in women’s health.

As well as practicing privately, she is also a lecturer and has designed an online course for practitioners interested in female health called “Female health from Alpha (A) to Omega (Z)”. It is a 9 module course that offers practical advice to women during each side stage.

Date of talk:
29th November 2018

Duration:
48 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; women’s health

Overview:
Cystitis, Bacterial Vaginosis and Thrush are commonly seen both in the doctors surgery, and our clinics. But in fact women’s intimate health is a taboo subject, and more women suffer than is often realised. Triggers such as antibiotics, an imbalanced diet as well as sex, contraceptives and hormone fluctuations can all imbalance the vaginal microbiota, leading to these conditions being commonplace but also recurring. In this interview Joanna Scott-Lutyens will discuss these issues, and how specific probiotic strains can be a successful part of a protocol in overcoming them.

Speaker Bio:
Joanna qualified as a nutritional therapist from the Institute of Optimum Nutrition. She has worked as a nutritional therapist in her private clinic in Hampshire, and as a marketeer, content writer and now educator and trainer at OptiBac Probiotics. She strongly believes that integrative medicine, with professionals working together to achieve results for their patients, is the way forward for an improvement in health in our society. Her way of working is based on a belief that life is all about balance, and is passionate about empowering people with the right knowledge to make positive changes for their health and vitality.

OptiBac Probiotics offer a practitioner trade account with 40% discount when ordering direct. They also offer FREE product training, monthly eNews and a Database of the world’s most researched probiotic strains. Please contact joanna@wrenlabs.com for further information or training.

Date of talk:
15th November 2018

Duration:
44 minutes

Categories:
Clinical; women’s health