New Principles of Functional Nutrition course starting in September 2014. Details here

Increase your knowledge and skills in 2014 with the IHS e-Learning Certificate in Dietary Counselling or Diploma in Diet, Health & Wellness Coaching. New practical elements added.

In-class version running in Cork and Dublin from September 2014


Interviewing now for our Diploma in Nutritional Therapy (Dublin), Diploma in Diet, Health and Wellness Coaching (Dublin & Cork) and in-class Dietary Counselling Certificate (Dublin & Cork) starting in September 2014




IHS Open Days
Saturday 21st June 2014 10am - 2pm, Education & Research Centre, Our Lady's Hospice,Harold's Cross, Dublin
Saturday 28th June 2014 9.30am - 1pm, Bru Columbanus, Cardinal Way, Wilton, Cork
Meet staff and current students, talks on our various courses. Attend an IHS lecture. Please contact the office to book your place

UK Heart Attack Death Rates Halved inTen Years

January 30, 2012 | In Health, News

These impressive statistics come at the same time as an American study pinpoints that moderate consumption of a key plant compound may be one of the reasons for these encouraging results….or if not then it may help reduce death rates even further! Continue reading UK Heart Attack Death Rates Halved inTen Years…





Is your morning bacon sandwich killing you

January 23, 2012 | In Health, News

Eating just two rashers of bacon or 1 sausage a day can increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by 19% according to a new study and unfortunately the more consumed the higher the risk. However – these findings only apply to men! Continue reading Is your morning bacon sandwich killing you…





A cure for diabetes.

January 19, 2012 | In Health, News

I can feel the ‘quack watchers’ sharpening their talons as I type but this is not the tag line of a faddy new year diet book I am trying to flog, but in fact the findings of research from Newcastle university Continue reading A cure for diabetes….





Chicken Soup with Lemon & Mint

January 13, 2012 | In Health, Recipe

Lemons are not just for serving in your gin and tonic, like many fruits and vegetables, lemons contain unique flavonoid compounds that have antioxidant and anti-cancer properties. While these flavonoids have been shown to stop cell division in many cancer cell lines, they are perhaps most interesting for their antibiotic effects. Continue reading Chicken Soup with Lemon & Mint…





Junk Foods Shrinks the Brain

January 9, 2012 | In Health, News

We all associate junk food with a swelling of our waistlines but new research suggests that it may also contribute to the shrinking of the brain associated with dementia’s like Alzheimer’s disease. The good news? A diet rich in vitamins and fish may well have the opposite affect and protect us from these increasingly common and devastating disorders. Continue reading Junk Foods Shrinks the Brain…





50% of Medicines and antibiotics are mis sold

January 3, 2012 | In Health, News

The pharmaceutical industry has come increasingly under fire over the past couple of years with stories emerging of research cover-ups and safety concerns regarding some popular drugs. Now, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), it appears that over 50% of medicines prescribed, dispensed or sold worldwide are done so inappropriately. Continue reading 50% of Medicines and antibiotics are mis sold…