Next IHS Health & Wellness Coach Training starting January 2014

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.

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




Open day Saturday 11th January 2014 10am-2pm Education & Research Centre, Our Lady's Hospice, Dublin. Meet staff and current students, talks on our various courses. Attend an IHS lecture. Please contact the office to book your place.

Functional Sports Nutrition Course with Dr Fionnula McHale, IHS Module Leader and Lecturer

April 8, 2013 | In News

IHS brings the very latest theories in sports nutrition to Ireland this June. Join Dr Fionnula McHale for our Functional Sports Nutrition CPD course, which applies the Functional Medicine model to the Sports Nutrition arena, creating a new and more effective way of working with sports enthusiasts.

This course includes one weekend of lectures plus comprehensive supported home study material (approx. 60 hrs) that equips students with an in-depth understanding of sports physiology and biochemistry with which one can begin addressing their own or client’s baseline health, before building on that with performance strategies.

The initial learning phase will explore basic sports biochemistry and physiology, a foundation of which is essential to understanding the main nutritional and lifestyle requirements for athletes. Learn about the common functional imbalances that plague athletes and can lead to stagnation in performance whilst developing the knowledge to correct these imbalances using nutrition, supplementation and lifestyle techniques with a view to improving underlying health (the key to better performance) with targeted nutrition and supplement protocol for improved performance and recovery.

A one-size-fits-all approach is never successful with athletes. Many sports nutrition courses focus on calorie input versus output. In this module you will, of course, cover the biochemistry of energy metabolism to ensure that your athlete has sufficient energy intake, but the focus is primarily on ensuring access to all the essential macro and micronutrients in the correct quantity, at the correct time for both underlying health as well as for performance. Discover how the timing of nutrient consumption is paramount to an athlete’s success in training for recovery and for event preparation.

Explore the differences in physiology and thus nutrient requirements between professional athletes, semi-professional athletes and fitness fanatics e.g. “Crossfitters”, natural bodybuilders etc, before learning how to tailor your sports nutrition program on the basis of the sports discipline and energy system used e.g. endurance sports, strength sports, team sports and so on. Find out how to tailor advice to specific event preparation e.g making weight for sports such as weightlifting, MMA and boxing.

Case studies will be used throughout the weekend and home study material to demonstrate the application of Functional Diagnostics Testing.

The weekend of lectures is the 8th & 9th June 2013. Course fees €355, discounts available for NTOI & FNTP members. Please contact the office for more information or to book your place 076 603 0746 or email info@instituteofhealthsciences.com





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