Ask a silly Question…..

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In a rather melodramatic editorial in the Annals of Internal Medicine titled ‘Enough Is Enough: Stop Wasting Money on Vitamin and Mineral Supplements’, the authors claim that multivitamin supplements show no evidence of a beneficial effect on all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, cancer, or cognitive performance (1). They also re-issued outdated studies that appear to demonstrate that beta-carotene, vitamin E, and possibly high doses of vitamin A supplements increase mortality.

It’s difficult to prove anything when asking such a silly question. Neither their Continue reading…

Why Christmas Dinner Isn’t Such a Guilty Pleasure. By Suzanne Laurie, IHS Director

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Parties, presents and plenty of food – overindulgence is part and parcel of the festive period. With this in mind many of us become even more obsessed than usual on how not to gain weight - but is Christmas the time to worry about this? And what if I told you that whilst many of the foods you will be eating over the festive season may be a little high on the calorie scale, many of them do contain plenty of nutrients? Perhaps you don’t need to feel so guilty after all! Continue reading…

Launch your healthy career in 2014 with the IHS e-Learning Certificate in Dietary Counselling

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  • Then fast track onto year 2 of our industry leading Diplomas in Diet, Health & Wellness Coaching or Nutritional Therapy* in September 2014 if you would like to carry on training
  • Enrol before 31st January for only €1995 and attend an IHS cooking demonstration for free!
  • Ideal as both an add-on qualification for current healthcare professionals or for those looking to start a new career in this rapidly growing field

During the course you are taught how to analyse a client’s individual dietary needs and how to use food, supplements and lifestyle advice to help them achieve optimum health and counteract the health problems associated with modern living. Continue reading…

Upcoming IHS CPD Courses

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IHS offer a number of certificate courses that are ideal for healthcare practitioners to continue their education and professional development. Our courses are suitable for all healthcare professionals wishing to advance their clinical skills or knowledge of nutrition or coaching or adding a nutrition or coaching dimension to their practitioner skills. Please contact the office on 076 603 0746 or info@instituteofhealthsciences.com for further details. Continue reading…

Artichoke, Spinach and Broad Bean Paella Recipe

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This great paella recipe is suitable for vegetarians. Contrary to popular opinion, some paellas - especially in the mountain areas of Valencia - have no meat in them, the ingredients depend upon what is available at the time of year. If you can buy brown paella rice, then all the better, but adjust the quantity of stock as described at the end of the recipe. Continue reading…

IHS at the Institute for Functional Medicine Advanced Practice Module, London April 2013

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To ensure that we teach our students the most up to date, practical information on functional medicine, Suzanne Laurie, IHS Director, and Moira Browne, IHS Academic Manager, attended the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) advanced practice module for restoring gastrointestinal equilibrium in London from Thursday 25th April - Sunday 28th April. Continue reading…

IHS are now in Cork

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Owing to great demand, from September 2013, we will be running our IHS Certificate in Dietary Counselling and Diploma in Diet, Health and Wellness Coaching at Brú Columbanus in Cork. Please contact the office for further information on 076 603 0746 or info@instituteofhealthsciences.com

Stress Management Weekend - Dublin 26th & 27th January 2012

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This weekend is designed to address one of the biggest threats to health and wellbeing in the modern world – stress. The term ‘stress’ has actually become an umbrella term for a broad range of factors that influence the mind and body in a negative way. However, all stress - be it mental, emotional or physical - has an effect on the body at a cellular level and the modern world is rapidly coming to terms with the fact that stress plays a huge role in the prevalence of illness in the developed world Continue reading…