Institute for Optimum Nutrition

Institute for Optimum Nutrition Since 1984. Accredited, university validated nutritional therapy training, short courses & CPD. All our courses are delivered online.

Founded in 1984 by Patrick Holford, the Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) is a leading educational establishment in the United Kingdom for training and supporting nutritional therapists, and one of the most respected and accredited bodies of its kind in Europe. Our mission is to educate and enthuse, instilling personalised nutrition as the foundation of health for all. We specialise in profess

ional courses for adult learners seeking to change professions or add nutrition to their current practice. ION offers flexible routes to professional qualifications in personalised nutrition. Optional in-person enhancement days are available for case study workshops and meeting industry partners. All courses are delivered online giving a stimulating, challenging, and rewarding learning experience. We provide a unique fusion of education, professional practice and research. Our staff bring their professional practice experience, varied backgrounds and talents to build our creative global learning community. Our aim is to nourish, empower and transform people through our education and equip them to be able to make informed choices around nutrition and lifestyle decisions. Organisation accreditation: British Accreditation Council (BAC)

Course accreditation: Nutritional Therapy Education Council (NTEC)

Course validation: University of Portsmouth (UoP)

📣 We're recruiting a Marketing Officer to join the ION team on an 8-week fixed-term cover.Hybrid based between Richmond ...
20/08/2026

📣 We're recruiting a Marketing Officer to join the ION team on an 8-week fixed-term cover.

Hybrid based between Richmond and home, 15–22.5 hours a week, £17 per hour, starting this September (with the possibility to extend). You'll create content across multiple channels, manage social media, run ad campaigns, and help optimise our website and CRM, all in support of ION's mission as the UK's leading institute in nutritional therapy.

Whether you're early in your marketing career or looking to broaden your skills, if you've got strong copywriting instincts, a good eye for design and a genuine interest in nutrition and wellbeing, we want to hear from you.

⏰ Applications close midnight, Sunday 23rd August 2026.

👉 https://ion.bamboohr.com/careers/94?source=aWQ9Mzg%3D

Late enrolment for our September intake is officially open! 🎓Whether you're dreaming of a career change or ready to turn...
19/08/2026

Late enrolment for our September intake is officially open! 🎓

Whether you're dreaming of a career change or ready to turn your passion for nutrition into a qualification, there's still time to join us.

Choose from:
🌿 BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy
🌿 Cert HE Personalised Diet and Health
🌿 BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy Top-up
🌿 Return to Practice

Study personalised nutrition with the college that's been training practitioners for over 40 years. Small classes, expert tutors and a curriculum built on the latest science.

Spaces are limited, so don't wait. https://www.ion.ac.uk/our-courses?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=promo&utm_campaign=August+Intake+Promo&utm_id=Deadline+13+August

OUR LAST OPEN EVENT WAS ONE TO REMEMBER 🌿From coursework to real careers, alumni shared their journeys training with ION...
18/08/2026

OUR LAST OPEN EVENT WAS ONE TO REMEMBER 🌿

From coursework to real careers, alumni shared their journeys training with ION and where studying with us took them. Our team explained everything about our courses and what nutritional therapy really means, with every question answered and no clock-watching in sight. That's what a room full of future nutritional therapists and nutrition and lifestyle advisors looks like!

Couldn't make it? You're in luck. Our next Open Event is going online on 11 September, 12:00pm–2:00pm.

Expect the same warmth, just from wherever you're sat:
🎓 A full walkthrough of our courses, from Science Access to BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy, plus our new Postgraduate Diploma in Personalised Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine (subject to validation) for those looking to go further
💬 Graduate success stories and expert insight, including Steve Bennett and ION grad Moira Newiss
❓ Live Q&A and breakout rooms so you can dig into your own pathway

Whether you're starting from scratch, already qualified and expanding your practice, or eyeing postgraduate study, there's a route mapped out for you.

📍 Online | 🗓️ 11 September | Book your place — https://www.ion.ac.uk/online-open-event/online?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=promo&utm_campaign=September+online+open+event&utm_id=September+promo

Last day to apply – today, 13 August 🌿Meet our ION student, Frances Norgate: two miscarriages before she understood what...
13/08/2026

Last day to apply – today, 13 August 🌿

Meet our ION student, Frances Norgate: two miscarriages before she understood what her body needed. Now she's a 3rd year BSc Nutritional Therapy student at ION, and already practising as a Nutrition and Lifestyle Advisor. That's our "earn while you learn" scheme in action: full-time students can start advising after completing year 1, part-time students after 1.5 years.

If her story's nudged you to finally look into it, today's the deadline to apply for our courses starting 31 August:

🌱 BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy
🌱 Cert HE Personalised Diet and Health
🌱 BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy Top-up
🌱 Return to Practice

All validated by the University of Portsmouth. Know someone who'd love this too? Refer a friend and you could both benefit (T&Cs apply).

Questions before you apply? Call, email or book a chat with a course advisor, details in our bio. Don't let today slip by 👇
https://www.ion.ac.uk/our-courses?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=promo&utm_campaign=August+Intake+Deadline&utm_id=August+Intake+deadline+Promo

12/08/2026

Deadline alert: 1 day left to apply! Our August intake closes on 13 August, for courses starting 31 August:

📚 BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy
📚 Cert HE Personalised Diet and Health
📚 BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy Top-up
📚 Return to Practice

Meet Richard, now in his third year of our BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy. 🌱

Richard's path into nutrition started with a cancer diagnosis and a question his oncologist couldn't answer: does food matter? He went looking for the answer himself, and that search became a career.

"I asked the oncologist if there's anything I should or shouldn't eat, and the oncologist said food has nothing to do with cancer whatsoever. I was like, oh, okay, really." So he started researching. And researching. Now he's in remission, three years into a degree, and hooked on the complex cases, especially where nutrition meets the brain.

His honest advice for anyone worried about juggling study with real life? "A lot of that is in your head. It's challenging, but you can do it."

Ready to start your own path in personalised nutrition? Applications for our 31 August intake close 13 August. https://www.ion.ac.uk/our-courses?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=promo&utm_campaign=August+Intake+Deadline&utm_id=August+Intake+deadline+Promo

⏰ 2 DAYS LEFT. Don't let this intake pass you by.If you've been thinking about a career in personalised nutrition, this ...
11/08/2026

⏰ 2 DAYS LEFT. Don't let this intake pass you by.

If you've been thinking about a career in personalised nutrition, this is your sign. Applications close 13 August for our 31 August start, and spaces are filling fast.

✅ BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy – build a career that changes lives
✅ Cert HE Personalised Diet and Health – your first step into nutrition
✅ BSc (Hons) Top-up – turn your existing qualification into a degree
✅ Return to Practice – get back to doing what you love

Whatever stage you're at, there's a route in. All that's missing is you.

👉 Apply now and start your journey by the end of the month: https://www.ion.ac.uk/our-courses?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=promo&utm_campaign=August+Intake+Deadline&utm_id=August+Intake+deadline+Promo
📞 +44 (0) 20 8614 7815
📧 [email protected]
🌐 ion.ac.uk/speak-to-an-advisor

And here's the best bit: know someone who's always talking about nutrition, always reading the labels, always asking "but is it actually good for you?" Refer them and get £150* when they enrol. Tag them below, this could be the push they need.

*T&Cs apply

11/08/2026

Inflammation isn't the enemy. 🎯

Robyn Puglia, Nutritional Therapist and Functional Medicine Practitioner specialising in autoimmune disease and complex chronic illness, breaks down why moving beyond "anti-inflammatory" binary thinking is the key to better clinical outcomes.

In this ION CPD course, "Regulate, don’t suppress: A functional approach to inflammation and immunomodulation", Robyn takes you from a solid mechanistic understanding of inflammation (activation through to resolution) to the specific clinical leverage points at each stage, plus an in-depth look at botanicals and nutraceuticals for immunomodulation.

You'll leave thinking about inflammation completely differently!

📅 Dates: Wednesday 9 & 23 September 2026
🕐 Time: 1:30pm – 4:30pm (both days)
💻 Live online course
🎓 CPD: BANT, NNA, ION CPD — 5 hours
💷 £130
🎥 Edited recap available post-course (viewable up to 20 times)

For qualified nutritional therapy practitioners, nutritionists, dietitians, naturopaths and other healthcare practitioners (final year students welcome).

👉 Book your place: https://www.ion.ac.uk/cpd-live-online-event/regulate-dont-suppress?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=paid+ad&utm_campaign=Promo&utm_id=CPD+Regulate

What if your interest in nutrition could become something more? A new career. A deeper understanding of health. A way to...
10/08/2026

What if your interest in nutrition could become something more?

A new career. A deeper understanding of health. A way to support others. Or simply the confidence to finally take your passion for nutrition further.

Whatever your goal, we have a course to help you take that next step.

At ION, you’ll explore the science behind nutrition, health and lifestyle while developing knowledge and practical skills you can take into your future.

Whatever brought you to nutrition, this could be your moment to do something with it.

⏰ But time is running out.

📅 Applications close 13 August

🎓 Courses start 31 August

You’ve thought about it. Now take the next step.

👉 Apply today.

09/08/2026

Thinking about applying to ION before our August intake deadline closes? 🌿

Nicole Rose Taylor, Assistant Head of Undergraduate Courses, Level 5 Leader, Lecturer and Module Coordinator, talks us through her module: what students take away from it, why you should enrol, and her own experience overcoming Bell's palsy through nutritional therapy.

Our deadline for BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy, Cert HE Personalised Diet and Health, BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy Top-up, and Return to Practice closes on 13 August, so don't leave it too late! Give one of our course advisors a call if you have any questions. Links in our bio.

Our new prospectus is out now, and it's the easiest way to understand what personalised nutrition actually means, and wh...
05/08/2026

Our new prospectus is out now, and it's the easiest way to understand what personalised nutrition actually means, and where it could take you.

Inside you'll find every course path, from complete beginner to registered nutritional therapist, plus a full breakdown of the BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy, Cert HE Personalised Diet and Health, BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy Top-up, Return to Practice, short courses and our new Postgraduate Diploma in Personalised Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine* subject to validation. Our courses are validated by the University of Portsmouth.

Applications for our August intake close 13 August, with courses starting 31 August, so now's the time to have a look!

Download your free copy at https://www.ion.ac.uk/prospectus?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=promo&utm_campaign=2026-7+PROSPECTUS&utm_id=+2026-7+prospectus

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