IHCAN magazine Podcast

Sarah Oboh is a Nutritionist, dedicated to promoting well-being through a focus on gut health. With a keen interest in functional medicine and a deep commitment to enhancing people’s lives, she decided to pursue a role at OptiBac, where she supports practitioners in their recommendation of probiotics in practice. In this episode, we focus on ADHD and autism, and Sarah shares what she has learnt fr...

In this episode, Damien Adler shares some great psychology tips that are useful to all practitioners. We talk about how to be empathetic and supportive while keeping healthy boundaries in place. We also discuss work-life balance and other kinds of boundaries. Plus how we can create and make best use of a supportive network of practitioners. This episode is sponsored by Power Diary. Start a free tr...

In this episode Marta Anhelush from BioCare joins Kirsten to speak about the pain of mental illness. They discuss the current epidemic of mental health problems and the stigma that still surrounds this, alongside the limitations of our healthcare system, and the lack of education on how diet and lifestyle can support mental health. Marta shares some of the ways she supports mental health issues as...

Lissa Leader is a nutritional therapist, and has her own company – Nutrileader – and also works for Optibac, so is well placed to speak about the microbiome and healthy ageing.    Lissa explains how the gut microbiome keeps changing from birth all the way through childhood and adulthood, and how this can affect a broad range of conditions, including: allergies, digestive health, bone and muscle st...

This week microbiologist Kiran Krishnan, Ph. D tells us why he’s so microbiome obsessed, particularly when it comes to brain and cognitive health. We talk about neurotransmitters and inflammation, anxiety and depression, cognitive dysfunction and Alzheimer’s. And then how to take what we know so far about the microbiome and how we can support it practically and holistically. “Part of building resi...

Katie Sheen is a mindfulness teacher and speaker, a nutritional therapist, and has a Masters degree in education.  She shares her experiences using mindfulness with nutrition clients – how mindfulness can help with making nutritional changes, and how nutritional support can help with being more settled and mindful. “It’s a fascinating two-way street we can offer people” Katie also shares how mindf...

Sally Duffin is a registered nutritionist and nutritional therapy practitioner and writer, and author of “ Natural Nutrition for Perimenopause: What to eat to feel good and stay sane ”. In this episode we focus on post menopausal health risks such as cardiovascular health, dementia and bone strength, and Sally shares how we can mitigate some of those risks with lifestyle and nutrition. This brings...

Patricia Daly is a nutritional therapist and ketogenic diet expert, specialising in cancer. Most of us have come across at least the basics of the ketogenic diet, but Patricia is able to provide updates and insights that add new layers to its application. Her own experience in both following and supporting people with the ketogenic diet is invaluable, alongside her collaborations with like-minded...

Are you a nutritional therapist or nutrition professional - you'll love the new IHCAN magazine Podcast. Presented by the wonderful nutritional therapist Kirsten Chick, we bring you IHCAN content you know and love in easily digestible 45 minute episodes, perfect to listen to on a commute, a dog walk, while cooking or in-between clients 🎧. In this episode we speak to Debbie Cotton. Debbie is a...

Are you a nutritional therapist or nutrition professional - you'll love the new IHCAN magazine Podcast. Presented by the wonderful nutritional therapist Kirsten Chick, we'll bring you IHCAN content you know and love in easily digestible 45 minute episodes, perfect to listen to on a commute, a dog walk, while cooking or in-between clients 🎧. Dr. Tom O’Bryan has been educating us about th...

Alex Manos is a Functional Medicine Practitioner, tutor and mentor, and in this episode we focus on circadian rhythms and health, with a big focus on gut health. We start off talking about SIBO, dental health, methane, the Cell Danger Response, and how our bodies are “just so much smarter than we are”. Then we get to light and circadian rhythms, and how important that timing is for digestion. Alex...

Are you a nutritional therapist or nutrition professional - you'll love the new IHCAN magazine Podcast. Presented by the wonderful nutritional therapist Kirsten Chick, we'll bring you IHCAN content you know and love in easily digestible 45 minute episodes, perfect to listen to on a commute, a dog walk, while cooking or in-between clients 🎧. In this episode we speak to Jo Gamble. Jo Gamb...

Are you a nutritional therapist or nutrition professional - you'll love the new IHCAN magazine Podcast. Presented by the wonderful nutritional therapist Kirsten Chick, we'll bring you IHCAN content you know and love in easily digestible 45 minute episodes, perfect to listen to on a commute, a dog walk, while cooking or in-between clients. In this episode we speak to Dr Cheryl Burdette. D...