Articles by Education

Do you often find yourself scrolling through long lists of drug:nutrient interactions and end up even more confused? Most of our clients take at least 1 medication, not to mention the complex cases of polypharmacy we see a lot more often these days. Whilst working out the best therapeutic plan for our clients, we also have to ensure that the supplements we recommend are safe with medication, but many of us lack confidence in this complex area.

In this informative and practical webinar, Jacqui Dougan, a highly experienced Pharmacist & Nutritional Therapist, is going to explore drug:nutrient interactions and nutrient depletions for commonly used medications such as statins, blood thinners, antacids, antidiabetic, hormonal, and antidepressant medication, amongst others. To complement Jacqui’s theory, Marta will provide a helpful overview of key BioCare supplements that can be used alongside medications to support your clients safely and to avoid depletions and side effects.

Join Marta Anhelush and Paula Haran-Ali from the BioCare Clinical Nutrition team, for everything you need to know about supporting your clients’ structural health, including joints, bones, and skin, from top to bottom in this 1.5 hour product workshop. We will take a look at some key conditions and outline what lifestyle and product recommendations can really help – including arthritis, ligament & tendon injuries, osteoporosis, eczema, acne, skin ageing, and general hair and nail support. Formal CPD not applied for as this is a product workshop, but an attendance certificate will be issued.

Join us for an in-depth clinical, practical session where our Nutrition Team take a deep dive into real life case studies and useful clinical protocols, linked by immune-gut-endocrine dysfunction. Jules Cattell presents the fertility journey of one of her clients which was less about sex hormone imbalance and more about nervous system re-set, Lorena Neacsa takes a deep dive into a complex case involving gut, immune and nervous dysfunction in a client with chronic issues including anxiety, gut dysbiosis, and a variety of immune challenges, and Holly Blenkinsopp shares her own, published research on the links between the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis and intestinal permeability and dysbiosis, and puts the research into practice with a supplement protocol for clients with RA.

There are intricate relations between the microbes in our gut, those in the vaginal canal & the female hormones. These complex biological ecosystems are in continuous communication with each other, maintaining reproductive health and hormone metabolism. But throughout a woman’s life, the balance of this delicate ecosystem can be easily disrupted by constant hormonal shifts during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause, as well as being affected by dietary habits, and use of cosmetics or medications. How do we encourage a robust and diverse vaginal microbiome to prevent and manage common vaginal infections? And how do we adapt our support to the challenges of hormonal fluctuations at different stages of a woman’s life?

In this webinar, Jules Cattell examines the crosstalk between the vaginal microbiome and female hormones, and discusses key nutritional protocols for vaginal infections such as bacterial vaginosis and candidiasis, whilst Dr Golnoush Golshirazi, the founder of ScreenMe, introduces us to vaginal health testing, exploring different types of testing available and their uses and limitations. 2 hours CPD

We live in a world of excess & overstimulation; busy lifestyles, multiple demands, long to do lists, high expectations, stimulants, highly palatable foods, technology, and constant notifications... Can our brains sustain that demand? Such stimulation leads to an upregulation of our sympathetic nervous response, raising our adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine, glutamate & cortisol. If prolonged, because of an inability to return to a parasympathetic state, or perhaps because of slow neurotransmitter detoxification, it can put our nervous system into constant overdrive, often making us feel irritated, stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, unable to sleep, or even furious at times.

Our expert in this area, Alessandro Ferretti, will explore the key concepts, research, and nutritional and lifestyle interventions to support your clients with anxiety, ADHD, OCD, and addictive tendencies.