Previously known as the IHCAN Conferences Webinars
Webinars
Our series of hour-long webinars are completely free to attend. Covering a broad range of subjects, simply use the registration links below to register.
Once registered, you will receive three reminder emails – one a week before the webinar, one a day before and one on the day of the webinar. Each webinar is recorded – you will be sent a link to the recording approximately 48 hours after the event.
*Please note, you are only eligible for the CPD hours if you attend the webinar live*
We apply for CPD accreditation for every webinar from:
Tuesday 21 April 2026
18.30 – 19.30
‘Menopause and the Microbiome: Clinical Strategies for Restoring Digestive and Metabolic Health’
This session explores how declining sex hormones impact gut function and systemic health during menopause. We examine how hormonal shifts trigger bloating, altered motility, and compromised gut barrier integrity, and discuss how these changes can contribute to systemic inflammation, altered glucose and lipid metabolism, and metabolic dysregulation. Practical strategies to restore digestive tolerance, regularity, and metabolic resilience will be discussed.
We will highlight dietary fibre as a foundational intervention to support microbial diversity, short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production, gut barrier integrity, and balanced oestrogen metabolism via the estrobolome. The role of partially hydrolysed guar gum (PHGG) and specific probiotic strains will also be covered to support digestive, inflammatory, and metabolic outcomes in peri- and postmenopausal women.
Key Learning Outcomes:
• Understand microbiome changes and their impact on menopausal health
• Explain the estrobolome’s role in hormone metabolism
• Apply dietary fibre and PHGG to improve gut function and SCFA production
• Implement practical strategies for common digestive complaints at menopause
• Use targeted probiotics and nutraceuticals to restore gut function and metabolic health
About Christine Bailey MSc BSc (Nutrition) Dip IOPN MBANT CNHC
Christine Bailey is an award-winning Registered Performance Nutritionist, Breathwork Practitioner, and author with over 20 years of experience in nutrition, supplements, and health. She is one of the few nutritionists to receive two Catey Awards within two years for her work in mental health and corporate wellbeing. Christine is trained in Functional Nutrition through the Institute of Functional Medicine and the Institute of Performance Nutrition (IOPN) and works across public and corporate sectors. She leads Nutrition Education at Metagenics UK, speaks at national and international nutrition conferences, and lectures in food, nutrition, and functional medicine. Christine has authored over 14 books, including Five Weeks to Gut Health, The Brain Boost Diet, and The Personalised Nutrition Guide to Menopause, and regularly contributes to national health and fitness magazines.
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Tuesday 12 May 2026
18.30 – 19.30
‘From Medication to Maintenance: A Nutritionist’s Guide to Sustaining Weight Loss Beyond GLP-1 Therapy’
The growing use of GLP-1 receptor agonists has transformed the weight management landscape, delivering clinically significant weight loss for many individuals. However, as these therapies become more widely used, nutrition practitioners are increasingly encountering new clinical challenges—particularly around long-term sustainability, nutritional adequacy, and supporting individuals as they reduce or discontinue medication.
Emerging evidence highlights that weight regain following cessation is common, driven by physiological adaptations including increased appetite signalling and reduced energy expenditure . This raises important questions about how nutritionists can effectively support clients during and beyond pharmacological intervention.
This webinar will explore the critical role of nutrition and lifestyle strategies in maintaining outcomes, with a focus on preserving lean mass, supporting metabolic health, and addressing appetite regulation through dietary approaches. It will also examine the evolving evidence around gut-mediated mechanisms, including incretin pathways and the microbiome, and consider how targeted, non-pharmaceutical interventions may complement clinical care in a practical setting.
Designed specifically for nutrition practitioners, this session will provide clinically relevant insights into supporting clients through the transition away from GLP-1 therapies. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how to integrate evidence-informed, patient-centred strategies that promote sustainable, long-term weight management outcomes in everyday practice.
About Michael Wakeman. MSc, MSc, MSc, MA, BSc, MRPharmS
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Tuesday 19 May 2026
18.30 – 19.30
‘Mitochondria & Longevity: Unlocking the Cellular Key to Vitality and Healthspan’
This session examines the pivotal role of mitochondrial function in regulating biological aging and healthspan. Benjamin Brown will review the molecular and biochemical pathways through which mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to inflammation, metabolic decline, and cellular aging. This webinar will cover clinical tools for assessing mitochondrial health, including organic acid testing and oxidative stress markers, as well as evidence-based strategies to support mitochondrial biogenesis and function. Nutritional compounds, lifestyle interventions, and targeted therapeutics will be discussed within a precision medicine framework for longevity-focused care.
Learning objectives:
- Review how the (dys)function of mitochondria relates to cellular and physiological health in the context of ageing.
- Explore the strengths and limitations of assessments of mitochondrial in clinical practice.
- Learn how certain dietary patterns and specific nutrients and phytonutrients can be used to optimise mitochondrial function.
- Cover examples of lifestyle medicine-based interventions that have been shown to improve mitochondrial number and/ or function.
- Examine how interventions can be personalised to the individual.
About Benjamin Brown, ND
Ben is founder and director of the Nutritional Medicine Institute, an educational, advocacy and research group committed to advancing the science and practice of nutritional medicine.
An internationally acclaimed lecturer, Ben has guest lectured at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition, the British College of Nutrition and Health and the Centre for Nutrition Education & Lifestyle Management. Ben regularly speaks at major conferences and delivers courses on integrative medicine for health care professionals having lectured in Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Finland, Turkey, and France.
Ben is a consultant for Pure Encapsulations, a professional dietary supplement brand and has extensive product research and development experience. Related to his work, Ben won best new product 4 years running at Natural Products Europe from 2015 to 2018.
An established science writer, Ben is editor of the Nutritional Medicine Journal and contributing editor of Integrative Healthcare and Applied Nutrition Magazine where he contributed a monthly column ‘functional medicine masterclass’ for 12-years. He is on the editorial board for Nutrition Evidence, author of The Digestive Health Solution 2nd Ed, has contributed textbook chapters, and had research published in journals including Gastrointestinal Disorders, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Nutrients and Nutrition Reviews.
As founder and host of the Nutritional Medicine Podcast, Ben interviews leading researchers and clinicians in the fields of integrative, functional and nutritional medicine sharing their work and clinical insights with health professional globally.
Ben was awarded Outstanding Contribution to the Profession at the Integrative Healthcare and Applied Nutrition Summit, London 2018. And made Honorary Fellow of the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine in 2022.
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Tuesday 26 May 2026
18.30 – 19.30
‘Microbes and Menopause: Rethinking Genitourinary Syndrome’
To be confirmed shortly.
Speaker to be confirmed
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Tuesday 9 June 2026
18.30 – 19.30
‘Managing Gut Autoimmunity: Advanced Microbiome Strategies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease’
This webinar explores the key mechanisms underpinning gut-driven autoimmunity, with a focus on the interconnected roles of microbial dysbiosis, intestinal permeability, inflammation, and immune dysregulation.
Attendees will learn:
- How to interpret stool-based clinical markers to differentiate between functional and organic presentations
- The key environmental, dietary, and psychosocial triggers that drive IBD onset and flare activity
- Evidence-based strategies to reduce gut inflammation and lower calprotectin levels
- How to build an integrated treatment approach that supports gut health, immune balance, and systemic inflammation
Designed for clinicians, this webinar provides a clear, clinically actionable framework for supporting patients with complex inflammatory gut conditions.
About Hannah Braye
Hannah Braye is a Registered Nutrition Practitioner (BANT) and Clinical Director at Microba UK, a specialist metagenomic microbiome testing company. She holds a Master’s degree (MSc) in Personalised Nutrition, alongside a Clinical Practice Diploma in Naturopathic Nutrition.
Hannah has a background spanning clinical practice, industry, and the food-related charity sector, having previously served as Head of Technical Advice at probiotic specialists ADM Protexin (Bio-Kult), run her own nutrition practice specialising in gut health, and worked on the Soil Association’s Food for Life programme, following an earlier career as a Dispute Resolution Solicitor.
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Tuesday 16 June 2026
18.30 – 19.30
‘The Missing Link in Women’s Hormonal Health: Detoxification & Drainage’
When it comes to women’s hormonal health, much of the focus is placed on modulating oestrogen and progesterone, or supporting liver and gut pathways to improve hormone metabolism.
In seeking alternatives to HRT, we can sometimes end up offering a “green pharmacy” through layering supplements without addressing the deeper drivers of imbalance.
Symptoms such as PMS, painful or heavy periods, mood swings, perimenopausal shifts, and hormonal acne are rarely isolated hormone issues. More often, they are downstream expressions of adrenal stress patterns, histamine dysregulation, candida overgrowth, digestive dysfunction, impaired detoxification, and inflammatory load.
However, even when these areas are supported, many clients continue to experience persistent symptoms.
This is because the missing link is often the toxic load that drives hormonal disruption and whether the body’s drainage pathways are truly open to support effective elimination.
Our biology hasn’t changed…but our environment has. Clients are increasingly burdened by heavy metals, mycotoxins, candida, environmental chemicals, and microbial load, placing significant pressure on detoxification and elimination systems.
Many protocols rely heavily on nutraceuticals, which can provide symptomatic relief, but often fail to address the underlying issue of an overwhelmed system with impaired clearance.
With so many contributing factors, it can feel overwhelming to know what to prioritise.
This webinar introduces a more clinically effective root-cause framework, combining detoxification and drainage with often-overlooked tools accessible to nutritional therapists, including herbal medicine and naturopathic techniques.
You’ll learn how to:
- Identify when symptoms are driven by toxic burden rather than hormone imbalance alone
- Recognise when detox pathways are overloaded or blocked
- Understand why drainage must be supported before detoxification
- Use herbal medicine to open and regulate elimination pathways
- Apply naturopathic tools to enhance lymphatic flow, pelvic decongestion, bile movement, and clearance
- Build simple, well-sequenced protocols that improve tolerance and outcomes
Designed for practitioners, this session will give you practical tools beyond nutraceuticals, helping you work more effectively with complex hormonal cases and achieve more sustainable results.
About Sonia O'Donnel and Izzy Seadon
Sonia O’Donnell is a homeopath and naturopath with over twenty years of experience. Her work blends naturopathic diagnostics with herbal medicine, a combined approach that has supported thousands of people with ME, CFS, chronic Lyme and complex childhood needs. Through her experience, she has built a clinic model enabling her to see hundreds of patients without burning out and developing a successful product range of herbal formulas called Synergetic Botanicals that is now sold to patients and practitioners worldwide. She also teaches widely on using plant medicines for everyday health and is the founder of the Hello Wellness range of natural supplement capsules.
Izzy Seadon is a nutritional therapist, herbalist, naturopath, and kinesiologist. She specialises in women’s health and complex hormonal presentations. Her work focuses on identifying and addressing deeper drivers of hormonal imbalance — integrating nutrition, herbs and other naturopathic principles and therapeutics. Izzy is known for her layered, systems-based approach that prioritises treating the individual, helping practitioners and clients through a root cause framework grounded in science and aligned with traditional healing principles.
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Tuesday 7 July 2026
18.30 – 19.30
‘Optimising Fertility: The Impact of Mitochondrial Function on Reproductive Health’
This presentation explores the central role of mitochondrial function in shaping reproductive health, moving beyond hormones to the cellular systems that power fertility. Justine Stenger will connect circadian biology, redox balance, and membrane integrity to key reproductive outcomes—including egg quality, sperm function, and embryo viability. Practitioners will gain a clear framework for identifying mitochondrial dysregulation in fertility cases and applying targeted nutrition and lifestyle strategies to support optimal outcomes. The discussion also highlights the role of phospholipids in maintaining cellular energetics, offering practical tools for preconception and overall fertility.
About Justine Stenger (IFM, FMCA Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach)
Justine Stenger received her B.Ed. from the University of Alberta in Physical education and Human Ecology/Nutrition. She proceeded to pursue a Holistic Nutrition/Therapeutic Chef certification from Bauman College. Justine has completed her Functional Medicine training through the Institute for Functional Medicine and is a Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach, certified through the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy. Justine is a trained Bredesen (RECODE) practitioner and specializes in cell membrane medicine and works primarily with patients who suffer with neurological conditions, mast cell activation syndrome, Lyme disease, and autoimmune disease. Justine has worked beside Dr. Bruce Hoffman for the past 10 years and has supported hundreds of Dr Hoffman’s chronic, complex illness patients nutritionally.
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