CPD Approved Workshops 2026

The Reality: Why Whole-Person Health and Wellbeing Coaching Matters Now

Step into the moment for transformational health coaching. Izabella Natrins explores why whole-person, whole-health coaching is more essential than ever, highlighting the evidence, trends, and client outcomes that make this approach a critical part of modern healthcare.

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is a complex multisystem condition often linked to underlying gut dysfunction. This talk bridges conventional and functional medicine perspectives, reviewing diagnostic criteria, key laboratory markers, and gastrointestinal drivers such as dysbiosis and intestinal barrier dysfunction.

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This session explores how healthcare professionals can better support sustainable lifestyle change using psychology-informed approaches aligned with the six pillars of Lifestyle Medicine. It examines behavioural patterns, emotional drivers, and resistance to change, helping clinicians guide patients toward more achievable goals for wellbeing and weight management. A reflective Q&A follows.

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This presentation examines how NICE guidelines prioritising double-blind RCTs can disadvantage complex interventions such as acupuncture. Using osteoarthritis guidance as a case study, it explores how placebo design, methodological assumptions, and interpretation of evidence influenced recommendations, highlighting the need for broader evaluation frameworks that better reflect integrative clinical practice.

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Making Health Coaching Understood, Visible and Trusted

Explore how whole person health and wellbeing coaching can genuinely meet the needs of the public. This session shares practical strategies to communicate clearly, build trust, and make coaching accessible, helping people understand its value and take confident steps towards their own health and wellbeing.

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This talk explores the complex role of gut hormones, including GLP-1, in regulating appetite, blood glucose, and long-term metabolic health. It examines how hormonal signalling interacts with diet, physiology, and chronic disease risk, and discusses how integrative strategies can help clinicians support healthier metabolic outcomes for patients.

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Clinical outcomes often depend on product quality. This session explores how to recognise poor-quality or counterfeit supplements, misleading labels, and under-dosed formulas. Participants will learn practical strategies for selecting evidence-informed products that deliver reliable clinical results.

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Designed for those new to research, this workshop provides an overview of integrative medicine research methods. It covers how to search and evaluate scientific literature, understand different study designs, and identify opportunities to publish or share findings. Participants will also learn about research resources and support available through RCCM.

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Rayonex Biomedical studies show chronic pain relief, improved intestinal barrier strength over 30%, and enhanced cellular regeneration using frequency-energised water. The Rayoscan® uses ECG-based analysis to deliver detailed reports, personalised therapy recommendations, and progress tracking, enabling a precise, cause-oriented treatment approach.

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Mitochondria are central to health, acting as first responders to physiological stress. When mitochondrial function declines, health declines. Enhancing their quality, quantity, and function may benefit conditions from ageing to neurodegeneration. Our 'mitochondrial catalyst,' supported by real-world data, aims to improve mitochondrial levels and function, making personalised medicine more accessible and affordable.

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Struggling with patients who have tried everything? Discover expert-led protocols that deliver real results without guesswork. Learn how simple, effective ingredients can restore challenging cases. Join founders of North American Herb & Spice and East Park Research to explore high-potency, natural solutions that work.

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Professional Registers: Standards, Supervision and Sustainable Confidence

Elevate your practice through professional maturity. Explore the frameworks, reflective practices, and supervisory support that strengthen professional recognition, quality, instil confidence, and demonstrate commitment to excellence within the growing whole health and wellbeing coaching profession.

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Integrative oncology combines conventional cancer treatments with supportive therapies to improve quality of life and outcomes. This workshop explores the use of mistletoe therapy alongside oncology care, reviewing research evidence and clinical experiences that highlight its role in supporting patients during and after cancer treatment.

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Modern ultra-processed foods often lack fibre, contributing to metabolic and gut health challenges. This session introduces Biolumen's fibre-based technology designed to help reduce sugar absorption and restore functional fibre in processed foods. The approach aims to support healthier blood glucose regulation and improved microbiome nourishment.

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Human metabolism functions as an interconnected system rather than isolated biomarkers. This workshop explores how energy regulation, amino acid metabolism, and microbiome activity interact to influence overall health. Using metabolic testing as a learning framework, the session highlights how integrated metabolic patterns can inform clinical interpretation.

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The post-menopausal decline in oestrogen can accelerate ageing processes affecting bone, cognition, metabolism, and mental health. This session explores insights from evolutionary biology, centenarian research, and emerging science to better understand how clinicians can support women's health, resilience, and longevity during and after menopause.

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This workshop explores how homeopathy can complement conventional medicine within personalised care frameworks. Through case studies and research insights, presenters will discuss safety considerations, current evidence, and practical strategies for integrating homeopathic medicines alongside standard treatments to support patient-centred clinical care.

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Collagen is widely associated with skin health, but its foundational role may begin in the gut. This talk examines collagen's contribution to gut lining integrity, digestion, and nutrient absorption, and explores how gut health influences skin function through the gut'skin axis within an integrated nutritional approach.

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Lyme disease from Borrelia burgdorferi can cause persistent symptoms despite antibiotics. This lecture explores chronic mechanisms including persister cells, biofilms, immune dysregulation, and autoimmunity. It also covers mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and altered energy metabolism contributing to fatigue, cognitive issues, and ongoing chronic symptoms.

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This workshop explores the physiological drivers of anxiety through a nutritional and functional medicine lens. Topics include blood sugar regulation, stress response, inflammation, and gut'brain axis health. Attendees will gain practical guidance on dietary patterns, targeted nutrients, and lifestyle strategies that support neurotransmitter balance and nervous system resilience.

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Framing Emerging Demand in Economic, Clinical and Workplace Settings

Understand the bigger picture. Lord James Bethell will outline where opportunities for health coaching are expanding, from public awareness to employer-driven demand, helping practitioners align their unique expertise with evolving health needs.

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Metabolic dysfunction often intensifies during perimenopause and menopause. This session explores berberine's role in addressing insulin resistance, weight gain, and inflammation. Clinical mechanisms, emerging research, and practical applications will be discussed to help clinicians integrate berberine into broader lifestyle and nutrition strategies for women's metabolic health.

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This presentation reviews the mechanisms of GLP-1 receptor agonists and their effects on digestive physiology, including bile flow, gastrointestinal motility, and gut barrier integrity. It also examines emerging evidence on microbiome interactions and discusses evidence-informed lifestyle strategies to help reduce gastrointestinal side effects and support digestive health.

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Integrative clinicians often manage fragmented data across lab tests, wearables, private diagnostics, and NHS records, limiting continuity of care. This panel explores how fragmentation affects clinical decisions, how practitioners manage multi-source data, and what a truly longitudinal care model could look like, focusing on practical challenges, governance, and future integrative health records.

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From Wellbeing Perk to Strategic Asset

This session equips health coaches with strategies to position whole-person health and wellbeing at board and leadership level. Learn how to translate evidence, risk insight, and employee needs into language and proposals that engage decision-makers, influence leadership behaviours, and support staff engagement - transforming wellbeing from a perk into a practical, strategic asset for organisational excellence and human flourishing across the workplace.

This session explores the ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) and emerging research on autophagy. Developed through decades of research at the University of Southern California, FMD is designed to deliver many of the cellular benefits of fasting while providing carefully formulated plant-based nutrition.

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Human First focuses on developing quality standards for healthcare institutions that prioritise patient-centred care. This session explores how treatment pathways can be evaluated through structured audits and compliance frameworks, helping organisations strengthen clinical quality, identify improvement opportunities, and build trust in integrative healthcare delivery.

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This presentation explores how environmental influences such as electromagnetic exposure, mould, toxins, and stress may affect biological systems. Concepts including vibration, resonance, entropy, and environmental interference will be discussed, alongside examples of technologies designed to support biological balance and reduce environmental stressors.

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This workshop explores the central role of the gut'brain'immune connection in chronic inflammatory conditions. Participants will learn how factors such as intestinal permeability, microbiome imbalance, and vagal nerve signalling influence digestive and immune function, alongside practical dietary strategies to address inflammation and restore gut health.

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This workshop explores 'inflammageing,' the chronic low-grade inflammation associated with ageing and declining oestrogen levels after menopause. Participants will learn how immune changes may influence bone, cardiovascular, and cognitive health, and how nutrition, key nutrients, and lifestyle strategies can help reduce inflammation and support healthy ageing.

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This interactive workshop introduces the National Centre for Integrative Medicine's training programmes, including the Diploma in Integrative Healthcare and the new Diploma in Integrative Healthcare Research. Participants will learn how the programmes support clinical, leadership, and research skills while connecting practitioners with a growing global community advancing integrative and personalised healthcare.

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Personal Brand, Positioning and Sector Leadership

Stand confidently in your unique professional presence. Master Coach and UKIHCA Ambassador Robert Notter guides participants to clarify their niche, strengthen visibility, and communicate with authority, while contributing to the collective voice of the profession. This session equips you with the confidence, positioning, and leadership skills needed to make a meaningful impact in your career, your sector and shape the future of health and wellbeing coaching.

CPD Point: 1

Many women view hormonal disruption as bodily failure, yet the body may be responding protectively to stress. This session reframes stress as a biological survival response affecting hormones, digestion, detoxification, and cellular repair. Attendees will learn strategies to recognise stress-locked physiology and support nervous system regulation and resilience.

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This workshop translates the Hallmarks of Ageing into a functional nutrition framework for longevity-focused care. It explores how adaptogens may support metabolic flexibility, mitochondrial function, immune balance, and stress physiology, helping clinicians understand when and why these botanical tools may support resilience and healthy ageing.

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This session presents findings from a feasibility study examining an addiction-informed intervention for ultra-processed food addiction. Improvements in binge eating symptoms occurred alongside structured education, peer support, and dietary change. The workshop explores implications for Type 2 diabetes care and the need for integrated, addiction-aware treatment pathways.

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This session reviews HPLC analysis of medicinal mushroom tinctures and how findings have informed extraction methods for different species. It also presents comparative testing of lion's mane products currently available in the UK, highlighting variation in composition and quality across the marketplace.

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Many chronic conditions are linked to nutritional imbalances. This practical session teaches a rapid head-to-toe observation and physical body scan that helps practitioners identify visual and physical signs of nutrient deficiencies or excesses, supporting faster assessment and more targeted nutritional interventions in clinical practice.

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Dr Victoria Sampson explores how oral microbiome imbalance and inflammation contribute to systemic disease pathways, including cardiometabolic, neuroinflammatory, and immune-mediated conditions. The session highlights the mouth as a key yet overlooked factor in whole-body health and provides guidance on screening the oral cavity and referral to dental professionals.

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Dr Vanessa Kimbell explores the relationship between sourdough fermentation, the gut microbiome, and mental health. Drawing on decades of research and her BALM Protocol, now integrated in NHS practice, she examines how properly fermented bread and nutrigenetic approaches may support microbiome diversity and personalised dietary strategies.

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Altered neuroplasticity, driven by neuroinflammation and microglial dysfunction, underlies mood and neurodegenerative disorders. This presentation explores BDNF signalling and highlights an RCT showing a novel bioavailable herbal combination significantly reduced depression scores, translating neuroscience into practical clinical strategies.

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This presentation explores how combining Organic Acid Testing (OAT) with TOXDetect can reveal links between environmental toxins and metabolic dysfunction. The dual-testing approach helps clinicians assess toxic load versus physiological capacity, supporting more targeted, data-driven strategies for patients with fatigue, neuroinflammation, and metabolic disorders.

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This session examines the role of mitochondria in ageing and healthspan. It reviews biochemical pathways linking mitochondrial dysfunction with inflammation and metabolic decline, alongside clinical tools for assessing mitochondrial health and evidence-based nutritional, lifestyle, and therapeutic strategies within a precision medicine framework.

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Explore a pioneering approach to pain management and balancing health within a specialist rehabilitation pain clinic.  This session draws of extensive clinical experience delivering integrative care for complex, chronic pain. 

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Excipients are common in nutritional supplements but often poorly understood. This session reviews their roles in stability and absorption, potential health concerns linked to certain additives, and emerging natural alternatives, helping practitioners make more informed supplement recommendations.

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Protein powders are widely used, but quality varies significantly. This practical session examines protein quality, contamination risks, and labelling issues. Through interactive examples and real-world case discussions, practitioners will learn how to guide patients toward safer, more effective protein supplementation.

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AI tools are rapidly entering healthcare, raising questions around accuracy, safety, and governance. This interactive workshop examines where AI can enhance clinical reasoning, where risks arise, and how structured oversight frameworks can support responsible adoption in functional, integrative, and nutritional medicine.

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This workshop explores how hydroxyapatite supports tooth remineralisation and oral health within a biological framework. It links oral care to systemic health, inflammation, and nutrition, providing practical strategies for recommending biologically compatible oral health approaches.

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Identifying gut pathogens does not always require antimicrobial treatment. This workshop explores a microbiome-informed approach to interpreting stool testing, examining when antimicrobial strategies are appropriate and when restoring microbial diversity and host resilience may offer better clinical outcomes.

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This session explores research on broad-spectrum micronutrients as an approach to supporting mental health. Drawing on clinical trials and real-world practice, it examines how nutrient imbalances may contribute to conditions such as ADHD, depression, and anxiety, and how targeted nutritional strategies could offer complementary options alongside conventional care.

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This workshop introduces a structured approach to selecting and adjusting micronutrient interventions in personalised medicine. Through practical case examples and software-assisted planning, participants will learn how to create safe, targeted micronutrient strategies tailored to individual metabolic needs.

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This session challenges common misconceptions about dietary salt. Exploring the relationship between salt, water balance, and mineral intake, it highlights how salt quality and sourcing influence hydration, cognitive function, energy, and overall health.

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Chronic exposure to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) may be a hidden driver of sepsis and cardiovascular disease. Lipoproteins can act as a protective first line of defence by binding LPS. This session explores how endotoxin exposure influences lipid biomarkers and vascular risk, offering clinicians strategies to identify and address endotoxin-driven inflammation early.

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This session explores the role of the autonomic nervous system and heart rate variability (HRV) in health and resilience. It highlights how understanding stress physiology can support a more integrated, whole-person approach to clinical care.

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This interactive workshop explores how beliefs, emotions, and nervous system responses influence eating behaviour. Participants will experience Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and learn how this evidence-informed mind'body approach can help address cravings and support behaviour change in both clinical and personal settings.

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This presentation explores how omega fatty acids support skin health during perimenopause and menopause. It covers their role in maintaining collagen, reducing inflammation, improving hydration, and strengthening the skin barrier, alongside practical guidance on diet and supplementation strategies.

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This presentation examines the therapeutic potential of dandelion, exploring its traditional uses alongside emerging research. It reviews how bioactive compounds may support liver detoxification, bile flow, digestive health, and metabolic balance through antioxidant and prebiotic mechanisms.

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This presentation examines evidence showing declining nutrient levels in modern diets and the health implications for society. It also explores emerging research on nutrient absorption and innovative delivery systems designed to improve bioavailability compared with traditional tablets.

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This practitioner-focused session explores hormesis as a strategy for building resilience. Participants will learn how to assess adaptive capacity using clinical markers and how to safely apply lifestyle stressors such as exercise, fasting, and thermal exposure to strengthen metabolic, immune, and neuroendocrine health.

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This panel explores a new primary care model combining GP care with nutritional therapy. Using real-world examples, the session demonstrates how collaborative approaches within Primary Care Networks can balance medical triage with preventative lifestyle strategies to improve long-term patient outcomes.

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This session explores how damage to the gut lining contributes to digestive and systemic inflammation. It examines the role of zinc L-carnosine in supporting gut barrier repair and discusses practical protocols combining nutrients such as glutamine and colostrum.

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