IHCAN magazine Podcast

Feb 27 2025 23 ep. 51 mins 5
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Are you a nutritional therapist or a student of nutritional therapy? 

The IHCAN magazine Podcast delivers the expert education, insights, and inspiration you love from our magazine and events—all in a digestible 45-minute format.

Hosted by Kirsten Chick, a nutritional therapist with 20 years of experience in clinical practice, teaching, writing, and leading workshops.

Brought to you in collaboration with IHCAN magazine, IHCAN Conferences, and the IHCAN Summit.

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S4 Ep 1: 'Sleep, Light and the Microbiome' featuring Adriano dos Santos, BSc, rNutr, AFMCP, MBOG, RSM, ESIM

Feb 27 2025 52 mins  
Adriano dos Santos is a Functional Registered Nutritionist who focuses on nutritional therapy for patients with metabolic syndrome, particularly those suffering from digestive issues and sleep disturbances. For Adriano, the fundamentals start with sleep, and he is on a quest to help people improve the quality of their night time rest. In doing so, he takes the gut-mind connection s

S3 Ep 12: 'Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) and their impact on hormones' featuring Bernie Harrison

Dec 12 2024 43 mins  
In today’s episode of the IHCAN podcast, BioCare’s Bernie Harrison brings us the ABCs of EDCs. Bernie explains to podcast host Kirsten Chick why EDCs (Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals) are so prevalent in our environment, and their impact on hormones and health. Bernie then provides lifestyle and nutrition tips to help reduce EDCs and their impact, including some great pointers f

S3 Ep 11: ‘Supplementation in Modern Nutrition’ featuring Ed Joy from Bionutri

Sep 26 2024 48 mins  
On today’s IHCAN podcast episode, Kirsten Chick is talking with Bionutri’s Ed Joy, naturopath and ethnobotanist, as well as Sue McGarrigle and Rosie Rayner, both nutritional therapists and naturopaths on the Bionutri techinical team. The topic is supplementation in modern nutrition, with Ed and Sue sharing some of their novel ingredient takeaway gems from years of experience wo

S3 Ep 10: ‘IBS and IBD Overlap in Clinical Practice: The Role of the Gut Microbiome and Probiotics’ featuring Nadia Lyons from OptiBac

Sep 19 2024 68 mins  
Originally broadcast as a webinar on 6 August 2024, this podcast explores the function of the gut microbiome in IBS and IBD, the impact of microbial dysbiosis and the overlap between both conditions. It discusses how to classify and manage their symptoms and look at the latest scientific research that addresses specific probiotic strains to reduce and manage the severity of IBS sym

S3 Ep 9: ‘Nutrigenomics in practice’ featuring Anne Pemberton

Sep 12 2024 46 mins  
Anne Pemberton is a functional medicine and nutrigenomics practitioner and trauma informed medical intuitive, and author of “Using nutrigenomics within personalised nutrition”. We talk about how the field of nutrigenomics has evolved in recent years, and how Anne has been at the forefront of setting out how to use DNA tests meaningfully in practice. Anne discuss epigenetics, ne

S3 Ep 8: ‘Harmonising Hormones Holistically’ featuring Orley Moyal from Bio-Nature

Jun 27 2024 62 mins  
Originally broadcast as a webinar on 27 April 2024, Orley explains how many of us know how stress may negatively affect the way we work, eat, sleep, think and feel. Yet few of us are aware of the profound impact that stress has on the whole female hormone cycle, from Puberty through to Menopause. By exploring the interconnectedness of all parts of the Endocrine system and its hormo

S3 Ep 7: ‘Embracing technology for health practices’ featuring Damien Adler from Power Diary

May 16 2024 55 mins  
We discuss the reasons why practitioners might be reluctant to embrace technology, and how it’s all becoming easier to use for everyone, and better supported. Damien from Power Diary explains some of the many benefits of automating certain aspects of running a business, and how it can open up more time and headspace. We also get into where we’re at with artificial intelligence,

S3 Ep 6: 'Phytochemicals and the importance of dietary diversity' featuring Dr Deanna Minich, PhD

May 09 2024 53 mins  
Dr. Deanna Minich is a certified functional medicine practitioner, nutrition scientist, educator and author, and joins us today to discuss phytochemicals and the importance of dietary diversity. Dr. Deanna tells us about her Seven Systems of Health, a colourful, useful and practical way of drawing together the science, psychology and spirituality of her work. We talk about chakras,

S3 Ep 5: 'Gut Matters: Decoding Bowel Disorders, Emphasizing Nutritional Strategies and Butyrates Role in Gut Health' featuring Edward Dosz, PhD

May 02 2024 57 mins  
Originally broadcast as a webinar on 27 April 2024, Edward Dosz,PhD explains how bowel disorders, including conditions such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Leaky Gut Syndrome, pose significant challenges to individuals’ gastrointestinal health and overall well-being. IBS is characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, and changes in bowel habits, while Leaky Gut involves incr

S3 Ep 4: ‘Marketing your business without selling your soul’ featuring Damien Adler from Power Diary

Mar 21 2024 50 mins  
In this episode, we tap into Damien from Power Diary's marketing and promotion know-how. So what works, what doesn’t, and why we’re so awkward and uncomfortable about it all, and do we have to get on TikTok? This episode is sponsored by Power Diary. Start a free trial today at www.powerdiary.com. -- The IHCAN magazine Podcast is provided for professional education and debate an