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Welcome to the May/June edition of The Nutritional Supplement.
In this edition we bring you a graduate profile which will make your mouth water, as well as details of a new crowd-funded vitamin C trial. As always, please keep your contributions coming!
Happy reading - Coriander Stone
CNELM does not necessarily endorse the content and views expressed in the content of the links to external websites, podcasts, reviews and publications and provide links to such information we think will be of interest to students and challenge views on a variety of topics. CNELM is not involved in the organisation or the content of content provided by external agencies and provides links in good faith. Please contact the Editor of the Student Newsletter Coriander Stone coriander@cnelm.co.uk in the first instance if you have any cause of concern regarding the content of this edition of the Newsletter.
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Professional Mentoring Service
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This is a reminder that all final year CNELM students are entitled to take a professional mentoring session with Faye Hall. Please reply direct to Faye faye@cnelm.co.uk if you have any queries.
These sessions provide an opportunity to discuss academic progression, get some career coaching and discuss the transition into work following graduation. Sessions are available every Monday for you to book via this link.
Some comments from students who have used the mentoring service:
"You have really helped me ease my stress so thank you again"
"Very professional and very useful service."
"Just love these, so valuable!"
"I had a personal problem and the mentor was wonderful and helped me work through it."
"It enabled me to focus and tune into what areas were important to me and my future career pathway.”
"Made me think outside the box"
"The coaching was good, I was feeling down on myself. She helped me to stay positive and keep focused."
"The mentor gave an extremely balanced view of career options.”
"The sessions have made me believe in my career choice and fired my interest."
"It has enabled me to make plans for professional practice."
If you are in your final year of study and have not already made use of this service please book a 30 min session with Faye and enjoy the opportunity to talk about your studies, your work and next steps.
The Mentoring Page on Moodle provides some information about the service and resources such as career profiles. This page is available for self enrolment or if you would like to enrol you please email Faye faye@cnelm.co.uk
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DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) are currently considering legislation around gene-edited foods, which might not always carry a GM label.
The legislation around the regulation of genetic technologies and labelling is now subject to change in the UK at least since our departure from the EU. If you wish to read up, respond to and share this information, you can do so here.
Some arguments both for and against genetically modified foods can be found here and here and it would be good to gather thoughts from those of you who have views on this or have found any conflicting information in this topic. Please email me at coriander@cnelm.co.uk with thoughts for the next edition.
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Positive News - What Went Right
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The news is so often filled with doom and gloom but Positive News is a fantastic online and print journalism about what's going well in the world.
The week's positive news includes New Zealand introducing the first climate impact law, France moved to ban short-haul flights and indigenous Brazilians won a landmark court case. |
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While it comes as no surprise to nutritional therapists that the composition of the microbiota is essential in the balance of health, this article looks at how gut and oral microbiomes may predict COVID-19 severity.
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Futureproofing Healthcare
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On May 4 th, the RSA and the Changing Faces of Medicine Commission are joining together for an open panel discussion to delve into innovative solutions to address social and health inequalities, and how technology, service innovation and community-based services could help overcome them. You can join the conversation here. |
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Sakiko Reuterskiold
MSc Personalised Nutrition
Sakiko graduated from the MSc in Personalised Nutrition, having previously worked in finance. She has just started up a new enterprise, NOMOSU, meaning ‘no more sugar’.
Read her story here...
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TED Talk - Controlled Hallucinations
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This fascinating TED Talk discusses the idea of controlled hallucinations – that our conscious experiences of the world around us and ourselves within it are kinds of controlled hallucinations that happen because of our living bodies – an interesting idea when the world turns itself upside down!
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Invivo Healthcare have a range of articles on the immune system and how to support it via a variety of ways. Immune Resilience: The Keystone Role of the Mucosal Immune System, focuses on mucosal immunity as a whole, with a specific focus on SIgA as a gateway to overall immune health. The other articles can be read here and here.
This piece from the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH) is about the VitaC4Care study, a vitamin C study which is being led by Professor Phyo Myint and and Dr Alan Sneddon alongside some of the top vitamin C researchers in the world. As these researchers are giving their time on the project for nothing, crowdfunding is the only way to complete the study. You donate to this study here.
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Weight Loss & Food Marketing:
Researchers in Canada and France have found that women with obesity appear to be more vulnerable to food marketing — but that weight loss due to bariatric surgery can free them from the cycle. It remains unclear whether people who lose weight through other means like exercise or dieting, also become less responsive to food marketing and the authors acknowledge that their study had some other limitations.
Researchers analysed a total of 63 direct food additives present on more than 10 product labels sold in the U.S. in 2018–2020, as well as nine identified PFAS that migrate from food packaging to food and found that some caused immune functioning changes.
Sugar & Liver Function:
New research provides further evidence of the dangers of consuming sugar, proposing that ingesting even moderate amounts of the substance may lead to a change in a person’s metabolism.
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Tamarind Mushroom Noodles
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Ingredients (serves 2):
2 x 80g dried noodles
3 tbsp neutral oil, plus extra for tossing
60g shelled cashew nuts
250g shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, flesh sliced
Sea salt
1 tbsp Shaoxing wine, or rice-wine vinegar
3 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
2 banana shallots (120g), or 4 small shallots, peeled and thinly sliced
2cm ginger (10g), peeled and finely chopped
100g Tenderstem broccoli, cut in half lengthways, then cut into 3cm pieces on the diagonal
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp kecap manis, plus extra for serving
3 tsp tamarind paste
2 eggs (optional)
Bring a pan of water to a boil, add the noodles and cook according to the packet instructions (usually two or three minutes). Drain, refresh in cold water, then toss with a splash of oil to prevent the noodles from sticking together and set aside.
Meanwhile, toast the cashews in a dry wok or frying pan on a medium heat until golden, then set aside. Turn up the heat to high, pour a tablespoon of oil into the same pan, then add the mushrooms and a pinch of salt, and stir-fry for four to five minutes, until golden. Add the Shaoxing wine and cook until it evaporates. Turn down the heat to medium, add another tablespoon of oil, then stir-fry the garlic, shallots and ginger for three to four minutes, until softened.
Add the broccoli, stir-fry for a minute more, then add the soy, kecap manis and tamarind, and stir to combine. Finally, add the noodles and cashews, and toss everything together.
Meanwhile, fry the eggs, if using. Put a nonstick frying pan on a high heat, add a tablespoon of oil and, once shimmering, crack in the eggs. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the whites are done and the edges are browned.
Transfer the noodles to serving plates, top with the fried eggs and a drizzle of kecap manis, and serve immediately.
Please email me your favourite recipes to coriander@cnelm.co.uk and how you came to find them!
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All times are UK time unless specified.
CNELM Events:
The CNELM professional enhancement days can also be found here.
- Tuesday 8th June 2021, Engaging with Industry - Laboratory Assessments
- Thursday 24th June 2021, Food banks
- Wednesday 20th October 2021, Student Research Presentations
- Wednesday 3rd November 2021, Engaging with Industry - Natural Products
Non CNELM Events:
- 4 weekly sessions from 12th May (19th May, 26th May and 9th June), Navigating the Web of Women’s Hormones (10 hours CPD), Use code CNELM15 for 15% discount £145/£123.25
- Friday 17th September, Biolab Mitochondrial Day (6 hours CPD awarded), Holiday Inn Regent's Park, Carburton St, London W1W 5EE, £79 – £115.
- The Reproductive Microbiome & Its Effect on Fertility with Leah Hechtman, ND online education course is available now for £199 (12 hours CPD). You can enrol here.
- AIC 2020: Advancements in Clinical Research and Innovative Practices in Functional Medicine Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the first time ever the 2020 AIC experience will be entirely online. $875.00
- Demystifying SIBO with Dr Jason Hawrelak
- Human Nature - ancient drives in a modern world, Various dates and locations, Free, 10AM - 3:30PM
- Unnatural selection - evolution or devolution?, Various dates and locations, Free, 10AM - 3:30PM
- List of discounted clinical education seminars here
More webinars, events and podcasts can be found in the Science and Education section of the BANT website.
Archived Recordings:
Disclaimer
CNELM occasionally circulates information regarding external events which we think may be of interest to students, graduates and/or staff. Please note that CNELM is not involved in the organisation or the content of such events and circulates all such information in good faith.
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We would like to gather your feedback for CPD events at CNELM. There are several upcoming events to be held at CNELM and it would be great to gather your thoughts on these events, as well as internal events such as Lab days and other events run by CNELM staff.
Could anyone who has attended these events please email me their brief thoughts on them to coriander@cnelm.co.uk.
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Disclaimer
CNELM occasionally circulates information regarding external events/job opportunities which we think may be of interest to students, graduates and/or staff. Please note that CNELM is not involved in the organisation or the content of such events and circulates all such information in good faith. This includes events held at CNELM by independent organisations hiring CNELM premises to deliver the Event. CNELM may also provide a platform for external or internal contributors within CNELM's Nutritional Supplement circular, via Moodle or CNELM Social Media that may contain Links to websites or other resources related to an external contributor or organisations. Such Links are included in good faith and are strictly not an endorsement by CNELM of the organisation or content of Linked websites and/or resources. CNELM is not involved in such Organisations unless otherwise stated.
Functional Nutritional Therapist (Temporary - Freelance):
Biospan is the world's first biocheffing service.
The barrier to entry for optimal health is too high for the average person, so we're building a personalised food service that makes being healthy as easy as possible.
We value ancestral health and functional medicine.
We're looking for a functional nutritional therapist to cover our nutritional therapist's maternity leave. There may be an opportunity to stay on afterwards.
For more information, visit: https://biospan.co.uk/functional-nutritional-therapist-for-ancestral-health-start-up
Nutrition qualified professional required for video content, copywriting and editing - freelance (Swedish speakers):
Company: Igennus Healthcare Nutrition
Location: From home
Employee status: Freelance - flexible hours
About Igennus: We are a family-run company based in Cambridge, offering high impact nutrition supplements expertly formulated by our in-house team of nutrition specialists.
Job description: We are seeking a confident nutrition professional who is either a native speaker, or fluent in Swedish. You will be required to translate video scripts and present nutrition supplements and health topics in video format for use on our online platforms. We also require support to localise product web pages for use on our new Swedish selling platform, requiring some translation and editing. No specialist recording equipment necessary and full support will be provided.
Qualities/qualifications:
■ Qualified nutritionists
■ Native or fluent in Swedish
■ Experience in/confidence for presenting
How to apply:
Please contact maxine@igennus.com for more information
If you are a student and apply for this Job Opportunity then please make sure the work involved enables you to keep within CNELM Policy and BANT Student Membership requirements.
More classifieds can be found here, here and here.
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