The Brain Series

Description

The brain is a complex organ involved in crucial biological functions, including cognition, mental and emotional processing, but also the maintenance of normal behaviour and social cognition. Understanding and supporting brain health is an important aspect of naturopathic practice. Several neurological signs and symptoms may cause devastating impacts for those affected and may lead to disorders associated with poor brain function.

The Brain Series covers 5 important aspects of brain health, delivered by leading practitioners and doctors. You will get access to 5 x 1 hour videos and downloadable slides covering:

• Neurotrophins: The Brain Nourishers with Ray Griffiths
• How to Sleep Better with Dr Elisabeth Phillips
• The Gut-Brain Axis with Kiran Krishnan
• The Brain and Stress with Ray Griffiths
• The Microbiome & Mood with Karen Harrison

Meet Your Instructors:

Ray Griffiths

Ray is a Nutritional Therapist, Lecturer, and researcher. He has written three books on the topics of mitochondrial health, Parkinsons Disease and Depression. He has been researching and practising nutrition for over 20 years and lecturing for over 10 years. Ray’s MSc dissertation was on the role that mitochondria play in Parkinson’s disease. His lectures and webinars have covered diverse subjects such as: cancer and nutrition, depression, chronic fatigue, cardiovascular health, neurodegeneration, MS and ageing.

Kiran Krishnan

Kiran Krishnan is a Research Microbiologist and has been involved in the dietary supplement and nutrition market for the past 18 years. Kiran is  a co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Microbiome Labs.
In his career, he has developed over 50 private label nutritional products for small to large brands in the global market. He is a frequent lecturer on the Human Microbiome at Medical and Nutrition Conferences. He conducts a very popular Microbiome Series educational Webinar, is an expert guest on National and Satellite radio, has appeared in several international documentaries and has been a guest speaker on several International Health Summits as a microbiome expert. He is currently involved in 10 novel human clinical trials on probiotics and the human microbiome.

Karen Harrison

Karen is an experienced nutritional therapist and her education has taught her to use a functional medicine approach, she has over 4,000 hours of clinic supervision experience. She has her own clinic in Essex specialising in genetics, gut and endocrine health.

Dr Elisabeth Phillips

Dr Elisabeth Philipps PhD, BSc (Hons), BSc Nutr Med is a neuropharmacologist and Functional Medicine nutritional therapist with over 20 years’ experience. Dr Elisabeth Philipps PhD is leading consultant for Nutrigold coordinating the busy technical and educational team, as well as technical advisor for Nutri-Link and contributing to the highly successful leader in post-graduate education organization – Clinical Education.