The indexing team are a diverse group of Nutrition Practitioners with a passion for science. Skilled in critical appraisal, they read and appraise the latest scientific nutrition articles, categorise them according to functional medicine parameters and distil them into plain language summaries for easy access to complicated science. These enhanced articles are then made available on the Nutrition Evidence database. Each month sees a new indexing subject focus, enabling the indexers to take a deep dive into a topic, building their knowledge and positioning themselves within complex debates. Their work raises the profile of BANT Nutrition Practitioners’ adherence to evidence based practice and enriches Nutrition Evidence as a key platform to access nutrition science.
If you have been trained in critical appraisal and are interested in joining the BANT indexing team, please get in touch with the Centre of Excellence Manager Clare Grundel at [email protected]. Each article can be logged as self-directed CPD and BANT will pay you £10 per paper indexed.
Meet the Team
Karin Elgar PhD Physiology, DipION, mBANT, CNHC
Karin holds a Masters Degree in Biology and a PhD in Physiology. After many years of working in the pharmaceutical industry, she retrained to become a nutritional therapist and qualified from the Institute for Optimum Nutrition, London, in 2004. Karin has since then been practicing in Greater Manchester and has a specific interest in female hormone health and autoimmunity. Apart from working one-to-one with clients, she delivers talks and workshops, writes within the nutrition and complementary health industry, and is an experienced speaker and educator. Karin has was nutritional advisor for a Protexin (probiotics) for several years and is currently an independent consultant at Hifas da Terra (medicinal mushrooms).
Areas of Particular Interest
- Female hormonal health
- Autoimmunity
Minna Wood, MSc Personalised Nutrition, mBANT, CNHC
Minna is a BANT registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner with a master’s degree in Personalised Nutrition and diploma in Nutritional Therapy Practice. She has a particular interest in gut health and how it affects the health of the whole body, and how our diet and lifestyle affect the health of our gut and the bacteria living in it. She also understands that nutrition is only one part of the puzzle of optimum health and advocates the importance of adequate sleep, regular physical exercise, connection with nature and the use of mind-body practices. She’s also a creative nutritional cook, recipe creator and food blogger.
Areas of Particular Interest
- Gut health, gut-brain axis and the microbiome
- Weight loss and general wellbeing
- Healthy cooking and fermenting workshops
- Mind-body practices
Evonne Ginman DipION, mBANT, CNHC
Evonne is a Registered Nutritional Therapist who is passionate about working with people to enhance their health and wellbeing through nutrition and lifestyle coaching. She offers nutritional therapy consultations that are personalised, focused and evidence-based. Her interests include mental and emotional wellbeing, stress management, supporting optimal energy levels, women’s health, hormone balance, healthy digestion and immune function.
Evonne graduated from the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in 2015. She has a clinical practice based in Devon. She also works as an Assessment Marker at ION.
Areas of Particular Interest
- Mental and emotional wellbeing
- Stress management
- Women’s health and hormone balance
- Digestion and immune system function
Sarah Cassar MSc Personalised Nutrition, mBANT, CNHC
Sarah is a Nutritional Therapist registered with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (UK) and the Council for the Professions Complementary to Medicine (Malta). She is also a member of the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT).
Sarah has 7+ years of experience in teaching nutrition and concepts of healthier living and disease prevention to young children and adolescents. Following a completion of her Bachelor of Education (HONS) degree at the University of Malta, Sarah was awarded a Master’s in Science in Personalised Nutrition at Middlesex University. Her passion for nutrition science and optimal health subsequently led her to complete a diploma in Nutritional Therapy Practice at the Centre for Nutrition Education and Lifestyle Management (CNELM). Additionally, Sarah holds a Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner Certificate having completed a coaching course at CNELM.
Areas of Particular Interest
- Childhood Obesity
- Weight Management
- Blood Sugar Balance
- Diabetes
Lauren Hyden MSc Clinical and Public Health Nutrition, ANutr (AfN)
Lauren Hyden holds an MSc in Clinical and Public Health Nutrition from University College London and began indexing for the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) in 2016. She enjoys reviewing papers covering the role of the gut-brain axis in health and disease, as well as public health interventions. Lauren is a registered yoga instructor (RYT-200, Yoga Alliance) and health educator in Gainesville, Florida.
Areas of Particular Interest
- Gut-brain axis
- Nutrient bioavailability and density
- Public health nutrition
Clare Grundel, MSc Nutritional Therapy, mBANT, CNHC
Clare is a CNHC Registered Nutritional Therapist and a member of BANT. She graduated with an MSc in Nutritional Therapy from The Northern College of Acupuncture and has been in practice since 2014. Now located in South Cambridgeshire, she focuses her clinical practice on autoimmune inflammatory arthritis. As well as clinic work and indexing, Clare also works part-time as BANT’s Centre of Excellence Manager.
Areas of Particular Interest
- Inflammatory arthritis
- Chronic pain conditions
- Alzheimer’s disease and dementia