The Academy of Nutritional Medicine (AONM) connects science, education, and practice to support better health.
We provide training, resources, and testing for those passionate about integrative and preventative medicine. 🌐 Welcome to AONM! 🥦~ www.aonm.org
The Academy of Nutritional Medicine (AONM) - An international interdisciplinary forum dedicated to advancing nutritional medicine. Our principal aims are:
🔄 Work towards the integration of conventional and complementary medicine
🤝 Bring together academic expertise in nutritional medicine
📚 Provide high-quality information on new developments and therapeutic approaches in nutritional medicine to both practitioners and the public
🧪 Provide effective testing services for patients and practitioners
Join us on this journey of advancing knowledge and promoting overall health! 🌿💚
🧬 Don’t Miss the Latest in Integrative & Functional Medicine
Want to stay up to date with the latest breakthroughs in M.E., Long COVID, mitochondrial health, PAN/PANDAS, Lyme Disease, and autoimmunity?
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🔹 Global research highlights & expert commentary
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🔹 Discount codes and free educational resources
Each month we share insights from leading voices in science and clinical practice. Join thousands of practitioners and patients staying informed.
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11/11/2025
🧬 Evaluation of the Clinical Potential in Prostate Cancer Using Maintrac®
Join Professor Dr. Med. Katharina Pachmann for an insightful webinar on: “Evaluation of the Clinical Potential in Prostate Cancer Using Maintrac® – Exploring the use of circulating epithelial tumour cell tracking (CETCs) to inform personalised and integrative approaches in cancer support.”
Prostate cancer remains the most common cancer among men, and while many cases are slow-growing, finding ways to distinguish stable disease from progression is key to avoiding overtreatment.
In this webinar, Professor Pachmann — a leading pioneer in liquid biopsy and circulating tumour cell (CTC) analysis — will discuss how Maintrac® and Stemtrac® technologies provide valuable, non-invasive insight into tumour behaviour, therapy response, and biomarker expression.
She will share findings from their latest research on the role of Maintrac® during radiotherapy, and how these innovative tools can support truly personalised care in both early and advanced stages of disease.
📅 Date: Tuesday 2nd December 2025
🕖 Time: 19:00 GMT | 20:00 CET | 14:00 EST
💡 About the Speaker, Professor Dr. Med. Katharina Pachmann:
🧬 Pioneer in circulating tumour cell (CTC) research
🏥 Founder of Maintrac® liquid biopsy methodology
📈 Expert in applying CETC tracking to improve therapeutic decisions
🔬 Lead author on numerous peer-reviewed studies in oncology and molecular diagnostics
Whether you’re a practitioner, researcher, or clinician supporting patients with prostate cancer, this webinar will offer practical insight into the next generation of cancer monitoring and management.
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07/11/2025
A powerful discussion on BBC’s The Inquiry about the global rise of Lyme disease. Insight from Dr Armin Alaedini reminds us why deeper understanding of the condition and continued research remain key.
🎧 Listen now:
GLA’s Chief Scientific Officer discusses the global rise of Lyme disease and new developments on BBC’s The Inquiry. Read more about the increasing cases and advancements in treatment.
06/11/2025
😴 Unexplained symptoms? Could Long COVID be the missing link?
That’s why, in collaboration with ArminLabs, we offer Post-COVID Viral Reactivation Panels to give both patients and practitioners insight into ongoing, recent, or reactivated infections.
💡 How it works:
- T-cell tests (EliSpots) measure cellular responses with enhanced sensitivity.
- IgA testing shows infections in mucosal membranes (lungs, sinuses, gut), helping detect viruses like VZV and Coxsackie.
⚡ Two panel options:
1️⃣ Light Panel – tests for EBV, CMV, VZV, and Coxsackie.
2️⃣ Advanced Panel – adds HSV 1 & 2, HHV-6, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma.
🩸 Ordering is simple:
Blood draw at home or clinic
Pre-paid DHL Medical Express shipment to ArminLabs, Germany
ArminLabs is certified by the German Accreditation Board (DAkkS) under DIN EN ISO 15189:2014, the international standard for medical laboratories.
✅ Every test is commercially available, certified, and validated, both internally by ArminLabs and externally by the test producers.
✅ Positive and negative controls are performed for every test to ensure accuracy and account for influencing factors.
📄 UKAS (UK Accreditation Service) has formally confirmed its confidence in the DAkkS accreditation system, stating that DAkkS operates an equivalent system to its own.
While UKAS does not directly accredit overseas laboratories, it recognises DAkkS as maintaining the same high standards of quality and reliability.
ArminLabs therefore operates to the highest international standards of medical laboratory practice.
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Explore the central role of mitochondria in health and disease through AONM’s comprehensive Mitochondrial Webinar Series, featuring leading experts in the field:
🎓 Professor. Brigitte König – The Mitochondria and Chronic Health Conditions (Parts 1 & 2)
👩⚕️ Dr. Sarah Myhill – Mitochondria, Not Hypochondria: Diagnosing and Managing Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Disease
📚 Mitochondrial Magic – Practical insights for revitalising mitochondrial health
AONM is proud to support this one-day conference hosted by the British Network for Functional Medicine. Designed for practitioners, researchers, and clinicians, this event explores the evolving frontiers of functional medicine — from chronic illness to women’s health, nutrition, and clinical innovation.
Globally recognised experts including Dr. Laurens Maas, Dr. Tina Peers, Lorraine Nicolle, Dr. Olivia Lesslar, and Gilian Crowther will share the latest science, practical strategies, and thought-provoking perspectives shaping functional medicine today.
Why Attend?
– Insightful sessions on the most pressing issues in functional medicine
– Practical tools, clinical strategies & case studies
– Focused networking with like-minded professionals
– Exclusive, intimate event with limited spaces
Our very own Gilian Crowther will be speaking on ‘Stealth Pathogens and Chronic Infections’ from 14:00 – 14:45
Gilian will explore the shifting landscape of stealth pathogens and chronic infections, and how detection and treatment strategies have been impacted by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
She’ll offer an overview of how laboratory markers may be presenting differently in this “new normal”, and ask whether conventional approaches still hold, or whether new thinking is now required.
Emerging research continues to highlight the role of autoantibodies (antibodies that mistakenly target the body’s own receptors) in complex neuroimmune and autonomic disorders such as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.), Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Small Fibre Neuropathy (SFN), and Long COVID.
These autoantibodies may interfere with receptors that control heart rate, blood flow, neurotransmission, and immune balance, contributing to many of the hallmark symptoms experienced in these conditions.
Developed in collaboration with Professor Carmen Scheibenbogen at Charité University Hospital, Berlin, CellTrend’s advanced immunoassays measure these specific antibodies, providing valuable physiological insights for clinicians and researchers.
✨ The panels include markers such as:
- Beta-1 and Beta-2 adrenergic receptor autoantibodies
- Muscarinic M3 and M4 acetylcholine receptor autoantibodies
AONM is proud to represent CellTrend in the UK, connecting pioneering research with accessible testing for both practitioners and patients.
💚 Tick Season Isn’t Over Yet! Stay Lyme Aware This October
Think tick season ends with summer? Not quite! 🕷️
Ticks in the UK stay active through October — especially during mild, damp weather (basically, a British autumn).
Here’s how to stay protected while still enjoying your woodland walks and pumpkin patch adventures:
1️⃣ Stick to Clear Paths – Avoid brushing against long grass or leaf piles where ticks like to hide.
2️⃣ Cover Up – Long sleeves, trousers, and closed shoes make it harder for ticks to reach your skin.
3️⃣ Use Repellent – Natural options with lemon eucalyptus or citronella oil are great alternatives to DEET.
4️⃣ Do a Tick Check – After being outdoors, check your scalp, behind your knees, underarms, and other cosy hiding spots.
5️⃣ Shower Afterward – Showering within two hours can help remove any ticks before they attach.
⚠️ Even one small tick bite can lead to Lyme disease, so a quick post-walk check is always worth it.
Groundbreaking new genetic research is shedding light on the biology behind fibromyalgia, confirming that the condition has strong neurological roots and overlaps significantly with other chronic illnesses such as ME, IBS, and chronic pain syndromes.
Read the full article from Health Rising below:
Geoff’s Narration The GIST Just months after the publication of the first large ME/CFS GWAS study comes an enormous FM GWAS study. Notice how these two diseases seem to be marching hand in hand. Both are greatly underfunded, both are still struggling for recognition in some circles, symptoms de...
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The Academy of Nutritional Medicine (AONM) was established in 2005. It has always had an interest in supporting, developing and promoting cutting-edge research in the field of integrative medicine with a particular focus on patients who are suffering from poorly understood conditions that are often misdiagnosed as psychiatric when they have biomedical causes.
For over a decade AONM has held national and international conferences and seminars attracting researchers, scientists, doctors and patients from around the world. AONM conferences are well renowned. They focus on educating both the professionals and patients in an inclusive and interactive way. AONM ensures that their conferences are also patient-centred.
The Academy’s main areas of focus are the underlying drivers of chronic complex conditions, and has been instrumental introducing an understanding of the bacterial and viral causes. A key to this has been to find tests that actually evidence persistent infection in chronic cases where serology has its shortcomings. As a result, AONM has pioneered testing methods from abroad where these technologies have long been established, such as ArminLabs for vector-borne disease, Moleculera Labs for infection-driven autoimmune encephalitis (also called PANS/PANDAS). A natural development was therefore moving into the area of Lyme Disease and co-infections as well as other stealth pathogens and biotoxins.
AONM’s testing activity has therefore become very strong and unique. We also represent Maintrac in Germany which runs tests of circulating cancer cells and can also test for chemo-sensitivity and the effectiveness of natural agents against these cells on a personalised basis.
The Academy has an additional specialism on the mitochondria due to its contacts with research taking place in the UK and the rest of Europe.
We act as a force for the integration of complementary and conventional medicine, and increasing numbers of NHS doctors attend our conferences, use our tests and involve us in their teams on occasion in complex cases.
