Recipe from the Upgrade Your Brain Cook App -- Last month we released the Upgrade Your Brain Cook App, to help you eat delicious food every day that supports your brain health. Many of you have subscribed to the App and to celebrate we want to share a brain-friendly makeover of...
Dementia, including Alzheimer’s is not only the greatest cause of death entailing huge healthcare costs, it is the major fear for many about aging. The great news is that dementia and Alzheimer’s are preventable. Less than 1% of Alzheimer’s is caused by genes so for most of us, the...
By Patrick Holford, in response to the New York Times essay here. Recently, investigator Charles Piller exposed the fraudulent claims behind the amyloid theory of Alzheimer’s, that has caused heads to roll. The article, based on his new book Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in...
(Originally posted in IHCAN magazine. Written by Patrick Holford, edited by Carol Ludlam) What is really going on as we age? What contributes to the wrinkles, stiffer joints, slower cognitive function and other health problems? It begins with the brain. Your brain consumes more energy...
by Patrick Holford If you think that Alzheimer’s or dementia is caused by amyloid plaques in the brain, or tangles of nerves (called neurofibrilliary tangles) associated with p-tau, you have been successfully conned. But you would not be alone. There is a vast sleight of hand...
by Patrick Holford If you think that Alzheimer’s or dementia is caused by amyloid plaques in the brain, or tangles of nerves (called neurofibrilliary tangles) associated with p-tau, you have been successfully deceived. = But you would not be alone. Last week’s Telegraph article is a...
Written by Dr Victoria Sampson BDS MFDS RCS Ed Pg Dip Did you know that similar to your gut, the mouth has its own microbiome? Not only that, it is in fact, the second most diverse microbiome after the gut and houses approximately 700 different species of bacteria that make up 2 billion...
by Patrick Holford and edited by Nuala Mcdermott Have you ever experienced ‘brain fog’? Difficulty concentrating, feeling mentally sluggish, forgetful, and unable to focus or think clearly? Increasingly, the term is used to describe a range of cognitive symptoms that affect...
by Patrick Holford There is a reason why we don’t just talk about the benefits of omega-3, or encourage people to only focus on vitamin D - many of these nutrients work synergistically and are all needed to work together to maximise the reduction in dementia risk. -- A few months...
The Lancet Report Omission! World Experts Criticise Latest Alzheimer Report The recent Lancet dementia commission has ignored the best nutrition prevention evidence. (See the Lancet Commission Report here) The Alzheimer’s Prevention Expert Group has accused the Lancet Commission of bad...
