We often get asked if supplements are necessary, usually in relation to some expert or opinion leader saying they are a waste of money or have no evidence of effect. Anyone actively discouraging supplementation of vitamin B, C, D or omega-3, or claiming there is no scientific evidence to...
If you ask the man on the street what's driving Alzheimer's, they'll probably say it's in the genes or that it is just what happens when you age. -- Now, neither of these statements are strictly true. Alzheimer's is a largely preventable disease. The big question...
by Patrick Holford This is the headline from the New York Times exposing a proposal from an ‘Alzheimer’s Working Group’ that we should all have an amyloid blood test to then be prescribed anti-amyloid drugs. This is a similar strategy to statins which are given to anyone with ‘high...
This week CNN ran a story about a dementia prevention clinic in the US, run by neurologist Professor Richard Isaacson, who used our Cognitive Function Test in his prevention study at Cornell University. -- The basic concept, much like what Food for the Brain is doing online, is that people...
Part 1 Introduction 1. 100% Health Survey, link t/f. 2. https://www.politico.eu/sponsored-content/global-data-is-key-to-tackling-the-rise-in-brain-health-conditions/ Chapter 1 3. Ogundipe E, Johnson MR, Wang Y, Crawford MA. Peri-conception maternal lipid profiles predict pregnancy...
Omega 3 supplements are becoming more popular and rightly so as another recent UK BioBank study (1) reported that there was a 30% less risk of dementia in those with higher omega-3 status in their blood. Another study (2), found a 49% reduced risk for dementia in those with the highest omega-3...
By Patrick Holford Alzheimer’s is a preventable, but not reversible disease. Less than one in a hundred cases are directly caused by genes. Prevention is entirely possible if you can identify who is at risk early enough and encourage the right diet and lifestyle...
By Patrick Holford Read part one here to learn about the first two 'horsemen' - Brain Fats & Methylation. -- Few people realise the catastrophic decline in mental health that has occurred over the past 50 years. ‘Brain health conditions have become a global health...
By Patrick Holford. This is part one, read part two here. Few people realise the catastrophic decline in mental health that has occurred over the past 50 years. -- ‘Brain health conditions have become a global health emergency,’ according to the Federation of European...
Whether your goal is to protect your memory from getting worse, or enhance and optimise your mental acuity, you need three things. The first is having the best ‘structure’ – that is building brain cells and their connections; then it's about the best ‘function’ as in fuel supply; and...
