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...
Are You Wasting Money On Your Omega-3 Supplements? Are You Wasting Money On Your Omega-3 Supplements? Omega-3 supplements are becoming increasingly popular - and rightly so - as another recent UK BioBank study (1) reported a 30% lower risk of dementia in those with higher omega-3 status...
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...
--- Back in the decade that gave us neon shell suits, the first space shuttle, and the birth of the pop video (the unforgettable 1980s) we also believed that glucose (the sugar used by our bodies) gave us extra energy. Lucozade, a liquid form of glucose with a good dose of preservatives,...
Vitamin C is a keystone nutrient for swinging the antioxidant equation in your favour for your brain. It’s made in all living things, from animals to plants, including yeasts and fungi. It’s probably been the essential ‘exhaust recycler’ of all oxygen-based life forms. Production is...
