Research Professor Tommy Wood from the University of Washington, explains Most of us have two types of elderly relatives. One of them is old – they have trouble walking, they’re in and out of the doctor’s office, and they always seem to repeat the same stories. The other type seems...
In the UK progress in putting these breakthroughs into action is slow. The two leading charities, the Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) fail to mention the importance of homocysteine lowering B vitamins and omega-3 at all and have confirmed that they are not funding any...
By Jerome Burne & Patrick Holford New research shows that the combination of B vitamins and omega-3 are a dynamic duo against dementia, stopping the brain shrinkage that is the hallmark of Alzheimer’s. The discovery, hailed as the “a major step towards Alzheimer’s...
By Research Professor Tommy Wood from the University of Washington Most of us have two types of elderly relatives. One of them is old – they have trouble walking, they’re in and out of the doctor’s office, and they always seem to repeat the same stories. The other type seems...
Reading is one of the simplest ways to understand the science behind brain health and prevention. This page brings together our recommended brain health books, chosen for their clear, practical guidance on supporting memory, mood and long-term cognitive function. Each book reflects evidence...
By Patrick Holford Eating a Mediterranean style diet with lots of vegetables and fruit keeps your brain 18 years younger, shows a new study published on the 8th March 2023 in Neurology. According to the researchers “People who scored highest for adhering to the Mediterranean diet had...
By Patrick Holford Taking vitamin D supplements may help ward off dementia, according to a new, large-scale study involving over twelve thousand dementia-free 70+ year olds in the US. More than a third (37%) took supplements of vitamin D. After adjusting for baseline age, sex, education, race,...
Originally published on Orthomolecular Medicine News Service [15th February 2023] In the days of Hippocrates, diseases were blamed on the gods. He didn't buy that and explored the causes of disease saying 'let food be thy medicine'. Nowadays a lot of diseases are being blamed on genes -...
By Patrick Holford How does cognitive decline happen? One theory was that it was to do with the accumulation of amyloid protein, producing amyloid plaque that interferes with brain cell communication. But, despite over 30 clinical trials, lowering amyloid protein has had close to zero...
At Food for the Brain, we believe that prevention is better than cure. The Brain Bio Centre embodies this philosophy – a leading clinic dedicated to improving mental wellbeing through personalised nutrition and lifestyle medicine. Our team of qualified nutritional therapists work with...
