Brain size is shrinking, IQ is falling, mental health problems are rising. A recent EU report has declared a ‘global brain health emergency’. One in six children are neurodivergent, many with autism or ADHD. While one in four over 80 have pre-dementia - memory...
By Patrick Holford In recent years the number of children diagnosed with learning, behavioural and mental health problems has escalated. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders, all classifying children as...
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...
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Is the H Factor still the biggest health breakthrough of the century?By Patrick Holford -- You may have never heard of it, let alone know your ‘H’ score, but in your bloodstream there exists a toxic amino acid, largely a consequence of sub-optimal B vitamin status, which if raised (above...
Q. What is a homocysteine test? A homocysteine test is a simple blood test requiring a small blood sample. The test measures the level of homocysteine, an amino acid, in your blood. It is used to diagnose a vital process in the body and brain called methylation. Methylation depends on...
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By Patrick Holford Did you know the length of your shadow can tell you if you’re able to generate vitamin D from sunlight? If your shadow is longer than your body - you can’t produce vitamin D from sunlight. If you are in winter and live in a country of higher latitude (like the UK),...
--- Both brain size and IQ are falling in modern humans, coinciding with a big increase in mental illness. What we eat is to blame, says Professor Michael Crawford, author of a new book ‘The Shrinking Brain’ and Sir David Attenborough is convinced he is right. The Falling...
