Introduction The time period surrounding pregnancy are highly important for the promotion of brain health across the lifespan. Evidence suggests that the most sensitive windows for nutrition is in late foetal and early postnatal life, with greater acceptance that the success of postnatal...
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ADHD Introduction ADHD is a common neurodevelopmental condition affecting 5% of children and 2.5% of adults. In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the relationship between ADHD and nutrition. It is three times more frequent among males than females and is often linked...
The mouth is a hub of activity, housing around 50–100 billion bacteria from 200 different bacterial species. The role of these resident bacteria in the mouth, also known as the oral microbiome, is an emerging area of research. Alterations in the oral microbiome may occur as a result of factors...
The Role of B6 in Brain Health B6 is an essential water-soluble vitamin, and must be obtained from the diet due to humans inability to synthesize it themselves - good dietary sources include fish, legumes, nuts, bananas & potatoes. The primary symptoms of vitamin B6 deficiency are...
1 Introduction B12 is essential for brain health, and physiologically active in the body in the forms of Methylcobalamin and adenosylcobalamin , while cyanocobalamin is the main commercially available synthetic form. Adenosylcobalamin (AdoB12) is cofactor for methylmalonic coenzyme A mutase...
Food for the Brain provide evidence based information on numerous conditions that impact on brain health and mental wellbeing. These conditions sit under four umbrellas: Neurological disorders Mental illnesses Conditions related to neurodiversity Conditions of malnutrition, which...
As many as one in five adults and children, and probably one in three with behavioural problems, react allergically to common foods such as milk, wheat, yeast and eggs. The knowledge that allergy to foods and chemicals can adversely affect moods and behaviour in children has been known, and...
