The Shrinking Brain. Are we dumbing down?
--- 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...
The Omega Test that Protects Your Brain
---- How does our ‘do it at home’ pinprick blood test for omega-3 predict your cognitive ability, dementia risk, brain size and intelligence? We are a charity dedicated to researching cognitive function and helping people look after their brain and reduce their risk of dementia and...
Sleep, Stress and the Brain: Why Quality Rest Matters
By Patrick Holford What does any animal, perhaps your dog, do after exercising or going for a walk? Sleep. Sleep is how the brain recovers. There is now overwhelming evidence that sleep is a ‘brain essential’ and just like Goldilocks, it seems we need just the right amount....
Warning: Your Brain Is Being Hijacked… by Junk Food, Tech & Stimulants
We now know that today’s diet, lacking in brain-friendly fats and other nutrients, yet high in sugar and ultra-processed food, is likely to be shrinking our brains, dumbing us down and triggering a big increase in mental health problems. But it isn’t just nutrition that is creating the...
Polyphenol Power. Keep your Brain Young with Antioxidants.
----- By Patrick Holford Life is a balancing act between making energy by combusting glucose or ketones with oxygen, which generates ‘oxidant’ exhaust fumes and dealing with these 'oxidant fumes' which harm the body. Skin goes crinkly, age spots develop all due to oxidation. That’s...
Ending Addiction with Patrick Holford (Replay Access)
Learn how to quit without feeling s**t and the fast, highly effective way to end addiction to caffeine, sugar, cigarettes, alcohol, illicit or prescription drugs. Have you tried to give up alcohol or sugar only to be defeated by cravings, exhaustion, anxiety, mood swings, sleep problems,...
Is food triggering brain fog, low mood & lethargy? And our collaboration with YorkTest
Have you ever wondered if what you eat has anything to do with your mood, energy levels and ability to concentrate? Do you ever experience ‘brain fog’ and tiredness and wonder why you feel anxious and low when others seem to cope? New research is showing that what happens in your gut...
Practitioner: Laura Lam BSc DipBCNH mBANT regCNHC
Background & Bio I’m a Functional Nutritional Therapist specialising in digestive health and hormonal imbalances, where both systems are closely linked to mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, mood swings and bipolar disorder. I have a special interest in using...
Supplementing vitamin D helps reduce Alzheimer’s disease and dementia risk
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,...