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...
Early-onset dementia, often talked about as ‘genetic’, has been linked to exactly those factors that our Dementia Risk Index questionnaire, part of the Cognitive Function test, assesses. -- In other words, what you do and how you live protects you from losing cognitive function at...
Boosting GABA: Natural Support for Anxiety and Low Mood This Winter By Patrick Holford Boost gaba naturally this winter. For many people, the darker months are when anxiety creeps up and mood dips. Shorter days, colder weather and more indoor time often leave the nervous system...
Raised Homocysteine and Disease Risk: More Than 100 Associated Conditions Raised homocysteine has been associated with an increased risk of a remarkably wide range of diseases and adverse health outcomes. Research spanning cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline, dementia, pregnancy...
By Patrick Holford If you are eating a healthy whole food diet, do you need supplements? Surely the food you eat should be enough? When it comes to supplements, the conventional view is based on government supported recommended intakes (RDAs, RNIs, NRVs or DRVs) designed to prevent classical...
By Sophie Barret - Hifas da Terra & Patrick Holford Two medicinal mushrooms are particularly relevant when it comes to optimising your brain health, here we discuss Reishi (Ganoderma Lucidum) and Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus); in terms of their potency and use in both...
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...
---- 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...
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....
