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...
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...
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),...
