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 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...
