World expert think tank declares a mental health meltdown as rates of mental illness soar. -- We are facing a new pandemic. Not the result of a return of Covid or bird flu but caused by something much closer to home that affects us every day. The food we eat. It is damaging our...
The Upgrade Your Brain book will be out soon! -- So if you want to learn the 8 steps to optimise your brain for better mood, memory, sleep and stress resilience and dementia proof your diet and lifestyle then here is a free sample of the book, written by our CEO & founder Patrick...
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...
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...
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...
By Patrick Holford How does cognitive decline happen? One theory was that it was to do with the accumulation of amyloid protein, producing amyloid plaque that interferes with brain cell communication. But, despite over 30 clinical trials, lowering amyloid protein has had close to zero...
By Patrick Holford What makes us humans so different to other apes is our larger brain, especially the cortex. It is three times larger than a chimpanzee. How did this happen? How did Homo Sapiens evolve our level of intelligence despite sharing almost the same genes? The brain’s...
What makes us humans so different to other apes is our larger brain, especially the cortex. It is three times larger than a chimpanzee. How did this happen? How did Homo Sapiens evolve our level of intelligence despite sharing almost the same genes? The brain’s origin, for all species,...
