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...
----- 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...
Is coffee good or bad for you? On the one hand is contains polyphenols that act like antioxidants, but on the other hand even two coffees a day raises markers of inflammation, including homocysteine which is an established indicator of dementia risk. A major study involving almost...
Autism is one disease where there is a very high ‘inherited’ component. In studies with genetically identical twins, if one twin has it, the odds of another having a diagnosis is about 60%. But it's not in the ‘in the genes’ since we share the same ‘environment’ as our...
Research Professor Tommy Wood from the University of Washington, explains Most of us have two types of elderly relatives. One of them is old – they have trouble walking, they’re in and out of the doctor’s office, and they always seem to repeat the same stories. The other type seems...
Summary "What GABA’s got to do with it?" GABA (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid) is both an amino acid and a neurotransmitter, which switches off the adrenal (stress) response, and helps you feel relaxed. That’s why alcohol has a relaxing effect - it causes increased GABA levels and makes you...
By Research Professor Tommy Wood from the University of Washington Most of us have two types of elderly relatives. One of them is old – they have trouble walking, they’re in and out of the doctor’s office, and they always seem to repeat the same stories. The other type seems...
This webinar has now ended Summary Schizophrenia is a multifactorial psychiatric disorder producing a spectrum of symptoms including psychosis. Schizophrenia is associated with significant disabilities and affects all areas of life. The current therapeutic model for schizophrenia relies...
