Do you have control over your mind or does it have control over you? A guru was once asked ‘Does your mind think?’ The guru replied ‘Only when I want it to.” Does that sound almost impossible? Is your mind ‘out of control’ going wherever it wants, and often in the direction of...
When you wake up in the morning does it take a while for your mind to click into gear or do you scroll through all your problems and worries until you generate enough adrenal stress hormones to get you going? Here’s a different strategy. Make yourself a hot drink and play a mind game. One of the...
In the weeks that follow, starting now we are going to guide you in taking simple steps to improve your mind’s agility, as well as your mood and social interaction. While optimum nutrition can give you the essential ingredients for the ‘hardware’ of your brain, it is a living, ever-changing...
Setting your wellness vision If, miraculously, you were suddenly 100% healthy, how would you feel? Pick three from the list below that mean the most to you and score yourself out of 10, were 10 out of 10 is the best – eg maximum energy, sharp mind, no pain (we’ll keep a record and...
By Patrick Holford After 40 failed trials for drugs injecting anti-amyloid antibodies (AAAs) one, Lecanemab[i], has finally shown a modest benefit on cognitive function in those with early-stage Alzheimer’s. But they come with a terrible cost - adverse effects that include brain swelling and...
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,...
By Dr. David Vauzour Dr. David Vauzour is Senior Research Fellow and Principal Investigator at Norwich Medical School at the University of East Anglia, UK. He completed his PhD in Chemical and Biological Sciences for Health, Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Montpellier in...
Having high blood pressure has consistently predicted an increased risk of developing cognitive decline and dementia.[i] Several plausible mechanisms support the potential for raised BP driving impairment in brain structure and function.[ii] But does lowering it with medication help reduce...
