This year's Mental Health Awareness Week's theme is 'Connecting with Nature', which aims to highlight the impact that nature can have on our mental health, as well as how nature has helped us reduce stress throughout the pandemic. The practice of Forest Bathing or "shinrin-yoku", encourages...
At Food for the Brain our Scientific Advisory Board calls on evidence from world leaders in Alzheimer’s dementia prevention. Our former Chair, Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Oxford, authored a statement signed by 109 international experts from 36 countries, submitted to...
Methylation and mental health are intricately related. We take a deeper look into the association and why it is important. What is methylation? Methylation has been a buzzword in the integrative health sphere for some time now. This is unsurprising considering its importance to...
One in three of us are addicted According to the charity Action on Addiction, one in three of us are addicted to something, whether it be a substance such as caffeine, cocaine or alcohol, or whether it is in the grips of a particular habit that is preventing someone from living their lives...
Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are among the most common neurodevelopmental conditions identified in children, and increasingly in adults too. ASD is defined in terms of specific patterns of behaviour and social communication, but strengths and difficulties vary substantially between...
Dealing with a mental and cognitive health problem on your own can be both overwhelming and isolating. That’s why it’s important to seek professional help from someone who can guide you and support you back to health. Poor mental wellbeing and/or cognitive health can be caused by a...
Estimated reading time: 5 mins The Gut Brain Axis The gut microbiome, defined as the bacteria that colonises our digestive tract, seems to be a buzz word at the moment within the health industry, as a growing body of research is showing just how important quantity and quality...
Nutrition is fundamental to the healthy development and function of brains as well as bodies; and the consumption of modern, western-type diets - rich in ultra-processed foods - raises risks not only for physical health disorders like obesity and Type 2 diabetes, but also for many...
Estimated reading time: 9 mins Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating condition that is otherwise known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). Due to the diverse set of seemingly unrelated symptoms that people with this condition present with, it is commonly misdiagnosed and can often...
Estimated reading time: 5mins The Gut-Brain Axis The ‘Brain-Gut Axis’ is a term used to describe the two-way communication system between our digestive tract and the brain. A growing body of research into this axis demonstrates how much influence the gut can have over the brain...
