By Patrick Holford -- At the end of 2024, as part of Food for the brain international expansion, I was honoured to attend and speak at a conference creating a task force to ‘popularise prevention’ in the ‘silver-haired’ economy. I’d like to share excerpts from the speech given...
Lowering Homocysteine: Why It Matters and How to Do It Lowering homocysteine: Why It Matters and How to Do It Homocysteine is a natural amino acid produced during a vital process in the body called methylation. It is fast becoming one of the most important biomarkers of long term health,...
The Only Person Who Can Change the Mental Health Crisis is YOU By Catherine Verner That's why we want to say a heartfelt THANK YOU for being a CITIZEN SCIENTIST spreading the word and encouraging more people to make the brain-saving changes we champion at Food for the...
How can we lift our mood and nourish our brain? Depression, now the leading cause of disability globally, affects millions. According to the World Health Organization, it represents a significant disease burden, particularly in high-income countries (1). With a staggering 100 million...
(Originally posted in IHCAN magazine. Written by Patrick Holford, edited by Carol Ludlam) What is really going on as we age? What contributes to the wrinkles, stiffer joints, slower cognitive function and other health problems? It begins with the brain. Your brain consumes more energy...
by Patrick Holford and edited by Nuala Mcdermott Have you ever experienced ‘brain fog’? Difficulty concentrating, feeling mentally sluggish, forgetful, and unable to focus or think clearly? Increasingly, the term is used to describe a range of cognitive symptoms that affect...
By Simon Martin - this article was originally shared by IHCAN - shared and edited with permission. As we start to develop our Smart Kids & Teens COGNITION Programme this story is worth sharing as it highlights the importance of environmental and nutritional factors on our...
Your Glutathione Index Defines How Your Cells Are Ageing Nutritional therapists have been measuring red cell glutathione and supplementing glutathione or its precursor N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) for decades. But it’s really hard, and expensive, to measure accurately. Until now. So how...
