With the arrival of spring come brighter days and flowers blooming all around. Sadly, it also marks what feels like yet another season full of sugar, with supermarket shelves overflowing with chocolate eggs, bunnies and other sugary temptations in every shape and size. But knowing...
by Patrick Holford -- Neurodivergence refers to differences in mental or neurological function from what is considered typical. This concept encompasses conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome, dyspraxia, synaesthesia, dyscalculia, Down syndrome,...
by Cath Verner -- A landmark study from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia) has provided compelling evidence that targeted diet and lifestyle changes can improve cognitive function in older adults. Or put simply,...
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...
