by Patrick Holford

We want to introduce you to our Mascot, Tommy Gun.

He arrived with two other boys (Vincent and Oran) at our farm in the Black Mountains, just in time for Christmas. On the farm we are experimenting with ways of growing food using zero-dig, organic methods, to maximise nutrient content – food for the brain!

(The alpacas, by the way, keep the foxes off the chickens. Down on the farm, we are learning how to grow foods with the highest nutrient content including omega-3-rich eggs – of course organic, wild and free!) 

Why Tommy Gun? 

Well, largely in honour of my (Patrick’s) father-in-law who said his dementia was getting so bad he forgot he had dementia.

Tom was one of the people who started Carnaby Street with his shop Gear, and then Kids in Gear in the swinging 60’s and invented the Union Jack pop art, putting it on everyday items from mugs to tea trays. He then became the Grateful Dead’s European tour manager. Not everything consumed in those days was exactly good for the brain!  His ‘son-out-law’ was Joe Strummer of the Clash (Tommy Gun is a Clash song). 

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Tommy Gun reminds us that the reason we all work so hard is to prevent another lovely person from developing this terrible and unnecessary disease.

Every bit of prevention you can do is worth it.

Every person you can get to complete the Cognitive Function Test and take one of our easy, accurate, at-home blood tests, is worth it. 

Will you join us in our mission?

We rely solely on donations and word of mouth, so please spread the word this festive season.

Thank you for reading!
Food for the Brain is a non-for-profit educational and research charity that offers a free Cognitive Function Test and assesses your Dementia Risk Index to be able to advise you on how to dementia-proof your diet and lifestyle.

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