The Ageless Brain - How do you ensure you never get cognitive decline, Alzheimer's and dementia?
My guest today, is neurologist Dr Dale Bredesen, an expert in the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases and author of the book ‘The End of Alzheimer’s’, which created quite a stir when it came out.
Now, his latest book ‘The Ageless Brain’, takes the conversation further. I’ve read his book and he’s read my latest, ‘Alzheimer’s: Prevention is the Cure’, so we have a rich conversation comparing approaches and new frontiers.
He is director of the Precision Brain Health Programme at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Los Angeles.
You can take part in Alzheimer's Prevention Day on Tuesday 20 May. Find out more about what you can do to help prevent cognitive decline, dementia and Alzheimer's, and share it with friends and family.
Find out more about brain health on my website - www.patrickholford.com
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Can the Symptoms of Autism Be Reversed?
What is autism? Is it truly on the rise, along with the broader concept of ‘neurodivergence’? With one in six children now identified as having special educational needs, could this increase be due to over-diagnosis, genetic factors, or something more?
In this episode, I’m joined by three pioneers in the field—experts with extensive experience working with thousands of children diagnosed with autism. Together, we uncover the true scale of the issue and explore why our children's mental and physical health is under attack.
Joining me are:
Dr. Lorene Amet – Director of The Lauriston Centre in the UK, holding a DPhil in Molecular Biology from the University of Oxford and a Master’s in Autism Education. She has conducted postdoctoral research at Princeton and Edinburgh universities.
Beth Lambert – Founder of Documenting Hope, a non-profit dedicated to children's health. She’s a teacher and the author of A Compromised Generation: The Epidemic of Chronic Illness in America’s Children, as well as co-author of Brain Under Attack.
Dr. Heather Tallman Ruhm – A board-certified physician with a Master’s degree in Public Health Policy. She has over a decade of experience as a college professor and serves as a medical advisor for Documenting Hope.
Together, we dive deep into what’s beneath the surface - examining why our children's well-being is increasingly under threat.
Further Information
Read more in my book Upgrade Your Brain and on my website www.patrickholford.com
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Building Healthy Children’s Brains & Healthy Mothers in Pregnancy
To what extent is a child’s mental health set in pregnancy? What can women do in pregnancy to ensure optimal mental health for their child? Also, what happens to women’s brains and mental health when their nutrition is sub-optimal in pregnancy? How can we help children and teenagers to achieve their full potential for mental health?
In this podcast, I'm speaking to Julia Rucklidge, Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology and the Director of the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Group at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
Learn more on my website - nutrition for Children's Health and Pregnancy as well as my books Optimum Nutrition for your Child and Optimum Nutrition Before, During and After Pregnancy.
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Genes Unplugged: To what extent is your health destiny pre-determined?
To what extent is your health destiny pre-determined? Is it nature or nurture – what you eat and how you live that determines your health history?
My guest in this podcast is a specialist in nutrigenomics. That is the field of rich interactions between your genes and your environment.
Emma Beswick is not only a nutrigenomic expert but also a graduate from the Institute for Optimum Nutrition so she knows her stuff about nutrition too and is very much hands on, running one of the best gene testing companies in this field: LifecodeGX.
In this podcast she demystifies genes and explains how they work, how we can identify our genetic uniqueness and the direct knock on effect that has on your personal optimum nutrition.
Go to my website for more information on nutrition. Sign up to my E-News on the home page of my website at www.patrickholford.com to receive news updates.
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Metabolic Psychiatry: Is this the Mental Health Revolution we've been praying for?
Dr Christopher Palmer is a Harvard psychiatrist and researcher working at the interface of metabolism and mental health. He is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Founder and Director of the Metabolic and Mental Health Program and Director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education, both at Harvard and at the McLean Hospital.
He is author of the best-selling book, Brain Energy, in which he argues that mental disorders are metabolic disorders impacting the brain, and is leading the way to a paradigm shift in psychiatry towards new ways of understanding and treating mental health.
Go to my website for more information on nutrition and mental health as well as the ketogenic diet. See also my book Upgrade Your Brain. Sign up to my E-News at www.patrickholford.com to receive news updates.
About Patrick Holford: Simple Wisdom for a Healthy Life
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