
Patrick Holford: Simple Wisdom for a Healthy Life Can Nutrition Stop Alzheimer’s?
Oct 6, 2023
Patrick Holford, nutrition expert and founder of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition and Food for the Brain Foundation. He discusses nutrition’s role in Alzheimer’s prevention. Topics include omega-3s and marine foods, B vitamins and methylation, school trials boosting IQ, sustainable marine farming, ketones and MCT oil, testing for homocysteine and nutrient status, and critiques of anti-amyloid drugs.
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Alzheimer’s Is Largely Preventable
- Alzheimer’s is largely preventable and not determined by genes alone.
- Patrick Holford argues lifestyle and nutrition can stop cognitive decline.
Modern Lifestyle Drives Mental Health Decline
- Modern rises in mental illness link to diet, tech and low omega-3 intake.
- Early maternal nutrition (omega-3, B vitamins) programs children's mental health.
Human Brain Size Has Decreased
- Human brain size has shrunk about 10% over the last 10,000 years.
- Patrick links this decline to reduced marine‑based omega‑3 in the diet.








