Do you often feel exhausted and negative? Do you spend your days feeling tired and wired? Your nights unable to fall asleep easily, or without a drink? Do you wake up anxious and stressed and in need a coffee to get going? Do you forget what you were doing, forget people’s names and where you put things? Is your mental acuity and memory slipping? Are you concerned about your memory or mental wellbeing?

Something depressing is happen to humanity, and possibly even you. Our brains are degenerating and – in parallel – we’re seeing a worrying increase in mental illness across the world. Rates of anxiety, depression, dementia, ADHD and autism are all increasing at an alarming rate across the globe. According to the World Health Organisation, our declining brain health is the greatest threat we face – more than cancer, diabetes or obesity.

Individually and collectively,though, we can optimise our brain health and cognitive function – to improve mood, memory, stress resilience, sleep and ability to focus. How? By understanding the powerful effects that nutrition and other holistic lifestyle factors can have on our brains. In Upgrade Your Brain, bestselling author Patrick Holford will draw on his 40 years’ of expertise – as well as countless experts from around the world – to teach us all how to reverse the tide.

Why do some people get really sick, even die from flu, while others don’t? Colds and flu, including Covid-19, are viral diseases that a healthy immune system should be able to fight off with natural immunity. But what is a healthy immune system and how can you promote your own immune power with diet and nutritients?

This book explains:

• How viruses work and where are their weaknesses
• Why animals that make vitamin C rarely succumb to flu or colds.
• The truth about vitamin C and how to use it when you’re infected.
• How black elderberry blocks viral replication.
• Why vitamin D levels crash in winter to make us more susceptible.
• Other critical immune support nutrients from selenium to zinc.
• How intravenous vitamin C saves lives in those with respiratory distress.

The reader will also discover how to restore and maintain a healthy immune system when not infected, complete with recipes for foods and drinks, and what to eat, drink and supplement when you are under attack to shorten duration and severity of colds and flu.

Do you feel overwhelmed, tired, anxious or wired?

Stress is an unavoiadable part of modern life but, while we cannot avoid life's pressures, we can change our reaction to them. If you are stuck in a vicious cycle of stress and fatigue, The Stress Cure will show you how to 'reset' your mind and body to achieve a calmer, more resilient and balanced approach to life.

The Stress Cure will show you how to:

• Uncover your stress triggers and self-defeating negative beliefs
• Stop anxiety and panic
• Sleep well and wake refreshed
• Increase your energy naturally, and escape the sugar and stimulant trap
• Fuel up with energising food and feel-good nutrients
• Manage your time more effectively
• Build resilience to make yourself stress-proof

The Stress Cure offers a unique blend of practical solutions and includes a thirty day action plan, quick fixes to feel better now and rapid relaxation techniques that really work. Written by Susannah Lawson, an expert in stress management, and nutritionist and psychologist Patrick Holford, it offers a comprehensive and effective programme that will help you thrive, not just survive, in today's fast and ever-changing world.

Elevated homocysteine is not confined to heart disease, strokes, abnormal blood clotting, and Alzheimer's disease; it is also a powerful, independent risk factor in more than 100 other major medical conditions. The authors discuss which factors contribute to high homocysteine, how to detect it if it's too high, and how to dramatically lower it.

Optimum nutrition is a revolution in health care - it means giving your body the best possible intake of nutrients to allow you to be as healthy as you can. Through easy-to-follow questionnaires and a simple step-by-step plan THE OPTIMUM NUTRITION BIBLE shows you what to eat and what nutrients to take to live a healthier, happier life.

Discover how to:

• boost your immune system;
• increase your energy and fitness levels;
• prevent serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease;
• turn back the ageing clock;
• lower your blood pressure without drugs;
• increase your IQ, memory and mental performance.

You'll also find fascinating information on why the wrong fats can kill and the right fats can heal, and what a well-balanced diet really means.

Based on scientific research and written by one of the world's leading nutrition experts, this book is a must if you care about your health.

Contrary to popular belief it is possible to prevent arthritis or greatly reduce the pain and inflammation it causes - if you eat the right foods and supplement your diet with certain herbs and nutrients. In this fully revised and updated version of Patrick Holford's classic book on the subject, he shares the latest findings from scientific studies, showing that we can do much without resorting to medication, with its unwelcome side-effects. Comprehensive, practical and reassuring, Say No to Arthritis will enable you to devise an effective anti-arthritis action plan that's right for you. Written by one of the UK's leading nutritionists, features include: *The most effective natural painkillers *How certain fats can fight inflammation *Why food intolerances can be a factor *The best bone-building nutrients and appropriate supplements As well as being packed with information to help you understand arthritis and the many factors that influence it, you will also find an anti-arthritis diet and Patrick's top 30 anti-arthritis recipes.

Essential reading for all diabetes sufferers and those at risk, this guide explains how the disease is completely reversible through nutrition and supplements, even in the late stage Offering a complete action plan for sufferers of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and the forerunner of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, this guide also provides motivating case histories and evidence of support by the latest scientific findings. Nutrition expert Patrick Holford discusses the causes of the current diabetes problem, explains the 10 secrets for preventing and reversing diabetes and metabolic syndrome, and provides an antidiabetes diet, a daily supplement program, and advice on how to undo the damage caused by the disease and diabetes drugs. This easy-to-follow program will help readers regulate out-of-control blood sugar levels safely and effectively, with no dangerous side effects.

Do you like to relax with alcohol or cigarettes? Do you use caffeine or something stronger to give you a buzz? Do you want to be 'high' - and stay healthy? In this groundbreaking book you will discover new ways to stay happy, relaxed or 'high' using safe, natural and non-addictive substances. Patrick Holford, a leading expert on mental health and nutrition, and eminent psychiatrist and specialist in integrative medicine, Dr Hyla Cass show you how. Discover: * Natural blues busters such as St John's Wort and 5HTP to help you reduce depression and anxiety * Non-addictive ways to get an energy boot without resorting to caffeine or nicotine * Safe and effective alternatives to prescription drugs such as Prozac and Valium * How to reduce stress and anxiety naturally * Natural (and legal) alternatives to recreational drugs * Remedies and techniques to help you to reach a state of inner peace

This volume is a guide to nutrition for women who are either planning to concieve, are pregnant or have given birth. It should also help women who are having difficulty conceiving or taking their baby to term. Nutritionist Patrick Holford and journalist Susannah Lawson start with a pre-conception nutrition checklist, moving on to cover nutrition in pregnancy, complete with diet and meal plans and follow up with useful advice about your own nutrition in early partenhood - from beating the baby blues to how to produce the best-quality milk. The final section deals with optimum nutrition for babies and young children, with information about weaning, prevention of allergies and the ideal diet for a healthy child.

Over 700,000 people suffer from Alzheimer's disease in the UK, with the worldwide figure estimated at between 17-20 million. In The Alzheimer's Prevention Plan top nutritionist and mental health expert Patrick Holford explodes the myths about Alzheimer's disease and shows you how you can safeguard yourself against the disease, whatever your age or family history.

Patrick believes that Alzheimer's: is a preventable disease; is not hereditary; and can be reversed. With these all-important points in mind, he sets out a 10-step plan to enhance your memory with diet, exercise and supplements.

He also provides the first comprehensive nutritionally-based Alzheimer's protection plan.

FOOD IS BETTER MEDICINE THAN DRUGS is an important and potentially controversial book from top nutritionist Patrick Holford and leading health journalist Jerome Burne. Brilliantly researched and based on solid scientific trials and illuminating case histories, Food is Better Medicine than Drugs will revolutionise the way you think about your health and put you back in charge. The authors reveal how modern medicine has become distorted and is now, for reasons largely to do with profit and power, heavily dependent on prescription drugs. They look at common health problems (pain/arthritis, heart, depression, diabetes, memory, hormones, digestion, breathing, infections etc) and compare the effectiveness of nutrition-based approaches with today's potentially harmful commonly used medicines.

Cleanse Your Liver without Fasting
A healthy liver keeps your bloodstream and other organs clean. But when it's overloaded with toxins from alcohol, caffeine, pesticides, pollution, and artificial sweeteners, the liver can't function properly. In the "9-Day Liver Detox Diet," nutrition and alternative treatments expert Patrick Holford guides you through his swift, easy-to-implement program for cleansing the liver and improving body function without feeling deprived.
What will a 9-day liver cleanse do for you?
- Boost energy levels
- Improve digestion
- Support healthy skin
- Counteract effects of stress
Holford's safe and effective plan centers on eating foods--such as fish, nuts and seeds, cruciferous vegetables, leafy greens, and more--that superboost your liver's ability to detoxify. Featuring more than 30 tasty liver-supporting recipes formulated by a nutrition specialist plus friendly real-world examples, like the woman who detoxed to get rid of acne in time for her wedding day, this targeted regimen will bring health and balance to your body without fasting and without disrupting your normal routine.

In this essential guidebook, the authors identify the most common allergens, help readers diagnose an allergy, and provide a full action plan for allergy relief.

How we think and feel is directly affected by what we take into our bodies. Eating the right food has been proven to boost IQ, improve mood and emotional stability, sharpen the memory, and keep the mind young. This book covers a wide range of important topics and should be of interest to anyone who wants to think and feel great.

Kickstart ketosis, lose weight, gain energy and transform your health in just five days.

Pioneering research has shown that a diet that is low in carbs and calories and high in good fats that trigger ketosis can counteract many diseases and boost wellbeing better than water fasts. In The 5-Day Diet, nutrition expert and co-author of The Hybrid Diet, Patrick Holford, provides you with a tried and tested plan to trigger a self-repair process, called autophagy, which renews and rejuvenates your cells, reboots your metabolism and detoxifies your body. This book breaks down the science and how it works while giving you daily meal plans, recipes and exercises.

Whether you are after a quick fix with lasting results or looking to improve overall wellbeing, The 5-Day Diet is a springboard to better health.

Burn Fat Fast is quite simply the easiest, healthiest and most effective way to lose weight. Alternate-day dieting, which involves taking in a very low amount of calories on alternate days, is all the rage - this diet takes it to a whole new level.

In this book Patrick Holford outlines how, by combining elements of alternate-day fasting with a low glycemic-load (GL) diet, you can lose fat fast, without going hungry or compromising your health. For those new to the low-GL diet it is a way to keep you blood sugar even. Why do this? Because if your blood sugar level resembles a rollercoaster ride you'll have a lot of insulin in your system - and insulin is the fat-storing hormone.

In Burn Fat Fast you'll find:

• Simple, easy-to-follow guidelines on how the diet works
• An outline of what to eat and what to avoid on both phases of the diet
• Guidance on fitting the diet into your lifestyle
• A short, highly effective fat-burning exercise routine developed by former Gladiator and Olympic athlete Kate Staples

And if you need any more encouragement, consider this: as well as encouraging the storage of fat, insulin promotes disease and ageing, so by combining a low-GL diet with alternate-day fasting you will not only lose fat fast but also improve your health and longevity.

In this valuable new book, James Braly, a leading medical authority on nutrition, and Patrick Holford, Britain's top nutrition expert, identify the most common allergens, help readers diagnose an allergy, and provide a full action plan for allergy relief.

Elevated homocysteine is a powerful, independent risk factor in more than 100 major medical conditions, including heart disease, strokes, and Alzheimer's disease. The authors discuss factors that contribute to high homocysteine, tell how to detect it if it's too high, and explain how to dramatically lower it.

Your homocysteine level is the single most important statistic you need to know in order to determine how healthy you are and how long you will live. Your 'H level' is now widely understood to be a greater risk factor for heart disease than cholesterol. Homocysteine expert Dr James Braly has shown that a high homocysteine score is a major risk factor for cancer, arthritis and even obesity. In this accessible book Dr Braly and leading nutritionist Patrick Holford show you how to assess your H level and suggest 10 remarkably simple changes to your diet and your lifestyle that will lower your score and dramatically cut your risk of ever having cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and many more serious ailments. Learn how to: test your homocysteine levels; reduce your risk of disease; slow down the ageing process; improve your health; and radically increase your life expectancy.

This highly practical, six week health plan is the fastest way to achieve superhealth in six easy weeks. Step by step, top nutrition expert Patrick Holford shows you how to use diet, supplements and eating plans to: Increase your energy; Balance your hormones; Boost your brain power; Tune up your digestion; Increase your immunity; Prevent pain and inflammation; And much more. After only six weeks, you will be healthier, stronger and fitter, with a real basis upon which to build lifelong health. 'This is do-it-yourself health at its very best' - Hazel Courteney, Sunday Times

Food allergies and intolerances are on the increase. They are frequently the cause of many common health problems that simply won't go away. But there are things we can do to deal with food allergies and intolerances. This book will help if you feel you may be intolerant to a food, find it impossible to lose weight or simply have a range of minor symptoms your doctor can't treat. Hidden Food Allergies identifies the most common allergens, helps you to diagnose and allergy, and contains a full action plan to guide you through getting tested, elimination diets, lifestyle and dietary changes. You will discover: All about allergies, and how they are different to food intolerance; Possible causes; The latest breakthroughs in allergy testing; How to follow elimination diets and reintroduce foods safely; How to guard against, treat and reverse food intolerance.

Ten remarkably simple and effective habits that can help you not just survive but thrive Highly informative and practical, this guide covers 10 areas crucial to a healthy and happy life, including the key to gaining energy and losing weight, how to slow down the aging process, keeping your body and mind well oiled, sharpening your mind and improving your mood, keeping fit and supple, and finding your purpose in life. Some people have boundless energy and never get sick--what are their secrets? Patrick Holford and his team investigated by carrying out a comprehensive "100 percent health survey," which has now been completed by more than 55,000 people. This is a distillation of the fascinating insights provided by the survey's top scorers, and the author's 30 years of experience studying how to achieve good health. It shows readers how to discover where they are on the scale of 100 percent health and provides a new system of good health that is easy to follow and easily measurable--one that will enable people to transform their health and well being, whether they are relatively fit and healthy or struggling with health issues.

This fascinating, practical book is for everyone who values a natural approach to health. Good Medicine covers over 75 of the most common health problems and offers simple things you can do to prevent or reverse that health condition. They are all tried and tested and have been proven to work, both in clinical research but also in practice, with people like you. Each condition includes the following information: * Five or six good medicine solutions - how each solution works and what you need to do * Best and worst foods - which foods you should eat and those you should avoid * Best supplements - the most appropriate supplements You will also find revealing case studies and general advice on the habits that will help you stay healthy, from reducing your stress level to improving your diet and how to monitor which changes make the biggest difference to you. Covering everything from everyday ailments such as the common cold to more serious illnesses, this comprehensive book is the perfect guide to natural approaches to health.

First published in 2005 in B format as The Holford Low-GL Diet, this book quickly established itself as one of Patrick Holford's core nutrition titles. Patrick is at the forefront of research into fast, safe and lasting weight loss, pinpointing that the secret of successful weight loss is to balance your blood sugar. By eating foods with a low glycemic load (GL), you can balance your blood sugar and not only lose weight quickly but keep it off, feel full of energy and enjoy greatly improved health. In the four years since first publication, thousands of people have followed Patrick's low-GL system with great success, and numerous scientific trials have validated the initial research. As well as encouraging weight loss, it has been proven that a low-GL diet can slow down the ageing process, improve mood and memory, lower cholesterol without drugs, prevent and reverse diabetes and heart disease, and cut cancer risk. This expanded and updated edition - THE LOW-GL DIET BIBLE - is packed with new information on why low GL beats low-fat, low-calorie and high-protein diets every time, and why it is number one for weight loss and good health.