Category Archives: home test
Patrick Holford Claims More People Die, Prematurely, From Cardiovascular Disease Than Actually Die, Prematurely, From All Causes
Patrick Holford persists in exaggerating the number of premature deaths from cardiovascular disease by approx. 500%. He also claims that doctors are uninterested in diet and lifestyle interventions. We discuss his errors in some detail. Continue reading
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Allergy UK Wants YorkTest IgG Food Intolerance Tests Available on NHS
YorkTest has yet more credulous write-ups in local media. Allergy UK appears to be supporting their call for the provision of IgG food intolerance tests on the NHS although clinical allergists and immunologists state that the test has no role in the diagnosis of food intolerance. Continue reading
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Holford on alcohol, home liver testing kits, and evidence
I had thought that the stream of Holford’s comedy health/marketing e-mails had dried up, so I was surprised to see him tell his mailing list yesterday that “One in two daily drinkers have liver dysfunction”. Not, in itself, an implausible … Continue reading
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Homocysteine: Really Not a Crystal Ball
Former Visiting Professor Patrick Holford of Teesside University frequently advocates that everyone should test their homocysteine levels and if it breaches his notion of what is high, they should take his recommended supplements to reduce those levels (at a cost of around £700-1000 pp pa). The findings from recent trials report that although vitamin supplements successfully reduce homocysteine levels, there is no strong evidence of related clinical benefits such as a reduction in major cardiovascular events. Continue reading
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Patrick Holford and The Whole Health Dowsing Kit
Professor Patrick Holford of Teesside University and Head of Science and Education at Biocare frequently upbraids professionals and researchers for what he perceives as their lack of up-to-date research.
We have helpfully provided a diagram from Holford’s Whole Health Dowsing Kit, complete with pendulum and vitamin pill samples to help users assess their nutritional needs. Continue reading
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Patrick Holford Still Advocates IgG Testing for Food Allergies
Professor Patrick Holford of Teesside University and Head of Science and Education at Biocare frequently upbraids professionals and researchers for what he perceives as their lack of up-to-date research. Holford’s 100%health newsletter for November 2007 is full of the usual … Continue reading
Patrick Holford, Alzheimer’s Disease, Homocysteine Tests and Supplements
Professors Patrick Holford and David Smith choose the Daily Record to announce their remarkable findings that Alzheimer’s Disease is preventable with just a “few simple diet and lifestyle changes”. Holford advocates the use of a simple blood test to detect risk for Alzheimer’s Disease. Yet, there is no clear clinical evidence to support the notion that lowering raised homocysteine levels actually results in a significant clinical outcome. As recently as 2006, Smith wrote this about a role for B vitamins in preventing AD:
Large-scale randomised trials of homocysteine-lowering B vitamins are needed to see if a proportion of dementia in the world can be prevented.
So, if these haven’t been done, is it appropriate to advocate testing and supplementation? Continue reading
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Patrick Holford Endorses Allergy/Intolerance Blood Test: House of Lords Wants Responsible Professionals to Cease Endorsement of Such Techniques
Professor Patrick Holford of Teesside University endorses a blood test that was recently criticised in a House of Lords report that called upon various health professionals to stop endorsing it: so that’s OK then. Continue reading
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Patrick Holford, IgG Food Intolerance Self-Testing and the House of Lords
Professor Patrick Holford is a staunch advocate of the “sound science” behind IgG food intolerance testing. A House of Lords report on allergy services in the UK finds that the test has no proven clinical efficacy. Continue reading
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How Relevant Are Holford’s Claims About Homocysteine Levels? Part 2
Patrick Holford gives a remarkable overview of history to support his claims for the value of homocysteine testing in helping you “to eliminate your risk of ever having a heart attack”. He swoops from autopsies on egyptian mummies to unsubstantiated … Continue reading
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