Category Archives: hometesting
Homocysteine, B Vitamins, Brain Atrophy and Mild Cognitive Impairment
A new PLoS article has been published, arguing that The accelerated rate of brain atrophy in elderly with mild cognitive impairment can be slowed by treatment with homocysteine-lowering B vitamins I don’t have time to deal with this in as … Continue reading
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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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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
How Relevant Are Holford’s Claims About Homocysteine Levels? Part 1
Patrick Holford and Dr. James Braly wrote a book about homocysteine and assert that it is “the best single indicator of whether you are likely to live long or die young: The H-Factor Solution. According to Holford and Braly, homocysteine … Continue reading
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Running out of tolerance: allergy, intolerance and Coeliac Disease
In an Independent article, Holford appears to confuse wheat allergy and gluten intolerance. On March 30, his 100% Health e-mail newsletter asked “Could gluten be undermining your health?” However he seems, again, to have conflated allergy and intolerance. Holford begins … Continue reading
