http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog en patrick@patrickholford.com Copyright 2010 2010-03-08T06:24:05+00:00 http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/no_alcohol_more_weight_gain/ http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/no_alcohol_more_weight_gain/#When:05:24:05Z Women who drink a light to moderate amount of alcohol appear to gain less weight and have a lower risk of becoming overweight and obese than non-drinkers, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Alcohol, Weight loss 2010-03-08T05:24:05+00:00 http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/save_nhs_money_on_ineffective_drugs_not_homeopathy/ http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/save_nhs_money_on_ineffective_drugs_not_homeopathy/#When:13:32:22Z The commons Committee on Science and Technology has just come out with a report saying that spending £4 million of public money by the NHS on homeopathy couldn’t be justified because its treatments are no better than placebos. Find out how the NHS could save £300 million on drugs that are no better than placebos. Pharmaceutical drugs 2010-02-23T13:32:22+00:00 http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/how_two_fat_ladies_lost_5_stone_in_3_months1/ http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/how_two_fat_ladies_lost_5_stone_in_3_months1/#When:08:44:50Z Last October Ireland’s TV3 challenged me to help two overweight ladies lose a lot of weight in three months. Today, TV3 reveal the results of Una and Mary’s health transformation, following my low GL diet principles. Weight loss 2010-02-08T08:44:50+00:00 http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/dimentia_is_costing_the_uk_23_billion_a_year/ http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/dimentia_is_costing_the_uk_23_billion_a_year/#When:09:39:58Z Britain’s dementia crisis is worse than feared and costs Britain £23bn a year – more than cancer and heart disease combined – but receives a fraction of the funding, according to a study published today. The number of people with dementia, at 822,000, is 17% higher than has previously been estimated and will pass the 1 million mark before 2025, the Oxford university study has found. But the single most important prevention message for Alzheimers and memory prevention - that is the need to test for high homocysteine, reversible with high dose B vitamins, still isn’t being reported, let alone acted upon by UK GPs. Alzheimers & dementia 2010-02-03T09:39:58+00:00 http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/wakefield_-_a_scapegoat_for_mmr_vaccine_policy/ http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/wakefield_-_a_scapegoat_for_mmr_vaccine_policy/#When:11:24:44Z Yesterday’s ruling by the General Medical Council against Dr Andrew Wakefield and two leading Professors of Gastroenterology, Professor John Walker-Smith and Professor Simon Murch and, is a triumph for the pro-vaccine lobby, but a tragedy for scientific truth and the protection of children. 2010-01-29T11:24:44+00:00 http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/naturally_you_-_new_tv_series_with_patrick_holford_on_the_home_channel_sout/ http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/naturally_you_-_new_tv_series_with_patrick_holford_on_the_home_channel_sout/#When:11:19:01Z Patrick Holford is sharing his expert advice in a 13-week TV series called Naturally You - the new Health and Wellness programme that puts you in control of your body, mind and soul - on The Home Channel starting on February 1st 2010 at 7pm. This 13-week TV series will focus on specific topics related to health and wellness and aims to give viewers a better insight into overall health and vitality. Some of the topics on the schedule include Dealing with low energy and fatigue (week 3), Enhancing mood and chemistry balance (week 5) as well as Children’s health (week 11) and Mind and brain health (week 12) plus loads more. If you’re based in South Africa make sure you tune in! 2010-01-28T11:19:01+00:00 http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/high_vitamin_d_almost_halves_cancer_risk/ http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/high_vitamin_d_almost_halves_cancer_risk/#When:11:51:18Z A study in the British Medical Journal, the largest of its kind to date, shows that those in the highest fifth of vitamin D levels have a 40% reduced risk of colo-rectal cancer. Cancer, Supplements 2010-01-24T11:51:18+00:00 http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/the_ten_secrets_of_100_healthy_people_is_a_bestseller/ http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/the_ten_secrets_of_100_healthy_people_is_a_bestseller/#When:14:05:31Z Interest in Patrick Holford’s Ten Secrets is hotting up with features in the Mail on Sunday and the Sunday Times Style Magazine on Sunday 10th and 17th January (look out for the third feature in their series out on Sunday 24th January). Plus it’s taken the No 1 slot in the Irish Bestseller Non-fiction list, reached No 2 in popular medicine books on Amazon and is selling like hotcakes in South Africa where it went straight in at No 4 in their Non-fiction list. If you’re curious at what all the fuss is about take a look at Patrick’s new Ten Secrets of 100% Healthy book and reserve a ticket to one of his UK or Republic of Ireland seminars starting 1st February. 2010-01-21T14:05:31+00:00 http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/health_secrets_in_the_sunday_times_pt2/ http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/health_secrets_in_the_sunday_times_pt2/#When:08:28:44Z The Sunday Times Style mag publish the second part of the 10 Step Plan for a healthier you, based on my book the Ten Secrets of 100% Healthy People  If you’d like to find out more about letting go of emotional baggage, increasing your vital Chi energy or homocysteine, the H factor, read on. 2010-01-17T08:28:44+00:00 http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/britains_biggest_diet_survey_defines_optimum_nutrition/ http://www.patrickholford.com/index.php/blog/blogarticle/britains_biggest_diet_survey_defines_optimum_nutrition/#When:10:16:00Z Today we publish the 100% Health survey, based on over 55,000 people who have completed our on-line questionnaire. The survey defines what kind of diet is associated with high level health. Diet 2010-01-12T10:16:00+00:00