Brain Power

the benefits of fasting is that eating less gives our metabolism a break, affording our body respite from this process.

a healthy brain is about feeling good

the end of our consultation, reassured that it was probably nothing too sinister, the doctor took out a piece of paper and scribbled down the name of something I could take that had been proven in trials to help some people with migraines. It wasn’t a fancy new drug or a strong painkiller – instead, his note read: ‘Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 400 mg’

Bad diet is the leading risk factor for death in the majority of countries around the world, claiming more lives than smoking.4

eat a diverse range of plant-based foods, in order to nurture a diverse microbiome.

The brain is a hungry organ, consuming about 20 per cent of the body’s energy.

As well as making me feel a little better about my migraines, my neurology appointment also highlighted a lot of important things about the brain I have discovered while writing this book – information useful to us all.

Excitingly, recent studies suggest that the environment, rather than genetics, has the most influence on how the brain changes as we age, and eventual cognitive decline,1 leaving no doubt that what we choose to do in our daily lives is crucial to our brain health.

Meet your microbiome

Bad diet is the leading risk factor for death in the majority of countries around the world, claiming more lives than smoking.