Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

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Diet & Weight
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Mental Health

MIND diet & cognitive decline

August 21, 2023September 4, 2023 Zoë 2 Comments cognitive ability, DASH, member, mental health

Executive summary * The anacronym MIND stands for Mediterranean–DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay. The diet is the fruit/veg/grain/legume, largely plant-based,

Mental Health Micronutrients Newsletter

Vitamins, cocoa & cognitive function

October 24, 2022October 23, 2022 Zoë 2 Comments cocoa, member, minerals, vitamins

Executive summary * This week’s note looks at something rare in the field of nutrition – a randomised controlled trial

Medications Mental Health Newsletter

Is depression related to serotonin?

September 19, 2022September 18, 2022 Zoë 2 Comments depression, member, serotonin

Executive summary * This week’s note is important. It received media coverage, but it does not appear to have changed

Mental Health Newsletter

COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale

November 22, 2021November 29, 2021 Zoë 6 Comments anxiety, COVID-19, mental health

Executive summary * COVID-19 brought profound changes to the way we live. There has been a significant increase in the

Mental Health Newsletter

Anxiety and The Power of Now

March 30, 2020March 6, 2022 Zoë 0 Comments anxiety, depression, member, Stephen Covey, the power of now

Executive summary * We are in unprecedented times of uncertainty; and anxiety is palpable to the point of panic. *

Mental Health Newsletter Other Foods

Prebiotics, Probiotics & Anxiety

June 3, 2019July 6, 2019 Zoë 2 Comments fiber, fibre, member, prebiotic, probiotic

Introduction On 25th May, I spotted a small item in the newspaper with the headline “Veg gives a bellyful of

Medications Mental Health

Antidepressants and weight gain

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Zoë 5 Comments anti-depressant, diabetes medication, member, weight gain, weight gain with medication

On 23rd May 2018, an article was published in the BMJ entitled “Antidepressant utilisation and incidence of weight gain during

Macronutrients Men's Health Mental Health Newsletter

Can a low carb diet kill you?!

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 Zoë 4 Comments CVD, low carb diet, member, meta-analysis, mortality

We’re going back a few years for this week’s note – to 2013 – when a review was published entitled:

Exercise Mental Health Newsletter

Running on fat (1700km in 26 days!)

May 29, 2017July 29, 2020 Zoë 3 Comments exercise, LCHF, member

It’s a personal one this week. My husband is called Andy. Andy’s brother is called James. James’ running mate is

Medications Mental Health Newsletter Surgery & Meds

Paracetamol, Pain, Pleasure, Prozac and Weight

April 20, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments anti-depressant, medications, member, pain, randomised control trial, SSRI, weight gain with medication

A couple of years ago, an active 60 something neighbour shared that she had been suffering chronic pain, but she

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The Rice Diet
Mediterranean diet, Biobank & dementia
Lecanemab for Alzheimer’s Disease
Ultra-processed food & health
Alcohol & mortality
MIND diet & cognitive decline
Protein & Cirrhosis of the liver
Breakfast timing & risk of T2D
Keto-like diet & heart disease
The PURE study – diet, CVD & mortality in 80 countries
The Basics of Nutrition – Minerals
The Basics of Nutrition – Vitamins
The Basics of Nutrition – Macronutrients
Saturated fat & Parkinson’s Disease
DASH vs very low carb – an RCT

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