Patrick Holford > Quotes

“The word ‘emotion’ comes from the Latin e for exit and motio for movement. So emotion is a natural energy, a dynamic experience that needs to move through and out of the body. As children, however, we are often taught not to express our emotions; for example, we might have been told, ‘boys don’t cry’, or ‘don’t be a baby’. Or when we are angry we are taught that it’s not appropriate to express it: ‘Don’t you dare raise your voice to me!’ At some level most of us are taught that emotions are not OK. As healthy adults, we need to let go of the emotional patterns from the past that mess up our lives and no longer serve us. As Fritz Perls, the founder of Gestalt Therapy, often said, ‘The only way out is through.’ It’s not easy, and the vast majority of people deny the symptoms or anaesthetise themselves through work, TV, food, alcohol or some kind of drug. By discharging negative emotions attached to past memories we become more able to respond spontaneously in any given moment, allowing us to be more present in our relationships and to the gifts of the world around us.”
― Patrick Holford, Say No To Cancer: The drug-free guide to preventing and helping fight cancer

“Dressing: 1 tsp tahini 1 tsp olive oil ground black pepper a squeeze of lemon juice 1. Put the dressing ingredients in a small bowl and mix well together. 2. Put the egg in a bowl and add a splash of water, then whisk gently. 3. Bring a pan of water to the boil and add the asparagus. Cook for 3–6 minutes, until al dente or according to preference, then drain. 4. While the asparagus is cooking, add the egg mixture to a cold pan over a medium–low heat and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until scrambled to your preferred consistency. 5. Serve the asparagus drizzled with the dressing, with the egg and the kimchi.”
― Patrick Holford, The 5-Day Diet: Lose weight, supercharge your energy and reboot your health

“Optimum nutrition is very simply giving yourself the best possible intake of nutrients to allow your body and brain to be as healthy as possible – and to work as well as it can.”
― Patrick Holford, Optimum Nutrition Made Easy: The simple way to achieve optimum health

“Some 37,000 people told us what they ate and how they felt. A staggering 85 per cent reported low energy levels, 81 per cent don’t have a bowel movement every day, 64 per cent are anxious, 62 per cent are bloated, 56 per cent have dry skin, 45 per cent are depressed, and 64 per cent of women suffer premenstrually.”
― Patrick Holford, Optimum Nutrition Made Easy: The simple way to achieve optimum health

“To reverse diabetes you have to follow a strict no-sugar, low-carb diet and, ideally, supplement with high-dose chromium, more than you would ever achieve from your diet, until your blood sugar level becomes stable and you are declared diabetes-free.”
― Patrick Holford, Optimum Nutrition for Vegans: How to be healthy and optimally nourished on a plant-based diet

“GrassrootsHealth ongoing ‘field trial’. Anyone can join, and receive a vitamin D testing kit.”
― Patrick Holford, Flu Fighters: How to win the cold war by boosting your natural immunity with non-toxic nutrients

“Carbohydrate: optimum nutrition guidelines Eat whole foods – whole grains, lentils, beans, nuts, seeds, fresh fruit and vegetables – and avoid refined, white and overcooked foods. Eat four or five servings of vegetables a day, including dark green, leafy and root vegetables such as watercress, carrots, sweet potatoes, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, spinach, green beans or peppers, either raw or lightly cooked. Eat three or more servings a day of fresh fruit, preferably apples, pears, oranges, plums and/or berries. Eat four or more servings a day of whole grains such as rice, rye, oat flakes and oat cakes, corn and quinoa as cereal, breads, pasta or pulses. Avoid any form of sugar, added sugar, and white or refined foods. Dilute fruit juices and only eat dried fruit infrequently in small quantities.”
― Patrick Holford, Optimum Nutrition Made Easy: The simple way to achieve optimum health

“Dr Abram Hoffer from Canada has treated 5,000 people diagnosed with schizophrenia with high-dose multinutrients, especially large doses of vitamin B3 and vitamin C. His published 40-year follow-up reports reveal a 90 per cent cure rate – defined as free of symptoms, able to socialise with family and friends, and paying income tax.11 Despite this lifetime of research and results, Hoffer’s approach to schizophrenia has been largely sidelined.”
― Patrick Holford, Optimum Nutrition for the Mind

“You experience a feeling of emptiness and a yearning for something, anything, to fill up the emptiness.”
― Patrick Holford, How To Quit Without Feeling S**T: The fast, highly effective way to end addiction to caffeine, sugar, cigarettes, alcohol, illicit or prescription drugs