One Million Brains Stronger
Your Brain, Your Life, Your Future
Our Mission: One Million Brains Stronger AND Your Brain Stronger & Protected
We face a global brain health crisis. Over 55 million people worldwide are already impacted by dementia, Alzheimer's and other conditions, making it one of the leading causes of death (now the leading cause of death in the UK). Neurological conditions are now the world's number one cause of ill health & disability.
The impacts are wide-ranging and far-reaching - physically, emotionally, financially and also on quality of life - both for those challenged directly, and those around them. Yet almost half of cases could be prevented with the right actions.
The tragedy? Most people don't know the risks — and even fewer have an effective plan.
The One Million Brains Stronger campaign is the first of its kind:
- Democratising Better Brain Health for ALL
- Empowering At Least One Million People to Protect, Strengthen & Optimise Their Brain Health & Performance
- Driving Huge Social Impact & Benefit
- Building a Global Community Supporting Stronger Brain Health For All
At its core is the BrainGuard™ Programme — a unique, affordable, powerful, evidence-based online programme designed to make optimal brain health accessible to everyone.
Why I Created One Million Brains Stronger and the BrainGuard Programme
Professional expertise, decades of global experience, a strong desire to help, personal loss of both my parents, and a wider vision have culminated in the creation of the One Million Brains Stronger campaign and the BrainGuard™ Programme
I have 30+ years global experience & expertise as a practitioner, coach, consultant & trainer + several years as a Visiting Expert at the world's top wellness destinations, working with the rich, famous & privileged.
I've worked with the NHS, hospitals, doctors, clinics, leading businesses, top brands, charities, educational institutions, researchers, patients and 'at need' groups. I've worked with very many people 'in need' (illnesses, diseases, injuries, mental health challenges etc.) plus those seeking to improve and optimise their health, wellbeing and life. I've created and taught very successful health & wellbeing focused programmes for the NHS, Doctors & Patients, Armed Forces Veterans with PTSD, Cancer Patients, Cardiac Rehab Patients, Diabetes Patients and programmes for Leading Businesses.
Private clients have included royalty, CEOs, sports professionals, artists, politicians, performers etc. and my work has regularly taken me to London; Monaco; Dubai: US (New York, Hamptons, LA, Beverly Hills); Geneva & Gstaad; Sorrento & Amalfi Coast; South of France; Marbella; Turkey; Jordan, Bangkok; Singapore and even private islands.
I've seen first-hand, with my own parents and extended family, the devastating effects of brain health decline, dementia & Alzheimer's.
Why now for One Million Brains Stronger and BrainGuard?
I've been a Visiting Expert at many of the world's top wellness venues, which has led me to work around the world with many wealthy, privileged & famous private clients. These types of clients, and via the wellness venues they visit, are able to access experts such as myself, and are able to benefit from specialist knowledge that puts them way ahead of anyone else in optimising and enhancing their health & wellness.
There has never been a more powerful time, and opportunity, for people to optimise their own health, wellbeing, brain health, longevity and quality of life - BUT, equally, there has never been a greater NEED to do so.
Most people are massively unaware of the NEED & THE RISKS - and generally have NO PLAN to secure their future health, wellbeing & quality of life. I'm now giving everyone that opportunity – because everyone deserves it.
This campaign and the BrainGuard programme exist because everyone deserves the chance to protect their brain health — not just the wealthy & privileged.
Decades ago, I gave up a successful and enjoyable career as an international lawyer (London & New York) to focus on other interests, particularly health & wellbeing, bio-energetic medicine, longevity wellness, meditation and complementary/integrated health - plus travel & adventure!
In addition to lots of travel around the world for pleasure, plus lots of time spent scuba diving (and running my own dive school), skiing and skydiving , I've spent 30+ years as a practitioner, teacher, teacher-trainer, coach, consultant and Visiting Expert, empowering people to optimise their health, wellbeing, brain health, longevity & quality of life.
Over that period, I've worked with:
Private clients, including:
- Members of Royal families
- C Suite level business leaders
- High net worth & high-profile clients
- Celebrities, models, performers (film, stage & music)
- Artists
- Professional sports people
- Politicians
- Corporate clients, including Unilever, KPMG, Metro Bank, PwC, Deloittes
- Top brands, including Louis Vuitton, Bobby Brown, Josh Wood
- Doctors, clinicians & NHS Trusts
- Charities, including Prince Charles' Foundation for Integrated Health and MIND
- State & Private Schools
I've also:
- Worked with Manchester University where I created and delivered three Mindfulness & Meditation for Health programmes for cardiac rehab & diabetes patients. This study successfully showed statistically significant improvements in all markers, and was published in a peer reviewed medical journal
- Worked with Edinburgh Napier University, where I created and delivered a similar programme to help armed forces veterans with PTSD. This study successfully showed statistically significant improvements in all markers, and I was subsequently invited to deliver similar programmes for similar organisations working with Canadian, Dutch, Australian and US armed forces veterans with PTSD
- Created and successfully delivered a 'Meditation & Mindfulness for Health' Teacher Training Programme for a NHS Trust
- Created & successfully delivered (across multiple sites) the first Meditation & Mindfulness for Health programme for Unilever PLC
- Managed, under government funding, the initial formation of what became the UK's Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council
- Worked as the UK's first NHS-contracted clinical practitioner of Reiki/bio-energetic medicine, at Addenbrookes Hospital, working with cancer patients. This one year trial was so successful, it was rolled out to some other UK hospitals.
- Run a study tour to India (on behalf of one of Prince Charles' charities) for 24 Doctors to learn about Ayurvedic medicine and meditation. This study tour was so successful, Prince Charles hosted a private 'thank you' event. I was also subsequently invited by the College of Medicine to organise and host a similar tour to Bhutan.
- Ran, by invitation, private, health-related learning events at Highgrove House (home of King Charles) and Kensington Palace
For several years, I also worked as a Visiting Master for many of the world's top destination spas, including:
- SHA Wellness Clinic (World No. 1 Clinical Spa)
- Chiva-Som, Thailand (World's No.1 Wellness Spa)
- LifeCo, Turkey
I have also been an appointed expert for the likes of:
- Quintessentially
- Healing Holidays
- Wellbeing Escapes
I've always had a lust for life. I'm approaching my mid-sixties and I consider that I've just hit middle age. Much of the last 30 years or so has been dedicated to helping people improve their physical, mental and emotional health & wellbeing, brain health and longevity wellness and the next 60 😀 is dedicated to enhancing the brain health, overall health & wellbeing, longevity and quality of life of millions globally. I hope you become one of them. Thank you.