帕特里克·霍尔福德，世界健康和营养领域的领导权威之一。他毕业于英国约克大学，在校期间研究实验心理学，这使他对头脑疾病的生化因素和应用最佳营养疗法来治疗大脑健康问题产生了浓厚的兴趣。后来，他求学于此领域的先驱，及两届诺贝尔奖得主莱纳斯’鲍林。

1984年，他创立了最佳营养研究所(ION)，该机构是一个营养学继续教育和研究的独立教育慈善团体。现在，ION已经成为国际上最负盛名的临床营养师培训学校。

在ION，他一直致力于研究营养对人类智力的影响。1987年，他的一项著名研究有力证实了补充营养可以提高大脑的智商。他还努力寻找治疗抑郁症、精神分裂症以及进食紊乱症的营养疗法，并发展了满足人最佳营养需求的营养补充疗法，该方法已经成功地治愈了10万多名患者。

目前他负责指导英国的国民健康计划，该计划的目的在于建立一些精神病门诊和过渡康复中心，以帮助那些精神疾病患者尽快恢复健康，返回社会。

从1997年起，他已经出版了《营养圣经》《补脑直通车》等20余种畅销书。其中，《营养圣经》在全球销售量达到数百万册。他的著作已被翻译成17种语言。

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