--- title: "3 Heart disease Quotes By David Perlmutter" description: "3 Heart disease quotes by David Perlmutter. Plus more from David Perlmutter and more Heart disease sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70e/david-perlmutter-2461_cancer_dementia-is-our-most-feared-illness-more_1730979.png" --- > [Dementia is our most-feared illness, more than heart disease or cancer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/dementia-is-our-most-feared-illness-more-than-heart-disease-or-cancer/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70e/david-perlmutter-2461_cancer_dementia-is-our-most-feared-illness-more_1730979.png) > [“statins may lessen brain function and increase risk for heart disease. The reason is simple: The brain needs cholesterol”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/statins-may-lessen-brain-function-and-increase-risk-for-heart-disease/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/david-perlmutter-2461_food_statins-may-lessen-brain-function-and-in_2385515.png) > [“It’s well documented that glycated hemoglobin is a powerful risk factor for diabetes, but it’s also been correlated with risk for stroke,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/it-s-well-documented-that-glycated-hemoglobin-is-a-powerful-risk/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d09/david-perlmutter-2461_food_it-s-well-documented-that-glycated-hemog_2395840.jpg) ## Other authors on Heart disease - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-t-colin-campbell-88536.jpg) T. Colin Campbell 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart-disease/t-colin-campbell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-joel-fuhrman-50613.jpg) Joel Fuhrman 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart-disease/joel-fuhrman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-greger-67130.jpg) Michael Greger 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart-disease/michael-greger/) - [Daniel G. Amen 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart-disease/daniel-g-amen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tim-noakes-90927.jpg) Tim Noakes 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart-disease/tim-noakes/) - [Nina Teicholz 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart-disease/nina-teicholz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-laura-bush-58778.jpg) Laura Bush 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart-disease/laura-bush/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gary-taubes-37053.jpg) Gary Taubes 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart-disease/gary-taubes/) ## More by David Perlmutter > [“if you cannot control your hunger and appetite, good luck managing your blood chemistry, metabolism, waistline, and, in the bigger picture, the prospect of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/if-you-cannot-control-your-hunger-and-appetite-good-luck-managing/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) > [“Nine times out of ten, people pick the wrong food. No, it’s not the sugar (GI = 68), it’s not the candy bar (GI…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/nine-times-out-of-ten-people-pick-the-wrong-food-no-it-s-not-the/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) > [“Your brain… weighs three pounds and has one hundred thousand miles of blood vessels. contains more connections than there are stars in the Milky…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/your-brain-weighs-three-pounds-and-has-one-hundred-thousand-miles-of/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) > [Inflammation is the cornerstone of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis - all of the neurodegenerative diseases are really predicated on inflammation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/inflammation-is-the-cornerstone-of-alzheimer-s-disease-and-parkinson/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) > [“Those who experience symptoms complain of abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, and intestinal distress. Some people, however, don’t experience obvious signs of gastrointestinal trouble,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/those-who-experience-symptoms-complain-of-abdominal-pain-nausea/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) > [Saturated fat is a fundamental building block for brain cells. It's certainly interesting to consider that one of the richest sources of saturated fat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/saturated-fat-is-a-fundamental-building-block-for-brain-cells-it-s/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) > [“THE GLUTEN POLICE The following grains and starches contain gluten: barley bulgur couscous farina graham flour kamut matzo rye semolina spelt triticale wheat wheat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/the-gluten-police-the-following-grains-and-starches-contain-gluten/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) > [“people with celiac have significantly increased production of free radicals, and they exhibit free radical damage to their fat, protein, and even DNA.16 In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/people-with-celiac-have-significantly-increased-production-of-free/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) > [“The bile salts secreted by the gallbladder, which are needed for the digestion of fat and, therefore, the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins like A,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/the-bile-salts-secreted-by-the-gallbladder-which-are-needed-for-the/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) > [“According to the latest research, we owe our tremendous brains to the need to think… and the need to run.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/according-to-the-latest-research-we-owe-our-tremendous-brains-to-the/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) > [Most grain foods, whether we're talking about quinoa, amaranth, the very popular grains of the day - the reality is they still are associated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/most-grain-foods-whether-we-re-talking-about-quinoa-amaranth-the-very/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) > [“reduce the risk of LDL oxidation—not necessarily levels of LDL itself. A principal player in that risk of oxidation is higher levels of glucose;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/reduce-the-risk-of-ldl-oxidation-not-necessarily-levels-of-ldl-itself/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) > [People are getting to this place of understanding that their lifestyle choices actually do matter a whole lot as opposed to this notion that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/people-are-getting-to-this-place-of-understanding-that-their/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) > [“What you eat & when you eat matter, but so does what order you eat your foods in. Never eat what Dr. Casey Means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/what-you-eat-when-you-eat-matter-but-so-does-what-order-you-eat-your/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) > [“The results of the study revealed that those individuals in the lowest 10 percent of daily physical activity had a 230 percent increased risk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/the-results-of-the-study-revealed-that-those-individuals-in-the/) [David Perlmutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-perlmutter/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart-disease/david-perlmutter/#itemlist", "name": "3 Heart disease Quotes By David Perlmutter", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Dementia is our most-feared illness, more than heart disease or cancer.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Perlmutter" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-perlmutter/dementia-is-our-most-feared-illness-more-than-heart-disease-or-cancer/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70e/david-perlmutter-2461_cancer_dementia-is-our-most-feared-illness-more_1730979.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70e/david-perlmutter-2461_cancer_dementia-is-our-most-feared-illness-more_1730979.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70e/david-perlmutter-2461_cancer_dementia-is-our-most-feared-illness-more_1730979.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Dementia is our most-feared illness, more than heart disease or cancer.” — David Perlmutter", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“statins may lessen brain function and increase risk for heart disease. 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