When we are exposed to a real or perceived threatening situation, powerful things happen in the brain to memorialize aspects of the… — David Perlmutter Aspects Copy Share Image
“they gave twenty-four students resveratrol and recorded marked increases in blood flow in the brain while they were performing mental tasks. And… — David Perlmutter Blood flow Copy Share Image
“In 2017, The Journal Stroke, released a bombshell paper that revealed the risk for stroke, Alzheimer’s, & dementia in general among people… — David Perlmutter Alzheimers Copy Share Image
“The following foods often contain gluten: baked beans (canned) beer blue cheeses bouillons/broths (commercially prepared) breaded foods cereals chocolate milk (commercially prepared)… — David Perlmutter Baked beans Copy Share Image
Archives of Internal Medicine revealed that postmenopausal women who were put on statin drugs to lower their cholesterol had a nearly 48… — David Perlmutter Archives Copy Share Image
“Within the next decade, one in two Americans will suffer from diabesity—the term now used to describe a range of metabolic imbalances… — David Perlmutter Too late Copy Share Image
Fat is your friend. The brain thrives on a fat-rich, low-carbohydrate diet. — David Perlmutter Brain Copy Share Image
“ketogenic diet has also been shown to reduce amyloid in the brain,25 and it increases glutathione, the body’s natural brain-protective antioxidant, in… — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
Memory enhancement self-help programs abound and promise improved memory performance by the utilization of any number of seemingly unique techniques focused on… — David Perlmutter Abound Copy Share Image
Our ancestors relied upon their advanced brains to survive during times of food shortage, and fortunately, the human brain is able to… — David Perlmutter Able Copy Share Image
“In the normal process of producing energy, each mitochondrion produces hundreds if not thousands of free radical molecules each day. Multiply that… — David Perlmutter Energy Copy Share Image
As a practicing neurologist, I place central importance in applying current science to the notion of disease prevention. — David Perlmutter Applying Copy Share Image
“The neurons in the gut are so innumerable that scientist are now calling the totality of them "the second brain"... In fact,… — David Perlmutter Science Copy Share Image
The story of gluten as it relates to the brain throws a wide net, so much more encompassing than the inflammation of… — David Perlmutter Brain Copy Share Image
“BDNF production is decreased in animals on a diet high in sugar.16” — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“innumerable studies have demonstrated that depression runs much higher in people who have low cholesterol.22” — David Perlmutter Depression Copy Share Image
“A purely ketogenic diet is one that derives 80 to 90 percent of calories from fat, and the rest from carbohydrate and protein.” — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“And although we are presently ranked first in the world in health-care spending, we are ranked thirty-seventh in overall health-system performance, according… — David Perlmutter Life Copy Share Image
“statins may lessen brain function and increase risk for heart disease. The reason is simple: The brain needs cholesterol” — David Perlmutter Heart disease Copy Share Image
“It’s well documented that glycated hemoglobin is a powerful risk factor for diabetes, but it’s also been correlated with risk for stroke,… — David Perlmutter Heart disease Copy Share Image
“As is the case for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, central obesity [belly fat] is also a risk factor for dementia.” — David Perlmutter Cardiovascular disease Copy Share Image
In general, the public knowledge base and thus decision-making behaviors are far more influenced by advertisement than with current science. — David Perlmutter Current Copy Share Image
“alpha-lipoic acid 600 mg daily coconut oil 1 tablespoon daily, taken straight or used in cooking DHA 1,000 mg daily (Note: It’s… — David Perlmutter Empty stomach Copy Share Image
Parkinson's is described as a progressive idiopathic neurodegenerative disorder, a brain disease that will worsen with time for which no cause has… — David Perlmutter Been Copy Share Image
“To quote Gary Taubes, “In fact, we can define this mild ketosis as the normal state of human metabolism when we’re not… — David Perlmutter History Copy Share Image
