Making changes in the fast food that makes up such a significant part of the American diet, even if the numbers aren't… — David Perlmutter American Copy Share Image
“ApoE ε2 is relatively rare, but if you inherit this allele, you’re more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease later in life. ApoE… — David Perlmutter Life Copy Share Image
“people who start taking cholesterol-lowering medication (i.e., statins) can become much more depressed.” — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
A fundamental premise in cancer therapy is trying to identify how the metabolism of cancer cells differs from normal tissue. When differences… — David Perlmutter Cancer Copy Share Image
“Warning: Drugs used to treat ADHD have resulted in cases of permanent Tourette’s syndrome. Science has been documenting this since the early… — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“babies who are regularly breast-fed when they are first introduced to foods containing gluten have been shown to cut their risk of… — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“hunter-gatherer ancestors consumed omega-6 and omega-3 fats in a ratio of roughly 1:1.” — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“how effective would, say, a vitamin E capsule or a tablet of vitamin C be when confronted by this onslaught of free… — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“For people who never consumed fish, the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease during the four-year follow-up period was increased by 37… — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“As we’ve seen, science is only recently discovering that both fat and cholesterol are severely deficient in diseased brains and that high… — David Perlmutter Life Copy Share Image
“The microbiome affects our mood, libido, metabolism, immunity, and even our perception of the world and the clarity of our thoughts. It… — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“walnut oil, were 60 percent less likely to develop dementia than those who did not regularly consume such oils. The” — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“coffee is one of the most powerful Nrf2 activators in nature. Several molecules in coffee, some of which are partly present in… — David Perlmutter Good thing Copy Share Image
“brain-derived neurotrophic factor,” or BDNF. BDNF plays a key role in creating new neurons. But beyond its role in neurogenesis, BDNF protects… — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
The best diet for overall health, and specifically for heart, brain, and cancer risk reduction, is a diet that's aggressively low in… — David Perlmutter Abundance Copy Share Image
“POP QUIZ! WHAT’S GOING TO MAKE YOU SMARTER and less prone to brain diseases? Is it A. solving a complex brainteaser, or… — David Perlmutter Fitness Copy Share Image
“gluten breaks down in the stomach to become a mix of polypeptides that can cross the blood-brain barrier. Once they gain entry,… — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“But a caveat: Once free radicals damage the LDL molecule, it’s rendered much less capable of delivering cholesterol to the brain. In… — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“in the past decade have we really been able to quantify and qualify the extraordinary relationship between physical fitness and mental fitness.” — David Perlmutter Fitness Copy Share Image
“What’s more, as we consume carbohydrates we stimulate an enzyme called lipoprotein lipase that tends to drive fat into the cell; the… — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
“We are designed to be smart people our entire lives. The brain is supposed to work well until our last breath.” — David Perlmutter Intelligence Copy Share Image
“Scores of studies have confirmed the value of eggs, which are quite possibly the world’s most perfect food; the yolk is the… — David Perlmutter Copy Share Image
Strokes are categorized as either bleeding into the brain or a blockage in blood supply, known as an ischemic stroke. The latter… — David Perlmutter Bleeding Copy Share Image
When a child is watching television, he or she is not involved in play, not socializing with other individuals, and most importantly,… — David Perlmutter Actions Copy Share Image
“Luckily, human physiology offers one more pathway to power our brains. When food is no longer available, after about three days, the… — David Perlmutter Education Copy Share Image
