David Perlmutter Quotes

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• Even slight elevations in blood sugar have been shown to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
• Researchers have known for some time now that the cornerstone of all degenerative conditions, including brain disorders, is inflammation. But what they didn’t have documented…
• Archives of Internal Medicine revealed that postmenopausal women who were put on statin drugs to lower their cholesterol had a nearly 48 percent increased risk…
• We can change the expression of more than 70 percent of the genes that have a direct bearing on our health and longevity.
• Gluten is this Generation's Tobacco
• Dementia is our most-feared illness, more than heart disease or cancer.
• It may seem draconian, but the best recommendation I can make is to completely avoid grains.
• The story of gluten as it relates to the brain throws a wide net, so much more encompassing than the inflammation of a small section…
• Carbohydrates, whether derived from gluten-containing foods or other sources, including fruit, sweetened beverages, and starchy vegetables, are dangerous as they relate to brain health in…
• Food is medicine. We can actually change our gene expressions with the foods we eat.
• Carbs are devastating for the brain.
• Fat is your friend. The brain thrives on a fat-rich, low-carbohydrate diet.
• The biggest issue by far is that carbohydrates are absolutely at the cornerstone of all of our major degenerative conditions.
• Two forms of fat that are vitally important for brain health are cholesterol and saturated fat.
• In general, the public knowledge base and thus decision-making behaviors are far more influenced by advertisement than with current science.
• Rarely, Type 2 diabetes develops without any readily identifiable predisposing factor. But in the great majority of cases, it is brought on by lifestyle activities,…
• As a practicing neurologist, I place central importance in applying current science to the notion of disease prevention.
• Shoot for a total of no more than 80 grams of carbs in your daily diet. This means favoring vegetables that grow above ground like…
• Increase your consumption of healthful fats like extra virgin olive oil, avocado, grass-fed beef, wild fish, coconut oil, nuts and seeds. At the same time,…
• Memory enhancement self-help programs abound and promise improved memory performance by the utilization of any number of seemingly unique techniques focused on the context of…

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