Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers: David Perlmutter, Kristin Loberg: 9780316234801: Amazon.com: Books

Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers: David Perlmutter, Kristin Loberg: 9780316234801: Amazon.com: Books


A #1 New York Times bestseller--the devastating truth about the effects
of wheat, sugar, and carbs on the brain, with a 4-week plan to achieve
optimum health.







Renowned neurologist David Perlmutter, MD, blows the lid off a topic that's been buried in medical literature for far too long: carbs are destroying your brain. And not just unhealthy carbs, but even healthy ones like whole grains can cause dementia, ADHD, anxiety, chronic headaches, depression, and much more. Dr. Perlmutter explains what happens when the brain encounters common ingredients in your daily bread and fruit bowls, why your brain thrives on fat and cholesterol, and how you can spur the growth of new brain cells at any age. He offers an in-depth look at how we can take control of our "smart genes" through specific dietary choices and lifestyle habits, demonstrating how to remedy our most feared maladies without drugs. With a revolutionary 4-week plan, GRAIN BRAIN teaches us how we can reprogram our genetic destiny for the better.

GRAIN BRAIN is a #1 New York Times bestseller and a finalist for a 2013 Books for a Better Life award.



Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly

In his latest book, neurologist Perlmutter (The Better Brain Book) declares war on a common foodstuff, attributing a bewilderingly wide assortment of maladies to the consumption of gluten, a substance found in bread and other stock foods. Contrasting modern humans against idealized humans of the distant past, Perlmutter concludes that the former, whose average life expectancy at birth is about twice that of their Paleolithic ancestors, have gone off the proper track. He addresses the churlish objection that gluten has been part of the human diet for many millennia by firmly asserting that recent changes to crops have transformed a once-safe food into a terrible scourge. The book features health advice, a number of gluten-free recipes, and details on some relevant case studies. Lauded by such nonconsensus pundits as Mehmet Oz and William Davis, Perlmutter offers readers a comfortably simplistic model for thinking about carbs. Agent: Bonnie Solow, Solow Literary Enterprises. (Sept.) 

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Biography

David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM is a Board-Certified
Neurologist and Fellow of the American College of Nutrition who received
his M.D. degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine where
he was awarded the Leonard G. Rowntree Research Award. Dr. Perlmutter is
a frequent lecturer at symposia sponsored by such medical institutions
as Columbia University, the University of Arizona, Scripps Institute,
and Harvard University. He has contributed extensively to the world
medical literature with publications appearing in The Journal of
Neurosurgery, The Southern Medical Journal, Journal of Applied
Nutrition, and Archives of Neurology. He is the author of: The Better
Brain Book and the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Grain Brain. He is
recognized internationally as a leader in the field of nutritional
influences in neurological disorders. Dr. Perlmutter has been
interviewed on many nationally syndicated radio and television programs
including 20/20, Larry King Live, CNN, Fox News, Fox and Friends, The
Today Show, Oprah, Dr. Oz, and The CBS Early Show. In 2002 Dr.
Perlmutter was the recipient of the Linus Pauling Award for his
innovative approaches to neurological disorders and in addition was
awarded the Denham Harmon Award for his pioneering work in the
application of free radical science to clinical medicine. He is the
recipient of the 2006 National Nutritional Foods Association Clinician
of the Year Award. Dr. Perlmutter serves as Medical Advisor for The Dr.
Oz Show.