GRAIN BRAIN

This is old edition of the book. The new 2018 / 2019 edition of the book is still better. I got the new edition also. And it is significantly improved. This book explains, citing large number of research, how to keep your brain, and especially memory, in good condition even in old age. Damage to your brain starts even if your glucose level is at border line and even if you stop consuming sugar. But consumption of carbohydrates like wheat, rice etc will keep glucose at borderline level for long period and will damage brain. If your memory is becoming weak, you must read this book.

A must read book to know what went wrong with our diet

excellent work

Amazing book, it's not just on grain or gluten. The book covers some good ground on carbs, fats etc. I would highly recommend this book to someone who wants to know how the body internally responds to micro ana macro nutrients.

As the country's LEADING SPORTS NUTRITIONIST and GLUTEN INTOLERANT!!!My own thinking has improved with the elimination of Gluten from my diet. Doing the dna test for gluten and then reading this book is an eye opener. YOU WANT TO AVOID GLUTEN....read this book. THEN DO A DNA GLUTEN test. for the rest of your life if your INTOLERANT you will not cheat on yourself...ie the DIET that is GLUTEN FREE>

A must read for anyone who is health conscious ... technical stuff written so lucidly!!!

Quit and eye opener. A must read if you want to take control of your health and improve your longetivity. Every info is backed up with facts and figures that no one can deny.

Read his BRAIN MAKER and its really good book ..

È una lettura avvincente, non strettamente scientifico, divulgativo che apre gli occhi sul nostro stile d’almentazuone, fugando quelle speudo informazioni che ognuno ha raccimolato lungo anni di lettura frettolosa delle notizie google della salute. Good job.

I highly recommend this book not only to people who are at the risk of getting brain disorders but also to the young generations. This book contains all the information that we have to know whenever we eat something. Readers can get advices on diet/food intake from this book without going to doctors. And those advices are not only linked to getting healthy but also to preventing the dementia or any other brain disorders. Dr. David Perlmutter does not just throw some ideas to the readers; rather he explains why it happens or how to stop it. He also explains the relation between the nutrient and brain disorder that what chemical and biological factors of nutrient are actually causing the illness. I think everyone should read this book at least once because we all depend on the food intake. The earlier you know, the more you can prevent the brain diseases. In the introduction of this book, Dr. Perlmutter includes self-assessment page where the readers can define what are their risk factors for getting brain disorders. He also explains that he would provide information useful for the following brain illness: ADHD, anxiety, depression, diabetes, epilepsy, dementia, etc. He states that he would prove to the readers about how daily habit affects the function and long-term health of brain. Part 1, "The Whole Grain Truth", discusses about the common ingredients such as wheat and fats that are both friends and enemies of the brain. It is divided into six chapters, the first three chapters discusses about the inflammation process, the role of gluten, carbohydrates and fats in inflammation, and the inflammation as the heart of brain disease. He also covers psychological and behavioral disorders that food choices can change an individual genetic characteristic and eventually leads to the brain illness. In the last chapter of part 1, the author focuses on how the gluten can impinge the long-term health and functions of the brain; people should keep breads away from them. Part 2, "The Grain Brain Rehab", mainly discusses about the science beyond the habits that support a healthy brain. Divided into three chapters, he explores the relationship of nutrition and supplements, exercise, and sleep to brain disorders individually. He recommends the dietary habits that people should follow for healthy brain: the daily exercise routine to have better genes in the brain: the sleep routine to maintain stable hormone levels. In the part 3, "Say Good-Bye to Grain Brain", the author actually recommends a month-long program with the meal plan, recipes, and weekly goal. He, in details, provides what should be taken everyday, and what must be forbidden for intake during lifetime. This recipe and diet plan would lead people to change their diet habits and help keep healthy brain consistently. In this book, the style and structure is simple and easy to follow. First, Dr. Perlmutter follows the structure of having a proposal, evidences and recommendations. He first proposes how each nutrient and daily habits can affect the health of brain. Then, he provides evidence to support his thesis by explaining the chemical and biological mechanism of each food intake and the effect of sleep and exercise. Finally, he gives a recommendation on how to avoid brain illness in the future with his own version of meal plan, recipe, and weekly goals. Therefore, people with no scientific background can all understand what the author is trying to explain. Also, whenever he introduces new biochemical concepts, he explains in-depth so that readers will not get lost. In the beginning of each chapter, he gives an overview of what will be in there. For example, in chapter 6, he gives all the list of changes that sugars can trigger in the short-term basis: behavior, seize control of focus and concentration, tic disorders and mood conditions such as depression. In terms of the style, I was able to observe the author's effort of trying to make a connection with the readers by questioning and stating his past daily habits. The readers would fully respond only if they have the same experience as the discussion topic of the author. However, there were not enough pictures or graphs that could assist the readers to understand the context. The font size and spacing was viewable. The headings were appropriately positioned and fully caught the attention of readers. I read this book to find out the relationship between diet and Alzheimer's disease. The book covered this topic with appropriate volume but the book itself actually gave full information about the effect of each nutrient and supplements on the health of brain. First, he proved that the inflammation would lead to the cause of Alzheimer's disease because of "toxic sugar inflicts"(pg. 29). The insulin resistance from sugar, "sparks the formation of those infamous plaques that are present in diseased brains", especially in Alzheimer's disease (pg. 30). Because these plaques would buildup and take place of normal brain cells, the diabetes patient will have higher chance of getting Alzheimer's disease. It was interesting to see how diabetes and Alzheimer's disease was related together. I have read several research articles about their relationship but it was interesting to find out how food intake can be a key connector between these two diseases. In the later chapter, he also discusses about the increased risk of Alzheimer's disease due to diabetes. Since diabetes are also caused by high intake of carbs and sugars, it will definitely increase the risk of Alzheimer by increasing the inflammation and triggering the formation of insoluble protein plaques. He also included a report, published in 2005, to indicate the relationship between the cholesterol level and cognitive ability. As Alzheimer's diseased patients have very low cognitive ability, I believed that high cholesterol level would actually decrease the cognition. However, he stated "people who had the highest cholesterol levels scored higher on cognitive tests than those with lower levels"(pg. 34). It was interesting to find out that there has to be a "protective factor" from cholesterol that can maintain the cognitive skills. He then defines the elevations of cytokine as the hallmarks of the Alzheimer's disease. Gluten "increases the production of inflammatory cytokines" and such inflammation can actually prevent the production of soluble proteins and deposition of unnecessary cells in the brain, increasing the formation of insoluble plaques. This book is definitely giving an advice to lose wheat and maintain low sugar level in our body. The intake of grain is actually increasing the risk of many brain disorders including ADHD, severe depression, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, etc. I would recommend this book even to the patient so that they do not have to solely depend on the medication, rather they should try a new lifestyle as Dr. Perlmutter recommends in the last chapter. This book is also recommended for young generation who has enough time to prevent the brain illness by reading this book and altering their diet plan. For potential readers, I would recommend to write current daily food intake before reading this book. By analyzing what you have eaten everyday based on this book, you would be able to find out your own risk factors to brain disorders. Also, try to read this book with whole family. Your daily food intake highly depends on family members, thus to get altered in a short term you must change your family's lifestyle.

Sin duda conceptos novedosos y actuales del impacto del poder de la alimentación en nuestra salud en general y cómo podemos evitar el daño "inevitable" de nuestros cerebros por la edad. Según lo presenta el autor, SI es EVITABLE el deterioro de nuestro cerebro, incluso, con la adecuada alimentación y otras medidas como el ejercicio constante y regular, no solo evitable, sino hasta lo podemos mantener y mejorar.

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if you have any health issue, this book can turn your life around. So many health issues have the same underlying causes. also check out the book "drop acid" also by same author. it is excellent! Helps you understand how the human body actually works! Knowledge is power! the book "wheat belly" by william davis is also a must read for anyone who wants to enjoy good health, mentally physically and emotionally. a great book on this important subject. diseases are often not at all what they seem. Ill health is often triggered by one of two foods that are in everything we eat. Understanding the impact of this, and exactly how the body actually works, is key to curing health issues. these books are easy to read primers for understanding the complex matters of human health, physical and emotional. The more you learn about the body, the more you understand that brain and emotional or behavioural issues often have physical (food related ) causes. Also our sleep habits, which trigger our eating habits/cravings for these same foods that are so destructive. "lights out"- Sleep, sugar and survival, a book by TS Wiley and Bent Formby is excellent as well, on the subject of sleep dysfunction tr carbohydrate cravings, weight gain and disease.