Brain Maker
by David Perlmutter · first published 2015
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Debilitating brain disorders are on the rise-from children diagnosed with autism and ADHD to adults developing dementia at younger ages than ever before. But a medical revolution is underway that can solve this problem: Astonishing new research is revealing that the health of your brain is, to an extraordinary degree, dictated by the state of your microbiome - the vast population of organisms that live in your body and outnumber your own cells ten to one. What's taking place in your intestines today is determining your risk for any number of brain-related conditions. In BRAIN MAKER, Dr. Per
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Dr. David Perlmutter has a fantastic talk (called Brain Maker, and associated with his book of the same name) on this mind-gut link. Synopsis here: https://experiencelife.com/article/healthy-gut-healthy-brain...
on “Probiotics for bipolar disorder mania” ↗If you can find it in the library, the book "Brain Maker" [0] has a good starting point in its recipes section. Here's [1] a video showing how it's done. You've got to buy the Kefir grains (or get them from someone you know who makes Kefir). Once you have the…
on “Ask HN: Is there a new habit you cultivated recently that is really paying off?” ↗…to Health and Happiness (https://www.amazon.in/10-Human-Microbes-Health-Happiness/dp/...) * Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Under-Rated Organ (https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/938528861X) * Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brainfor Life (https://www.amazon.in/dp/0316380105) also watched the course on Coursera about Microbiome (https://www.coursera.org/learn/microbiome),…
on “How gut microbes are joining the fight against cancer” ↗Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain for Life by Perlmutter I have a theory that fad diets like keto, paleo, primal blueprint, low fodmap, whole 30 (of which there are numerous people…
on “What Is the Human Microbiome, Exactly?” ↗This is a fairly decent introduction to the topic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mioR_WrkRaU This book is also doing the rounds but I'm not sure how good it actually is http://www.amazon.com/Brain-Maker-Microbes-Protect-Brain%C2%...
on “Single course of antibiotics can mess up the gut microbiome for a year” ↗