Grain Brain
by David Perlmutter, Kristin Loberg · first published 2013
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The devastating truth about the effects of wheat, sugar, and carbs on the brain, with a 30-day plan to achieve optimum health.
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…breadbasket before dinner at the restaurant invokes a meh response. It takes about three weeks to get over what feels like a carb addiction. Read the first chapter of Wheat Belly for inspiration. Read Grain Brain next.
on “Palaeolithic diet: Should we all eat like cavepeople?” ↗I just finished reading "Grain Brain" (as a follow up to "Wheat Belly" a couple yrs ago. GF aside, both books are - or should be - a wake up call. We're eating ourselves ill. So much so we don't even realize it.
on “Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link 50 years ago” ↗…say in their genetic destiny. No doubt sometimes some of these genes really matter. But often they are dormant notes of what might be if you don't take care of yourself. p.s. I just finished reading "Grain Brain." Regardless of what you think about gluten, he makes very strong case for: where you take your body, your brain is going to follow. He mentions Alzheimer's often.
on “Simple blood tests may soon be able to deliver news about your cognitive health” ↗Grain Brain is an interesting read that covers in a pop-sci way some of the various research being done.
on “Got food cravings? What’s living in your gut may be responsible” ↗…Neurology, researchers looking at MRIs to determine which lab test correlated best with brain atrophy found that the hemoglobin A1C demonstrated the most powerful relationship.[2]” [1] Perlmutter, David. “Grain Brain.” [2] “C. Enzinger, et al., “Risk Factors for Progression of Brain Atrophy in Aging: Six-year Follow-up of Normal Subjects,” Neurology 64, no. 10 (May 24, 2005): 1704–11.”
on “John Yudkin: the man who tried to warn us about sugar” ↗Dementia is caused by eating bread as staple food. David Perlmutter, MD shows in his book Grain Brain how gluten gradually wreaks havoc on brain cells. Because people born in between 1920 and 1970 didn't know this fact, many of them caught that horrible disease.
on “The Disremembered” ↗its been in decline for many years Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar - Your Brain's Silent Killers by David Perlmutter
on “Breakfast cereal is in long-term decline” ↗…of high carb diets, this book [1] suggesting they make us stupid for example. Or about the link between metabolic disfunction and mental disorders [2] [1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17333302-grain-brain?fro... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjEFo3a1AnI
on “James C. Scott, author of Seeing Like a State, has died” ↗>p.s. I just finished reading "Grain Brain." Regardless of what you think about gluten, It's not just gluten. Look into enrichment. https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/0*pBs90R1LfdGOfpTS.... Most people are actually sensitive to the additives…
on “Simple blood tests may soon be able to deliver news about your cognitive health” ↗…or correlation? Given the (bad) dietary and lifestyle habits of the majority of people, it's too easy to attribute something to X when in fact it's likely Y or Z. Full disclosure: I'm half way through Grain Brain (having read Wheat Belly a couple years ago) and the current "ideal diet" is anything but.
on “Cancer Doctors Cite Risks of Drinking Alcohol” ↗I don't disagree. That said, I think it's obvious that most people need to challenge the status quo of their diet. For Grain Brain to remind them "you are what you eat" is a step in the right direction. For both to suggest that you can be sensitive to gluten so give it up for 30 days...well, that's not going to hurt anyone either.…
on “Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link 50 years ago” ↗…same neurotransmitters as opiates, prompting withdrawal symptoms if one doesn't have it again in a few days. I've got strong source amnesia and am probably misremembering details: maybe it was from "Grain Brain"? [0]? At any rate, my experience has been pretty similar to yours. [0] https://www.drperlmutter.com/about/grain-brain-by-david-perl...
on “Study Finds Ultra-Processed Foods Drive Weight Gain” ↗Biology is all about survival and multiplying the species. Seeds are plants babies, the biological response is to make your babies aren't eaten! I think there's a book about this, probably Grain Brain, but I 'm not sure.
on “What Plants Are Saying About Us” ↗