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Diabetes Risk and Impulsivity

Diabetes Risk and Impulsivity

Understanding the relationship between less healthful dietary and lifestyle choices and developing type-2 diabetes, a recent study linking the brain’s center for impulsive behavior and diabetes risk was real…
You Can Reduce Your Risk for Parkinson’s Disease!

You Can Reduce Your Risk for Parkinson’s Disease!

As we have explored previously, elevated blood sugar is clearly toxic for the brain. Higher blood sugar is clearly a risk for Alzheimer’s disease, along with coronary artery disease, diabetes, and even cance…
New to a Low-Carb Keto Diet? Avoid These Common Mistakes

New to a Low-Carb Keto Diet? Avoid These Common Mistakes

By: The Dr. Perlmutter Team The ketogenic diet is one of the most talked about and debated diet trends today. You’ve probably heard celebrities, athletes, and neighbors raving about the benefits of this die…
5 Benefits of a Ketogenic Diet – Weight Loss & Beyond

5 Benefits of a Ketogenic Diet – Weight Loss & Beyond

By: The Dr. Perlmutter Team The ketogenic diet has taken health circles by storm. Everyone seems to know somebody who has “gone keto” or is at least thinking about it. Keto labels are popping up on restaura…
Energy Medicine – Fundamental in Alzheimer’s

Energy Medicine – Fundamental in Alzheimer’s

Energy medicine is now front-and-center as a major consideration in trying to unravel the mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease. It’s now clear that a disruption of cellular energetics is fundamentally i…
Taking Control of the “Alzheimer’s Gene”

Taking Control of the “Alzheimer’s Gene”

Alzheimer’s disease, now affecting about 5 ½ million Americans, is a disease for which we have no meaningful treatment whatsoever. That said, it certainly makes sense to look at various factors that contribu…
The Microbiome – Implications for Global Health

The Microbiome – Implications for Global Health

What science has revealed over the past decade about the role our resident microbes play in keeping us healthy has truly been remarkable. It’s now clear that the more than 100 trillion microbes living on and…
The Importance of Fish Oil and Probiotics in Pregnancy

The Importance of Fish Oil and Probiotics in Pregnancy

Food allergies, and a specific skin condition called eczema, are rapidly increasing in the youth population. Now, in what may be the largest study of its kind ever performed, researchers are studying a woman…
The Empowering Neurologist – David Perlmutter, MD and Dr. Sarah Hallberg

The Empowering Neurologist – David Perlmutter, MD and Dr. Sarah Hallberg

Do medications “treat” type 2 diabetes? The answer is “no.” While there is a fairly robust list of drugs commonly prescribed by physicians for this situation, these pharmaceuticals tend to treat only the co…
More Good News About Olive Oil

More Good News About Olive Oil

It’s fairly common knowledge these days that there are some really important health benefits associated with consuming olive oil. No doubt, one of the reasons that the Mediterranean diet turns out to be so h…