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The carbohydrate-insulin model: a physiological perspective on the obesity pandemic

The carbohydrate-insulin model: a physiological perspective on the obesity pandemic

How Are We to Interpret the New Dietary Guidelines for Americans?

How Are We to Interpret the New Dietary Guidelines for Americans?

The United States government recently issued its Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This happens every five years so we are now going to have these guidelines in place until 2025. Unfortunately, as you will ...
Ketogenic Diet Proves Effective in Alzheimer’s Disease

Ketogenic Diet Proves Effective in Alzheimer’s Disease

Over the past several years a mechanistic concept has arisen that seeks to explain the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. This has been called the bioenergetic theory. Basically, it describes a situation i...
The Empowering Neurologist – David Perlmutter, MD, and Prof. Tim Noakes

The Empowering Neurologist – David Perlmutter, MD, and Prof. Tim Noakes

Prof. Tim Noakes is one of my all-time heroes. As many of you may know, Prof. Noakes, a South African physician, was brought before a professional council for his advocacy of a lower carbohydrate diet. Ul...
Simple Carbs Threaten the Brain

Simple Carbs Threaten the Brain

Today's video takes a look at a subject that's at the forefront of our discussion on this blog: how lifestyle choices can impact the fate of your brain. Specifically, we're looking at how the lifestyle choic...
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...
Ketosis and Memory in Cognitively-Impaired Adults

Ketosis and Memory in Cognitively-Impaired Adults

There is certainly a lot of discussion these days about the ketogenic diet, especially as it relates to brain function. I thought it would be instructive to review one of the most important, and early, resea...
Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries fro  five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study

Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries fro five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study

An Evolutionary and Mechanistic Perspective on Dietary Carbohydrate Restriction in Cancer Prevention

An Evolutionary and Mechanistic Perspective on Dietary Carbohydrate Restriction in Cancer Prevention

You Can Lose the Weight – Four Simple Steps

You Can Lose the Weight – Four Simple Steps

Go to the mall. See a movie. Look around next time you’re in an airport. What you’ll see is the confirmation of all the statistics that we’re hearing so much about these days related to the ever-increasing p...