A fundamental premise in cancer therapy is trying to identify how the metabolism of cancer cells differs from normal tissue. When differences are identified, it often paves the way for treatments that will disrupt the cancer's metabolism while sparing normal tissue. David Perlmutter cancercelldiffer share on social
Fat is your friend. The brain thrives on a fat-rich, low-carbohydrate diet. David Perlmutter braincarbohydratediet Change image and share on social
The bottom line is that this author, a practicing neurologist dealing with Alzheimer's disease on a daily basis, believes we need to expand the public awareness that modifiable lifestyle factors have a profound role to play in determining who will or won't get this disease. David Perlmutter alzheimerauthorawareness share on social
Alzheimer's is a disease for which there is no effective treatment whatsoever. To be clear, there is no pharmaceutical agent, no magic pill that a doctor can prescribe that will have any significant effect on the progressive downhill course of this disease. David Perlmutter agentalzheimerclear share on social
Two forms of fat that are vitally important for brain health are cholesterol and saturated fat. David Perlmutter braincholesterolfat Change image and share on social
Even slight elevations in blood sugar have been shown to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease. David Perlmutter alzheimerblooddisease Change image and share on social
From the earliest moments of life, children begin to learn the fundamentals of language. The most powerful influence for effective language development are the verbal interactions with caregivers. David Perlmutter begincaregiverchild Change image and share on social
This low-fat idea that's been drummed into our heads and bellies is completely off-base and deeply responsible for most of our modern ills. David Perlmutter basebellycompletely Change image and share on social
Food is medicine. We can actually change our gene expressions with the foods we eat. David Perlmutter changeeatexpression Change image and share on social
Far from being entirely dependent on exogenous food sources of antioxidants, our cells have their own innate ability to generate antioxidants upon demand. David Perlmutter abilityantioxidantcell Change image and share on social
