David Perlmutter

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Health Nutrition

David Perlmutter is a Board-Certified Neurologist and bestselling author.
He holds an M.D. from the University of Miami and serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
Perlmutter has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and frequently lectures at prestigious institutions.
His books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller "Grain Brain," have been translated into 34 languages.
He has appeared on numerous national television programs and received several awards for his innovative approaches to neurological disorders.
Perlmutter is recognized for his expertise in nutrition, the microbiome, and brain health.

Books by David Perlmutter

Grain Brain

by David Perlmutter • 2013

Bread harms your brain. Butter protects it. The diet advice you follow has neurology backward.

3.90

24k+

🧠 Brain Health 🌾 Gluten Sensitivity 🥩 Low-Carb Diets

Grain Brain

Bread harms your brain. Butter protects it. The diet advice you follow has neurology backward.

by David Perlmutter 2013 336 pages

3.90

24k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🌾 Gluten Sensitivity 🥩 Low-Carb Diets

Brain Maker

by David Perlmutter • 2015

Trillions of gut microbes run your brain. How to feed the ones that protect you.

4.00

9k+

🦠 Gut Health 🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🧩 Brain Health

Brain Maker

Trillions of gut microbes run your brain. How to feed the ones that protect you.

by David Perlmutter 2015 320 pages

4.00

9k+ ratings

🦠 Gut Health 🧠 Gut-Brain Axis 🧩 Brain Health

Brain Wash

by David Perlmutter • 2020

Modern life is hijacking your brain. A neurologist's program to reclaim focus, judgment, and calm.

3.79

2k+

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Dopamine And Addiction 👁️ Attention Management

Brain Wash

Modern life is hijacking your brain. A neurologist's program to reclaim focus, judgment, and calm.

by David Perlmutter 2020 294 pages

3.79

2k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Dopamine And Addiction 👁️ Attention Management

Drop Acid

by David Perlmutter MD • 2022

A metabolic waste product you have never tested for drives obesity, diabetes, and dementia.

4.01

1k+

🫀 Metabolic Health 🍬 Fructose Dangers 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch

Drop Acid

A metabolic waste product you have never tested for drives obesity, diabetes, and dementia.

by David Perlmutter MD 2022 337 pages

4.01

1k+ ratings

🫀 Metabolic Health 🍬 Fructose Dangers 🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch

The Grain Brain Whole Life Plan

by David Perlmutter • 2016

Brain decline starts with inflammation. Starve it, heal the gut, fuel with fat. In one plan.

3.91

1k+

🧠 Brain Health 🥑 Ketogenic Diet 🔥 Inflammation

The Grain Brain Whole Life Plan

Brain decline starts with inflammation. Starve it, heal the gut, fuel with fat. In one plan.

by David Perlmutter 2016 305 pages

3.91

1k+ ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🥑 Ketogenic Diet 🔥 Inflammation

Power Up Your Brain

by David Perlmutter • 2011

A neurologist on why fasting and shamanic rituals rewire the brain beyond what any drug can.

4.09

494

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🥑 Brain Nutrition

Power Up Your Brain

A neurologist on why fasting and shamanic rituals rewire the brain beyond what any drug can.

by David Perlmutter 2011 264 pages

4.09

494 ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🥑 Brain Nutrition

The Better Brain Book

by David Perlmutter • 2004

Inflammation is the hidden driver of brain aging. A neurologist's protocol to turn it off.

3.84

316

🧠 Brain Health 🛡️ Cognitive Decline 🔄 Neuroplasticity

The Better Brain Book

Inflammation is the hidden driver of brain aging. A neurologist's protocol to turn it off.

by David Perlmutter 2004 325 pages

3.84

316 ratings

🧠 Brain Health 🛡️ Cognitive Decline 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten

by David Perlmutter • 2006

First five years: a neurologist's playbook for adding 30 IQ points with food, play, and environment.

3.75

216

🧠 Early Childhood Development 🥑 Brain Nutrition 🔗 Neuroplasticity

Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten

First five years: a neurologist's playbook for adding 30 IQ points with food, play, and environment.

by David Perlmutter 2006 341 pages

3.75

216 ratings

🧠 Early Childhood Development 🥑 Brain Nutrition 🔗 Neuroplasticity

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