Brain Maker
by David Perlmutter
Perlmutter turns to the microbiome: gut bacteria as drivers of brain health, and a programme of probiotics, prebiotics, fermented foods and fewer carbs. The microbiome emphasis is mainstream; the specific causal claims run ahead.
Read it if…
you read Grain Brain and want the gut sequel.
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Skip it if…
you want measured science; see Mayer or the Sonnenburgs.
Try instead: Drop Acid →
Three things you will actually use
- Feed the gut; the brain listens.
- Fermented foods and fibre are low-risk.
- Claims and evidence are not the same strength.
Do this first
Add fermented food daily and judge for yourself after a month.
Our verdict
The gut sequel.
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