Grain Brain
by David Perlmutter
A neurologist's case that carbohydrates and gluten drive dementia, ADHD, anxiety and headaches, with a low-carb, high-fat prescription. The thesis is stronger than the evidence; critics are many. Read it for the argument and check the studies.
Read it if…
you want the strongest version of the anti-grain brain argument.
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Skip it if…
you want consensus neurology.
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Three things you will actually use
- Blood sugar and brain health are linked; the degree is debated.
- Gluten sensitivity exists; its prevalence is contested.
- Self-experiment with an end date.
Do this first
Read the argument, then read a critique, then decide on a four-week experiment.
Our verdict
Strong thesis, debated evidence.
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