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Research – Probiotic Intervention Affects Mood

April 22, 2015

Research – Probiotic Intervention Affects Mood

New and exciting research is revealing a strong connection between our mood and the various bacteria that live within our intestines. This is certainly a sobering notion. Think of it: the bacteria living wit…

Probiotic Prevents ADHD and Autism

April 3, 2015

Probiotic Prevents ADHD and Autism

Right now in America more than 6 million children carry a diagnosis of ADHD. I think it is fair to say that autism has become an epidemic when you consider that, today, as many as 1 in 40 male births will ul…

Introducing: Brain Maker

March 23, 2015

Introducing: Brain Maker

We are not alone. Even within the confines of the human body, each of us is colonized by more than 100 trillion microbes with whom we live symbiotically. While we provide an environment that allows these or…

Sugar Risks Go Beyond Weight Gain

March 12, 2015

Sugar Risks Go Beyond Weight Gain

The idea that dietary sugars increase the risk for such things as hypertension and the development of health threatening changes in lipid profiles is not new. But a commonly held perception has been that the…

For a New Beginning

February 24, 2015

For a New Beginning

I found this poem (“For a New Beginning” by John O’Donohue) to be greatly inspirational in dealing with making life changes. – Dr. Perlmutter In out-of-the-way places of the heart, Where your thoughts never …

Dramatic Weight Gain After Fecal Transplant

February 23, 2015

Dramatic Weight Gain After Fecal Transplant

We are now learning that differences in the various species of bacteria that live within the intestines actually have a profound role in regulating metabolism. For example, researchers have demonstrated that…

AGEs and Leaky Gut

February 19, 2015

AGEs and Leaky Gut

A variety of factors conspire to lead to leakiness of the gut and this plays a fundamental role in inflammation. We know that, for example, things like stress and environmental toxins can lead to leakiness o…

The Hidden Dangers of E-Cigarettes

February 19, 2015

The Hidden Dangers of E-Cigarettes

By: Austin Perlmutter, MD, Medical Student, Miller School of Medicine Electronic cigarettes, commonly known as e-cigarettes, are a relatively new phenomenon, becoming increasingly popular over the last seve…

Let’s End The Era of “Diagnose and Adios”

February 13, 2015

Let’s End The Era of “Diagnose and Adios”

Today’s post is from a close friend of Grain Brain, Max Lugavere. – Dr. Perlmutter My name is Max Lugavere and I’m a filmmaker, currently in production on a feature-length, millennial-focused documentary ex…

Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Bland

February 12, 2015

Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Bland

I am extremely honored and delighted to have had the opportunity to be interviewed by Dr. Jeffrey Bland, PhD for the first video interview on Synthesis. In this interview, Dr. Bland and I explore a functiona…

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