Antibiotics: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Video • March 1, 2015
Antibiotics are an incredible, life-saving tool that we have in medicine. In fact, they are arguably one of the greatest medical discoveries of our time.
However, in America, we see injudicious use of antib...
AGEs, Inflammation, and Hippocampal Atrophy
Video • February 26, 2015
You've heard me speak extensively about the toxic role of sugar and carbohydrates in terms of brain health. I've even gone so far as to say that elevated blood sugar is correlated with shrinkage of the brain...
For a New Beginning
Post • February 24, 2015
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
Post • February 23, 2015
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...
Depression, The Microbiome & Leaky Gut
Video • February 22, 2015
One of the things I explore in depth in Brain Maker is the notion that even depression is now considered an inflammatory disorder. We now understand that inflammatory markers, the same that we see elevated i...
AGEs and Leaky Gut
Post • February 19, 2015
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
Post • February 19, 2015
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...
Weight Gain After Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Study • February 1, 2015
Multiple Sclerosis
Video • February 16, 2015
Perhaps one of the most extraordinary examples of harnessing the power of the gut bacteria to address inflammatory diseases that impact the brain is seen in a patient like Carlos.
Carlos, forty-three, ca...