The changes I made in Grain Brain have taken into account factors such as cost and availability. There are at least a dozen supplements that I favor and could have been included. This time, I really wanted t...

Dr. Campbell’s excellent book is critical of statistics related to health issues in populations eating meat. Understandably, there are problems with eating meat because by and large the meat people are eatin...

Grain Brain represents my interpretation of the most leading edge science related to the roles of nutrition and other lifestyle factors in brain health, functionality, and resistance to disease. This dedicat...

Maltodextrin is a processed starch made from things like corn, rice, potato or wheat. So it may contain gluten and is therefore best avoided. Aspartame may specifically change the sensitivity of the brain to...

Actually, in this extensive study published in the Journal of The American Medical Association, higher fat consumption was associated with decreased risk of breast cancer, with those consuming higher carbs h...

A key player in vascular dementia is glycation (binding of sugar) to proteins. This process is reduced on the Grain Brain diet. Also important to monitor homocysteine, another risk factor which can be lowere...

I do not believe there is much of a direct effect of salt on memory and cognition. However, the relationship to hypertension is clear, and hypertension is damaging to the brain.

Atrial fibrillation is often a manifestation of coronary artery disease. The best diet to reduce coronary artery disease risk is a diet that dramatically restricts carbohydrates while providing lots of healt...

Generally, yes. You'll just want to be sure the capsule material is gluten free.

While the ancient grain Einkorn wheat has a dramatically lower level of gluten, it is still a source of gluten and, as such, may enhance inflammation. The best recommendation is to avoid it.