Grain Brain

The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar - Your Brain's Silent Killers

By: David Perlmutter, Kristin Loberg

Narrated by: Peter Ganim

Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

The devastating truth about the effects of wheat, sugar, and carbs on the brain, with a 30-day plan to achieve optimum health.

Renowned neurologist David Perlmutter, MD, blows the lid off a topic that's been buried in medical literature for far too long: carbs are destroying your brain. And not just unhealthy carbs, but even healthy ones like whole grains can cause dementia, ADHD, anxiety, chronic headaches, depression, and much more. Dr. Perlmutter explains what happens when the brain encounters common ingredients in your daily bread and fruit bowls, why your brain thrives on fat and cholesterol, and how you can spur the growth of new brain cells at any age.

He offers an in-depth look at how we can take control of our "smart genes" through specific dietary choices and lifestyle habits, demonstrating how to remedy our most feared maladies without drugs. With a revolutionary 30-day plan, Grain Brain teaches us how we can reprogram our genetic destiny for the better.

Please note that there are many references in this audiobook to information discussed in Chapter 10. Chapter 10 has been recorded in its entirety on this audiobook and all information contained in this chapter can be listened to in the recording.

©2013 David Perlmutter (P)2013 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"Dr. Perlmutter provides sound advice, supported by the latest and most well respected medical research." (Russell. B. Roth, MD, Past President, American Medical Association)

"Dr. Perlmutter is the leading integrative medicine neurologist in North America today. His ability to fully integrate conventional medicine diagnosis and treatment with the latest innovations in nutritional and environmental medicine is phenomenal. As a teacher and clinician, he has fundamentally changed how physicians and patients think about neurological degeneration and, happily, regeneration." (Joseph Pizzorno, MD, coauthor of Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine)

"A provocative, eye-opening scientific account of how diet profoundly influences nerve health and brain function. Grain Brain explains how the American diet rich in gluten and inflammatory foods is linked to neurological conditions. Dr. Perlmutter outlines a blueprint for optimal health and a more resilient brain through proper nutrition and lifestyle. Grain Brain is a must-read!" (Gerard E. Mullin, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and author of The Inside Tract: Your Good Gut Guide to Great Digestive Health)

love love love it!!! 100% truth

loved it couldn't stop listening and I learned so much!!❤ highly recommend it 👌

Do you love your Brain or your Bread?

My Mother and her sisters all had Alzheimer's. We thought it was just "those crazy Italians". It was that side of the family that loved the pastas, breads, and pastry. There is also a great deal of depression "on that side of the family". Now I see why. This book has changed my kitchen, my breakfast, lunch and dinner plates. I have dropped 12 pounds so far and feel so much better. Depression and Alzheimer's takes your loved ones away bit by bit, and day by day, there is no cure AFTER you get it, but it is PREVENTABLE. Thank you Dr. Perlmutter for giving us hope and tools to avoid these slow and pervasive thieves called sugar and carbohydrates.

I am glad that I read this

I am impressed that Dr Perlmutter is a medical doctor who appreciates and is erudite in matters of nutrition. He is a member of several nutrition associations. His book is very pithy and offers actionable protocols. The main thrust is about blood sugar levels as a result of eating gluten, sugars and carbs. I am interested in health and nutrition, tolerate gluten fine and am able to eat whatever I want and stay thin. However, after reading this book and out of respect for Dr Perlmutter's body of work and experiences that he relates, I have decided to have as little gluten in my diet as possible. I don't eat much sugar or carbs to begin with however, I am not buying gluten free bread, crackers etc. It has been an easy transition. I've also cut back on fruit and fruit juice dramatically, preferring vegetables. I try to have about 1 serving of fruit each day. I am also adjusting my supplements according to his recommendations. I am going to add turmeric and resveratrol. Dr Perlmutter explains why statins are not good for you, the link between gluten and some brain diseases and why patients on a low-fat diet are at especially high risk. I found this to be a very interesting and compelling read.

I went from 150lb to 116lb quitting carbs/sugar

What made the experience of listening to Grain Brain the most enjoyable?

That I learned so much while I was driving or making dinner. Such and engaging book. He really put the effort in teaching us how to improve our lives by doing small changes that give great results.

What other book might you compare Grain Brain to and why?

Dr. Mercola's No Grain Diet, I wish they wold have the AUDIO version of that book, I go through audiobooks so quickly as oppose to reading the books, I don't have the time.

What does Peter Ganim bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He has a great voice, very professional and you can totally picture a good doctor talking to you. Very kind but also very firm and determined. Great voice actor.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I listen to it while I get ready to go to work, and while driving to work, while cooking dinner. I can't listen to 9 hrs in one day. I probably wouldn't assimilate all the information in one day but by listening to 1 to 2 hrs a day was perfect!

Any additional comments?

I truly loved it! this is the review that I posted in other places like good reads and amazon:
I just finished listening to the AUDIO version of this amazing book that I think EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THIS PLANET should read or listen, regardless if you are ALLERGIC to GLUTEN or not, GLUTEN AFFECTS US ALL, and most importantly, it affects our BRAINS our MOOD and MEMORY, so QUIT BREAD AND SUGAR! you will feel AMAZING!. It would improve your quality of life immensely if you follow his advice on cutting any GLUTEN containing food like bread, pasta, cakes, chips... and instead increase you consumption on healthy fats like COCONUT OIL, OLIVE OIL, RAW BUTTER, NUTS, AVOCADOS...

I have quit bread for a while, not completely but I would only have some indulgences on the weekends like having a hamburger once in a while, but pretty much no bread or pasta or cakes during the week. I am a 34 year old woman, my height is 5'3" and I went from 150lb to 116lb by working out 2hrs every day (P90X, Zumba, spinning) and eating healthy: Lots of fresh organic vegetables (mostly green), protein like turkey and cage free chicken, wild salmon, grass fed beef, 2 cups of fruit a day (no more), 1oz (1 handful) of raw nuts like pecans, pumping seeds, cashews, almonds... and cooking only with COCONUT OIL, I make my own dressing for my daily salad with OLIVE AND COCONUT Oil, apple cider vinegar, nutritional yeast and tons of herbs and TURMERIC and for desert 1 cube of organic NON-GMO dark chocolate.

I've had this way of eating for more than a year but I would cheat to bad on the weekends and I was 121lb and I wanted to loose those last 5 stubborn pounds , now after reading this AMAZING INFORMATIVE book I quit bread for good, I feel much better and I lost the last 5 pounds that I wanted to loose.

Thank you Dr. Perlmutter for this INCREDIBLE book that you put together... You rock!

New important information

Good clear narration, relevant new facts discussed. I learned much more about this hotly questioned topic. Lots of useful tools at the end.

Excellent book!

What made the experience of listening to Grain Brain the most enjoyable?

This is one of the best books I read in last few wks, information is practical, true and supported by medical literature. Writer also underlines where the information is taken from and provides solutions, as well proof.

What did you like best about this story?

what we can do to help ourself by living better

Have you listened to any of Peter Ganim’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

not

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Modern Wheat Destroys life!

a must read for every human who eats food!

David, thank you for writing this book! In hours of reversing my mother's Alzheimer's disease.

Great information

Totally stopped eating sugar after listening to the first few hours of this book and I was a sugar-holic. I always knew it was was something I needed to do but never had the motivation to go through with it. The information provided in this book will change the way you think about fat and sugar forever. I am now eating a minimal sugar and high fat diet and am loving every moment.

Very informative

this book was very informative. it's quite a revelation what new information is out there looking at diet and the many evidence pointing to how our diet is making us sick

incredible, earth-shattering information!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

cutting edge health information that everyone needs to know!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Gluten: the silent killer. so many chronic dysfunctions associated with it.

Any additional comments?

If you are interested in health, wellness, and living as healthy and long as you can, you MUST read this book. Anyone with family history of heart disease, diabetes, HTN, alzheimers, dementia must read this!!!