Brain Health

There has certainly been a lot of information appearing in scientific literature as of late indicating that coffee consumption is good for the brain. One recent report has revealed what I believe to be a ver...

If you've been following me for some time, you know that one area of brain health we talk about in relationship to Alzheimer's, quite frequently, is neurogenesis. Otherwise known as the ability to grow new b...

Body fat. Even the phrase can be scary. But for the purposes of today's video, we need to change the way we talk about body fat. Body fat is more than a storage depot of calories for the winter. In fact, ...

The development of highly accurate and widely available genome sequencing technology has put us at a crossroads. Now, more than ever, the divergent views of nature versus nurture confront consumers wishing t...

One of the most important goals of my life is to raise the level of awareness of the importance of lifestyle choices in determining a person’s risk for Alzheimer’s disease, a disease for which there is no me...

How does simply moving around affect the brain? For the past several years I’ve been doing my best to get out the information that shows how aerobic exercise benefits the brain by increasing the growth of ne...

By: The Dr. Perlmutter Team One of the most exciting developments in lifestyle science over the last decade has been the sharpening focus on the central role that our resident microbes (bacteria) play in re...

You know, we've explored, several times now, the relationship between vitamin D levels and risks for severe health complications, including dementia. Notably, my colleague Dr. Dale Bredesen has written and r...

Brain Body Diet is the newest book written by New York Times best-selling author, Dr. Sara Gottfried. Dr. Gottfried writes about the uniqueness of the female brain as it relates to physical body issues, suc...

The science surrounding the ketogenic diet expands day by day. In today's video I will explore some of the science that shows a relationship between the ketogenic diet and increased brain glutathione levels,...