Food

By: Austin Perlmutter, MD, Medical Student, Miller School of Medicine After 20 years, the FDA has plans for a major overhaul of the Nutrition Facts label. This is a big deal, as the sticker is required on t...

By: Austin Perlmutter, MD, Medical Student, Miller School of Medicine When it comes to mealtime, most of us prefer a meal made from fresh produce to its frozen equivalent. But in today’s whirlwind of obliga...

By: Austin Perlmutter, MD, Medical Student, Miller School of Medicine A few years ago, the science became too significant to ignore, and I decided to drastically cut back on my dietary carbohydrates. I belie...

I made a point in Grain Brain to emphasize the importance of wild fish as opposed to farm-raised fish for several important reasons. I’m well aware that wild fish may not always be available (a situation tha...

When discussing sources of “hidden sugars” with my patients I find that they are often very surprised at my position on orange juice. Essentially, I have taken it off the table. Frequently, the response I ge...

When it comes to going gluten- or grain-free, the first complaint I always hear is the same: “But what am I going to do without my (insert grain/gluten-filled food here)!” For those of you who have the same ...

He may have been President, but John F. Kennedy also made a great philosopher. The spirit of this comment is what I hope to impart to people with Grain Brain. In good times, we can, and we must, make the cho...

Everything comes back to your diet. In Grain Brain, I explain the links between your nutrition and your brain health.

One of the myths I’m always trying to dispel is that fat is unhealthy. Most people think those high-fat foods are the reason their pants are fitting a little tighter. They’re not far off, the diet of the ave...

Knowing this, it’s essential that we shape our future by taking control of our health today. Even the most insignificant of changes can have an impact resulting in years added on to your lifespan. I wrote Gr...