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A review by waxingquixotic
Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers by David Perlmutter
3.0
I don't even know why I read this. Listened to it. Whatever. It's 1:12am. I actually finished this like two weeks ago anyway.
Found it on Overdrive and needed something for the commute. I thought nonfiction might make me smarter, more informed, what have you. Instead it scared the hell outta me.
We all knew sugar, carbs, gluten, bread, candy, soda, etc. are all bad for us physically. This book breaks down how carbs, and grains especially, are eating away at our brains, giving us diabetes, and ultimately leading us down the terrifying road toward Alzheimer's and dementia.
The science of the book was fascinating. And, yeah, I get it. He's got an agenda so all of his research is biased since he wants to make his point, and there are other studies that provide conflicting information. I still liked how he focused on our brains and not our bodies to plead for us to eat more spinach and less brownies.
Then, it turned into a diet book and I sort of didn't care anymore. We have plenty of those already. I guess you can't really market this kind of book without a diet plan involved. I know what to eat and what not to eat, but I guess I can read a long food list again. And supplements. Lots of supplements.
Anyway, I like running. I love kombucha and almonds. I like grass-fed beef. But, man, I think the occasional pizza or nachos isn't going to hurt anyone. This is America! You can't take away our guns or our high fructose corn syrup!
I don't wanna live in a world where Frosted Flakes don't exist. They're grrrrrrrrreat!
And this book is just okay.
I hope all of you paleo vegan mediterranean vegetarian carnivores have a great night.
Found it on Overdrive and needed something for the commute. I thought nonfiction might make me smarter, more informed, what have you. Instead it scared the hell outta me.
We all knew sugar, carbs, gluten, bread, candy, soda, etc. are all bad for us physically. This book breaks down how carbs, and grains especially, are eating away at our brains, giving us diabetes, and ultimately leading us down the terrifying road toward Alzheimer's and dementia.
The science of the book was fascinating. And, yeah, I get it. He's got an agenda so all of his research is biased since he wants to make his point, and there are other studies that provide conflicting information. I still liked how he focused on our brains and not our bodies to plead for us to eat more spinach and less brownies.
Then, it turned into a diet book and I sort of didn't care anymore. We have plenty of those already. I guess you can't really market this kind of book without a diet plan involved. I know what to eat and what not to eat, but I guess I can read a long food list again. And supplements. Lots of supplements.
Anyway, I like running. I love kombucha and almonds. I like grass-fed beef. But, man, I think the occasional pizza or nachos isn't going to hurt anyone. This is America! You can't take away our guns or our high fructose corn syrup!
I don't wanna live in a world where Frosted Flakes don't exist. They're grrrrrrrrreat!
And this book is just okay.
I hope all of you paleo vegan mediterranean vegetarian carnivores have a great night.