A review by antidietleah
Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain for Life by David Perlmutter

5.0

This was an incredibly fascinating read. Your nutrition is more important than you know. The fact that it can prevent or reduce the effects of brain disorders like Alzheimers, Autism, Tourettes, MS, is just insane. I love that he ranted about the pharmaceutical industry preventing real progress in this area. I love that he recognizes that modem medicine is so fixated on being reactive and addressing specific symptoms as opposed to overall body chemistry and health. His "diet" is surprisingly simple: cut out gluten and sugar and processed foods, eat lots of vegetables, minimal grains, and good quality meat, add pre- and probiotics, eat fermented foods. And that's it. It's common sense. Nothing crazy here.... until he starts discussing fecal transplants. ;)