Interesting interview with the slightly whacky author of Grain Brain. Key take aways:
- Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are directly attributed to effects of carbs on the brain
- Alzheimer’s is a brain manifestation of diabetes
- Our modern diet is deviant, not his diet
- Meat and dairy carry their own risks
- Our diet interacts with and instructs our genome with every mouthful
- Mayo Study: high-carb diet increases risk of cognitive impairment by 3.6 times
- NEJM Study: mild (sub-clinical) BSL elevation still carried significantly higher dementia risk
- “Dementia is our most-feared illness, more than heart disease or cancer,” Perlmutter says. “When you let Type 2 diabetics know they’re doubling their risk for Alzheimer’s disease, they suddenly open their eyes and take notice.
- Gluten is addictive – it takes a couple of weeks to escape withdrawal
Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/11/14/what-grain-is-doing-to-your-brain/