In “Grain Brain”, Dr David Perlmutter, the only board certified neurologist who also has the distinction of being a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, reviews and explains the large body of research showing the detrimental effect that grains and carbohydrates have on our brains.  In addition to explaining the research in easy-to-understand terms, Dr Perlmutter provides real life accounts of the benefits his patients have received after adopting his grain-free dietary recommendations.

Though the primary focus of “Grain Brain” is brain health, Dr Perlmutter also provides a large amount of information as to how grains and carbohydrates negatively impact other organs and bodily functions.  As most readers already know, grains and carbs increase fat production.  Dr Perlmutter explains how this over abundance of fat is shown to have detrimental neurological impact.

Among the studies cited in the book, Dr Perlmutter looks at the results of the Framingham Heart Study, the longest health study to date.  Dr George V. Mann, one of the prominent researchers in this study, concluded:

“The diet/heart hypothesis that suggests that a high intake of fat or cholesterol causes heart disease has been repeatedly shown to be wrong, and yet for complicated reasons of pride, profit, and prejudice, the hypothesis continues to be exploited by scientists, fund raising enterprise, and even governmental agencies.  The public is being deceived by the greatest health scam of the century.”

Dr Perlmutter offers evidence that pharmaceutical drugs, such as statins for lowering cholesterol, are linked to a variety of neurological disorders, including Alzheimers and Dementia.  In exploring this topic, Dr Perlmutter provides ample evidence that cholesterol is a necessary nutrient and that the overwhelming use of cholesterol lowering medications is correlated to higher incidence of brain disorders.  Quoting from the book:

“Statins prevent the liver from producing cholesterol.  This in turn limits brain growth and limits the production of new brain cells.”

“Brain Grain” not only covers the things that are detrimental to our brain’s health, but also things that help our brains heal and grow throughout our life.  Included in items beneficial to the brain, is intermittent and prolonged fasting.  Dr Perlmutter explains that fasting leads to greater production of BDNF (Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor).  BDNF promotes the growth and maintenance of dendrites and synapses, and also enhances the production and survival of new neurons from neural stem cells; the newly-generated neurons then integrate into the existing neural circuits.  In other words, fasting is good for your brain.

“Grain Brain” is a must read for parents, medical professionals, and educators who are often looking for solutions for a myriad of mental or cognitive disorders.  This book is available in paperback and for Kindle from Amazon and the audio version is available from Audible.

In “The Obesity Code”, Dr Jason Fung expertly explains why everything you thought you knew about weight loss is dead wrong.  He reviews dozens of diets and weight loss studies of the past century and concludes that most weight loss programs follow what he calls a, “Calories In, Calories Out” ideology.  Dr Fung covers the long term research which proves this model is inherently flawed because it fails to address the root cause of weight gain – hormones.

Dr Fung looks closely at the history of the North American diet to explain how it’s changes have created a population that is predominately obese.  Some of these changes include eating significantly more processed food and refined carbohydrates, snacking more in between meals, and eating less healthy fat and less fiber.  But, Dr Fung doesn’t stop there.  He looks at the government programs and the recommendations of groups such as the American Heart Association, which have clearly put us on the path to bigger waist lines, more diabetes, more heart disease, and a shorter life.

The wrong foods at the wrong time increase insulin production.
More insulin leads to more fat storage.
More fat storage leads to insulin resistance.
Insulin resistance leads to more insulin.
And, the cycle continues.

In addition to showing us how we got so fat, Dr Fung provides his advice for permanently slimming our bulging bellies by changing what we eat and when we eat in order to reduce insulin and reverse insulin resistance.

“The Obesity Code” is likely to give you an entirely new perspective on weight management.  It is recommended reading for healthcare professionals, parents, anyone struggling to lose weight, and anyone involved in setting public food policy.

“The Obesity Code” is available in paperback and for Kindle from Amazon and the audio version is available from Audible.

“The Autoimmune Solution” by Dr Amy Myers, has become a popular guide for those dealing with inflammation and autoimmune diseases.  This book along with Dr Myers’ cookbook, “The Autoimmune Solution Cookbook” and her Facebook group (The Myers Way® Community) is offering hope and guidance for anyone suffering from autoimmune disease.

In “The Autoimmune Solution” Dr Myers provides her personal experience of being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease while still in medical school.  She talks about her background, lifestyle, and diet leading up to her diagnosis and how these things set the stage for her disease.

Dr Myers explains in laymen’s terms how the immune system functions and what makes it go goofy, creating autoimmune diseases.  She then gives readers her recommendations for testing, diet, and other steps needed to reverse these diseases and hopefully prevent the onset of other autoimmune diseases.

“The Autoimmune Solution” is a fantastic starting place for anyone dealing with autoimmune diseases.  The diet, testing, and lifestyle recommendations in this book are proven to help and have become fairly standard among top functional medicine doctors.

“The Autoimmune Solution” is available in paperback and for Kindle from Amazon and the audio version is available from Audible.

“Plague” is the true story of what happens when a well respected researcher reveals a scientific discovery that could compromise pharma’s biggest cash cow.

Dr Judy Mikovits spent 20 years in the research labs at the National Cancer Institute, before moving to the Whittemore-Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease at the University of Nevada, Reno.  During her career, Dr Mikovits was the lead investigator on several studies funded by the National Institutes of Health.  Her work was published in prestigious scientific journals and she was sought after to speak at scientific symposiums around the world.  She was known for being thorough and uncompromising in her commitment to the scientific method, proper lab procedures, documentation, and truth.

In 2009, Dr Mikovits was climbing the ladder of success, very near to the very top, when she revealed her recent discovery that Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (MECFS) was possibly caused by a retrovirus and that retroviruses could be caused by vaccines.

For many decades scientists denied the existence of retroviruses.  In extremely simple terms, a retrovirus is able to transcribe it’s RNA into the DNA of a host cell, where it is then expressed.  Retrovirology is a fairly new field, considering that HIV was the first retrovirus to be officially recognized.

After revealing her findings about the possible links between MECFS, retroviruses, and vaccines, Dr Mikovits became a target.  She lost her job, was arrested without a warrant, and had reason to fear for her very survival.

The plot to silence Dr Mikovits exposed a trail of fraud involving her employer, scientific publications, the office of Senator Harry Reid, criminal courts, civil courts, as well as her collaborating contemporaries and those she once considered friends.

“Plague” is available in paperback and for Kindle from Amazon and the audio version is available from Audible.

In “How to End the Autism Epidemic”, J. B. Handley comprehensively lays out the history, ingredients, science, testing (or lack of testing), injuries, and the media campaigns behind what may be the greatest health crisis the world has ever seen.  Handley leaves out nothing and leaves readers with no doubts about the cause of and the solution to the growing number of children being diagnosed with Autism.

“How to End the Autism Epidemic” is written in plain English, so that any adult can understand the science without having an advanced science degree.  Stated differently, this book is written for the public, so that the average everyday person can make sense out of what has become a very complicated issue.  Of course the science is there too.  Handley includes all the relative studies so that parents and medical practitioners alike can verify the data for themselves.

If you have read other books about vaccines or seen documentaries such as “Vaxxed”, you’ll enjoy “How to End the Autism Epidemic” even more.  This book seems to be the first to put everything together in one place, without any missing pieces.

This book is recommended for all parents, grandparents, teachers, nurses, doctors, school administrators, politicians, and anyone else interested in the safety and well being of children.

“How to End the Autism Epidemic” is available in paperback and for Kindle from Amazon and the audio version is available from Audible.