The "grain brain" is divided into three parts: diet, sleep and exercise. The most controversial part is diet. The author tells us to abstain from sweets, gluten and high carbohydrates, and advocate eating meat, eggs, fatty foods and foods containing cholesterol. This is quite different from most of the existing "healthy recipes" on the market. No wonder it was hacked. Most people are afraid of change, of others saying they are wrong, and of people seeing their human weaknesses.

The book "Cereal Brain" is written by a neuroscientist, and its core point of view is quite different from our cognition. The food that really harms our health, especially brain health, is not fat or cholesterol, but cereals (gluten, such as flour and bread) and various carbohydrates (such as sugar).

He suggested that we live a regular life, go to bed at a fixed point, eliminate factors that interfere with sleep, and use drugs with caution; He suggested that we make a fitness plan for ourselves and do sweaty aerobic exercise every day.

In addition, the author also mentioned fasting, suggesting that it is best to arrange fasting four times a year to detoxify the body.

This is destined to be a wonderful book that subverts your concept of healthy eating. Alzheimer's disease, chronic headache, epilepsy, depression, anxiety, these terrible brain diseases are rooted in the food you eat-gluten, carbohydrates and sugar. It is these foods recommended by traditional nutrition that have caused permanent damage to your brain and body. This conclusion is drawn by the authoritative scholar of neurology and nutrition in this book, under a large number of serious academic documents.

The author suggests that you need to break these popular dietary concepts: low fat, high carbohydrate and low cholesterol. Cholesterol is of great significance to brain health. Many top studies have proved that the total cholesterol level is positively correlated with language fluency, attention and abstract reasoning ability. People with normal blood sugar are at great risk of brain atrophy.

After reading:

The routine of this book is very similar to a weight-loss book or a fitness book. I use a lot of quotations and experimental data to prove my point of view, and finally launch a set of most suitable weight-loss recipes. However, this book mainly aims at nourishing the brain or avoiding Alzheimer's disease, and proposes an almost subversive diet: gluten-free diet.

As an oriental, my obsession with carbohydrates has melted into my bones, so reading this book will be a bit surprising and doubtful. And because of some professional arguments, my common sense is constantly challenged. For example, directly equate Alzheimer's disease with type 3 diabetes, and deconstruct the relationship between sugar, protein, fat and insulin from the perspective of free radicals and inflammation. The most eye-catching thing is to wash white for fat and cholesterol and publicize its advantages and benefits. Just like a western missionary who came to a strange East to promote Christianity.

As far as the book itself is concerned, it can be justified, and because it is not a professional, it is impossible to see any problems. It's just that it's really difficult for us orientals to completely eliminate gluten intake. And from the perspective of personal values, any extreme argument will be questioned. In fact, the author's relatively complete conclusion should be that "for people who are allergic to gluten, reducing the intake of gluten is conducive to reducing the incidence of Alzheimer's disease". If you are not allergic to gluten, there is no need to adjust to a gluten-free diet.

However, the author has a few small ideas that are quite beneficial and deserve more attention at ordinary times:

First of all, when we talk about gluten allergy, we always talk about celiac disease, but in fact it is only a serious situation. There are many more people who are allergic to gluten than we thought. Maybe they don't usually react very much, but it's really not suitable for eating too much gluten.

Secondly, we often say that we can make up for what we eat, or that we are fat because we eat too much fat. In fact, we have been ignoring a problem. If you eat fat, it won't stick directly to your stomach. There are many chemical reactions. At least the fat you eat is different from the fat on your body.

Re-emphasize the source of sugar. Don't eat sweet sugar too fast. Gluten-containing carbohydrates are the real source. Although carbohydrates are indispensable in our eating habits, I think it is always right to eat less.

After writing these words, I will go to Hu to eat and drink. Any book is a different idea. We can't learn from a book, so it's better to believe that a book is better than no book at all. We should look at all viewpoints dialectically, form our own opinions, and then selectively influence our lives. If there is no process of digestion, any book or food is rubbish to you. Learn to learn, eat and live.

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About the author:

David Perlmutter (Perlmutter)

David Perlmutter, MD, is a registered neurologist with professional qualifications and a member of American College of Nutrition. He founded the Perlmutter Health Center and the Perlmutter Brain Research Foundation in Florida.

Dr. Perlmutter is a world-recognized authority in the research field of the effects of nutrition on neurological diseases. He has won many medals, including the rowntree Research Award of the University of Miami Medical School, the annual Humanitarian Award of the American Nutrition Society, and the Linus Pauling Award for his pioneering research in the field of neurodegenerative diseases.

Reference link: Cereal Brain-Baidu Encyclopedia