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If you aren't outside soaking up some Vitamin D tomorrow, I'll be making an appearance on

A Healthy You & Carol Alt
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A Healthy You & Carol Alt on Fox News Channel Saturdays at 4 PM ET. Carol Alt shares her signature tips for maintaining health and wellness.

Research finds that kids are overweight not just because of their diets. Read th...

Research finds that kids are overweight not just because of their diets. Read the latest on my blog: http://bit.ly/1ndPrXl


Childhood Obesity – Not Just the Carbs
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Doubling in incidence over the past 30 years, and increasing an astonishing four-fold amongst adolescents, childhood obesity is now an epidemic in America. Make no mistake about it, this isn’t just a cosmetic issue. These children have a profoundly increased risk for a variety of associated medical…

Expecting? Here’s what you need to know about how to live a Grain Brain lifestyl...

Expecting? Here’s what you need to know about how to live a Grain Brain lifestyle while pregnant. A must-watch for new and expecting mothers: http://bit.ly/1gAHtjE


Dietary Advice for Expectant Mothers
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In this video, Dr. David Perlmutter addresses a core concern among pregnant mothers: proper nutrition. There are certainly steps mothers can take to provide ...

Today on my blog, how our diet can defend, or destroy, our DNA: http://bit.ly/1i...

Today on my blog, how our diet can defend, or destroy, our DNA: http://bit.ly/1iUybzn


Dietary Epigenetics: New Frontiers
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By: Austin Perlmutter, Medical Student, Miller School of Medicine While we may be familiar with the dangers of eating too much sugar, the actual effects of this indulgence may be far more frightening than previously imagined. Certainly, science supports the idea that excess sugar consumption leads t...

You may be stressed out over Tax Day, but find time to do something you enjoy to...

You may be stressed out over Tax Day, but find time to do something you enjoy today. It’s important not only for your mood, but for your health as well.

An important article from my friend Amy Myers MD on corn. http://bit.ly/1kUD2mU

An important article from my friend

Is Corn The Next Gluten?
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Is corn the next gluten?

What’s in your Grain Brain-friendly breakfast this morning?

What’s in your Grain Brain-friendly breakfast this morning?

Recently on my blog, I addressed a few comments that I saw on my recent intervie...

Recently on my blog, I addressed a few comments that I saw on my recent interview with WebMD/Medscape. See if I responded to yours, and let’s continue the conversation there: http://bit.ly/1jA3McS


Getting the Answers
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Last month, you may have seen a post on my Facebook page about an interview I had done with Medscape. A few weeks later, the interview was made available to the general public on WebMD. The main focus of the interview was to allow me to explain how and why gluten and carbohydrates represent such […]

Today on my blog, how gluten sensitivity relates to brain disorders: http://bit....

Today on my blog, how gluten sensitivity relates to brain disorders: http://bit.ly/1hl0CKs


The Role of Gluten Elimination in Preventive Medicine
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Reactive medicine means treating problems once they’ve happened. For instance, reactive medicine describes giving a pain medicine to a patient to treat a headache, or an antidepressant to treat depression, or even giving a child a powerful amphetamine drug because he or she had been given a diagnosi...

Why is it important to pay attention to sleep? Because the early results of a ne...

Why is it important to pay attention to sleep? Because the early results of a new clinical trial have found that chronic sleep disturbance could raise your risk for Alzheimer’s. Important news to share with those you know who never get enough. http://bit.ly/1iAuEY4


Chronic sleep disturbance could trigger onset of Alzheimer's
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People who experience chronic sleep disturbance could face an earlier onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s, results from a new pre-clinical study indicate. "We can conclude from this study that chronic sleep disturbance is an environmental risk factor for Alzheimer's disease," a co-author said. "But th...