HEALTH
REVIEW
Brain Maker:
The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal
and Protect Your Brain–for Life
By David Perlmutter, MD
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I think it is impossible to overstate the importance of this
book, which truly heralds a
revolution in how to maintain brain health and treat
the disorders that affect it.
t presents compelling research drawing
the connection between the state of one’s
microbiome, which includes all the bacteria and organisms living in your intestines,
and the raging epidemic of brain disorders we are seeing,
ranging from autism
and ADHD to dementia. He
shows how every system in
the body is interrelated, and
treating individual symptoms
is a grossly flawed approach.
“We’re now recognizing from
research at our most well-respected institutions from
around the globe that the gut
bacteria are wielding this very
powerful sword of Damocles.
They determine whether we’re
going to have a healthy brain
or not, whether our b &