72 Quotes by David Perlmutter

Sadece hareket etmek beyniniz için herhangi bir bulmacadan, matematik denkleminden,macera kitabından, hatta düşünmekten daha yararlıdır. Aerobik egzersizler sadece ömrü uzatmakla kalmaz, beynin "büyüme hormonu" olan BDNF'yi kodlayan genleri de harekete geçirir. Aerobik egzersizlerin yaşlılarda hafıza gerilemesini tersine çevirdiği ve beynin hafıza merkezinde yeni beyin hücrelerinin oluşumu artırdığı gözlemlenmiştir.

As a practicing neurologist, I can tell you first hand that working with Parkinson's patients offers clinical challenges. But from an emotional perspective, this disease can border on overwhelming.

Two forms of fat that are vitally important for brain health are cholesterol and saturated fat.

The science supporting the relationship between carbohydrates and dementia is quite exciting, as it paves the way for lifestyle changes that can profoundly affect a persons chances of remaining intact, at least from a brain perspective.

Increase your consumption of healthful fats like extra virgin olive oil, avocado, grass-fed beef, wild fish, coconut oil, nuts and seeds. At the same time, keep in mind that modified fats like hydrogenated or trans fats are the worst choices for brain health.

Bad things happen. And the human brain is especially adept at making sure that we keep track of these events. This is an adaptive mechanism important for survival.

The food we eat goes beyond its macronutrients of carbohydrates, fat and protein. It's information. It interacts with and instructs our genome with every mouthful, changing genetic expression.

While the hippocampus itself doesn't store memories, it serves to triage our experiences based upon their survival significance.

The human brain is at particularly high risk for damage by free radicals because of its high degree of metabolism compared to other tissues, while lacking the levels of antioxidant protection found elsewhere in the body.