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Lesson 3: Antibiotics are harmful to our bodies, while fermented foods are health-boosting.

Lesson 3: Antibiotics are harmful to our bodies, while fermented foods are health-boosting.

The discovery of antibiotics was a groundbreaking invention attributed to Alexander Flemming. Grace to his experiments, we now know how to fight bacteria and cure diseases that once killed people. However, nothing too good lasts forever, so with antibiotics’ popularity growth, other problems have come to the surface.

For starters, doctors all over the world are prescribing antibiotics like sugar candy. While they only treat bacteria, they’re prescribed for viruses and other conditions too. The food industry uses them to make animals resistant to poor living conditions and have them grow faster.

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In his book, Dr. David Perlmutter focuses on eating more prebiotic foods like artichokes and chicory coffee, among other things, to keep your microbiome healthy and happy. But that’s not even close to the bigger picture he presents in the book. In a nutshell, his studies reveal groundbreaking tru...

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Lesson 2: Fructose can seriously impact your overall health, which is a huge problem in the Western diet.

Advancements in our societies brought forth plenty of amazing discoveries, but also a series of changes in our lifestyle that are far from being considered ‘advancements’. Many of these changes occurred in the standard diet that people followed in the past.

The rise of sugar, simple carbs, ...

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Book Overview

To understand his findings better, we’ll take a closer look at three of the most practical lessons from the book:

  • Our gut holds the most diversified microbiome and is responsible for our weight, mood, health level, and much more.
  • Western diets are at times awful because they co...

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Quote From the Author

Quote From the Author

“The simple act of moving your body will do more for your brain than any riddle, math equation, mystery book, or even thinking itself.”

-David Perlmutter

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Brain Maker – Book Review

Brain Maker isn’t just another diet book. It’s a compilation of investigative science that will spark the interest of anyone who wants to improve their health.

You’ll learn about the negative effects of a Western diet, the correlation between the microbiome in your gut and the brain, and a ...

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Brain Maker – Book Summary

Brain Maker – Book Summary

Brain Maker argues that the relationship between your gut and your mind is stronger than you know, and proves how the microbiome is responsible for your overall health in the long run

Brain Maker teaches us that if we want to become healthier or combat diseases, we’ll have to take a closer ...

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Lesson 1: People often underestimate the power of a healthy gut because they don’t know how many functions it’s responsible for.

Lesson 1: People often underestimate the power of a healthy gut because they don’t know how many functions it’s responsible for.

The largest collection of microbes to ever inhabit a human body isn’t located in your colon, as one might expect. It isn’t located anywhere within the boundaries of your skin, either. This complex ecosystem is present in greater numbers within the gut.

Your gut is home to trillions of micr...

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Essentially, your gut is made up of two types of bacteria:

Firmicutes – they extract energy from the food and consume calories

Bacteroidetes – they help you break down fiber and starch

Scientists discovered that having more firmicutes is likely to cause weight gain, which is why it’s advised to eat plenty of...

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Avoid Gluten

Avoid Gluten

Gluten is also known to increase the body’s inflammatory response, which can translate into multiple diseases.

However, in order to cause an inflammatory response in your body, you’ll have to be celiac, or at least suffer from gluten sensitivity. Therefore, it’s best to car...

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In other words, look for fermented foods like yogurt, sauerkraut, black tea, wine, etc. They’re packed with vitamin B12 and beneficial bacteria, which neutralize the bad bacteria in the gut. Another way to boost your health is through fasting, which is known to slow age and increase insulin sensi...

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Who would I recommend the Brain Maker summary to?

The 40-year-old person who is overweight and wants to learn how to lose weight safely, the 30-year-old health-conscious person who wants to deepen their knowledge, or the 35-year-old person who constantly gets sick and wants to learn how to boost their immune system.

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An imbalanced microbiome sends signals to your brain, and because your brain doesn’t have any pain receptors, it is inflammation and does a lot of harm (such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, dementia, etc.) without you being able to notice it. Therefore, managing the microbiome of your gut is essenti...

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Antibiotic-Resistance

Antibiotic-Resistance

All these factors contributed to an antibiotic-resistant body that cannot fight certain diseases anymore, because there’s no medicine strong enough to kill them. What’s worse is that antibiotics mess up your body and your gut without you even realizing it. Well, there’s one way to help your body ...

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Avoid Sugar

Avoid Sugar

One main ingredient that everyone finds hard to avoid is sugar, and more specifically, fructose. It is a known fact that fructose is highly difficult for our body to metabolize, so eating this active ingredient is a big no-no. The problem is that you can find it ...

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