re: Heart Surgeon declares "we were wrong" re causes of heart disease

As someone mentioned I seriously recommend "Grain Brain" as a reading and reference material.

The author, Dr. Perlmutter (who is a well-known Neurologist), not only talks about the physical health issues of a high carbohydrate, low fat diet, but also its neurological effects as we get older.

It seems like a lot of extensive research is showing that horrible diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, and many others, are linked to the diets we consider healthy right now.

He is also huge about getting off gluten.

I decided to go full force into eating high fat, low carbs, with no gluten to start off the New Year.

I have always worked out regularly, but as I have aged (I am 42), my body type has changed (fat around the middle particularly). When I started this way of eating I weighed 226 (I am 6'2').

Since I decided that I will eat this way and started to on 1/2/14, I have lost 14 lbs. But more importantly my mental acuity and my physical energy has changed, and my body shape has changed. I am becoming very lean, and I am four pack away from my six pack.

I cannot recommend enough how reading this book can be beneficial. If you decide you cannot cut certain things out of your lifestyle, at least by adhering to some of the tenets, it might make a positive difference in your life.

And no matter what, get off of gluten!

Here's a link to his website:

Dr. Perlmutter