David Perlmutter
6 things David uses or recommends, from 1 episode.
David's top picks
What David uses or recommends most, ranked by how often and how strongly. Paid ads are left out.
Uses and recommends it · 1 episode
"I keep a device right by my computer screen and it's passively shining that light into my eyes. Can I prove that it's doing anything wonderful for me? No. But am I a believer in the science? You bet I am."
Recommends it · 1 episode
"For me, it was cashews. I had no clue that cashews would raise my blood sugar the way they did. And I had the glucose monitor on, and it lit up when I ate cashews... I'm not saying you need to wear a continuous glucose monitor at all times, but I think it's extremely valuable and now available without a prescription."
Recommends it · 1 episode
"This is an upstream energy deficiency, the inability of the brain to use energy. You can bypass that with the ketogenic diet and also in Parkinson's... I think what you want to try to establish is flexibility such that when you do decide you're going to fast for a day or two... you're able to jump into ketosis relatively quickly."
Recommends it · 1 episode
"Dark chocolate. So the number that you look for is you want to go north of 80%. Because the higher that is, the lower generally is going to be the sugar content."
What David warns against
Things David says to avoid or be careful with. Other experts don't always agree.
"I am not in favor of the use of these amyloid targeting drugs. And why would I say such a thing? I mean after all they are FDA approved. I said it because they are for the most part ineffective and they have a significant risk profile."
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All 6 of David's picks
- 40 Hz light stimulation Uses and recommends it "I keep a device right by my computer screen and it's passively shining that light into my eyes. Can I prove that it's doing anything wonderful for me? No. But am I a believer in the science? You bet I am." Only David
- Continuous glucose monitors Recommends it "For me, it was cashews. I had no clue that cashews would raise my blood sugar the way they did. And I had the glucose monitor on, and it lit up when I ate cashews... I'm not saying you need to wear a continuous glucose monitor at all times, but I think it's extremely valuable and now available without a prescription." +12 others
- Fish oil Uses it "I take DHA from fish oil... Omega-3. But we want to look at the DHA content. So my fish oil that I take contains... I'm getting about 1,000 milligrams a day of DHA." +16 others
- Ketogenic diet Recommends it "This is an upstream energy deficiency, the inability of the brain to use energy. You can bypass that with the ketogenic diet and also in Parkinson's... I think what you want to try to establish is flexibility such that when you do decide you're going to fast for a day or two... you're able to jump into ketosis relatively quickly." +7 others
- Vitamin B Uses it "So because of my unique genetics I have to take a different type of B vitamin called methylated B vitamin. So that's first and foremost for me... methylated for me and for probably about 25% of the global population." +1 other
- Dark chocolate Recommends it "Dark chocolate. So the number that you look for is you want to go north of 80%. Because the higher that is, the lower generally is going to be the sugar content." Only David