David Perlmutter
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<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_College" title="Lafayette College">Lafayette College</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Miami_School_of_Medicine" title="University of Miami School of Medicine">University of Miami School of Medicine</a></td>
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<p><b>David Perlmutter</b> is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples,_Florida" title="Naples, Florida">Naples</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> based American author.<sup id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hayhouse_2-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-hayhouse-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> He is the president of the Perlmutter Health Center.<sup id="cite_ref-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> Perlmutter is the author of health books and is known for advocating a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_symptom" title="Functional symptom">functional</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holistic_medicine" title="Holistic medicine">holistic</a> approach toward treating brain disorders.<sup id="cite_ref-hayhouse_2-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-hayhouse-2">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> Perlmutter is also a frequent contributor to publications such as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huffington_Post" title="Huffington Post">Huffington Post</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Beast" title="The Daily Beast">The Daily Beast</a> and Mind Body Green.<sup id="cite_ref-8"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> Perlmutter's book has received criticism for perceived "hyperbole" and misrepresentation of data.<sup id="cite_ref-11"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiologist" title="Epidemiologist">Epidemiologist</a> Dr. David Katz, founding director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, has criticized <i>Grain Brain</i>, saying "Perlmutter is way ahead of any justifiable conclusion" and that many of its claims are "wildly preposterous". <sup id="cite_ref-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup>
Perlmutter wrote the book <i>Grain Brain,</i> released September, 2013 in which he addresses nutritional and lifestyle influences and their impact on neurological disordersis which became a <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times" title="New York Times">New York Times</a></i> bestseller. <sup id="cite_ref-13"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup>
Perlmutter serves as a medical advisor for <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dr._Oz_Show" title="The Dr. Oz Show">The Dr. Oz Show</a></i>, and lectures at symposia sponsored by such medical institutions as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Arizona" title="University of Arizona">University of Arizona</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scripps_Institute" title="Scripps Institute">Scripps Institute</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_University" title="New York University">New York University</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia University</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-15"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> His contributions to medical literature include publications appearing in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Neurosurgery" title="Journal of Neurosurgery">Journal of Neurosurgery</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Medical_Journal" title="Southern Medical Journal">Southern Medical Journal</a>, Journal of Applied Nutrition, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAMA_Neurology" title="JAMA Neurology">Archives of Neurology</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup>
Perlmutter is the Editor-in-Chief of <i>Brain and Gut</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-20"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup>
Perlmutter has received awards for his approaches to neurological disorders including the 2002 Linus Pauling Award, 2006 National Nutritional Foods Association (the "leading representative of the dietary supplement industry" <sup id="cite_ref-21"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup>) Clinician of the Year Award, and 2010 Humanitarian of the Year award from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_College_of_Nutrition" title="American College of Nutrition">American College of Nutrition</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup></p>
<h2>Books[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Perlmutter&action=edit§ion=1&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro" title="Edit section: Books">edit</a>]</h2>
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<li>Perlmutter, David (September 9, 2014). <i>The Grain Brain Cookbook: More Than 150 Life-Changing Gluten-Free Recipes to Transform Your Health</i>. Little, Brown and Company. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0316334251" title="Special:BookSources/0316334251">0316334251</a>.</li>
<li>with Loberg, Kristin (September 17, 2013). <i>Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers</i>. Little, Brown and Company. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/031623480X" title="Special:BookSources/031623480X">031623480X</a>.</li>
<li>with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Villoldo" title="Alberto Villoldo">Villoldo, Alberto</a> (February 1, 2012). <i>Power Up Your Brain: The Neuroscience of Enlightenment</i>. Hay House. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1401928188" title="Special:BookSources/1401928188">1401928188</a>.</li>
<li>with Colman, Carol (August 2, 2005) [2004]. <i>The Better Brain Book: The Best Tool for Improving Memory and Sharpness and Preventing Aging of the Brain</i>. Riverhead Trade. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1594480931" title="Special:BookSources/1594480931">1594480931</a>.</li>
<li>with Colman, Carol (March 11, 2008) [2006]. <i>Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten: Raise IQ by up to 30 points and turn on your child's smart genes</i>. Harmony. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0767923022" title="Special:BookSources/0767923022">0767923022</a>.</li>
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