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<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_College" title="Lafayette College">Lafayette College</a>,&nbsp;<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>&nbsp;is a&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naples,_Florida" title="Naples, Florida">Naples</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>&nbsp;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>&nbsp;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>&nbsp;Perlmutter is the author of health books and is known for advocating a&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_symptom" title="Functional symptom">functional</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holistic_medicine" title="Holistic medicine">holistic</a>&nbsp;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>&nbsp;Perlmutter is also a frequent contributor to publications such as the&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huffington_Post" title="Huffington Post">Huffington Post</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Beast" title="The Daily Beast">The Daily Beast</a>&nbsp;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>&nbsp;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>&nbsp;Dr. David Katz, founding director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, has criticized&nbsp;<i>Grain Brain</i>, saying "Perlmutter is way ahead of any justifiable conclusion" and that many of its claims are "wildly preposterous".&nbsp;<sup id="cite_ref-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup>

Perlmutter wrote the book&nbsp;<i>Grain Brain,</i>&nbsp;released September, 2013 in which he addresses nutritional and lifestyle influences and their impact on neurological disordersis which became a&nbsp;<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times" title="New York Times">New York Times</a></i>&nbsp;bestseller.&nbsp;<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&nbsp;<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&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Arizona" title="University of Arizona">University of Arizona</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scripps_Institute" title="Scripps Institute">Scripps Institute</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_University" title="New York University">New York University</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia University</a>.&nbsp;<sup id="cite_ref-15"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup>&nbsp;His contributions to medical literature include publications appearing in the&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Neurosurgery" title="Journal of Neurosurgery">Journal of Neurosurgery</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Medical_Journal" title="Southern Medical Journal">Southern Medical Journal</a>, Journal of Applied Nutrition, and&nbsp;<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&nbsp;<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"&nbsp;<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&nbsp;<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&section=1&editintro=Template:BLP_editintro" title="Edit section: Books">edit</a>]</h2>

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<li>Perlmutter, David (September 9, 2014).&nbsp;<i>The Grain Brain Cookbook: More Than 150 Life-Changing Gluten-Free Recipes to Transform Your Health</i>. Little, Brown and Company.&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0316334251" title="Special:BookSources/0316334251">0316334251</a>.</li>

<li>with Loberg, Kristin (September 17, 2013).&nbsp;<i>Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers</i>. Little, Brown and Company.&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/031623480X" title="Special:BookSources/031623480X">031623480X</a>.</li>

<li>with&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Villoldo" title="Alberto Villoldo">Villoldo, Alberto</a>&nbsp;(February 1, 2012).&nbsp;<i>Power Up Your Brain: The Neuroscience of Enlightenment</i>. Hay House.&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a>&nbsp;<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].&nbsp;<i>The Better Brain Book: The Best Tool for Improving Memory and Sharpness and Preventing Aging of the Brain</i>. Riverhead Trade.&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a>&nbsp;<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].&nbsp;<i>Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten: Raise IQ by up to 30 points and turn on your child's smart genes</i>. Harmony.&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0767923022" title="Special:BookSources/0767923022">0767923022</a>.</li>

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<li id="cite_note-1"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_ref-1">Jump up</a></b>&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://ww2.doh.state.fl.us/irm00profiling/profile.asp?LicId=32365&ProfNBR=1501">"FL Dept. of Health - Profiling Advanced Search Form"</a>. Ww2.doh.state.fl.us. Retrieved&nbsp;2013-11-04.</li>

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<li id="cite_note-3"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_ref-3">Jump up</a></b>&nbsp;Committee, Physicians.&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.tcolincampbell.org/courses-resources/article/parkinsons-disease-functional-therapeutics-in-neurodegenerative-disease/category/neurology-1/?tx_ttnews">"Article at"</a>. Tcolincampbell.org. Retrieved&nbsp;2013-10-31.</li>

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<li id="cite_note-10"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_ref-10">Jump up</a></b>&nbsp;&nbsp;website.&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mindbodygreen.com/wc/dr-david-perlmutter">"Dr. David Perlmutter on MindBodyGreen"</a>. Mindbodygreen.com. Retrieved&nbsp;2013-10-31.</li>

<li id="cite_note-11"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_ref-11">Jump up</a></b>&nbsp;Johnson, Nathanael.&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://grist.org/food/is-gluten-lobotomizing-you/">"Is gluten lobotomizing you?"</a>. Grist Magazine. Retrieved&nbsp;4 February&nbsp;2014.</li>

<li id="cite_note-12"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_ref-12">Jump up</a></b>&nbsp;Hamblin, James (20 December 2013).&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/12/this-is-your-brain-on-gluten/282550/">"This Is Your Brain on Gluten"</a>.&nbsp;<i>The Atlantic</i>. Retrieved&nbsp;4 February&nbsp;2014.</li>

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<li id="cite_note-18"><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Perlmutter#cite_ref-18">Jump up</a></b>&nbsp;Perlmutter, D., Functional Therapeutics in Neurodegenerative Disease. Journal of Applied Nutrition, 51 (1): 3-13, 1999</li>

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