You're listening to the Balance Bites Podcast, episode 204.

Welcome to the Balance Bites Podcast with Diane San Philippo and Liz Wolf.

Diane is a certified nutrition consultant and the New York Times best-selling author of Practical

Paleo of the 21-day Sugar Detox and co-author of Mediterranean paleo cooking. Liz is a nutritional therapy practitioner and the best-selling author of Itiokes and the purely

primal skincare guide.

Together Diane and Liz answer your questions, interview leading health and wellness experts, and share

their take on modern paleo living with their friendly and balanced approach.

Remember our disclaimer. The materials and content within this podcast are intended as general information only and are not to be considered

a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All right, so today I have a very special guest, Dr. David Perlmetter.

He is a board certified neurologist and a fellow of the American College of Nutrition.

He's a recipient of the Linus Pauling Award and the author of the number one New York

Times bestseller Grain Brain as well as the Grain Brain Cookbook, the Better Brain Book,

and Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten.

He lives in practices in Naples, Florida.

His newest book, BrainMaker, is also

a New York Times bestseller and explores

the relationship between gut bacteria and the health of the brain.

Welcome, Doctor.

Well, I'm delighted to be here.

Thank you, Diane.

It's so great to have you.

I've seen you all over television interviews

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