#david perlmutter

The Weekenders smooth animation appreciation

(2/3) „The dialogue exhibited a level of literacy that might startle those who think that all Saturday-morning cartoonery is brainless; there weren’t many other programs in which one would hear a middle-schooler congratulate her comrades by proclaiming „Kudos to us.“ Nor was there an abundance of animated series wherein a nervous preteen drama queen was shepherded through her first important stage appearance by the ghost of William Shakespeare. [...]"

(3/3, sorry for the split, anyways, here's the rest of his quote:) "Particularly pleasing was the series’ depiction of its adult characters – not as the [...] rule-imposing tyrants we’d seen in so many other cartoon weeklies, but instead as recognizable human beings with affectionately detailed personality quirks.“ I feel like there is another great GIF-collection in this quote, isn’t there?

I prefer my Theories to be fact-based & logical. This one isn’t. I’ve been waiting for more evidence to confirm or refute what I intuitively suspect. No facts have surfaced but I’ve decided to share this anyway.

I got my first inkling in March when Sara Squyres shared this odd IG-Story. I wondered why she was bragging to Emil about cutting back on her screen time.

But it made me notice Emil also stopped regular IG posting in mid-January around the same time Aarika did. Since then he has only allowed himself one ego-boosting post a month, which shows extreme restraint on his part. 

That was one data dot & the next one happened toward the end of April. Out of boredom, I went scrolling down Adam’s IG Follows, clicking on them to see who they were. And there I found David Perlmutter, MD. 

Gawd, Adam does love alternative medicine advocates who claim to be science-based & Perlmutter is the current bestselling king of snake-oil salesmen. But don’t judge him by my impression of his ideas. Here’s a review of his first book by The Health Sciences Academy.  And here’s a more devastating take down, titled The Problem With David Perlmutter. The guy is a charlatan who not only promises “miracle cures” he also sells expensive shit to his gullible followers.

As Perlmutter’s megaphone has grown, so, too, has his brand empire — he has sold everything from “Empowering Coconut Oil” to supplement blends tailored for specific demographics, like the $90 “Scholar’s Advantage Pack” for “young adults seeking to optimize cognitive function,” and the $160 “Senior Empowerment Pack,” a “combination of formulas designed to help keep you cognitively sharp as you age.” One book pointed readers to an $8,500 brain detoxification retreat run by Perlmutter, which included shamanic healing ceremonies. (He even has his own organic foaming hand soap.)

SO...Perlmutter’s latest book is titled Brain Wash & the basic premise is social media is bad for you. No kidding. Apparently interacting via the internet is affecting your brain’s chemistry & that causes bad decision-making. But, never fear, Perlmutter has 10-step Program to help you stop, pricey nutritional supplements & an expensive workshop including a private one-on-one session w/ him to correct this condition you didn’t know you had. 

Book Review: Grain Brain by Dr. David Perlmutter

My Rating: 5 Stars Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company Narrator: Peter Ganim Length: 7 Hours Unabridged Genre: Nonfiction, Health, Nutrition, Self Help

The official guide to Dr. David Perlmutter’s revolutionary approach to vibrant health as described in his New York Times bestsellers Grain Brain, The Grain Brain Cookbook, and Brain Maker.

With more than a million copies sold worldwide, Dr.…