In addition, all antioxidants are also anti-inflammatory. A diet that emphasizes fish and seafood rather than meat, along with antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables, can be useful in preventing degenerative brain disorders. This type of anti-inflammatory diet can make all the more difference with the right supplementation. Perlmutter, however, placed special emphasis not on reducing inflammation once it has already started, but on trying to prevent it in the first place. He emphasized that inflammation in the brain is particularly difficult to control.
Cerebral inflammation tends to be self-perpetuating.
But few people know about the role of excess blood sugar in producing inflammation and thus contributing to the death of neurons. Perlmutter observed that Ronald Reagan' s notorious sweet tooth might have contributed to the pathogenesis of his Alzheimer's disease. A diet that emphasizes fish and seafood rather than meat, along with antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables, can be useful in preventing degenerative brain disorders. Perlmutter cited a Dutch study that found a more than quadruple risk of dementia in type II diabetics who use insulin. On the other hand, calorie restriction, which profoundly reduces blood sugar and insulin, is perhaps the best dietary protection against age-related brain damage.