Vanguard Neurologist

Good morning to all my readers. First, my thanks for your devotion and comments.
Well, it’s Sunday morning and the rest of my family remains asleep. This is always a good time for me to focus – read and write.
I watch with interest as, after an unusual delay, the tropics have become quite active as we now follow three storms. Likely Bill will develop. We are less than a month away from the peak of the hurricane season, so no doubt things will just become much more active from now on.
I guess the main issue seems to be the healthcare debate. And what is so very perplexing for me is the virtual lack of recognition that this has very little to do with health. Basically, the debate focuses on how individuals are able to obtain care for their illnesses, and what degree the government plays in bringing this about. Thus, there is an almost complete lack of consideration of maintaining health – and preventing disease in the first place. So we should be calling this the government’s “illness care proposal.”
The Yellow Emperor in the 4th century BCE stated,”Prevention is the ultimate principle of wisdom. To cure a disease after it has manifest is like digging a well when one feels thirsty, or forging weapons when the war has already begun.” We need to take this message to heart today. We cannot afford not to.
David Perlmutter, MD

I am back from a trip to the Abacos in the northern Bahamas and have to report that observing the condition of the reefs was sobering. I have been visiting theses islands over the past 40 years and ths visit I was literally shocked by the degree of bleaching and overharvesting of the fragile coral reef ecosystem which as my daughter Reisha reminded me, is the oldest ecosystem on the planet. While some may consider this mildly noteworthy, this does represent another strand lost in the delicate web of life which sustains us.

On another note, I look forward to meeting all who plan to attend my lecture next Saturday in Edison, New Jersey at Solaris Health Systems, JFK Medical Center’s Conference on Integrative Medicine. June 20, 2009, 8:30 – 10:15am
I will be presenting the keynote address “Innovative Approaches to Challenging Neurological Disorders”.
For more information, contact info@inutritionals.com
Telephone: 800 530-1982

More YouTube video about brain health
Perlmutter Lecture

I will be interviewed tonight for live broadcast on AOL / CBS at 10 pm Eastern. Click here to listen:
Perlmutter Interview There will be opportunities to call in with questions and /or comments.

To all my readers,
I will be interviewed on the Montel Williams radio program on Monday, May 11th at 11:15 am Eastern.

I will be discussing brain preservation and enhancement.
To listen, click here.