The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar-Your Brain’s Silent Killer.  Our brains are being killed by grains and sugar?  What?  According to Dr. Perlmutter this is exactly what is happening.  The process of inflammation created in the body in response to the ingestion of grains and sugar is the culprit.    Every Chronic disease process we are experiencing in the western world is inflammation driven, from diabetes to cardiovascular issues.  What happens to our brains in this environment?  This book details what happens to our brains( and hormones , like leptin)when eat the standard  American fare, grain based and sugar laden,  and why it is time to stop eating this standard grain based diet.