Two months after announcing their engagement, Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich have called it off. Named after Perlmutter’s personal website at the time, it promises powerful techniques for preventing or reversing Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, stroke, Parkinson’s, post-polio syndrome, ALS, and much more. Perlmutter does have two legitimate peer-reviewed articles in The Journal of Neurosurgery, co-authored nearly four decades ago with his mentor, the decorated neurosurgeon Dr. Albert Rhoton. There are no comparable studies suggesting high-carbohydrate (starch-based) diets increase mortality, cardiovascular disease, or other common diseases. Dietary fat increases blood sugar levels and causes people with type-1 diabetes to require more insulin. Finally, certain foods are not meant to be combined with other foods. Among the highlights have been John Oliver’s continued humiliation of Dr. Oz, who repeatedly touted the power of energy healing and “miracle” weight-loss solutions, and a viral Gawker takedown of Vani Hari, aka “the Food Babe,” a blogger and food activist who once advised her followers that “there is just no acceptable level of any chemical to ingest, ever.” Even the American Medical Association has had enough, and just announced that it would draft guidelines for disciplining physicians who dispense pseudo-scientific advice. No debate here. .. A surprising amount of evolution happens in a few thousand years. A case report and a clinical brief, both co-authored with his father when the younger Perlmutter was still a medical student. But are more guidelines and reports really doing enough to address this problem? Starting with BrainRecovery.com through Brain Maker, his books have pointed readers to ever-slicker websites where he has sold his “scientifically proven” supplements, often developed by him and manufactured by companies in which he had a direct financial interest as an employee. This story has been updated since its original publication. What’s more, we weren’t the only ones evolving. Considering that is no way to digest anything without giving it an acid bath in your stomach, few enzymes get “absorbed” into the body whether they have been heated or not. Yet a closer look at his publications reveals that Perlmutter hasn’t actually conducted much research. We need to eat only the food we evolved to eat if we’re going to be healthy. The truth is that people with type-2 diabetes are ill with many disorders of the body and brain. John McDougall, MD, is medical director of the McDougall Program, a 10-day residential program located in Santa Rosa, California. Setting aside the response to his two most recent books, does Perlmutter’s broader body of work lend credibility to his self-understanding as a path-breaking genius?