What David Perlmutter has said about Amyloid beta
2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 12, 2026
David Perlmutter, American board-certified neurologist and author of books including Brain Defenders and Brainwash, has been quoted on Amyloid beta 2 times in 1 episode of The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, most recently on November 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Perlmutter contends that the mainstream view of beta-amyloid as the central cause of Alzheimer's is wrong.
“the central player in Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of a protein called beta amyloid in the brain. Get rid of the beta amyloid and problem solved. That is not reality”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: What Are The Five Lifestyle Habits Destroying Your Brain Right Now? (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 7:33
Perlmutter cites a Cochrane analysis concluding amyloid-targeting drugs have no meaningful effect on slowing Alzheimer's progression.
“They found that the drugs basically have no meaningful effect in slowing the progression of much less leading”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: What Are The Five Lifestyle Habits Destroying Your Brain Right Now? (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:35:11
Episodes
What Are The Five Lifestyle Habits Destroying Your Brain Right Now?The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Nov 12, 2026 · 1 h 56 min
Neurologist David Perlmutter tells Steven Bartlett how exercise, social connection, sleep, diet and metabolism shape Alzheimer's risk through the brain's microglial immune cells.
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