Join Dr. Patrick Garrett to learn everything you ever wanted to know about the foods that actually make you smarter!

1. How to create smarter children &
adults
Dr. Patrick Garrett, DC, B.Sci, DACCN, DABFM, FAAFM, SFAAFM, BCIM
Natural Medicine
301 North Main Suite 301
Newton, Kansas 67114
doctorgarrett@yahoo.com
316-212-5429

2. Who is Dr. Garrett?

3. Dr. Patrick Garrett
Chiropractic College / Medical School
Over 13 Years of Functional Lifestyle Practice
Functional Medicine, Clinical Nutrition, Lifestyle
Medicine
Specializing in reversing acute & chronic
conditions naturally
Patients / clients all over the country & world
Clinical focus on reversing diabetes, asthma,
allergies, eczema, psoriasis, migraines and
epigenetic food therapy.
Physician

4. Postgraduate Educator
300 Hour / 2 Year Diplomate Functional Medicine
/ Clinical Nutrition Program in Denver, Colorado
National Speaker
Internal Disorders
Functional Medicine
Applied Nutrition & Clinical Chemistry
Clinical Nutrition
Functional Approaches to Reversing Diseases
College Professor
Anatomy Physiology
Microbiology
National Speaker

5. Lifestyle Medicine Program
Celiac Disease
Lifestyle Medicine – Metabolic Syndrome & Nutrition
Lifestyle Medicine – Stress Management
Lifestyle Medicine – Weight Management
Lifestyle Medicine – Prescribing Exercise
Lifestyle Medicine – Osteoporosis
Lifestyle Medicine – The Biology of Normal Sleep &
Consequences of Insufficient Sleep
Infertility & Endocrinology & More
Postdoctoral Education

6. Lifestyle Medicine Program
Lifestyle Practices for Weight Management & Health Promotion
Models of Behavior Modification
The Pressure System Model of Lifestyle Counseling in Primary Care
Rationale for Lifestyle & Weight Management Counseling
Weight Bias in Clinical Settings: Improving Health Care Delivery for
Obese Patients
Biomedical Engineering OC
Postdoctoral Education

7. Diplomate - American Board of Functional Medicine
Board Certified in Integrative Medicine - AAIM
Diplomate of the American College of Clinical Nutrition - AAIM
Fellow - American Academy of Functional Medicine
Senior Fellow - American Academy of Functional Medicine
Diplomate - NBCE
Diplomates & Certifications

8. Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Association– Member
American Academy of Integrative Medicine – Member
Physicians Committee on Responsible Medicine – Member
American Board of Functional Medicine - Past President
American Academy of Functional Medicine - Chairman of the Board of Directors
Green Med Info – Board Member / Advisor
Bloodid - Medical Director
National Clean Eating Challenge – Medical Director
Leadership / Membership

9. How to create smarter children & adults
1963 Student IQ drops
Scholastic aptitude scores for US high school
children plummet every year.
By the end of the century a possible link will
be drawn to their consumption of food
additives and other synthetic chemicals.

10. How to create smarter children & adults
1977 From this date forward to 1994 the number
of children in special education programs as a
result of learning disabilities will increase
191%.
– All which can be correlated directly to diet.

11. How are we doing today?
US
Reading 14th
Math 25th
Science 17th
Beat by:
Korea, Finland, Canada, New
Zealand, Japan, Australia,
Netherlands, Belgium, Norway,
Estonia, Switzerland, Poland,
Iceland, Sweden, Germany,
Ireland, France, Demark,
England, Hungary, Portugal, Italy,
Slovenia & Greece

12. How to create smarter children & adults
How Americans shrink their brains

13. A Dumb Diet
The 10 brain shrinkers:
1. Bacon Cheese Burger Donuts – 12%
2. Chili Corn Dog – 10%
3. Nachos
4. French Fries – 4%
5. Sundaes – 10%
6. Starbucks (“coffee +” drinks)
7. Hot Wings
8. Donuts – 8%
9. Chili-Dogs – 6%
10. Waffles-n-Chicken

14. The pursuit of happiness instead of
intelligence

15. Eating happiness, ending up dumb

16. Eating happiness, ending up dumb

17. Eating happiness, ending up dumb

18. A Dumb Diet
High Fat Diet makes
you dumber
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
(2007)
After 1 month
Severe cognitive
impairment

19. A Dumb Diet
Low Carb Diet makes you dumber
Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2007)
Resulted in
– Ehanced Fatigability

20. A Dumb Diet
Plastic makes you dumb
Yale School of Medicine
Even low dose (BPA) in plastic
can lead to learning disabilities
in children and
neurodegenerative diseases in
adults.

21. A Dumb Diet
Food coloring make you dumb
2004 The Journal of the American Heart
Association
– 400 children were tested for the effects of
food additives and artificial preservatives
on their behavior.
– The results demonstrated “a substantial
effect” of these synthetics stimulating
hyperactivity and behavioral problems.

22. A Dumb Diet
Vitamin deficiency make you
dumb
1988 The British medical journal The Lancet
– Correlation between vitamin and mineral
supplementation and intelligence scores
among schoolchildren
– Dietary deficiencies were found to be
hindering school performance

23. A Dumb Diet
MSG will make you dumb
1948- American food industry will double its
use of MSG every decade, adding it to
– processed foods
– baby food
– Peanut
– Sauces
– Flavor packets
– EVERYTHING

24. A Dumb Diet
Fluoride makes you dumb
1937 Danish scientist publishes a book
on Fluorine Intoxication
Describes hundreds of scientific studies
indicating that fluoride poisons human and
animal life, and especially affects the
central nervous system.

25. A Dumb Diet
Will fluoride makes you
dumb?
Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine,
(& Chronic Stress) all
decrease thyroid

26. A Dumb Diet
Food colors makes you dumb
2010- Tested blue & yellow &
MSG
– 3000% decrease in neurite growth (Yellow)
– 5000% decrease in neurite growth (Blue)
– 8000% decrease in neurite growth (MSG)
Caused pregnant rats to produce
retarded & ADHD babies

27. A smarter Diet
So how can I change
my diet to make me
smarter?

28. A smarter Diet
Rule 1 – Stop causing it
Just don’t eat the added crap!
No additives
No artificial flavors
No artificial colors
No addictive chemicals
No neurotoxic chemicals

29. A Smarter Diet
Can removing additives make you smarter?
1986 The International Journal of Biosocial Research
4 year study in 803 New York City public schools
Students raised their mean academic scores by 15.7% when they were on
a diet that reduced the amounts of
• Artificial food colors
• Flavors
• Preservatives
they consumed in school cafeterias.

30. A Smarter Diet
Eliminating additives
eliminates ADD/ADHD
1985 The medical journal The Lancet
75% of hyperactive children improve
when artificial colorings and flavorings are
eliminated from their diet.

31. A Smarter Diet
10 Nutrients that actually make you smarter!
Brain Nutrients
1. Glucose – Low Glycemic Sources
2. Dopamine – More Alert
3. Serotinin – Pleasure, Feeling Great
4. Choline – Better Memory
5. PCAs, ALAs, Lycopene – Brain Anti-Oxidants
6. Acetylcholine – Neurotransmitter
7. Vitamin E, C, Bs, Folate, K – Improve
Cognitive Fx
8. Minerals Iron, Zinc, Iodine
9. Omega 3 FA – Brain Development &
Maintenance
10. Water – ½ your body weight in ounces

32. A Smarter Diet
10 Foods that actually make you smarter!
Brain foods
1. Avacados – Brain building fats
2. Blueberries – Anti-oxidants that reduce brain aging
3. Wild Salmon / Tuna – Improved Cognitive function / alertness
4. Nuts / Seeds - Improved Cognitive function / reduce brain aging
5. Dark Leafy Greens – brain building minerals, vitamins
6. Oatmeal – Brain building, sustained energy, improve blood vessels
7. Beans – Sustained energy, minerals, vitamins
8. Pomegranate – Reduces stress related damage
9. Brown Rice – Improves blood vessels and brain sharpness
10. Green Tea – Anti-oxidants with a bit a caffeine

33. A Smarter Diet
Increase Alertness
• Beans – dopamine, more energized
• Oatmeal – Steady stream of energy
• Raisons – High energy / anti-oxidant without lots of fat and calories
• Walnuts – Packed with omega 3s for thinking clearly and staying
focused
• Green Tea – Relaxes brain while increasing mental alertness
• Salads – Nutrients, vitamins and sustained energy
• Fruit - Nutrients, vitamins and sustained energy
• Salmon - Packed with omega 3s for thinking clearly and staying
focused

34. A Smarter Diet
Increase Memory
• Liver
• Dark colored Fruits & Veggies
• Bell Peppers
• Cabbage
• Tomatoes
• Tea
• Blueberries
• Eggs
• Bananas
• Brown Rice
• Wheat Germ
• Brussel Sprouts
• Onions

35. A Smarter Diet
Brain Overdrive Foods
• Peppermint Teas increase focus
and boost performance.
• Avocado
• Sunflower Seeds - Eat a handful to
beat fatigue.
• Almonds boost brainpower,
stabilize your mood
• Figs are natural sweetness that
offers high energy while staving off
your appetite.
• Watermelon offers energy and
nutrients with low calories.

36. A Smarter Diet
Dr. G’s Basic Guide to eating
1. Eat REAL food
2. Low Calorie
3. Nutrient Dense
4. Organic, Seasonally Grown when
possible
5. Mostly Vegetables
6. Lots of Fruits, Nuts, Seeds, Berries,
Legumes
7. Eat whole grains (not just wheat)
8. Drink ½ of your body weight in ounces
of water per day
9. Eat Wild Caught Fish (Salmon / Tuna)
3x a week
10. Reduce Meat & Eliminate Dairy,
Processed Foods, Refined Carbs,
Sweets, Energy Drinks, Soda &
Genetically Modified Foods

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