David Perlmutter, MD ✓

@DavidPerlmutter · Naples, Florida, USA · joined 31 Jul 2009

Board-Certified Neurologist & 7x NYT bestselling author Empowering you to take control of your brain health.

82 358Followers

120Following

13 175Posts total

17.2KViews on collected posts

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David Perlmutter, MD ✓@DavidPerlmutter21 Sep

On World Alzheimer’s Day, awareness matters. But so does action. The choices you make every day can help shape long-term brain health: Prioritize sleep. Move consistently. Protect blood sugar. Manage blood pressure. Eat for metabolic health. Stay connected. Keep learning. 1.9K views · 29 likes · 12 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

David Perlmutter, MD ✓@DavidPerlmutter21 Sep

@DavidPerlmutter And how did the brain's immune cells get damaged. VACCINES, that's how, David. 12 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

David Perlmutter, MD ✓@DavidPerlmutter21 Sep

@DavidPerlmutter But not all menopausal women get dementia. Why? 133 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

David Perlmutter, MD ✓@DavidPerlmutter20 Sep

@DavidPerlmutter Gosh. If only research on women and aging was done. 192 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

David Perlmutter, MD ✓@DavidPerlmutter20 Sep

Nearly two-thirds of people living with Alzheimer’s are women. Could it have something to do with menopause? New research suggests estrogen may influence Alzheimer’s-related brain changes, including inflammation and the activity of microglia, the brain’s immune cells. 7.4K views · 102 likes · 15 reposts · 10 replies Open on X →

David Perlmutter, MD ✓@DavidPerlmutter19 Sep

Reading about brain health is one thing. Turning that knowledge into daily habits is another. The goal of Brain Defenders has always been to make the science practical and actionable. If you’d like more guidance putting those ideas into practice: https://t.co/V2ji4YxmDA 2.2K views · 25 likes · 3 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

David Perlmutter, MD ✓@DavidPerlmutter18 Sep

Not every change in memory as we get older is a sign of cognitive decline. Knowing the difference matters. I recently spoke with Health about what healthy brain aging can look like, which cognitive changes may be a normal part of getting older, and which changes deserve closer 2.1K views · 6 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

David Perlmutter, MD ✓@DavidPerlmutter5 Sep

@DavidPerlmutter Excellent point. Blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease are a major advance, but biomarkers are not the same as a diagnosis. Results must be interpreted alongside the clinical history, cognitive assessment, medications, comorbidities, and when appropriate, imag 2 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

David Perlmutter, MD ✓@DavidPerlmutter20 Aug

@DavidPerlmutter Just delivered. Can’t wait to read it. 13 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

David Perlmutter, MD ✓@DavidPerlmutter19 Aug

@DavidPerlmutter Bought! 40 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

David Perlmutter, MD ✓@DavidPerlmutter18 Aug

Today, Brain Defenders is officially available. After more than 40 years of research, clinical experience, and asking different questions about Alzheimer’s disease, this book feels like the culmination of everything I’ve learned about protecting cognitive health for the long 3.1K views · 35 likes · 5 reposts · 4 replies Open on X →

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11 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. reaches fewer people than peers of the same size.

Median views192this account1 004median for 10K–100K

Reach, %0.23%this account3.97%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %1.39%this account1.55%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	192	1 004	0.19×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	0.23%	3.97%	0.06×
Engagement rate	1.39%	1.55%	0.89×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

3.1K18 Aug

4019 Aug

1320 Aug

25 Sep

2.1K18 Sep

2.2K19 Sep

7.4K20 Sep

192

13321 Sep

1.9K

Last 11 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

1.40%18 Aug

2.50%19 Aug

7.69%20 Aug

0.00%5 Sep

0.34%18 Sep

1.39%19 Sep

1.74%20 Sep

1.04%

0.00%21 Sep

0.00%

2.29%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.55%.

What the audience does

Likes55.4%201 in total

Reposts9.9%36 in total

Replies5.2%19 in total

Quotes0.8%3 in total

Bookmarks28.7%104 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

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