From the physician behind the wildly popular website NutritionFacts.org, How Not to Die reveals the groundbreaking scientific evidence behind the only diet that can prevent and reverse many of the causes of disease-related death.
The vast majority of premature deaths can be prevented through simple changes in diet and lifestyle. In How Not to Die, Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-renowned nutrition expert, physician, and founder of NutritionFacts.org, examines the fifteen top causes of premature death in America-heart disease, various cancers, diabetes, Parkinson’s, high blood pressure, and more-and explains how nutritional and lifestyle interventions can sometimes trump prescription pills and other pharmaceutical and surgical approaches, freeing us to live healthier lives.
The simple truth is that most doctors are good at treating acute illnesses but bad at preventing chronic disease. The fifteen leading causes of death claim the lives of 1.6 million Americans annually. This doesn’t have to be the case. By following Dr. Greger’s advice, all of it backed up by strong scientific evidence, you will learn which foods to eat and which lifestyle changes to make to live longer.
History of prostate cancer in your family? Put down that glass of milk and add flaxseed to your diet whenever you can. Have high blood pressure? Hibiscus tea can work better than a leading hypertensive drug-and without the side effects. Fighting off liver disease? Drinking coffee can reduce liver inflammation. Battling breast cancer? Consuming soy is associated with prolonged survival. Worried about heart disease (the number 1 killer in the United States)? Switch to a whole-food, plant-based diet, which has been repeatedly shown not just to prevent the disease but often stop it in its tracks.
In addition to showing what to eat to help treat the top fifteen causes of death, How Not to Die includes Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen -a checklist of the twelve foods we should consume every day. Full of practical, actionable advice and surprising, cutting edge nutritional science, these doctor’s orders are just what we need to live longer, healthier lives.
After watching friends and family suffer and even die…I wish this book had been around I placed an order for this book back in September; rarely do I wait three months for a book to come out…especially a non-fiction health related topic but after reading a couple of advanced chapters (available for free via a web search), this was at the top of my list for upcoming released books. Greger is not only a highly readable author but goes to great lengths to provide the science behind the information…something sorely missing among many other health and fitness guru’s…
Best Book on Nutrition and Health in Years (beautifully written and painstakingly cited) This is the best book on the science of nutrition that I have read in years. On the one hand, it’s a large volume. On the other hand, it’s broken up nicely into bite-sized pieces, with chapters that focus on fifteen key ailments, including (of course) the big ones: Heart Disease, Cancer, Obesity, Diabetes. Although each chapter is packed with painstakingly cited information, the writing is exactly what writing should be: Fast-paced and unobtrusive. In short, both the information and the reading…
A Gamechanging Book! I was surprised hardbound books were available in stores few days ago in my locality and grabbed one. Left the same review in audiobook also as I grabbed a audible right at midnight and is a great listen!! Audio book is great for listening in car or while on a morning run. Each chapter is less than an hour and there are over 30 chapters in the audible book.I have given list of other books at the end which will cement the ideas in this book and make you more aware if you like this book…