How Not to Die
Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
by Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM
Dr. Michael Greger presents how simple plan-based food choices help us liver healthier lives. He describes which foods to eat to prevent may of the leading causes of disease-related deaths. He shows how diets based on vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes and tubers may save lives.
Greger provides references to many of the latest scientific studies on how to fight disease. His obvious goal throughout the book is to prove that providing the right nutrition to the body will prevent disease.
In addition to showing what to eat and what not to eat, Greger provides a list of the top fifteen causes of death. Gregor provides a checklist of the twelve foods we should consume every day to combat diseases. The book is full of practical, actionable advice and nutritional science.
I personally found good references for combating cancer and thus I am able to create my own list of foods to eat and not to eat. Gregor also provides a lot of information on supplements and how they can compliment one’s diet or interfere with food absorption or how the body uses nutrients from both.
Here is what the publisher has to say about this book:
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.
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