discover the foods scientifically proven to prevent and reverse disease
Hardcover
English language
Published Sept. 6, 2015 by Flatiron Books.
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 simple truth is that most doctors are good at treating acute illnesses but bad at preventing chronic disease. The 15 leading causes of premature death -- illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's, high blood pressure, and others -- 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 help prevent or fight these diseases and to live longer. In addition to showing what to eat to help treat the top 15 causes of death, How Not to Die includes Dr. …
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 simple truth is that most doctors are good at treating acute illnesses but bad at preventing chronic disease. The 15 leading causes of premature death -- illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's, high blood pressure, and others -- 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 help prevent or fight these diseases and to live longer. In addition to showing what to eat to help treat the top 15 causes of death, How Not to Die includes Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen, a checklist of the foods and activities we should try to incorporate into our daily routines. 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. - Jacket flap.
Accessible and super informative. Science heavy and interesting. If you have any interest in how what you put into your body does and what we really need and should avoid, give this one a shot.
Absolutely essential reading, I could not put it down. If you only read one book about health, make it this one!
Very interesting book. As someone who eats plant-based I took this as more of a safety net for meal-prep, though I still wish this reaches more people. It is quite one-sided, but backed up by studies, so maybe read those afterwards. There may be objectively better books about nutrition, but Michael Greger seems very interested in public health and the vast majority of the research referenced throughout is accurate. I say get yourself some blueberries and give this one a go.
A nutrition book so comprehensive and well-researched that I can take others off my list to read.
This guide, written by a physician, felt similar to books written by whistleblowers and heretics. The author is speaking against vested interests in the food industry (who fund many nutrition studies), isn't selling any product, is only recommending (cheap and natural) food, cites sources in every passage, and donates all of his book, DVD, and lecture proceeds to charity. I recommend his nutrition site or Youtube channel for more.
5 stars. One of those books that make you want to take action and change your behavior, in this case, for me; regarding my own decisions about nutrition. That is what makes a book stand out!
I wanted to give this book five stars for the content, but I simply couldn't do so for reasons of readability. The first part of the book drags on and on, with each chapter essentially identical to the next, simply replacing one disease for another. I couldn't read more than a chapter at a time, and often not even that much, which is why it took me three months to finally get through the book. Part two was significantly improved, but it wasn't exactly a page-turner either. That said, the text is a near encyclopedic time on the scientific basis on the benefits of a plant-based diet. Clearly, he was trying to stuff the bulk of the content of nutritionfacts.org into a book to reach an extended audience. (And since I rarely visit the website but read the entire book, it worked, at least for me.) A full 45% of …
I wanted to give this book five stars for the content, but I simply couldn't do so for reasons of readability. The first part of the book drags on and on, with each chapter essentially identical to the next, simply replacing one disease for another. I couldn't read more than a chapter at a time, and often not even that much, which is why it took me three months to finally get through the book. Part two was significantly improved, but it wasn't exactly a page-turner either. That said, the text is a near encyclopedic time on the scientific basis on the benefits of a plant-based diet. Clearly, he was trying to stuff the bulk of the content of nutritionfacts.org into a book to reach an extended audience. (And since I rarely visit the website but read the entire book, it worked, at least for me.) A full 45% of the text of endnotes, so it's not nearly as huge as it appears at first glance, which was a relief.
I still recommend the book. The content is great, and everything is scientifically grounded and referenced to the point that I kept popping up footnotes when I was trying to turn pages on my Kindle. Just be prepared to spend a while working your way through this text.
