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How Not to Die

Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
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How Not to Die by Michael Greger and Gene Stone explores how nutrition and lifestyle changes can prevent and even reverse common diseases. The book provides scientific evidence on how diet affects our health and includes practical advice and recipes to improve overall wellbeing.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you are interested in using nutrition to prevent and potentially reverse disease. It offers practical, science-backed advice on how diet can improve your health and longevity.

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How Not to Die

Simple nutritional advice for beating the most common diseases and living longer.

Simple nutritional advice for beating the most common diseases and living longer.

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Discover the secrets to a longer, healthier life with How Not to Die by Dr. Michael Greger and Gene Stone. This indispensable guide delves into the simple yet powerful dietary choices that can help you ward off the most common and deadly diseases. Based on the latest scientific research, Dr. Greger provides practical, evidence-based advice on how to live a disease-free life through nutrition.

In How Not to Die, Dr. Greger examines each of the leading causes of premature death—including heart disease, breast cancer, prostate cancer, high blood pressure, and diabetes—offering detailed, chapter-by-chapter insights into the impact of different foods. He explains how increasing the consumption of certain beneficial foods while avoiding harmful ones can greatly reduce the risk of illness and even reverse the effects of disease. This book empowers readers with the knowledge and tools needed to make informed decisions about their diet and lifestyle.

"The primary determinant of our health and well-being is what we eat and how we live. In this extraordinary and empowering book, Dr. Michael Greger explains why. Highly recommended."
Dean Ornish, M.D., author of The Spectrum

Why rely on drugs and surgery when making the right lifestyle choices can prevent illness before it starts? How Not to Die offers effective, scientifically-proven guidance to help you make those choices and enjoy the astounding health benefits that follow.

Praise for How Not to Die

"Michael Greger shows people how to save their own lives."
Rip Esselstyn, author of The Engine 2 Diet

"An absolute rhapsody of informational wisdom on how to achieve a life of health and longevity without disease."
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. M.D., author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease

"The best book I've read on nutrition and diet."
Dan Buettner, author of The Blue Zones Solution

"How Not to Die is one of the most important books on health ever written."
John Mackay, CEO of Whole Foods Markets

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How Not to Die, by Michael Greger and Gene Stone, offers compelling insights into how a plant-based diet can significantly improve health and longevity. Reviews highlight its valuable information on nutrition, empowering readers with the latest research on preventing and treating diseases through food choices. The book is praised for its grounded science and practical approach to transforming health.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781509852505

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 December 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pan Books

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 446g

Pages: 672

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About the Author

Dr Michael Greger is a physician, author and internationally recognised speaker on nutrition, food safety and public health issues. He runs the popular website NutritionFacts.org, a non-profit, science-based public service providing free daily updates on the latest in nutrition via bite-sized videos. Dr Greger has lectured at the National Institutes of Health, testified before Congress and was invited as an expert witness in Oprah Winfrey's defense at the Texas 'meat defamation' trial. A founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, he is licensed as a general practitioner specialising in clinical nutrition. He currently serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at the Human Society of the United States.

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