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How Not to Hurt

Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Fight Pain
By Michael Greger
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Feel better and treat chronic pain with this groundbreaking guide to pain management from the bestselling author of How Not to Die. It's estimated that nearly 30% of people suffer from chronic pain. Too often, mainstream medical treatments prioritise highly addictive prescription pain medications and invasive... Read More
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From the bestselling author of How Not to Die, Dr Michael Greger, comes a first-of-its-kind guide to pain management that reveals the latest holistic, evidence-based strategies for treating chronic pain.

From the bestselling author of How Not to Die, Dr Michael Greger, comes a first-of-its-kind guide to pain management that reveals the latest holistic, evidence-based strategies for treating chronic pain.

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Feel better and treat chronic pain with this groundbreaking guide to pain management from the bestselling author of How Not to Die.

It's estimated that nearly 30% of people suffer from chronic pain. Too often, mainstream medical treatments prioritise highly addictive prescription pain medications and invasive procedures that can come with side effects and even make your situation worse. In How Not to Hurt, bestselling author and founder of NutritionFacts.org, Dr Michael Greger advocates for a new approach to treating pain.

Using the latest peer-reviewed research, Dr Greger sheds light on overlooked, cost-effective solutions to pain management. He explains how chronic pain functions in the body, describing what causes pain signals to 'misfire' and the importance of managing emotional distress. Learn about the seven pain-fighting foods to incorporate into your diet and find solutions to the most common health conditions that lead to chronic pain syndrome, including arthritis, fibromyalgia, migraines and more.

Packed with practical strategies backed by cutting-edge research, How Not to Hurt uses proven interventions to help you improve the quality of your lives and even live pain-free.

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ISBN: 9781035071760

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 December 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bluebird

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 640

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About the Author

Dr Michael Greger is a physician, Sunday Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. He has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, testified before the US Congress, and was invited as an expert witness in the defense of Oprah Winfrey in the infamous "meat defamation" trial. In 2017, Dr. Greger was honored with the ACLM Lifestyle Medicine Trailblazer Award. He is a graduate of Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine. His first book How Not to Die became an instant international bestseller. He has videos on more than 2,000 health topics freely available at NutritionFacts.org, with new videos and articles uploaded every day.

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