How Not To Die - Tenth Anniversary Edition

By (author) Greger Michael; By (author) Stone, Gene
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Dr Michael Greger''s simple, scientifically backed nutritional advice for beating the most common diseases and living longer.
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Discover the foods proven to prevent and reverse disease in this tenth anniversary edition of How Not to Die, extensively revised and updated with the latest nutritional science.

''Dr Michael Greger reveals the foods that will help you live longer'' — Daily Mail

With over one million copies sold, the international bestseller, Dr Michael Greger''s How Not To Die gives effective, scientifically proven nutritional advice to prevent our biggest killers – including heart disease, breast cancer, prostate cancer, high blood pressure and diabetes – and reveals the astounding health benefits that simple dietary choices can provide.

Why rely on drugs and surgery to cure you of life-threatening disease when the right decisions can prevent you from falling ill to begin with?

Based on the latest scientific research, How Not To Die examines each of the most common diseases to reveal what, how and why different foods affect us, and how increasing our consumption of certain foods and avoiding others can dramatically reduce our risk of falling sick and even reverse the effects of disease. It also shares Dr Greger''s ''Daily Dozen'' – the twelve foods we should all eat every day to stay in the best of health.

With emphasis on individual family health history and acknowledging that everyone needs something different, Dr Michael Greger offers practical dietary advice to help you live longer, healthier lives.

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The news that a plant-based diet is the healthiest way to eat is spreading. Dr Michael Greger presents the groundbreaking science on how simple plant-based food choices help us live healthier and happier lives. Dr Greger describes which foods to eat to prevent the leading causes of disease-related death and shows how a diet based on fruits, vegetables, tubers, whole grains, and legumes might even save your life.
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A new way of looking at nutrition and health. Michael Greger shows people how to save their own lives.
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Finally a physician has pulled together the latest scientific studies on how to fight disease and prolong life. How Not To Die shows how the right nutrition prevents disease and transforms our genes so we can live healthier, longer. Empowering, groundbreaking, transformative work.
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Michael Greger, MD, scours the world''s scholarly literature on nutrition for the most interesting, groundbreaking and practical new research. His work at NutritionFacts.org and in How Not To Die features the latest science on nutrition and health to show how to treat and prevent disease.
Biographical note:

A founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, M.D. is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition. A graduate of Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine, he is a recipient of the ACLM Lifestyle Medicine Trailblazer Award. Three of his recent books — How Not to Die, The How Not to Die Cookbook, and How Not to Diet — all became instant New York Times bestsellers. He has videos on more than 2,000 health topics freely available at NutritionFacts.org.

Gene Stone has written many books on animal protection and plant-based nutrition, including the #1 New York Times bestseller, Forks Over Knives. He has also co-written the bestsellers How Not to Die, The Engine 2 Diet and Living the Farm Sanctuary Life, as well as The How Not To Die Cookbook