How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
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- Author：Michael Greger
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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。
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。
Reviews
Jen
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I’m not sure how to review this one without doing extensive nutritional research review myself。 He has a ton of applicable data， but I think a good deal of it was cherry picked for his causes。 I’m not sure if that’s a bad thing or not， ultimately his point is just to encourage us to eat more plants - and there is no doubt that would be a good thing。 He does manage to turn most of his points back to encouraging veganism again and again。 While it might be true that most folks would be healthier on I’m not sure how to review this one without doing extensive nutritional research review myself。 He has a ton of applicable data， but I think a good deal of it was cherry picked for his causes。 I’m not sure if that’s a bad thing or not， ultimately his point is just to encourage us to eat more plants - and there is no doubt that would be a good thing。 He does manage to turn most of his points back to encouraging veganism again and again。 While it might be true that most folks would be healthier on a vegan diet， it’s not realistic。 I fear that will simply turn readers off。 I was able to brush off the stuff I tired of hearing and cherry pick my own takeaways - adding flax， more oatmeal， even a daily Brazil nut etc - so it worked for me。 On 1。4 audio speed！ 。。。more
Gretchen Schock
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Great book for someone who needs convincing that changing your diet affects your overall health。 If you know someone who just had a heart attack or stroke， please buy them this book。
MorganJac
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Okay now I have to vegetarian 🙃
Angie Smith
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A great synopsis of the research supporting a plant based diet。 I was close to giving it a 5 but it was so long， but I wouldn’t have cut anything either。 The book details research supporting reasons why your diet should include: beans， berries， other fruits， cruciferous vegetables， greens，！other vegetables， flaxseeds， nuts and seeds， herbs and spices， while grains， water， and exercise。 I’ll add ground cloves to my morning oatmeal in addition to berries and cinnamon。 First half of book went into A great synopsis of the research supporting a plant based diet。 I was close to giving it a 5 but it was so long， but I wouldn’t have cut anything either。 The book details research supporting reasons why your diet should include: beans， berries， other fruits， cruciferous vegetables， greens，！other vegetables， flaxseeds， nuts and seeds， herbs and spices， while grains， water， and exercise。 I’ll add ground cloves to my morning oatmeal in addition to berries and cinnamon。 First half of book went into specific detail how not to die from specific diseases。 I’ve also checked out the cookbook now too。 。。。more
Olia Braguța
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I think this book， like any other about self development， should be read with a drop of critical thinking here and there。Vegan diet is probably not for everyone。 The vast information about food， drinks， spices is very useful for me。 I even made notes。 But always if you’re unsure， seek a medical advise and do your own research。
Abigail Prom
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This book was so dense with information but I thought totally worth the read。 It highlights how a healthy diet of mostly fresh， non-processed foods can save your life from a premature death。 I found some articles saying that not all the information in this book is portrayed 100% accurately， but even if half of the information is true I think it’s worth listening to and changing what you do and don’t put in your body。 A lot of the information covered in this book can be found on nutritionfacts。or This book was so dense with information but I thought totally worth the read。 It highlights how a healthy diet of mostly fresh， non-processed foods can save your life from a premature death。 I found some articles saying that not all the information in this book is portrayed 100% accurately， but even if half of the information is true I think it’s worth listening to and changing what you do and don’t put in your body。 A lot of the information covered in this book can be found on nutritionfacts。org and there’s a free app called the daily dozen to help you keep track of what you should be eating each day。 The fact that the author provides all this information for free， on the app and on his website， is really cool。 I read this book for free on Amazon prime reading。 I also bought the How Not to Die Cookbook and I’m really excited to use it。 。。。more
Lori
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It's a bit repetitive。 And as a vegetarian already transitioning to vegan。 I just say well yeah of course what you eat affects your health。 So I didn't read all 400 pages。 Also people who eat healthy and exercise still get diseases。 Reduced likelihood， sure， elimination unfortunately not。 But if the book helps someone be healthier it's a service。 It's a bit repetitive。 And as a vegetarian already transitioning to vegan。 I just say well yeah of course what you eat affects your health。 So I didn't read all 400 pages。 Also people who eat healthy and exercise still get diseases。 Reduced likelihood， sure， elimination unfortunately not。 But if the book helps someone be healthier it's a service。 。。。more
Mira Antonia
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3。5 🌟
DeeDee
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I stopped reading when the book recommended not eating eggs because of the cholesterol。 It has been shown that the cholesterol in eggs does not increase the cholesterol in our bodies。 Maybe this book was written before those studies were made public， but regardless， it's hard to trust anything else in the book now。 It does feel like the book is pushing us towards veganism by saying that all animal products are bad for us。 I stopped reading when the book recommended not eating eggs because of the cholesterol。 It has been shown that the cholesterol in eggs does not increase the cholesterol in our bodies。 Maybe this book was written before those studies were made public， but regardless， it's hard to trust anything else in the book now。 It does feel like the book is pushing us towards veganism by saying that all animal products are bad for us。 。。。more
Madison Schumacher
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As with any health/nutrition related book everything must be taken with a grain of salt due to personal opinions/bias however the author did a great job of providing research studies and sources to back up his claims。 I loved the organization of the book and found so many interesting things I hadn’t learned before。 The organization makes it easy to go back to a section/specific disease if I am curious in the future。 I learned about so many ways that food can be medicine and impact your health in As with any health/nutrition related book everything must be taken with a grain of salt due to personal opinions/bias however the author did a great job of providing research studies and sources to back up his claims。 I loved the organization of the book and found so many interesting things I hadn’t learned before。 The organization makes it easy to go back to a section/specific disease if I am curious in the future。 I learned about so many ways that food can be medicine and impact your health in the long run and I think that’s something everyone should learn。 As someone who hopes to practice medicine in the future I want to keep his recommendations in mind and always think of food prescriptions alongside medications。 Definitely will keep a copy with me in my future practice to reference。 。。。more
Simona
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Interesting facts and I appreciated the chapter for mental health
Minerva Aguirre
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Es un gran libro que te puede ayudar a modificar hábitos alimenticios， independiente de si quieres ser vegano o no。 Es raspaldado por muchas fuentes y artículos científicos， en dónde te darás cuenta que gran parte de sus páginas son meramente bibliografía。
Shona Fitzpatrick
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Brb off to buy some flaxseed and broccoli 🥦
JP
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Excellent in second read through。 Not too scientific， but he does the best he can with the research available。 Excellent。 I’m going to check out the website this time。
Britt Ossel
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Very informative！！
Pratik Singh
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Mind blowing concept and really helpful
Andy Luong
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3。5/5I really think the title is misleading。 This one should be called “The vegan manifesto” instead。 Inside the book， you will find again and again statements like:"Meat consumption was associated with increased risk of dying from cancer， dying from heart disease， and dying prematurely in general"and"People who once ate vegetarian diets but then started to eat meat at least once a week experienced a 146 percent increase in odds of heart disease， a 152 percent increase in stroke， a 166 percent i 3。5/5I really think the title is misleading。 This one should be called “The vegan manifesto” instead。 Inside the book， you will find again and again statements like:"Meat consumption was associated with increased risk of dying from cancer， dying from heart disease， and dying prematurely in general"and"People who once ate vegetarian diets but then started to eat meat at least once a week experienced a 146 percent increase in odds of heart disease， a 152 percent increase in stroke， a 166 percent increase in diabetes， and a 231 percent increase in odds for weight gain。 During the twelve years after the transition from vegetarian to omnivore， meat-eating was associated with a 3。6 year decrease in life expectancy"。。。Overall， even though I find his argument not 100% convincing， I must say that I really appreciate all the scientific and medical information Dr Greger has combined in the book。 I guess that’s why I think everyone should read it， or at least if you think the whole book is too long， maybe read some of the chapters with issues you have to face with or you think is relevant to your own health。***Full review here: https://medium。com/@andyluong。vn/how-。。。 。。。more
Sarah Webster-Straughan
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So much nutritional and health information given， and without judgement。 If you’re looking for ways to help your body function better using food - this is a fantastic place to start。 Definitively a lot to consume so I appreciate the amount of information on the website the author provides so you can look more into species that interest you。
Tiffany
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Very comprehensive and no-BS explanation of all the types of food that are most nutritious and beneficial for you！ Information is well-organized by chapter， and claims are extensively backed by many， many research studies。 I would recommend this book to anybody who wants to understand what constitutes a nutritious （sometimes cancer-fighting） diet and the numerous benefits of a plant-based， whole food diet。
Molly Pasca
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This was very long， but excellent information。
NIMIT
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Thanks to this book ， i am vegan now。 I am fermenting my veggies and growing microgreens on my kitchen shelf。
Addison Mooradian
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This will definitely be one I re-read over the years。 SO much good information， really interesting research and case studies broken down in a very digestible and understandable way。 10/10
Mỹ Duyên
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Trước đây mình cho rằng， ăn chay chỉ là vì nguyên do tín ngưỡng， không sát sanh， hoặc là vì bảo vệ môi trường， vì nền công nghiệp thịt thải quá nhiều carbon。 Nhưng hai nguyên do này đều không tác động mạnh mẽ tới mình bằng một phát hiện rằng:ĂN CHAY LÀ VÌ SỨC KHỎE CỦA CHÍNH MÌNHMình hồi nhỏ rất ghét ăn rau， mà đứa trẻ nào cũng thế thì phải。 Lớn lên nhờ nghe XoneFM mà biết ăn rau rất tốt， thế nên mình đã cố gắng ăn nhiều hơn。 Nhưng vẫn lười ăn hoa quả。 Lấy chồng rồi vì chồng thích ăn rau và hoa q Trước đây mình cho rằng， ăn chay chỉ là vì nguyên do tín ngưỡng， không sát sanh， hoặc là vì bảo vệ môi trường， vì nền công nghiệp thịt thải quá nhiều carbon。 Nhưng hai nguyên do này đều không tác động mạnh mẽ tới mình bằng một phát hiện rằng:ĂN CHAY LÀ VÌ SỨC KHỎE CỦA CHÍNH MÌNHMình hồi nhỏ rất ghét ăn rau， mà đứa trẻ nào cũng thế thì phải。 Lớn lên nhờ nghe XoneFM mà biết ăn rau rất tốt， thế nên mình đã cố gắng ăn nhiều hơn。 Nhưng vẫn lười ăn hoa quả。 Lấy chồng rồi vì chồng thích ăn rau và hoa quả nên mình cũng ăn càng nhiều rau hơn và hầu như ngày nào cũng ăn hoa quả。Nhưng như vậy vẫn là chưa đủ。 Hệ tiêu hóa của mình vẫn chưa ổn。 😵💫Và từ việc đọc bộ sách #Nhân_tố_Enzym của bác Hiromi Shinya， mình biết được vấn đề là từ thịt mà ra。 Với một đứa thích ăn thịt như mình thì quả là một tin sét đánh ngang tai！Và cuốn sách Ăn gì không chớt lại một lần nữa khẳng định chắc nịch rằng dù mình thích ăn thịt đến mấy thì cũng phải hạn chế đi thôi。 （Cá cũng gây ra vấn đề tương tự nhưng mức độ nhẹ hơn）Sau khi nghe xong sách， mình đã thực hiện một số thay đổi nhỏ như sau: mỗi ngày không ăn thịt cá ít nhất 1 bữa， ngâm đậu đen + đậu đỏ + đậu gà và trộn cùng gạo nấu cơm。 Và kết quả đến nhanh trông thấy。 Rất tuyệt vời 🤟Đây không phải cuốn sách cổ súy cho chủ nghĩa ăn chay， càng không nhắc gì tới ăn thô， tác giả chỉ đưa ra các bằng chứng nghiên cứu khoa học， số liệu và câu chuyện dinh dưỡng của mình。 Còn mức độ giảm thịt cá và tăng superfood phù hợp cho mỗi người。 Dù sao nếu bạn thích ăn kem thì cứ ăn， nhưng thêm quả mọng vào ăn cùng vẫn tốt hơn là chỉ kem thôi。 Và lẽ tất nhiên con người không ai sống mãi， nhưng sống sao khỏe mạnh trong thời gian dài nhất có thể thì chúng ta vẫn can thiệp được 😉 。。。more
Shelly Paulsen
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super informative！ loved learning all about a plant based diet and how benifitial it is to my health
Claire
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Was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes while reading this book。 Must stop reading this as the irony is too intense。
Joe Crowe
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The amount of life-changing info in this book is incredible。 It is a must read for anyone。
Jaime
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Lots of good info！ Basically， eat plants and live better and longer。
Cheyenne
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Wenn ihr nur ein Buch über Ernährung lest， dann bitte das
Heather Craighead
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When in doubt？Read and it’s all figured out for you。 Simplifying research with life changing recommendations based on facts that are available。 I am very happy to recommend this book for personal development。 This book really helped me to understand how I was treating myself and how to better understand myself with all my ailments。
Joanne McKinnon
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Found this book when I searched for the possibility of adding eggs back to my diet。 Now I know better。 Watched one of his videos on eggs and got hooked。 Healthy eating is not luxury but a necessity。 He backs all his claims with information done by qualified scientists。
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I cannot personally recommend or endorse any specific book。 However， “How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease”， written by Dr。 Michael Greger， is a bestselling book that provides information and insights on how nutrition plays a critical role in preventing and reversing chronic diseases。 The book discusses the evidence-based benefits of a plant-based diet and encourages readers to adopt healthy eating habits to optimize their health and wellbeing。 It may be a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning more about the relationship between food and health。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I cannot provide personal opinions or reviews。 However， "How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease" is a book written by Dr。 Michael Greger。 The book highlights the benefits of a plant-based diet and provides evidence-based recommendations for preventing and reversing chronic diseases such as heart disease， diabetes， and cancer。 It is a popular book among those who seek to improve their health through dietary changes。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I cannot provide a personal opinion。 However， "How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease" is a bestselling book written by Dr。 Michael Greger， a physician and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition， food safety， and public health issues。 The book offers evidence-based advice on how to prevent and reverse chronic diseases， such as heart disease， diabetes， and cancer， by adopting a plant-based diet and lifestyle。 It includes more than a hundred recipes and meal plans， as well as practical tips for grocery shopping and cooking。 The book is highly recommended for anyone interested in improving their health through proper nutrition。
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