Table of Contents

• • Section - i: Preface
  • Introduction - ii: Introduction
• Unit - 1: Part 1
• Chapter - 1: How Not to Die From Heart Disease
• Chapter - 2: How Not to Die From Lung Diseases
• Chapter - 3: How Not to Die From Brain Diseases
• Chapter - 4: How Not to Die From Digestive Cancers
• Chapter - 5: How Not to Die From Infections
• Chapter - 6: How Not to Die From Diabetes
• Chapter - 7: How Not to Die From High Blood Pressure
• Chapter - 8: How Not to Die From Liver Diseases
• Chapter - 9: How Not to Die From Blood Cancers
• Chapter - 10: How Not to Die From Kidney Disease
• Chapter - 11: How Not to Die From Breast Cancer
• Chapter - 12: How Not to Die From Suicidal Depression
• Chapter - 13: How Not to Die From Prostate Cancer
• Chapter - 14: How Not to Die From Parkinson's Disease
• Chapter - 15: How Not to Die From Iatrogenic Causes
• Unit - 2: Part 2
• • Introduction - iii: Introduction
• Section - iv: Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen
• Chapter - 1: Beans
• Chapter - 2: Berries
• Chapter - 3: Other Fruits
• Chapter - 4: Cruciferous Vegetables
• Chapter - 5: Greens
• Chapter - 6: Other Vegetables
• Chapter - 7: Flaxseeds
• Chapter - 8: Nuts and Seeds
• Chapter - 9: Herbs and Spices
• Chapter - 10: Whole Grains
• Chapter - 11: Beverages
• Chapter - 12: Exercise
• • Section - v: Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements - vi: Acknowledgements
  • Section - vii: Appendix: Supplements
  • Section - viii: Notes
  • Index - ix: Index

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

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.

Reviews

This book may help those who are susceptible to illnesses that can be prevented with proper nutrition. -- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Dr Michael Greger reveals the foods that will help you live longer * Daily Mail *
This book brims with valuable insights ... Vegetarian or not, this book is a great way to improve your diet * Financial Times *
Dr Michael Greger presents the groundbreaking science on how simple plant-based food choices help us live healthier and happier lives -- Brian Wendel, Founder and President of Forks Over Knives
A new way of looking at nutrition and health. Michael Greger shows people how to save their own lives -- Rip Esselstyn, author of The Engine 2 Diet
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 -- Kathy Freston, author of Quantum Wellness and The Lean
The most interesting, groundbreaking and practical new research ... His work at NutritionFacts and in How Not To Die features the latest science on nutrition and health to show how to treat and prevent disease -- Joel Furhman, author of Eat to Live
Not only does Dr Michael Greger drop a metric f*ckton of evidence that a plant-based diet will save your damn life, he lays out the blueprint to make it happen * Thug Kitchen *
The primary determinant of our health and wellbeing is what we eat and how we live. Dr Michael Greger explains why -- Dean Ornish, MD, author of The Spectrum and Dr Dean Ornish's Program For Reversing Heart Disease * Dean Ornish, MD, author of The Spectrum and Dr Dean Ornish's Program For Reversing Heart Disease *