A Joosr Guide to... How Not To Die by Michael Greger with Gene Stone: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

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Could the food we're choosing to eat actually be killing us? Find out how we can live a longer, healthier life by taking a serious look at our daily dietary habits.

How Not To Die explores the ways in which we can not only treat but also cure disease, and how we could prevent that disease arising in the first place. It explains how to incorporate the most healthful foods into our diet, and that the benefits of improving our diet go beyond the physical, and impact positively on mental and emotional health, too.

You will learn:

· Why your current diet may not be as healthy as you'd like to think

· The simple changes you can make that will impact positively on your health, weight, and overall well-being

· That the right foods are not just nutritious; they also act as natural medicine.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joosr
• Release date: Jun 10, 2016
• ISBN: 9781785673108

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What’s it about?

Many readers interested in food and nutrition are likely to have come across food writer and commentator Michael Pollen, who memorably said that everything he’s learned about food could be summed up in just seven words: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. In How Not To Die, Dr. Michael Greger explores similar territory but, with his feet firmly in the medical camp, goes beyond ideology. He explores the centrality of diet to health, the science behind foodstuffs, and the eating habits that could help to prolong your life.

Life-threatening diseases plague modern society. Instances of heart disease, high blood pressure, and cancer are on the rise, and we are imposing more and more toxic drugs on our bodies. Yet simply making changes to our diet and lifestyle could not only prevent and treat such illnesses, it could potentially reverse them too. The book explains in clear terms the complexities of why certain foods in a traditional Western diet can have a negative effect on the body, as opposed to offering nutrients and ensuring well-being. So what should we be eating?

Dr. Greger explores how healthful elements can be incorporated into, or even replace, today’s typical diet, which tends to center on meat and dairy, processed and refined foods, and carbonated and sugary drinks.