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

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 -- 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 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 -- Kathy Freston, author of Quantum Wellness and The Lean 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 -- Joel Furhman, author of Eat to Live

Dr Michael Greger is a physician, author and internationally recognized 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 specializing in clinical nutrition. He currently serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at the Human Society of the United States. Dr Greger is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture and the Tufts University School of Medicine.

** 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