The How Not to Die Series Bundle by Michael Greger (Books 1-5)

Recently my wife and I changed our diets. She moved to Raw Vegan while I committed to eat healthier. We juice every morning and replace empty calories with wholesome foods. This book is another support tool for healthy eating. If you want to know what s killing you and how to prevent it you must read this book. Making the transition is hard but the payoff is well worthwhile. I have lost 30 pounds and have never felt better. Good luck on your success. You owe it to yourself .

After long resisting the attempts of a good friend to tell me about the benefits of a whole food plant-based diet I read this book and realized how right she is. Dr. Gregor presents compelling evidence of his claims which are backed up by 132 pages of footnotes in a section at the end of the book. He s not some promotional guru in a white coat out to get rich by selling you a trademarked health gimmick. The studies Gregor cites show how the American diet produces most of the ailments that kill us and how that could be prevented simply by eliminating animal products and dining on what our bodies most need to be fully functional and vibrantly healthy.I have several of the adverse health conditions that could eventually prove fatal so have decided to give his remedy a try & am in process of transitioning to veganism. Food being one of my main pleasures in life this is a groundshaker for me. To ensure that I stay on the vegan train I m learning how to cook all over again and find that I can make delicious meals that I feel good about eating.I also feel relief at no longer being an enabler of the horrific way that cows pigs chickens and other animals that are raised to be eaten are treated. That has always troubled me. Now I can sit down to my daily meals with a clear conscience.

We were already fairly healthy 99% vegetarians however this book puts you on another level. its detailed and EVIDENCE based. When I saw how many references there are I thought Dr Gregger was lazy to write the book himself. Its the opposite he did not create anything used studies and research to give us the facts. Before I had no clue what this book was (my wife bought it) or who was this author now I am a fan.

My wife was faced with a diagnosis of aphasia a form of dementia. I went on a research mission to find out which foods would encourage brain health. On that journey my brother put me onto this book. I immediately purchased the book and downloaded it to my Kindle Fire.First piece of advice: read the Preface . Dr. Greger tells an amazing tale about his Grandma s health- she was basically on her deathbed when she decided to go to a clinic ran by a doctor who believed diet and exercise were the keys to a long and healthy life. I won t give you any more spoilers....Dr. Greger has dedicated his life to studying foods that have a positive impact on your daily health. The book covers major diseases and discusses the best foods to consume to battle these diseases.If you want a direct path to a diet plan you can skip to Part 2 where Dr. Greger introduces his daily dozen. This is a compilation of the best foods you can eat daily and the servings of each food.The Daily Dozen are:Beans: 3 servings; Berries: 1 serving; Fruits: 3 servings; Cruciferous vegetables (broccoli cauliflower kale etc.) 1 serving; Greens: 2 servings; Vegetables: 2 servings; Flaxseeds: 1 TBSP; Nuts: 1 serving; Spices: 1/4 tsp; Whole grains: 3 servings; Beverages: 5 each 12oz servings; Exercise: 90 minutes per day.as you can easily see it is a plant based diet. Dr. Greger advocates no meats of any kind. You will also note that the list is primarily composed on foods that occur naturally and avoids the highly processed sugar added foods so many of us consume daily.You may think it will be impossible to transition to this strict kind of diet. It is easier than you think. First of all you will begin to feel better have more energy almost immediately. Second you will be amazed at how awesome these foods taste especially the fruits nuts and greens. You will find your shopping cart full of good food and no over processed foods.Dr. Greger has also published a companion book of recipes to assist you in learning how to combine many of the daily dozen into a single recipe.some of our favorite foods from this diet include: Rice Select rices; spring mix greens and fresh spinach: blackberries and raspberries; hummus; pistachios and walnuts; fresh broccoli and cauliflower; sweet potatoes; and chic peas.I wish you good health if you decide to change your lifestyle.

I hadn t seem my friend for a couple of months and when I did I couldn t believe it. She s lost 14 lbs and her energy was twice what it was before. Since we were staying together on a boat for a week she brought bags of food with her and then told me what she d been doing. Considering I had a naturopath lived on vitamins and basically thought I was healthy--except for my 300 plus cholesterol levels(I know yikes!) but with a living example of a better way I listened and watched and was amazed at how differently she was eating yet it made perfect sense. I quickly downloaded the book and gave up my dairy and meat(except for salmon and seafood) and found that I was eating far more than I usually was and felt great. It was so simple I couldn t believe that I didn t have to skip any meals and never felt hungry. I have yet to check my cholesterol because I m still on a boat but I ll post my results when I do.What amazes me is that my naturopath recommended vitamins for my high cholesterol in the same way a doctor would recommend a statin drug. She never talked about meat being hard on my system or that dairy and eggs might be contributing to my problem not to mention bloating and an inability to lose that last 5 pounds. It was always eat lean meats so I lived on chicken which contributes to UTIs because of the bacteria in chicken. Good grief even the health nuts have it wrong. I know vegetarians who think nothing of living on tofu rice and frenchfries--all vegan.Here s what hit me the hardest--plants are alive until we eat them--for the most part--meat and dairy are dead for a long time before we eat them--so we are literally eating death. No wonder our poor bodies are giving up on us.Also every time I read about someone curing themselves of cancer--the first thing they give up(those who do cure themselves) is meat dairy sugar and any processed foods. Sounds way better than going through chemo and adding more death to your body. We have our health completely backwards. Thank goodness for books like this to help lead us back to health.

A book every home and every one must have because you are what you eat. Without reading one can t sense what he is missing or what his family loosing. This is the best gift one can give to one s family or friends. Every time you eat without consideration you are missing an opportunity to eat healthy and live longer. Read this and live longer healthier and happier.The Bible on foods and nutritients and getting healthier. Take the control back of your life by taking control of what you eat. Again buy it NOW!!!!However I do feel that the author seems be forcing his bias on two topics without significant research behind it - organic vs non organic food and gluten. He suggested that only celiac disease can happen due to gluten and people suffering from it are less than 1% but in fact there 25 total auto immune diseases which might happen due to gluten sensitivities (dairy as well) and count in America alone suffering from diseases goto 75 millions. There are first hand examples of people who followed gluten free diet and recovered from it. So did not expect this blunder from this brilliant book and author. Second on the topic of organic he just said it does not matter. How come - when we are trying to revert to old environment and food habits why not the food itself? I am so much sensitive to food that by just testing I can tell whether its organic or not. There is big difference in taste itself between organic and non organic and I can t believe what is taste is not what inside. So research further here.REST Brilliant!!!!

I had no idea that what I ate affected my depression level. After reading the chapter on how to not die of suicide it compelled me to eat my vegetables on a daily basis. I can feel mentally and emotionally better already. I always knew that what I ate affected how I felt about myself but the book scientifically explains how the chemical imbalance in the brain is significantly improved when you succumb to a whole-food plant based diet and avoid eating animal protein and processed foods. All the phytonutrients and antioxidants in fruits and vegetables makes up for the loss good chemicals in the brain.When I was 21 years old and an undergraduate at the University of Washington in Seattle I was on a full Army ROTC scholarship. I worked-out sometimes 3x a day everyday on top of my full-time studies and doing all the training requirements of a future U.S. Army Officer. I thought because I worked out like a beast and I was young I was immune to diseases until much later in years. However that all changed one day after doing my regular 80 laps in a swimming pool. I had an unbearable pain in my side. Long story short I was hospitalized for it and it was during that time where I thought I would seriously face my last days on earth and face eternity. I obviously didn t die and God gave me another chance in life. But that incident alone caused me to read everything I can get my hands on with regards to my health. That day in the hospital prayer caused my body to heal. But I wasn t going to take anymore chances so after all my research on nutrition and how to live to become a centenarian I rarely ever ate a single meat ever again. I m 36 today and since I was 21 I have eaten meat maybe 1x or 2x but not a lot. In those times I ate meat I did not feel good about myself at all. My menstruation pain was a lot worse than it was. And because I own two small havanese dogs I didn t feel good ethically about eating other animals as well.Today I am completely vegan. The more I educate myself about the extremely harmful effects of being an omnivore the more I m compelled to live a completely vegan life. I ve never felt any better in my entire life than when I eat a 100% plant-based wholefood diet. It is not only good for the environment that God has called us to steward but it is also good for our health. In the Christian Bible God never told us to make factory farms that would cause cruelty amongst animals. The manner in which they ate their meat back then was thru hunting. It wasn t in massive consumption the way it is today. I ve lost a lot of friends from church who died young (early 30s) because of an omnivore diet justifying the Bible as a means to keep eating meat. However I m here to argue that the way God designed humans to eat meat wasn t anywhere near the way we are eating meat today. If you want to be foolish and rely on prayer to heal your body one day so you can gluttonize over meat don t be surprised if prayer doesn t work for you that one day you need it.This is also a well-written book which I appreciate.

In How Not to Die Dr. Greger and Mr. Stone have given us a roadmap to living healthier and hopefully longer by eating whole non-processed foods that combat disease. The authors take the view that food is medicine. The book is divided into two sections. In Part 1 the authors consider the diseases most likely to destroy our health and/or shorten our lives. Beyond defining the problem Greger and Stone elaborate on the foods that specifically address each disease and present research that substantiates their conclusions. In Part 2 the authors consider specific foods that facilitate good health. How Not to Die should be required reading for every person who has spent his or her life binging on junk food and consuming the pro-inflammatory Western diet. I must admit that when I ordered the book I was a bit intimidated by its length--400+ pages. Books of this length can tend to lose focus and become run-on. Not this book. This book was mesmerizing. The subject matter held my attention. I cannot praise How Not to Die enough. It is a masterpiece in the field of living healthily through good nutrition. One word of warning: This book holds the potential to change your life--especially the way you eat and the way you think about exercise and physical fitness. When you finish reading this book you may clean out your refrigerator and pantry and restock with food items that contribute to not detract from your health.

Just buy it - worth it just for his Daily Dozen refrigerator chart. Don t bother to research your health problems and your family s health problems anymore: just buy this book and do what it says - you ll be doing the best you can based on the latest information from someone whose knowledge in the field is practically incomparable. By the way my almost-97 year old mother is doing fantastic based on the type of diet he recommends and has basically outlived all her doctors who told her she should be eating more meat and dairy :-)

One of the best books ever written to address eating our way to health and curing most health issues. Doctors will not teach it because we will need them less. The FDA will not teach it because they are paid off by Big Pharma and the Dairy and Meat Associations. It is all about money. Well I am taking my money to the whole food plant base rows in the grocery store and eating my way to great health. I am a skeptic unless I see proof. My husband and I ate well but not like this. We decided we were all in 2 weeks before Christmas. We figured if we could do this over the holidays we can do it forever. We are not really overweight but he drives truck and gets the trucker gut . As of this morning 4 weeks in he has lost 18 pounds and it came off his belly only. And we ate great! No starving or sacrifice. We ate all the things we can this way and the fat just melted off. I workout 3 times a week. I had a little love handle starting around. Hated it. After going all in 11 pounds came off just around the middle. I did not lose any muscle mass. I have way more energy and feel great. 5 5 and 126 pounds. My husband is 6 1 and 180. We both will not go back to dairy meat and eggs. 5 minutes of junk pleasure on the tongue is not worth destroying my health. We smell pizza somewhere and say wow that smells good...lets figure out a healthy way to eat a whole food plant base pizza and we then get the things and make it. It is fun to try things. The cookbook that goes with this book has some great recipes.