Download How Not to Die Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease Audible Audio Edition Michael Greger MD Gene Stone Macmillan Audio Books

Product details Audible Audiobook Listening Length 17 hours and 9 minutes Program Type Audiobook Version Unabridged Publisher Macmillan Audio Audible.com Release Date December 8, 2015 Whispersync for Voice Ready Language English, English ASIN B016CME5B4

How Not to Die Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease Audible Audio Edition Michael Greger MD Gene Stone Macmillan Audio Books Reviews

• I bought this book in January 2016, after hearing an interview with Dr. Greger on a podcast. At first I found it hard to read, but not because it difficult or confusing, but because it was changing everything I thought I knew about food. I had lost 45 lbs already by eating "healthier."
  
  I stopped reading about 1/3 way through and then continued my "healthy lifestyle." This included lots of prepackaged "health" foods and shakes. Lots of sugar and oil too.
  
  In March of 2016 I started to get a rash on my face. Psoriasis. I've never had it before but it quickly spread to other parts of my body. By May 2016 I was miserable with my rash and still sitting at 204 lbs, despite my healthy lifestyle and consuming 1500 calories a day.
  
  I decided something must be going on in my body, why was it attacking itself? Why wouldn't my psoriasis clear up, despite the creams my doctor prescribed?
  I went back and started the book "How Not to Die" again in late May 2016. By Mid June I had fully adopted his diet and now in September 2016 I will never look back. I'm down 30 more lbs, my skin is finally clearing up, and I have so much energy!
  This book has changed my life and my only wish is it cost less so I could buy a copy for all of my friends!
  
  Update 7/2017
  I've been eating this way for a year now and I could never go back. I'm 36 and feel better than I ever did in my 20's. I'm down over 50lbs in a year- see update pic below!
• PROS The advice in this book can prevent all of, and reverse most of, the following conditions
  Heart Disease
  High Blood Pressure
  just about every form of Cancer
  Hypertension
  Diabetes
  Acne
  Obesity
  Gout
  Arthritis
  Cluster Migraines
  Alzheimer's
  Parkinson's
  Suicidal Depression
  and more.
  
  CONS There is a typo on page 272.
  
  So ya know, if you hate typos more than you hate dying, this book probably isn't for you.
• This book details the connection between our food and many diseases. I myself have prostrate cancer, stage 4 with bone metastasises. I was given less than a year to live at diagnosis. My conventional meds had stopped working, my cancer markers had steadily increased for the last 4 months when I read this book. I followed the recommended diet of no more processed foods, no animal products, such as dairy, eggs and meats. This was a drastic change for me. Within about twelve weeks my five metastatic areas became inactive, my cancer markers returned to normal, my blood values returned to normal, my previous borderline high blood pressure became excellent. I feel good, I have no more pain and I look healthy. Personally I don't need any more scientific proof to tell me I am on the right track. Is it easy? .... No! But I have a five year old daughter and a wife, and i need to be here a little longer. I am not claiming I am cured. I continue my conventional treatments, but I am also changing my diet, and I have started a one hour per day exercise program. The way I understand things now, I see that we are giving ourselves these terrible diseases, by eating stuff we aren't supposed to. In the process we are lining the pockets of some companies with billions of dollars. We have to understand that these industries are getting rich off our backs. I can only recommend reading this book, following the advice and if not saving your own life, at least you will make it a lot better.
• About 6 months ago I decided to eat a plant based diet because I had experienced the hell of gallstones and could no longer eat fat unless I wanted to keel over in pain for 6 hours. I am one of those people who has to be on my death bed before I go to a doctor and the thought of surgery was enough to get me to make this huge change in my life. Although I wasn't eating meats or real fatty things, I was still using salt, sugar, olive oil, white flour,etc. I also smoked for 40 years but quit a month ago (thank you Chantix, yes it works). My sister turned me on to Dr Greger and I bought his book on Audible. I think he changed my life. He made me understand why a life style of whole plant based foods is the only way to live and why.
  
  Well, I listen to his book all the time. I sleep with it on and have it playing in the background instead of radio or TV. I can't say enough about it. In addition to loving the sound of his voice I'm blown away by the information I never knew that I didn't know. Such as chicken & acceptable salmonella, the risk you taken when eating fish, all the studies he cites that I was never aware of explained in layman's terms as well as why its important to me.
  
  Anyway, I now put flax in my morning oatmeal & am actually eating fruit. He convinced me that everything I decide to eat is an opportunity versus a mindless nosh. Because of this man and his book I am getting more nutritional bang for my buck and am feeling great. I haven't had a single gall bladder problem and am exercising a lot more then I used to. He's making me actually enjoy doing all this stuff. All I can really say is wow - get this book. FYI - I bought the hard cover as well as the audible so I had a printed reference at my finger tips.