Flatiron Books How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

الكتاب سينير لك الطريق و يقنعك بانه افضل خدمة تفعلها لصحتك هي اتباع النظام النباتي و هذه حقيقة و بالادلة العلمية . كتاب رائع

Great information.. great companion to the informative pre book.

Este fantástico livro nos mostra, com bases científicas, como melhorar a saúde, evitando alimentos de origem animal, alimentos refinados e altamente processados e dando preferência ao consumo de verduras, legumes, cereais integrais, feijões, frutas, nozes, sementes, enfim: comida de verdade. O autor é um médico americano que se dedica a análises de artigos científicos buscando evidências do poder da alimentação na promoção da saúde. Diariamente ele posta vídeos em seu site sobre suas mais recentes descobertas, explicadas de uma maneira simples e até humorística. Na primeira parte do livro ele nos ensina como não morrer das doenças mais comuns do mundo civilizado como diabetes, câncer, problemas cardíacos, hipertensão, depressão etc, com mudanças na alimentação e no estilo de vida. Na segunda parte ele trata de alimentos poderosos. Leitura obrigatória para nutricionistas, profissionais de saúde e para todos que desejam melhorar sua qualidade de vida. Nota 1000!

Aunque el autor no lo ha puesto en el título, el libro versa como no morir, PREMATURAMENTE.Se trata de un gran libro, escrito por un gran conocedor del tema (poco hay que él no conozca) de la Plant Based Diet (alimentación basada en plantas), con una gran base y respaldo científico detrás, muy al día.Altamente recomendable para el que desea saber más a fondo como prevenir las enfermedades crónicas: infarto, cáncer, diabetes, alzheimer y un largo etc. Pero acompañado también de muchas ideas y comentarios muy clarificadores, prácticos, que muestran la larga experiencia sobre el tema y su divulgación por parte de Greger.Muy recomendable. Se precisa tener una base sobre nutrición, no excesiva, para entender lo que expone.Francisco Mata. Médico Naturista.

Let me start by saying that I enjoy eating meat, drinking wine, and eating sweets. I did not approach this book with a pre-existing ideology or in an effort to confirm any already-held beliefs; rather, I approached it simply to see what Dr. Greger had to say about living a better, healthier life.I was not disappointed.This book lays out a very clear case on how diet is perhaps the single most important aspect of a healthy lifestyle. I know that there are some people who accuse Dr. Greger of cherry-picking studies that support his preferred narrative. There are some online sources you can easily find that have written "fact check" or "debunk" articles on this book, and while they might show a few examples of how Dr. Greger favors some studies over others, the most reputable critical reviewers tend to say that Greger's work is, on the whole, fairly complete. Given this, I think that the case he makes for a whole-food, plant-based diet is convincing.So convincing, in fact, that I decided to try it. I was already getting in strenuous workouts 3-5 times per week, but I knew that my dietary choices could be improved. I printed out a list of his Daily Dozen and hung it in my kitchen. My family started preparing primarily green light foods and we cut out almost all red light foods entirely. After 2 months, I lost 35 pounds (which I needed to lose, despite my workout routines), had more energy, saw improved athletic performance, experienced better sleep, and felt in a consistently better mood. And I was never hungry. I did no calorie counting. I did not restrict total food intake, just the types of food that I ate.About 5 months in, all of the positive benefits remained, with no negative side effects. Unfortunately, I started to revert back to some old bad habits, and "suddenly" those positive benefits started to fade away. It was amazing how in tune I was with my body and its reactions to food after just 5 months of primarily plant-based eating. I quickly realized that the Standard American Diet (SAD) was just that - sad. It was literally making me sick. After 2 months of being SAD, I went back to the Daily Dozen and I do not regret it.One of the things that I find the most refreshing about Dr. Greger and his recommendations on how to implement this type of diet is that he is very practical. Unlike some other food plans, Greger recommends that you just start where you already are and try to make better choices with each meal. While it would be correct to point out that Dr. Greger works for the farm animal welfare division of the Humane Society, it is unfair to suggest that he is writing this book simply as a cover for an ideology. He makes a convincing case for why someone might choose to never eat meat or consume other animal products, but he also says that certain unprocessed animal products can be totally fine to consume in moderation, as long as that consumption is to promote the consumption of other green light foods. I find his approach very balanced, accessible, and scientifically sound.Is the way of eating that Dr. Greger proposes in this book right for you? It might be. I strongly suggest that anyone who is even remotely curious about how they can live a better, happier, and longer life give this book a chance.