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How Not To Die
How Not To Die: Discover the foods scientifically proven to prevent and reverse disease | Michael Greger, Gene Stone
Why rely on drugs and surgery to cure you of life-threatening disease when the right decisions can prevent you from falling ill to begin with? How Not To Die gives effective, scientifically-proven nutritional advice to prevent our biggest killers - heart disease, breast cancer, prostate cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes - and reveals the astounding health benefits that simple dietary choices can provide. Based on the very latest scientific research, How Not To Die examines each of the most common diseases, chapter by chapter, to reveal what, how and why different foods affect us and how increasing our consumption of certain foods and avoiding others can dramatically reduce our risk of falling sick and even reverse the effects of disease. With emphasis on individual family health history and acknowledging that everyone needs something different, Dr Michael Greger offers practical dietary advice to help you make valuable decisions about your diet in order to live a longer, healthier lives.
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BookBelle84
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This was fascinating and felt very well researched.

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DogMomIrene
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😂🤣 Love how Dr. Greger uses humor to get some points across. This book is really blowing my mind!🤯🤔

Chrissyreadit I love Dr Greger 1y
AlaMich Huh. You wonder how anybody ever discovered that. 🤔 1y
tpixie Lol 😂 1y
tpixie @AlaMich great point ! (edited) 1y
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DogMomIrene
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When I think about my own eating habits and family health history, this observation seems pretty legit!

DanaManiac 💯 1y
Suet624 Makes sense 1y
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DogMomIrene
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Considering some big lifestyle changes in our house🤔

Librariana I see a theme here... but my eyes immediately went to chocolate 🍫 😳 1y
DogMomIrene @Librariana 😂 it‘s vegan chocolate recipes! I‘m getting pretty excited about adopting a whole foods plant-based diet, but I was like I have to have chocolate options. 1y
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mcctrish
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This was an interesting book. A lot of science. It‘s focus is American, I‘m Canadian so this is some disparity in regulations and FDA approvals here. But that‘s not the point, the point of this book is being vegan will save you from disease and early death. I‘m willing to make some changes to include the daily 12, but I‘m not sure full time vegan is in the cards.

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mcctrish
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My lunch, that I ate yesterday while I drove around doing errands, is not recommended by this book 🤣🤣🤣

Magpiegem 😂😂 I‘ve got the recipe book and use the app. It‘s really good but I‘ve completely fallen off the wagon now it‘s December!!! 2y
mcctrish @Magpiegem I want the recipe book and I‘m going to look up the app now ( thank you for telling me about both ) 2y
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mcctrish
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Not sure the lead up to holidays is the best time to listen to this 🤣🤣🤣 at least I don‘t smoke

Kayla.Adriena The thing is...we all do anyway 🤷‍♀️ 2y
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KarinWestbrook
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Want to read a book that will transform your life? This one will. I picked it up this month, and it‘s has given me an amazing amount of information and the desire to do better for myself, by eating better.

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Monyca
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I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I would. The science was a little dry in parts but I respect that this book is almost half made up of endnotes - it‘s really well researched and based in science! Now I‘m ready to make some dietary changes and I can‘t wait to get my hands on the cookbook!

Lesanne I thought this book was great!! 4y
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Monyca
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Now I'm inspired to try the How Not to Die cookbook!

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Monyca
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Bananas vs Reese's Pieces!

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Powered_By_Plants
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I‘m not even past the introduction and already my PBJ sandwich and crisps wasn‘t looking very appetising 😂

Fascinating already ..
“This was my wake up call. I opened my eyes to the depressing fact that there are other forces at work in medicine besides science. The U.S health care system runs on a fee-for-service model in which doctors get paid for the pills and procedures they prescribe, rewarding quantity not quality”

brit91 The salad looks delicious!!😍😍 5y
Powered_By_Plants @brit91 thank you 🥰 .... I had seconds! Also made a vegetable stew and that was sooo good 💕 5y
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Powered_By_Plants
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Yay book delivery 😍

Been wanting to read #michaelgreger for a long time and just having completed my reiki 1 I‘m hoping Penelope quest will help me with my journey 🥰 ...... although for now they will have to sit with my others in my to read stack

#toread #litsywelcomewagon #newbooks #bookdelivery #bookmail #bookworm #selfhealing #metime

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Chrissyreadit
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According to my phone I did manage a mile today! #bfc #bookfitnesschallenge Now to try and actually finish a book this month... I‘m hoping tonight.

CoverToCoverGirl A lovely palindrome! 👏 5y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 5y
cobwebmoth Yay!❤ 5y
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BookwormAHN Fantastic 👏🏻 5y
Trashcanman Woot Woot! Rocking it! 5y
Clwojick You‘re crushing it! Keep it up! 💪🏻💕🙌🏻 5y
Emilymdxn That‘s amazing well done! 5y
Felso Awesome!! 👏🏻 5y
Laughterhp That‘s awesome! Well done! 👏🏻 5y
britt_brooke 🙌🏻🙌🏻 5y
TheSpineView Good job! 5y
Nu-Bibliophile Keep it up👊👊 5y
guinsgirlreads Great job! 5y
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Chrissyreadit
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1. Whatever I can accomplish. I used to love working out.
2. Outdoors
3.either. In a gym music, outside quiet.
4. Walking, hiking, used to be running.
5. Lets get physical By Olivia Newton John and She‘s a Maniac by Hall and Oates ... on repeat 🤣🤣🤣
5.

Trashcanman You got this! 5y
mabell #5! 😂🤣😂 5y
wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 🙌🏻 5y
Cinfhen Good answers!!! 5y
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Chrissyreadit
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I can walk the perimeter of my property three times on nice days to make a mile- but need ideas for rainy days when pain is higher to get moments of movement in. (It is supposed to rain every day this week) #bookfitnesschallenge
There is still time to join! See @wanderinglynn to join- there are prizes for additional motivation!

Drocchio03 Your body is the best workout equipment. Consider lunges, squats, pushups, etc. If you‘re looking for something more passive, consider chair yoga. There are great videos on YouTube! 5y
Chrissyreadit @Drocchio03 thanks! I can try chair yoga. You tube sounds like a good possibility- depending on satellite signal. I have severe arthritis in my knees so right now cannot do anything more than walking - getting up and down are the difficult moves 😫 5y
ravenlee I saw an easy (ish) arm workout - do sets of overhead presses, tricep presses, and bicep curls - as many reps and sets as you can to feel a slight burn, and with no weights. This is just the weight of your arms. At the end, hold your arms straight up in the air above your head for 30-60 seconds. It‘s harder than it sounds! Work up to several repetitions over a day. 5y
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Kaye Do you have access to a local pool ? Our gym offers water aerobics for seniors with arthritis. Much easier to exercise in the water for your joints. 5y
Drocchio03 @Chrissyreadit ouch! I‘m sorry to hear. Def look into chair yoga; good for the mind and the body. Now fingers crossed you can get service! 5y
mabell What a pretty location to walk! 😍 5y
Chrissyreadit @Kaye unfortunately it is too pricey for me, and sometimes when I‘ve gone on the free day it was too cold for me. 5y
Chrissyreadit @ravenlee yes- that is a good idea too. 5y
Kaye 💚 5y
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LaureAnne
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Best book ever!

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shmreads
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Kindle greeted me with How Not To Die last night. I combed through the comments and was pretty pleased, though I still won't buy it. We all die. One way or another. Life is great, but we all die. Sensational title, okay then.

JeannieReads I love this book. I totally hear you on the title, but it never fails to grab people's attention from it's spot on my bookshelf. It's a practical (and optimistic!) book about how plant-based nutrition can prevent and reverse the diseases and conditions that are our leading killers. 5y
shmreads @JeannieReads thank you for the heads up 😀 I'll probably get to it once I finish my current tbr pile 😁 5y
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Chrissyreadit
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I choose my #audiobook based on who is listening with me. Currently these are on deck. #31bookpics

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dariazeoli
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Even my doctor is surprised that “vegan” doesn‘t equal “health!” I knew I was in for a “eat better and exercise more” talk at my yearly physical today, but I was slightly surprised to see my cholesterol creep over the 200 mark.

So, time to start again. While you don‘t have to eat healthfully to be vegan, a whole-foods, plant-based diet has so many benefits. The tagged book is just one I‘ve read on the subject.

Sace I recently cut meat and dairy from my diet after my doctor put me on a statin (with my cholesterol UNDER 200.) I go back in October to see what my numbers look like. I hope I can get off the statin. I was vegan for about a decade and my numbers were great. I hope you can get your cholesterol under control! 6y
Cathythoughts That cholesterol is so annoying .. I feel for you. Mine keeps creeping up too. But I don‘t trust the medication .. so I try all alternative routes. Will investigate your book ! Good luck with it ! 👍🏻❤️ 6y
DivineDiana Here‘s to an even healthier you! I also feel healthy on my vegan diet, but my husband told me last night that I really should get a physical as it has been a long time since my last one. Can‘t help but feeling a little anxiety! (edited) 6y
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MissyMelissy
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Tucked in bed with this great read. So dense with evidence based info! I‘m really enjoying it.

RaimeyGallant I feel like if you and I went out for a drink, the conversation would take a whole bottle of wine. 6y
MissyMelissy I agree! 6y
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AbstractMonica
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Latest book 👌🏽🌱📖

Chrissyreadit Love Michael Greger! 6y
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Lbas412
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AMAZING. MUST READ. Dr. Greger, thank you for existing.

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Varshitha
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I needed this book in my life, so informative.

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Ayma1326
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This is one of the most interesting books I have read!! For all of those people who give me a hard time for eating the way I do this is a great book for you 😜

GoneFishing Agreed! 6y
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KimM
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🍏🥑🥕🥒🍆🌶🍅🥗

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LauraBeth
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All The Books podcast + gym time = self-care time that I needed 😀

britt_brooke The best kind of #multitasking! 7y
saresmoore Yes! 7y
Cinfhen Good for you 😊🙌🏻 7y
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Readingrobin Listening to Liberty and Rebecca at the gym is awesome! 7y
drbethandherkindle I love bookish podcasts at the gym, but then I have problems balancing and adding all the books to my TBR #bookishproblems 7y
LauraBeth @drbethandherkindle it's definitely a problem! 😂 7y
LauraBeth @Readingrobin it truly is - that hour of cardio flew by 😀 7y
LauraBeth @Cinfhen I needed that gym hour! 😀 7y
LauraBeth @saresmoore it felt awesome! 😀 7y
LauraBeth @britt_brooke it is definitely the best kind of multitasking (although I've realized that I need to wear a heart rate monitor when I listen to podcasts at the gym because I tend to slow it down 😀 - the hrm keeps me in check) 7y
Haysmith91 This is the best way to treadmill! 7y
EllieDottie I love listening to podcasts while I work out! Sometimes it's exactly the motivation I need to get myself through the gym door! 7y
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GoneFishing

Back in 1903, Thomas Edison predicted that the “doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will instruct his patient in the care of [the] human frame in diet and in the cause and prevention of diseases."

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Howseldomtheydo
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How Not To Die was the highest rated book I read in 2016. Very informative, and I did eat better for about a month after reading it. #myyearinbooks

PennCage Maya Angelou !! Woo! 7y
LauraBeth ⭐👏 7y
susanw That was my longest book this year too! 7y
Krisjericho Haha! My longest book, too. :) Although if I finish 1Q84, it will beat it. 7y
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GoneFishing

The best way to minimize your exposure to industrial toxins may be to eat as low as possible on the food chain, a plant-based diet.

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LauraBeth
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Bedtime reading 😴😴

TheNextBook Your dog looks so comfortable!!! 8y
BookishFeminist LOL. Your dog! He's just living the best life. 8y
rachelm Your dog = life goals for sure 8y
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britt_brooke 💙🐶 8y
SheReadsAndWrites This dog is my spirit animal. ❤️ 8y
LeahBergen Ha!! I love it!! 8y
Hugoreads I learned a lot from this book. 8y
LauraBeth You knows what's sad @BookishFeminist? My dog is a female - she just completely acts like a guy 😀 8y
LauraBeth Thanks @TheNextBook, @rachelm, @britt_brooke, @LeahBergen - she lives the life I want 😀❤️ 8y
LauraBeth @SheWritesRomance - I completely understand 😀 8y
LauraBeth Thanks @Hugoreads - I'm learning a lot as well - this is a great book - it's taking me forever to get through it for some reason 😀 8y
Hugoreads Well, it's a huge book and so full of information. I read part two first and dipped in and out of part 1. @ LauraBeth 8y
Howseldomtheydo I ate very healthy for several weeks after reading this. #eatinglikecraplately 8y
LauraBeth I dip in and out of eating healthy @Howseldomtheydo. Last month my friend who is my age (45) died and it's made me re-evaluate again everything that I do and don't do for myself. It was the wake up call I didn't want 8y
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hadleyjohnson
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From the one and only Dr. Greger!

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