How Not to Die

Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The chronic illnesses that kill most people begin on the plate. Heart disease, diabetes, and many cancers aren’t the inevitable price of getting older; they develop out of the typical American diet — heavy on meat, dairy, eggs, and processed food — and they often reverse when you shift toward whole plants. A poor diet is the leading cause of premature death, yet a medical system trained in pharmacology tends to manage the results with prescriptions instead of addressing the cause.

Michael Greger and Gene Stone on SummaryShelf

How Not to Die