--- product_id: 21179584 title: "How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease" price: "€ 51.00" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/21179584-how-not-to-die-discover-the-foods-scientifically-proven-to store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # NYT Bestseller & top-ranked nutrition guide Backed by 1,600+ studies Daily Dozen checklist of 12 superfoods How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease **Price:** € 51.00 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🥗 Unlock the science of longevity—eat smart, live longer, lead stronger! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease - **How much does it cost?** € 51.00 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/21179584-how-not-to-die-discover-the-foods-scientifically-proven-to) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Daily Dozen Power:** Simple, actionable checklist of 12 essential foods for daily health optimization - • **Disease-Fighting Diet:** Plant-based approach proven to combat heart disease, cancer, diabetes & more - • **Expert-Approved Wisdom:** Endorsed by Dalai Lama & top health authors for credible, life-changing advice - • **Science-Backed Nutrition:** Groundbreaking evidence to prevent & reverse top 15 causes of death - • **Time-Saving Research Digest:** Condenses thousands of studies into clear, practical guidance for busy professionals ## Overview How Not to Die is a New York Times bestselling book by Dr. Michael Greger that distills over 1,600 scientific studies into a practical guide for preventing and reversing the 15 leading causes of premature death through a whole-food, plant-based diet. Featuring the Daily Dozen checklist and expert endorsements, it empowers readers with evidence-based nutrition strategies to transform health and longevity. ## Description New York Times Bestseller “This book may help those who are susceptible to illnesses that can be prevented.” ―His Holiness the Dalai Lama “Absolutely the best book I’ve read on nutrition and diet” –Dan Buettner, author of The Blue Zones Solution From the physician behind the wildly popular Nutrition Facts website, How Not to Die reveals the groundbreaking scientific evidence behind the only diet that can help prevent and reverse many of the causes of disease-related death. In How Not to Die , Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-renowned nutrition expert, physician, and founder of NutritionFacts.org, examines the fifteen top causes of premature death in America--heart disease, various cancers, diabetes, Parkinson's, high blood pressure, and more--and explains how nutritional and lifestyle interventions can sometimes trump prescription pills and other pharmaceutical and surgical approaches to help prevent and reverse these diseases, freeing us to live healthier lives. The simple truth is that most doctors are good at treating acute illnesses but bad at preventing chronic disease. The fifteen leading causes of death claim the lives of 1.6 million Americans annually. This doesn't have to be the case. By following Dr. Greger's advice, all of it backed up by strong scientific evidence, you will learn which foods to eat and which lifestyle changes to make to live longer. History of prostate cancer in your family? Put down that glass of milk and add flaxseed to your diet whenever you can. Have high blood pressure? Hibiscus tea can work better than a leading hypertensive drug-and without the side effects. Fighting off liver disease? Drinking coffee can reduce liver inflammation. Battling breast cancer? Consuming soy is associated with prolonged survival. Worried about heart disease (the number 1 killer in the United States)? Switch to a whole-food, plant-based diet, which has been repeatedly shown not just to prevent the disease but often stop it in its tracks. In addition to showing what to eat to help treat the top fifteen causes of death, How Not to Die includes Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen -a checklist of the twelve foods we should consume every day.Full of practical, actionable advice and surprising, cutting edge nutritional science, these doctor's orders are just what we need to live longer, healthier lives. Review: After watching friends and family suffer and even die...I wish this book had been around - I placed an order for this book back in September; rarely do I wait three months for a book to come out...especially a non-fiction health related topic but after reading a couple of advanced chapters (available for free via a web search), this was at the top of my list for upcoming released books. Greger is not only a highly readable author but goes to great lengths to provide the science behind the information...something sorely missing among many other health and fitness guru's. Professionally, my Phd was in closely related topic so I might tend to be a bit more critical than the average reader...on the other hand, my interest in this book is purely personal. As a mature but active couple, we try to eat right and stay fit but but after a serious illness and subsequent hospitalization and health scare, felt the need to really sort out the hype from the hope. There are few things more sobering than a diagnosis of a serious illness - and very few things more frightening than trying to make healthcare decisions for your loved one while dealing with conflicting information. Fortunately the initial diagnosis was wrong - but that scare started us down a path toward building up our health to the greatest extent possible starting with food and exercise. Of course, as everyone knows, there is a great deal of conflicting information out there. As a college instructor and writer, there are few things I appreciate more than ample references and well researched data...and that is what truly sets this author apart from the competition. Now, unlike a lot of readers, I found this book on pre-order before finding the actual authors blogs/other writings. However, after ordering the book in Sept, I've since watched or read many of his video blogs and other information...by and large, he puts out easy to understand, well documented snippets that are both informative and interesting. This book follows that plan of action but with greater depth and insight into the "do's" and "donts" of good health. The author starts out by way of personal explanation of how he became interested in nutrition during medical school - a topic that we have since learned, most physicians are ill prepared to deal with or even overtly hostile toward. The book is divided into the "Why" and "how" beginning with how diet prevents, treats and reverse many common conditions and then going into the how of healthy eating. Now, make no mistake about it, this is not going to cover every topic or condition...especially very elusive or rare ones. On the other hand, readers could spend weeks or even months tracking down much of this information on their own. Even if you have access to research publications and academic databases, locating the specifics is time consuming. Instead, this author has done the leg work for you...he's found the research, compared the results, studied the outcomes and narrows down the information into useful nuggets of what to do and what not to do. Each chapter is basically a different commonly encountered condition such as Heart Disease, Lung Cancer, Diabetes etc... Additional information on the role - and conflicts - inherent to big pharma and even big medicine - are scattered throughout this book. Corporate influence on everything from the ADA to the FDA is mentioned but falls short of adopting the all to common conspiracy theory. Instead, this is a realistic observation on the potential influences and bias inherent in the current system as with lung cancer and the associated cover-up of the risk of tobacco. Sadly, many such health risks are still alive and well today yet not out in the open...vigilance is required to maintain one's own health. Now, this book is not perfect...there are many areas where much more information could have been included. However, for the sake of clarity and consistency, not every topic can be covered in depth. This is more of a "biggest bang for your buck" approach where some of the leading bits of information for the most commonly encountered conditions are provided...it's a "big picture" approach. At our age, we know people who are actively fighting cancers, lung disease, heart disease and more...sadly, we also know far too many people who have already lost that battle. If adding a bit of turmeric and exercise to the diet of my in-laws...who have now had three family members pass away from colon cancer...would save someone then it is a small price to pay. Or what about switching to a plant based die to help alleviate the pain of arthritis and fibromyalgia suffered by another family member for years? Still another who was able to eliminate the toxic effects of steroids and other drugs via diet and exercise for treating a long term autoimmune disorder and yet another able to avoid heart ablation by adding potassium, magnesium and other minerals to the diet to help regulate heart rhythm. The tragic reality is that each of these people were never told about these options by their physicians. Bottom line - this book is not a cure all nor will it fix everything or every body but it does provide a terrific overview of how to prevent, treat and sometimes reverse many of the most commonly encountered conditions. Chances are you know and love someone who is actively suffering from one or more of these conditions - this book provides clear, concise and relevant information in an easy to read format - backed by the research and science. For those who normally do their own research, this saves a huge amount of time and effort while still providing access to relevant followup resources. For those who just want to get results as soon as possible, skip ahead to the most relevant chapters. For those who are watching as someone suffers...give them this as a gift. All in all, well worth the time and effort to read. Review: Powerful enough to change many people's thinking on food and health - I'm from a meat and potatoes family but rebelled as a teenager and have been a vegetarian for almost 30 years. This book is packed with page after page of study-based dietary knowledge that you will want to re-read and share with others. It presents a vast and undeniable body of research in a way that is straightforward and humorous enough that I could imagine it influencing folks who link meat eating with their personal identity and social life... because in the end one's health trumps all of that, right? I'm an environmentalist (buy most everything second hand, urban homesteading with chickens and a big veggie garden, buy raw milk from an ethical small Amish farm), but I've never really wanted to be a vegan. My vegetarian husband loves good cheese, whole milk and real butter. He was actually critical of veganism (as being unnecessarily radical). But lately I'd begun thinking seriously about a plant based diet and bought him Greger's book, and he did a complete turnaround. Now we're sprinkling milled flax on everything, maxing out on fresh berries, experimenting with vegan products, cutting out oils and minimizing salt and sugar. Our 8 year old daughter complains that she has no interest in giving up milk, cheese, and eggs. We're respecting that, but are nonetheless scaling back and introducing more fully plant based dishes, with the aim of becoming mostly plant based. The real problem is that our healthy diet is so different from the greasy, meat-and-pasta based meals her friends eat at her Catholic school. Her classmates had never seen humus before she brought it in. I talked with the school about perhaps finding a healthier lunch vendor, or applying for a salad bar grant, but acted annoyed and dismissed the offer. The kids at her school share the same diet as my own blue collar family. My younger brother (at 39) is on blood pressure and several other meds. He and his wife and three children are all overweight. Everyone in their family is on at least one prescription drug. They talk all the time about making changes. I wonder if I gave them Greger's book, would they read it and try to make some real changes, or just make me feel awkward ... the PhD, tree hugging vegetarian who became estranged from her working-class family's food traditions? Greger's story about his grandmother who was rescued from life-threatening heart disease by a plant based diet hit home. My mother died a few years ago from a heart attack (at the age of 63), and my father died two days later from a stroke. She actually had two heart attacks. Following the first one she fell down the stairs and broke her ankle. The percocet pain meds and hobbling in a cast also put stress on her heart. She came to stay with us and we prepared lovingly made, largely unprocessed vegetarian meals, such as my mother's favorite sweet potato dish made from sweet potatoes grown in our backyard. But after about two weeks my mother called my younger brother and asked to visit his family for awhile. Later he told me she complained that we "didn't have any junk food in the house" and she needed comfort food. He went out and bought her burgers and fries and topped the meal off with an ice cream sundae... That night she had a second heart attack, and died. I never spoke about it, but the truth is we'd been feeding her healthy food on purpose to help her clogged arteries heal (she refused to consider surgery until her heart doc returned from vacation) ... and I believe it was that that last meal of burgers, fries, and ice cream that did her in. Michael Greger lays out how a plant-based diet can transform your health and substantially decrease disease risks. It's an amazing book. The dilemma for me is how to introduce this knowledge to friends or family who have health problems but also have strong identity ties with their current diet. Even when on the verge of a heart attack ... most people seem unable to make the dietary changes they need. I laud Greger for trying to get his message out. It is scandalous that most medical doctors have no understanding of nutrition. Doctors are always impressed by my low blood pressure. However, they'll dismiss it when I tell them "it's because I'm a vegetarian." Our society has become so unhealthy, the unhealthy foods are so addictive, and health experts/educators are mostly ignoring the elephant in the room. It's difficult to imagine a mainstream reversal of this trend. ## Features - New York Times Bestseller “This book may help those who are susceptible to illnesses that can be prevented.” ―His Holiness the Dalai Lama “Absolutely the best book I’ve read on nutrition and diet” –Dan Buettner, author of The Blue Zones Solution ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #4,364 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Food Counters #2 in Nutrition for Cancer Prevention #910 in Textbooks (Special Features Stores) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 28,888 Reviews | ## Images ![How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81RvGjUWqlL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ After watching friends and family suffer and even die...I wish this book had been around *by A***R on December 8, 2015* I placed an order for this book back in September; rarely do I wait three months for a book to come out...especially a non-fiction health related topic but after reading a couple of advanced chapters (available for free via a web search), this was at the top of my list for upcoming released books. Greger is not only a highly readable author but goes to great lengths to provide the science behind the information...something sorely missing among many other health and fitness guru's. Professionally, my Phd was in closely related topic so I might tend to be a bit more critical than the average reader...on the other hand, my interest in this book is purely personal. As a mature but active couple, we try to eat right and stay fit but but after a serious illness and subsequent hospitalization and health scare, felt the need to really sort out the hype from the hope. There are few things more sobering than a diagnosis of a serious illness - and very few things more frightening than trying to make healthcare decisions for your loved one while dealing with conflicting information. Fortunately the initial diagnosis was wrong - but that scare started us down a path toward building up our health to the greatest extent possible starting with food and exercise. Of course, as everyone knows, there is a great deal of conflicting information out there. As a college instructor and writer, there are few things I appreciate more than ample references and well researched data...and that is what truly sets this author apart from the competition. Now, unlike a lot of readers, I found this book on pre-order before finding the actual authors blogs/other writings. However, after ordering the book in Sept, I've since watched or read many of his video blogs and other information...by and large, he puts out easy to understand, well documented snippets that are both informative and interesting. This book follows that plan of action but with greater depth and insight into the "do's" and "donts" of good health. The author starts out by way of personal explanation of how he became interested in nutrition during medical school - a topic that we have since learned, most physicians are ill prepared to deal with or even overtly hostile toward. The book is divided into the "Why" and "how" beginning with how diet prevents, treats and reverse many common conditions and then going into the how of healthy eating. Now, make no mistake about it, this is not going to cover every topic or condition...especially very elusive or rare ones. On the other hand, readers could spend weeks or even months tracking down much of this information on their own. Even if you have access to research publications and academic databases, locating the specifics is time consuming. Instead, this author has done the leg work for you...he's found the research, compared the results, studied the outcomes and narrows down the information into useful nuggets of what to do and what not to do. Each chapter is basically a different commonly encountered condition such as Heart Disease, Lung Cancer, Diabetes etc... Additional information on the role - and conflicts - inherent to big pharma and even big medicine - are scattered throughout this book. Corporate influence on everything from the ADA to the FDA is mentioned but falls short of adopting the all to common conspiracy theory. Instead, this is a realistic observation on the potential influences and bias inherent in the current system as with lung cancer and the associated cover-up of the risk of tobacco. Sadly, many such health risks are still alive and well today yet not out in the open...vigilance is required to maintain one's own health. Now, this book is not perfect...there are many areas where much more information could have been included. However, for the sake of clarity and consistency, not every topic can be covered in depth. This is more of a "biggest bang for your buck" approach where some of the leading bits of information for the most commonly encountered conditions are provided...it's a "big picture" approach. At our age, we know people who are actively fighting cancers, lung disease, heart disease and more...sadly, we also know far too many people who have already lost that battle. If adding a bit of turmeric and exercise to the diet of my in-laws...who have now had three family members pass away from colon cancer...would save someone then it is a small price to pay. Or what about switching to a plant based die to help alleviate the pain of arthritis and fibromyalgia suffered by another family member for years? Still another who was able to eliminate the toxic effects of steroids and other drugs via diet and exercise for treating a long term autoimmune disorder and yet another able to avoid heart ablation by adding potassium, magnesium and other minerals to the diet to help regulate heart rhythm. The tragic reality is that each of these people were never told about these options by their physicians. Bottom line - this book is not a cure all nor will it fix everything or every body but it does provide a terrific overview of how to prevent, treat and sometimes reverse many of the most commonly encountered conditions. Chances are you know and love someone who is actively suffering from one or more of these conditions - this book provides clear, concise and relevant information in an easy to read format - backed by the research and science. For those who normally do their own research, this saves a huge amount of time and effort while still providing access to relevant followup resources. For those who just want to get results as soon as possible, skip ahead to the most relevant chapters. For those who are watching as someone suffers...give them this as a gift. All in all, well worth the time and effort to read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Powerful enough to change many people's thinking on food and health *by M***H on February 9, 2017* I'm from a meat and potatoes family but rebelled as a teenager and have been a vegetarian for almost 30 years. This book is packed with page after page of study-based dietary knowledge that you will want to re-read and share with others. It presents a vast and undeniable body of research in a way that is straightforward and humorous enough that I could imagine it influencing folks who link meat eating with their personal identity and social life... because in the end one's health trumps all of that, right? I'm an environmentalist (buy most everything second hand, urban homesteading with chickens and a big veggie garden, buy raw milk from an ethical small Amish farm), but I've never really wanted to be a vegan. My vegetarian husband loves good cheese, whole milk and real butter. He was actually critical of veganism (as being unnecessarily radical). But lately I'd begun thinking seriously about a plant based diet and bought him Greger's book, and he did a complete turnaround. Now we're sprinkling milled flax on everything, maxing out on fresh berries, experimenting with vegan products, cutting out oils and minimizing salt and sugar. Our 8 year old daughter complains that she has no interest in giving up milk, cheese, and eggs. We're respecting that, but are nonetheless scaling back and introducing more fully plant based dishes, with the aim of becoming mostly plant based. The real problem is that our healthy diet is so different from the greasy, meat-and-pasta based meals her friends eat at her Catholic school. Her classmates had never seen humus before she brought it in. I talked with the school about perhaps finding a healthier lunch vendor, or applying for a salad bar grant, but acted annoyed and dismissed the offer. The kids at her school share the same diet as my own blue collar family. My younger brother (at 39) is on blood pressure and several other meds. He and his wife and three children are all overweight. Everyone in their family is on at least one prescription drug. They talk all the time about making changes. I wonder if I gave them Greger's book, would they read it and try to make some real changes, or just make me feel awkward ... the PhD, tree hugging vegetarian who became estranged from her working-class family's food traditions? Greger's story about his grandmother who was rescued from life-threatening heart disease by a plant based diet hit home. My mother died a few years ago from a heart attack (at the age of 63), and my father died two days later from a stroke. She actually had two heart attacks. Following the first one she fell down the stairs and broke her ankle. The percocet pain meds and hobbling in a cast also put stress on her heart. She came to stay with us and we prepared lovingly made, largely unprocessed vegetarian meals, such as my mother's favorite sweet potato dish made from sweet potatoes grown in our backyard. But after about two weeks my mother called my younger brother and asked to visit his family for awhile. Later he told me she complained that we "didn't have any junk food in the house" and she needed comfort food. He went out and bought her burgers and fries and topped the meal off with an ice cream sundae... That night she had a second heart attack, and died. I never spoke about it, but the truth is we'd been feeding her healthy food on purpose to help her clogged arteries heal (she refused to consider surgery until her heart doc returned from vacation) ... and I believe it was that that last meal of burgers, fries, and ice cream that did her in. Michael Greger lays out how a plant-based diet can transform your health and substantially decrease disease risks. It's an amazing book. The dilemma for me is how to introduce this knowledge to friends or family who have health problems but also have strong identity ties with their current diet. Even when on the verge of a heart attack ... most people seem unable to make the dietary changes they need. I laud Greger for trying to get his message out. It is scandalous that most medical doctors have no understanding of nutrition. Doctors are always impressed by my low blood pressure. However, they'll dismiss it when I tell them "it's because I'm a vegetarian." Our society has become so unhealthy, the unhealthy foods are so addictive, and health experts/educators are mostly ignoring the elephant in the room. It's difficult to imagine a mainstream reversal of this trend. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An upbeat book about a seriously life-saving subject: Eating more fruit *by S***A on January 24, 2016* Excellent. Excellent. Read this book and prepare to fall in love with fruits and vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds and whole grains. Love spices: turmeric, cinnamon, oregano, cumin, cardamom, saffron. How could you not? "You should eat more fruits and vegetables as if your life depended on it, because maybe it does," writes Dr. Michael Greger. And not just a few more — a lot! In How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease, Dr. Greger dives into nutrition science providing overwhelming compelling evidence for food as medicine. He takes the reader through numerous well-conducted scientific studies that show how foods nourish and protect us. He points the eater to foods (like flaxseeds) proven to be more powerful and beneficial than medicine — if only we will eat to live. Dr. Greger became interested in nutrition science because of his grandmother, Frances. She was put on hospice due to a heart condition and told there was nothing more doctors could do. Instead of dying, his grandmother found Nathan Pritikin, changed her diet and lived 31 years longer. She was featured in Pritikin's biography: Pritikin: The Man Who Healed America's Heart. Greger was inspired to study medicine, became interested in nutrition science and changed his own diet after reading Dr. Dean Ornish's 1990 landmark Lifestyle Heart Trial study which showed how heart disease could be reversed with a plant-based diet and other lifestyle changes (no drugs, no surgery). Greger repeatedly points out that a whole-foods, plant-based diet can prevent and reverse heart disease — and he doesn't stop there. In part one of the book, Greger goes through the 15 leading causes of death and systematically shows how a plant-based diet may prevent or even reverse each of these ills. "It turns out a more plant-based diet may help prevent, treat, or reverse every single one of our fifteen leading causes of death," he writes. He makes the case that there's an opportunity cost to food. At every meal, we can choose lifesaving nourishment, which builds our strength and resilience — or we can eat junk. Eating is about so much more than satisfying a craving or indulging a taste — it's about truly satiating hunger and sustaining and fortifying our bodies. Dr. Greger takes issue with silent doctors and watered down dietary guidelines. Rather than assuming what people can or can't do, Greger recommends providing people with the evidence and letting them make their own choices about their health, "First, it shouldn't matter what I or anyone else eats, says or does. The science is the science." "That one unifying diet found to best prevent and treat many of these chronic diseases is a whole-food, plant-based diet, defined as an eating pattern that encourages the consumption of unrefined plant foods and discourages meats, dairy products, eggs, and processed foods. In this book(How Not to Die), I don't advocate for a vegetarian diet or a vegan diet. I advocate for an evidence-based diet, and the best available balance of science suggests that the more whole plant foods we eat, the better—both to reap their nutritional benefits and to displace the less healthful options." How Not to Die reads a lot like The China Study to start. It systematically goes through a bunch of horrible, chronic diseases and presents scientific studies, which conclude that the disease is preventable with a plant-based diet. It becomes a familiar refrain — and increasingly frustrating. Why is this not more widely known and practiced? Dr. Greger has been talking about plant-based diets and food as medicine for 25 years (and he's certainly not a lone voice in the wilderness - see pairs well with below). Still, when the International Agency for Research on Cancer (22 experts from 10 countries) of the World Health Organization, after considering more than 800 studies on cancer in humans, showed a causal link between processed meat and colorectal cancer and declared bacon a known carcinogen and red meat a probable carcinogen, people who would on any other day say, "F* cancer!" were suddenly defending it. Eating death and suffering— for the love of bacon! How bizarre. What if there is already a cure? "Diets that revolve around whole plant foods — vegetables, whole grains, fruits and beans—cut the risk of many cancers, and other diseases as well." — American Institute for Cancer Research Dr. Greger points out that agribusiness is big business and that U.S. dietary recommendations are mixed in with the Department of Agriculture's goals of promoting consumption. There is money to be made in processed foods, whereas watermelons, sweet potatoes, kale and turmeric are inexpensive health solutions. Then, people claim they would not enjoy life if they had to give up certain foods. Again, Dr. Greger looks to the science. On the contrary, studies show people feel better and enjoy eating plant-based diets. For diabetic patients, for example, a plant-based diet is less restrictive, easier to follow and more enjoyable than other options. It's a particularly great choice for people who love to eat. Following a plant-based lifestyle, you are encouraged to eat a lot of healthy, tasty, colorful, flavorful foods at every meal. Despite the sad state of the average American diet today, How Not to Die remains upbeat. Throughout the book, Greger amply employs wit, humor and silly puns (my favorite of which is "Them's some block-rockin' beets!" in reference to the benefits of beets for athletic performance.). The second part of How Not to Die talks about how to make those food choices — it's about eating a lot of certain fruits, vegetables, legumes and spices every day. Dr. Greger talks about his favorites and how much to eat. Again, lots! "One of their (World Cancer Research Fund) summary cancer-prevention recommendations is to eat whole grains and/or legumes (beans, split peas, chickpeas, or lentils) with every meal. Not every week or every day. Every meal!" To be clear, How Not to Die is not a book about immortality. It is a book about preventative medicine and living well — how not to die prematurely and how not to suffer from chronic disease. As the president of the American College of Cardiology, Kim Williams, MD said in advocating for and adopting a plant-based diet as written in "Heal Thyself," in the University of Chicago Magazine (Jan./Feb/ 2015), "Unlike those who find enjoyment or comfort even in foods they know are unhealthy, Williams takes solace in the belief that, with each bite, he’s doing no harm. 'I don’t mind dying,' he says, 'I just don’t want it to be my fault.'" The book ends on a sweet and loving note as Dr. Greger acknowledges the transience of life: "And we need to make each day count by filling is with fresh air, laughter, and love—love for ourselves, for others, and for whatever we are doing with our one precious life." ## Frequently Bought Together - How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease - The How Not to Die Cookbook: 100+ Recipes to Help Prevent and Reverse Disease (International Edition) - How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/21179584-how-not-to-die-discover-the-foods-scientifically-proven-to](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/21179584-how-not-to-die-discover-the-foods-scientifically-proven-to) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-07-29*