What You Will Learn

How Not To Die

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Jan 12, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Grandma's Recovery

  • Dr. Greger's grandmother was diagnosed with end-stage heart disease at 65 and told she had weeks to live.
  • After adopting a plant-based diet and exercise regime, she lived another 31 years, until 96.
INSIGHT

Reversing Heart Disease

  • Changes in diet and lifestyle can prevent and reverse heart disease, the biggest killer in the Western world.
  • However, medical practice hasn't widely adopted this knowledge, still focusing on drugs and surgery.
INSIGHT

No Death From Old Age

  • There's no such thing as dying of old age; autopsies of centenarians always reveal a specific disease as the cause of death.
  • These diseases are often preventable through diet and exercise, but pills are often prescribed instead.
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