How Not to Die: Revised and Updated: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

How Not To Die: Revised and Updated is an empowering guide featuring the latest scientific discoveries on nutrition and longevity. Discover the foods, exercise, and lifestyle habits that prevent the fifteen leading causes of disease-related death.

Doctors are good at treating acute illnesses, but bad at preventing chronic disease. The fifteen diseases that lead to the most deaths in America claim the lives of 1.6 million annually. This doesn't have to be the case. For the most part, these diseases and illnesses are preventable. In this revised and updated edition of the bestselling classic, Dr. Michael Greger shares groundbreaking scientific discoveries in nutrition and longevity. With updates from all of the most recent studies, HOW NOT TO DIE is a guide to the methods proven to keep the reaper off our backs, detailing the foods we should eat and the lifestyle changes we can make to live longer.

Internationally-renowned as a nutrition expert, physician, and founder of NutritionFacts.org, Dr. Greger examines the fifteen diseases that are the leading causes of death in America--heart disease, various cancers, Alzheimer's, diabetes, Parkinson's, and more--and explains how nutritional and lifestyle interventions can often surpass the modern medical approach, freeing us to live longer, healthier lives.

Full of practical, actionable advice and surprising, cutting edge nutritional science, these doctor's orders offer the best chance for living healthy well-beyond our expiration dates.

Author: Michael Greger,Gene Stone
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Published: 12/09/2025
Pages: 672
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.96lbs
Size: 9.47h x 6.62w x 2.07d
ISBN: 9781250363725

About the Author
A founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM, is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. He has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, testified before Congress, and was invited as an expert witness in the defense of Oprah Winfrey in the infamous "meat defamation" trial. In 2017, Dr. Greger was honored with the ACLM Lifestyle Medicine Trailblazer Award. He is a graduate of Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine. His books How Not to Die, The How Not to Die Cookbook, How Not to Diet, and How Not to Age became instant New York Times bestsellers. Dr. Greger is the founder of the science-based nonprofit health and research organization NutritionFacts.org, which provides free updates on the latest in nutrition research via videos, blogs, podcasts, and infographics and is strictly non-commercial, without any sponsors, ads, brand partnerships, or paid subscriptions. All proceeds he receives from his books, DVDs, and speaking engagements are donated to charity.