How Not to Die by Michael Greger
by Parker · 23 things on Twos
- As soon as we stop eating an artery clogging diet, our bodies can start healing themselves, in many cases opening up arteries without drugs or surgery
- Heart disease is our leading killer
- The U.S. healthcare system runs on a fee-for-service model in which doctors get paid for the pills and procedures they prescribe, rewarding quantity over quality
- If doctors were paid for performance, there would be a financial incentive to treat the lifestyle causes of disease
- You can tell whether a food is rich in antioxidants by slicing it open, exposing it to air (oxygen), and then seeing what happens. If it turns brown, it’s oxidizing. If they turn brown quickly, there aren’t a lot of antioxidants inside them
- Most of the antioxidants in apples are in the peels
- Aerobic exercise can reverse age-related shrinkage in the memory centers of the brain
- People who eat red meat at least once a week have double the risk of developing colon cancer; the risk triples for people who eat chicken or fish once or more a week
- Type 2 Diabetes is caused by fat
- The more saturated fat you have in your blood, the higher your risk may be for developing type 2 diabetes
- Happier people get sick less often
- Flaxseed decreases the size of beast cancer tumors
- Saffron works as an antidepressant
- To decrease your risk of dying from Parkinson’s disease you can avoid getting hit in the head, exercise regularly, avoid becoming overweight, consume peppers, berries, and green tea, and minimize your exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and dairy and other animal products
- An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
- Green = unprocessed plant foods
- Yellow = processed plant foods and unprocessed animal foods
- Red = ultra processed plant foods and processed animal foods
- What you eat on special occasions is insignificant compared to what you eat day in and day out
- Healthy eating tastes better and better the longer you stick with it
- Daily dozen (servings)
- Use color to make decisions at the grocery store
- We need to make each day count by filling it with fresh air, laughter, and love—love for ourselves, for others, and for whatever we are doing with our one precious life