The good news: I’m writing a cookbook.
When I set out to write How Not to Die I wanted to create more than just a reference book. Yes, I tried to pull together all of the most compelling evidence on the role diet can play in preventing and reversing disease, but I also sought to make it a practical guide for translating those thousands of studies into an actionable guide to day-to-day healthy living. That became the second half of the book, in which I centered my recommendations around a daily dozen checklist of foods I try to fit into my own daily routine.
The response to the Daily Dozen has been tremendous! While I offered some thoughts on ways to incorporate things like turmeric or flax seeds into your diet, we’ve been getting flooded with requests for more recipes. The science is there, but how can you make anything taste good without adding salt, oil, or sugar? So I’m excited to announce my plans for a companion How Not to Die Cookbook (all my proceeds, as always, go to charity).
The bad news: Given all the recipe testing and food photography, it’s not going to be out until December 2017, more than a year away.
But in the meantime, there is great news: a new tech startup called Lighter has created meal plans based on recipes they developed to fit my specifications
Sign up for free at http://www.lighter.world/providers/Michael_Greger
You can also follow the culinary stylings of other leaders in the evidence-based nutrition movement like Dr. Neal Barnard and Julieanna Hever (or anyone from ultramarathoners to NFL athletes). I was honored to be among the first invited to aid in furthering their mission to help the world eat better. “Everyone,” reads one of their mottos, “deserves nourishing, delicious meals.”
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Live Q&A with Dr. G
As my speaking schedule starts to wind down, one of the things I’ll miss most is the audience participation. Questions help me gauge interest in particular subjects to better guide my choice of topics for new videos. Though thanks to modern technology, I now realize I can do Q&A with people around the world without having to leave my treadmill!
So I’m going to be doing two live half-hour Q&A sessions on Tuesday, July 19th 2016:
- Facebook Live: At noon ET on 7/19 go to our Facebook page to watch live and ask questions.
- Twitter Periscope: At 7pm ET on 7/19 go to our Twitter page to watch live and ask even more questions!
Looking forward to answering as many questions as I can—talk to you soon!
In health,
Michael Greger, M.D.
PS: If you haven’t yet, you can subscribe to my free videos here and watch my live year-in-review presentations Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death, More Than an Apple a Day, From Table to Able, and Food as Medicine.
