多数的过早死亡，都能够透过做出简单的饮食和生活形态改变来预防。在纽约时报畅销书《救命：逆转和预防致命疾病的科学饮食》当中， 扬名国际的讲者、作者、NutritionFacts.org创办人迈克尔·格雷格医生检视了美国的15大死因, 以及为何营养和生活形态干预有时比药物和手术更有效，能够帮助我们重拾健康生活。这些死因包括心脏病、多种癌症、糖尿病、帕金森病、高血压等等。

The vast majority of premature deaths can be prevented through simple changes in diet and lifestyle. In How Not to Die, Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-recognized lecturer, physician, and founder of NutritionFacts.org, examines the fifteen top causes of 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, freeing us to live healthier lives.

除了告诉我们该吃些什么食物来预防这些15大死因, 《救命》也特别收录了格雷格医生汇整的“每日12清单”, 详细解说我们最好每天都要食用的食物。本书将实用、容易付诸实行的建议与意想不到的前沿营养科学做了完美结合，帮助人们延年益寿。

In addition to showing what to eat to help prevent the top 15 causes of death, How Not to Die includes Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen—a checklist of the foods we should try to 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.