In this episode we speak to Dr Michael Greger about his books, living healthy lives, pandemics and the importance of preventive medicine. Dr Michael Greger M.D. FACLM is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized professional speaker on a number of important public health issues. Dr. Greger has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, the National Institutes of Health, and the International Bird Flu Summit, among countless other symposia and institutions; testified before Congress; has appeared on shows such as The Colbert Report and The Dr. Oz Show; and was invited as an expert witness in defense of Oprah Winfrey at the infamous "meat defamation" trial. In 2017, he was honored with the ACLM Lifestyle Medicine Trailblazer Award. Dr. Greger's most recent scientific publications in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Critical Reviews in Microbiology, Family and Community Health, and the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition, and Public Health explore the public health implications of industrialized animal agriculture. Dr. Greger is also licensed as a general practitioner specializing in clinical nutrition and is a founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He was featured on the Healthy Living Channel promoting his latest nutrition DVDs and honored to teach part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell's esteemed nutrition course at Cornell University. Dr. Greger's nutrition work can be found at NutritionFacts.org, which is a registered nonprofit charity. He is the author of Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching and Carbophobia: The Scary Truth Behind America's Low Carb Craze. Three of his recent books — How Not to Die, the How Not to Die Cookbook, and How Not to Diet — became instant New York Times Best Sellers. His latest two books, How to Survive a Pandemic and the How Not to Diet Cookbook, were released in 2020. We are eagerly waiting for his next book release “How not to grow old’ Dr. Greger is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture and the Tufts University School of Medicine. For any advice with regards to changing your diet and lifestyle, preventive medicine and Dr  Michael Greger’s books go to : https://nutritionfacts.org/How not to die https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-die/How not to diet Cookbook https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-die-cookbook/How not to Diet https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-diet/How to Survive a pandemic https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-to-survive-a-pandemic/Daily Dozen app https://nutritionfacts.org/daily-dozen/ We are self funded and doing this out of love and passion for the environment and our planet. If you would like to support us and love listening to our podcast please follow the link to become a Patreon. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/howtobegood How to be good Social: www.howtobegood.com.auInstagramFacebookLinkedInSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/howtobegood)