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The skills you need to slash your risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and more by 80 percent
Though we may not realize it, our behavior has tremendous effects on our health, well-being, and even gene expression. In "Disease-Proof, "renowned preventive medicine specialist Dr. David Katz reveals that we can reduce our risk of any chronic disease by an astonishing 80 percent more than any drug or intervention could ever hope to do.
Abundant scientific evidence shows that four simple things not smoking, eating well, being active, and maintaining a healthy weight play an enormous role in our health. Drawing upon the latest scientific evidence and decades of clinical experience, Dr. Katz arms us with the skills to make lasting changes in each of these areas. "Disease-Proof "equips readers with the knowledge to manage weight, improve immune function, reprogram our genes, and prevent and reverse life-altering illnesses.
Groundbreaking and timely, this book is for readers of "The End of Illness" by David Agus and "Anticancer "by David Servan-Schreiber.

DAVID KATZ, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, is an internationally renowned expert in chronic disease prevention and weight management, recognized in 2012 as one of the most influential figures in health promotion. He is a specialist in preventive medicine, and the founding director of Yale University s Prevention Research Center. The author of twelve books, he lives in Connecticut.

STACEY COLINO s writing has appeared in the Washington Post Health Section and in dozens of national magazines including N"ewsweek, Real Simple, Health, Prevention, Parents, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Self, Shape, Woman s Day, Good Housekeeping," and more. She lives in Maryland."