“When I was a child, doctors sent my grandmother home in a wheelchair to die. Diagnosed with end-stage heart disease, she already had so much scar tissue from bypass operations that the surgeons had essentially run out of plumbing. There was nothing more to do, they said; her life was over at 65.”

American physician, author, and public health speaker

Michael Herschel Greger is an American physician, author, and public health speaker known for his advocacy of a whole-food, plant-based diet and his criticism of animal-derived food products. He has built a large audience around nutrition, health, and preventive medicine. He founded NutritionFacts.org, a site that shares videos and research on diet and nutrition. He is also the author of How Not to Die, How Not to Diet, and How Not to Age, all of which became New York Times best sellers.