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I did everything right and (almost) died anyway -- The metabolic lie: Metabolism is just the body's way of digesting food -- The obesity lie: To lose weight, just exercise more and eat less -- The diabetes lie: Sugar is harmless, other than causing weight gain and tooth decay -- The fatty liver lie: There is no treatment for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease -- The hypertension lie: High blood pressure is best treated with drugs -- The cardiovascular disease lie: Statins are a good choice to prevent heart disease -- The cancer lie: Most cancer is caused by accumulated DNA damage -- The Alzheimer's lie: Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, untreatable disease caused by beta-amyloid accumulation -- The mental health lie: Metabolism has little effect on mental health -- The longevity lie: Aging is the inevitable result of accumulated wear and tear -- The plan: Simple lifestyle changes can prevent and reverse diseases conventional medicine causes.