Jungle Effect

<p>Why do the relatively poor native populations in Mexico and Africa have such low levels of the chronic diseases that plague the United States? </p><p>Why is the rate of seasonal affective disorder in Iceland--a country where dreary weather is the norm--so low? </p><p>Why is it that older women in Okinawa have such low breast cancer rates that it is not considered cost-effective for them to get screening mammograms?</p><p><em>The Jungle Effect</em> has the life-changing answers to these important questions and many more.</p><p>Whether it's the heart-healthy Cretan diet with its reliance on olive oil and fresh vegetables the antidepressive Icelandic diet and its extremely high levels of omega-3s the age-defying Okinawa diet and its emphasis on vegetables and fish or the other diets explored herein everyone who reads this book will come away with the secrets of a longer healthier life and the recipes necessary to put those secrets into action. <em>The Jungle Effect</em> is filled with inspiring stories from Dr. Miller's patients quirky travel adventures interviews with world-renowned food experts delicious (yet authentic) indigenous recipes and valuable diet secrets that will stick with you for a lifetime. </p>