The How Not to Age Cookbook Book Review

The How Not to Age Cookbook is a handy culinary companion to the New York Times Best Seller How Not to Age. It was published in April 2025 by Flatiron Books. Michael Greger M.D., FACLM, the author, has written books that have sold more than one million copies worldwide. 

At first glance we notice the cookbook's attractive, colorful front cover states it contains 100+ Recipes for Getting Healthier and Living Longer. 

When we open The How Not to Age Cookbook we see the beautifully illustrated recipes that were created and developed by Robin Robertson. On closer inspection, we realize this book offers much more. It's filled with scientific research Dr. Greger supplies to back up health and nutrition information to help us maintain or even improve our health as we age. 

This cookbook provides recipes for nutrient-dense meals including “Three-Bean Salad with Spicy Tomato Dressing,” “Roasted Root Vegetables with Balsamic Glaze," " Banana-Almond French Toast with Blueberries, and “Tahini Soba Noodles with Bok Choy.” In addition, it provides suggestions that help us implement Greger’s anti-aging dietary strategies.

Read "Twelve Items to Fit Into Each Day," to learn more about specific foods Greger recommends as nutrition powerhouses.

dark leafy greens (chard), berries (blueberries), raw nuts (almonds), beans (mixed variety)

The How Not to Age Cookbook features recipes that use pantry staples including beans and legumes, as well as other plant products that have been proven to promote a healthy lifespan from the places around the world where people traditionally live the longest. 

Link to Eat Beans Amazing Plant Protein Powerhouse

The How Not to Age Cookbook is chock-full of delicious main courses, soups and salads, snacks, beverages, desserts, and more. If we use it as a food blueprint, we may notice ways veggies, fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and legumes, can help our bodies and minds stay nourished and youthful for longer than we thought possible. Take a peek at the cookbook now.

This book is available in hardcover and kindle eBook versions and serves to help us learn to prepare and eat more whole food plant based (WFPB) meals to keep us well longer and stronger. 

Have you ever visited Dr. Michael Greger at Nutritionfacts.org? It's one of my favorite places to get the latest in nutrition research delivered in easy to understand videos, blog posts, and podcasts. 

Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.

How often do you cook at home? How many times a week do you eat Whole Food Plant Based foods? Please share your favorite plant-based food ideas in the space provided below. Just refrain from adding a link as the comment will not be published that way. 

Do you have any of Dr. Greger's books? Why or why not? Does your library have them so you can take a look at them? 

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