<blockquote> <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> <i>The Jungle Effect</i> has the life-changing answers to these important questions, and many more. </p> </blockquote> <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. <i>The Jungle Effect</i> 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>