Anticancer

If a healthy diet were a medication, says neuroscientist Dr. David Servan-Schreiber, failure to prescribe it would be considered malpractice. Author of the bestselling book Anticancer: A New Way of Life, Servan-Schreiber argues that at least 40 percent of cancers are preventable through changes in nutrition coupled with increased physical activity. In this slow-paced but information-rich PBS-aired seminar, Servan-Schreiber (a cancer survivor himself) uses charts, props, and personal stories to underscore the author's simple, straightforward mantra: eat well and stay well. Also discussed are foods that fight and prevent disease, environmental contaminants to avoid, and the roles of exercise and social and mental well-being in improving overall health. DVD extras include a discussion of new findings about the connection between the brain and the heart, a “making-of” featurette, a short about foods that enhance anticancer defenses, and a Q&A session with the studio audience. Highly recommended. Aud: C, P. (F. Gardner)