Experts say that we need to consume more fiber and antioxidants to maintain good health, and that we need to get them mainly from fruits, vegetables, whole grains and beans, and rely less on supplements as they are not as effective as the foods themselves.  However, maintaining good health - according to experts - does not have to involve severely restrictive dieting.  This groundbreaking book examines the ways in which the fiber, antioxidants and other chemicals that are found in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and beans can lower your risk of chronic diseases without severely restrictive dieting.  For example, Dr. James W. Anderson - along with his associates - conducted a study at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.  The study was conducted on a group of individuals with high cholesterol levels.  These individuals had been eating high-fat diets for years.  Rather than change these individuals' diets, Dr. Anderson simply added slightly more than one cup of a certain type of whole grains to these individuals' high-fat diets.  As a result, these individuals' cholesterol readings were reduced by an impressive 20%.  There is a certain type of fiber found in certain types of whole grains that can help lower cholesterol (or maintain a healthy cholesterol) and maintain a healthy body weight - even in a high-fat diet.  You will receive complete information on this type of fiber, and the types of whole grains that the fiber is found in.  You will also discover how certain antioxidants found in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and beans can lower your risk of heart disease by promoting healthy levels of an amino acid which scientists refer to as "homocysteine" without requiring you to severely restrict your intake of animal protein and much, much more (your doctor can check your homocysteine levels, just as he/she can check your cholesterol levels).  This does not mean that you can eat all of the high-fat foods you want everyday.  What it does mean is that you will have greater freedom in making food choices.  The information was taken from medical journals and is based on exclusive interviews that the author has conducted with scientists.  The author also shares his personal story on how he was able to utilize the information in the journals to lower his own risk of chronic diseases without severely restrictive dieting, and has been doing so for nearly ten years (since 1999).