Michael Smith is a former editor of The Age in Melbourne and a former award-winning medical journalist.
He says he should be dead, but was given a second chance after being struck with a heart attack, the result of a life spent working and playing hard. Downsize Me is a gripping personal tale of a near-death experience. It is an inspirational story that will motivate many people to stay alive. It is a confronting story about the extent of the diabesity epidemic on a national and global scale. Above all, it is a simple consumer on how to avoid becoming a victim of the diabesity epidemic without banishing the fun from your life.