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Dr. William Li - Is Your Diet Feeding Or Defeating Disease?

Episode 316

Dr. William Li (IG: @drwilliamli) is a world-renowned physician, scientist, speaker, and author of Eat to Beat Disease – The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. He is best known for leading the Angiogenesis Foundation.

Dr. Li's TED Talk, "Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?" has been viewed more than 11 million times. He's an author of over 100 scientific publications in leading journals such as Science, the New England Journal of Medicine, and The Lancet.

In this episode, we discuss:

The inspiration behind Dr. Li's book "Eat to Beat Disease"
Studying the Mediterranean Diet
The 5 health defence systems
The role of angiogenesis in cancer
What is cancer?
Helping prevent cancer by eating anti-angiogenic foods
Drinking green tea to help prevent tumors
Sources of omega-3 fatty acids
Angiogenesis stimulating foods
The process of regeneration
Foods that stimulate stem cells
Foods & lifestyle choices that injure stem cells
Green tea vs. matcha green tea
Foods that kill cancer stem cells
Dr. Li's thoughts on stem cell injections
Holobiont defined
Balancing the microbiome
Short chain fatty acids
Oolong, black, and green teas improve gut bacteria
Artificial sweeteners harm your microbiome
Fiber is essential for your gut health
Foods that protect telomeres
Calm your immune system with vitamin C rich foods
Immune boosting foods
Exceptional foods
How much should you eat?
Dr. Li's views on organic & non-GMO
Don't stress about food... enjoy what you eat

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Dr. William Li - Is Your Diet Feeding Or Defeating Disease?