In 'Eat to Beat Disease,' Dr. William Li presents a groundbreaking approach to health by highlighting the role of over 200 health-boosting foods in activating the body's natural defense systems. The book explains how these foods can support the body's five health defense systems: Angiogenesis, Regeneration, Microbiome, DNA Protection, and Immunity. It provides strategies for using food to transform health and prevent diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, and autoimmune diseases. Unlike traditional diet books, 'Eat to Beat Disease' focuses on adding healing foods to your meals rather than avoiding certain foods, making it a practical and life-changing guide to better health.
In 'Eat to Beat Your Diet', Dr. William Li introduces the new science of weight loss, revealing how healthy body fat can aid in weight loss, how metabolism at 60 can be similar to that at 20, and the benefits of yo-yo dieting and 8-hour fasting windows. The book emphasizes adding the right foods to your diet to activate fat-burning systems, reduce unhealthy body fat, and improve overall health. It includes a four-week meal plan, easy food swaps, shopping tips, and over a month of recipes. Dr. Li blends the science of molecular nutrition with Mediterranean and Asian food ways to provide a practical roadmap for long-term health and weight management.
In today’s episode, you’ll learn a renowned doctor’s protocol to prevent disease, heal your body, burn fat, and feel better now.
You’ll get the exact steps to optimize your health, the 5 foods you should be eating every week, and the 3 foods you’ll never eat again after you listen to this episode.
Joining Mel today is Dr. William Li, MD. Dr. Li is a physician and scientist whose groundbreaking work on angiogenesis (the study of blood vessels) has impacted more than seventy diseases, including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity, and his foundation has educated 40,000 physicians.
He has also spent over 30 years researching the connection between food and health, and his findings that he is sharing with you today are nothing short of revolutionary.
Dr. Li will explain how you can rewire your metabolism, improve your overall health, and start feeling better by making simple and powerful changes to your diet.
In this episode, you will learn:
- The top 5 foods proven to burn fat and prevent disease.
- The 3 things you should never eat or drink.
- How to activate your body’s natural fat-burning system.
- The critical connection between your diet, metabolism, and health.
- The surprising role your body’s blood vessels play in burning fat and healing.
- How specific dietary changes can starve cancer and prevent chronic disease.
- Why your metabolism isn’t broken – it’s just waiting for the right fuel.
Dr. Li’s research and advice will change the way you think about food and your health.
All additional resources, including Dr. Li’s books and studies are linked on the podcast episode page.
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