How To Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer with Dr. William Li

Mar 22, 2023

In this engaging conversation, Dr. William Li, a physician and author renowned for his work on food and health, shares insights on how to combat visceral fat, which contributes to aging and inflammation. He discusses the importance of nutritious food choices that enhance metabolism and health. Dr. Li introduces innovative concepts like the benefits of brown fat and red light therapy. He also emphasizes a Mediterranean diet for effective weight loss, showcasing practical tips to make healthier dietary adjustments and leverage food as medicine.

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INSIGHT

Metabolism and Age

Metabolism doesn't slow down with age, remaining stable from 20 to 60.
Excess body fat, not age, suppresses metabolism, contrary to popular belief.

INSIGHT

The Role of Body Fat

Body fat is essential, serving as a cushion, fuel tank, endocrine organ, and space heater.
It becomes harmful when excessive, disrupting metabolism and causing inflammation.

ADVICE

Activating Brown Fat

Activate brown fat, the good fat, to burn white fat through cold exposure and specific foods.
Foods like chili peppers, mushrooms, and sulforaphane-rich vegetables can trigger this process.

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Excess belly fat, or visceral fat around the organs, is the number-one cause of aging. It drives inflammation, increases the risk of blood clots, changes your hormones and brain chemistry, and more. It’s a recipe for disaster in the body. Not only does belly fat surround the organs, but it’s an organ of its own that can produce dangerous inflammatory cytokines that may lead to a cytokine storm.

Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I sit down with Dr. William Li to talk about the top foods that can fight harmful fat, improve metabolism, and strengthen our body’s natural defense systems.

Dr. William Li is an internationally renowned physician, scientist, and author of the New York Times bestseller Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. His groundbreaking research has led to the development of more than 30 new medical treatments that impact care for more than 70 diseases, including diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. His TED Talk, Can We Eat to Starve Cancer? has garnered more than 11 million views. He is President and Medical Director of the Angiogenesis Foundation and is leading global initiatives on food as medicine. His newest book, Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer, was just released.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

Top misconceptions about metabolism (3:53 / 2:05)
The four phases of metabolism (9:06 / 7:23)
A slow metabolism does not cause body fat—it’s the other way around (11:16 / 9:20)
What is metabolism? (14:02 / 12:05)
Four things that body fat does (22:14 / 20:22)
How brown fat was discovered (30:27 / 20:17)
Activating brown fat (33:32 / 29:38)
Foods that fire up brown fat (36:56 / 33:12)
Health risks of being overweight and underweight (47:28 / 43:22)
What Dr. Li eats (53:44 / 50:00)

Get a copy of Dr. Li’s book, Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer.