How To Heal Your Body With Food

Feb 18, 2022

Dr. William Li, a renowned physician and author of "Eat to Beat Disease," joins the discussion to unveil how food can heal the body. He emphasizes that nutrition can prevent diseases, including cancer, and highlights powerful compounds like curcumin and resveratrol. The conversation dives into the vital roles of nitric oxide for vascular health and the microbiome's influence on immunity. Dr. Li also discusses the significance of magnesium and innovative approaches to long hauler syndrome, advocating for a cultural shift towards viewing food as medicine.

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ADVICE

Food as Medicine Habit

Learn basic information about food as medicine.
Make healthy food choices second nature, like avoiding burning yourself on a stove.

ANECDOTE

Hong Kong Food Experience

Dr. Hyman had a meal in Hong Kong where every dish was intentionally medicinal.
This experience highlighted how other cultures view food as part of their health regimen.

ANECDOTE

Dr. Li's Mother's Cancer Treatment

Dr. Li's mother had metastatic endometrial cancer.
Immunotherapy, combined with foods like pomegranate and cranberry to support gut bacteria, successfully treated her cancer.

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This episode is brought to you by Eight Sleep, Athletic Greens, and BiOptimizers.

You can start to heal your body right now simply with the food you put in your mouth—it's really that simple. Food has the power to heal the body from many ailments and can even help prevent cancer. There are many powerful medicinal compounds in foods: curcumin, catechins, lycopene, resveratrol, and quercetin, just to name a few. That’s why I call the grocery store the drug store; we can literally eat our medicine at every meal.

In this compilation episode, I am joined by Dr. William Li to discuss how to use food as medicine, the importance of nitric oxide for our blood vessels, the role of the microbiome, and why it's necessary to support the immune system.

William Li, MD, 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. His groundbreaking work has impacted more than 70 diseases including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. His TED Talk, “Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?” has garnered more than 11 million views. An author of over 100 scientific publications in leading journals such as Science, the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, and more, Dr. Li has served on the faculties of Harvard, Tufts, and Dartmouth Medical School.

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You can find my full-length conversations with Dr. William Li here:

Eat This to Starve Cancer and Prevent Disease Today

Eat This To Heal The Body & Never Get Sick Again