Dr. William Li (IG: @drwilliamli) is a physician, scientist, president & medical director of the Angiogenesis Foundation, and author of Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself.
Watch the full video version of this conversation below.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Choosing whole foods vs. ultra-processed foods
- Always read the ingredient list
- Learn how to discern information from marketing tactics
- Button mushrooms are a true superfood
- Research shows the advantages of organic foods
- What is ellagic acid? + How it starves cancer
- Understanding our gut microbiome is an ecosystem
- 3 types of foods to eat to improve your gut microbiome
- Why living in a sterile environment is not healthy
- Should you eat probiotic-rich foods and take a probiotic supplement?
- How the gut-brain axis works
- Dr. Li’s daily supplements
- Dr. Li’s dietary approach + what he eats & drinks in a day
- Why he doesn’t avoid gluten
- The myth about lectins
- Healthy tips for cooking red meat
- Dr. Li’s thoughts on GMO foods
- Cooking tomatoes activates the lycopene
- The difference between intermittent fasting and caloric restriction
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Related links:
Dr. William Li – Eat to Beat Disease (book)
Dr. William Li’s website
Follow Dr. William Li on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Listen or watch Dr. William Li previously on TUHP (episodes #316 and #469)
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Can a cancer and diabetic patient eat nearly ripe banana for potassium, magnesium and zinc supplements as he’s weak and frail, gets breathless when walking?
This podcast episode was awesome. Dr. Li is a gracious and eloquent communicator.