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

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 Show sponsors: Sleep On Latex <== All mattresses ship same day and can be returned for free within 100 days Sunwarrior <== 20% off all Sunwarrior products & free shipping over $50 (US only) Organifi <== 20% off all Organifi products Four Sigmatic <== 15% off all Four Sigmatic products (free shipping on orders $100 or more) Related links: Dr. William Li - Eat to Beat Disease (book) Dr. William Li's website Follow Dr. William Li on Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter Download Dr. Li's Free Shopping Guide 23andMe AncestoryDNA Related episodes: 289: Dr. David Perlmutter – Brain Maker • Reconnecting With Nature • Exercise Impacts The Microbiome 287: Dr. Steven Gundry – The Longevity Paradox • Exercise Impacts Your Microbiome • Top Sources Of Polyphenols 284: Darya Rose – Foodist • Break Away From Dieting • Shop In Season 280: Dr. Josh Axe – Keto Diet • Treating Cancer With Food • Collagen Is Essential 276: Chris Wark – Chris Beat Cancer • Toxic Emotions Suppress Immunity • Gratitude Is The Secret To Happiness Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. Making a purchase through these links won't cost you anything but we will receive a small commission. This is an easy, free way of supporting the podcast. Thank you! How can you support our podcast? 1. Apple users, please subscribe and review our show on Apple Podcasts , we make sure to read them all. Android users, be sure to subscribe to our show on Google Podcasts . Subscribers never miss any of the action ;) 2. Tell a friend about The Ultimate Health Podcast. They will surely thank you later. You can use the envelope button below to email a friend or tell them about TUHP in person. 3. Join TUHP Facebook community (FREE). This is where we all stay in touch and ask questions in between episodes. Join our community . 4. Follow our adventures on our favourite social media platform, Instagram . 5. Download The Ultimate Health Podcast app (FREE). This way you'll have our whole library of episodes right at your fingertips. Download our iOS/Apple app or our Android app . 6. Share using the buttons below. Thank you!