506: The Top Foods You Should Eat & Avoid to Beat Disease | Dr. William Li

Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/506drwilliamli

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.

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

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Listen or watch Dr. William Li previously on TUHP (episodes #316 and #469)

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