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Listen To Episode 348 As Dr. William Li Uncovers:

[1:30] Food As Medicine

-Why food as medicine is nothing new; it's an old concept that goes back decades that we're just bringing back into society now.
-The absence of education on nutrition in medical schools yet that's the number one thing they should be discussing with students.
-What set him on the journey of where he is today with educating people about the importance of good nutrition for better health.
-His research on developing biotechnology treatments for illness and how he's applied it to studying nutrition.
-Unpacking where society went wrong about nutrition and forgot how powerful it is to help us beat disease; especially during the industrial age.
-Why it's not just about the food we eat but how our body responds to it.
-Exploring the bioactives found in the plants we eat.

[22:00] Fighting Against COVID19 By Boosting Our Immune System

-The moment he specifically felt called to go into research in order to help more people prevent disease.
-How he stays grounded with all of the press and attention he receives for his work.
-What he and his team are doing to research and better understand COVID19 so that we can take action.
-His findings on COVID19 and what we should be focusing on including boosting our immunity right from our home kitchens.
-Why we shouldn't be focusing on the drugs against the coronavirus like the media and instead look at what decisions we can make right now.

[29:30] The Five Health Defense Systems Against All Disease

-Exploring the five health defense systems in his book, Eat To Beat Disease, including angiogenesis, stem cell regeneration, microbiome, DNA repair, and our immunity that we can boost with food instead of drugs.
-Why we should be looking at our boosting our system with natural foods; not pharmaceutical drugs.
-Unpacking what exactly angiogenesis is and how the body grows its blood vessels.
-Why we should be focusing on eating foods seasonal at Farmer's Markets instead of imported foods all year round.
-How someone can know if their food is negatively impacting any of their five health defense systems.
-Food inequality that we must address as a society to ensure everyone can receive fresh food every day.
-What healthy foods you can find in the middle aisles of a grocery store including some of Dr. Li's and Josh's favorite picks.

[38:00] Anti-Angiogenic Foods For Greater Health

-What anti-angiogenic foods you should add to your diet to yield even better health results.
-Why the amount of our blood vessels in the human body is so important to preventing and fighting off disease.
-His list of over 100 anti-angiogenic foods to keep your blood vessel number level, healthy, and prevent disease in Eat To Beat Disease, including soy, green tea, various fruits, kale, and carrots.

[48:00] How To Feed Your Inner Ecosystem

-Exploring chapter 8 of his book, Eat To Beat Disease - Feed Your Inner Ecosystem and how we can take care of the good bacteria in our microbiome.
-Explaining what akkermansia is and its important role as an exceptionally good bacteria.
-How antibiotics take out the good bacteria from our body that we really need to keep our immune system strong.
-How akkermansia muciniphila works with our immune system to fight off disease trying to invade the body including viruses, bad bacteria, and cancer cells.

[1:00:30] Eat Healthy Foods You Already Love

-How to eat better by simply focusing on healthy foods that we already love rather than spending time thinking about what foods to cut out.
-Why the decisions that we eat today can have huge implications tomorrow.
-His spiritual beliefs as a scientist and doctor.
-Some of his favorite mentors that have inspired and helped guide his work.
-How he's learned to rethink the way he approaches doing research with the help of his mentor, Judah Folkman.
-What life lessons he has learned along the way that have touched his heart and let him know that he was on the right path.
-Why we have to go beyond just focusing on physical health and make sure that we are emotionally well.
-What wellness means to him and where he's at now along his journey.

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