
469: What to Eat to Starve Cancer & Heal the Body | Dr. William Li
04/26/22 • 91 min
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Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/drwilliamli469
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.
Our conversation explains how to integrate the foods you already love to fight cancer, autoimmune disease, and other debilitating conditions.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What is angiogenesis + why is it important?
- We all get microscopic cancers forming in our bodies
- Food is medicine
- Eating dietary fiber during immunotherapy improves cancer survival rate
- How to build a healthy gut microbiome
- Grand slammer foods that activate all 5 health defense systems
- Consuming lycopene from tomatoes is anti-angiogenic
- Dr. Li focuses on foods that have shown human benefits through science
- Soy does not cause breast cancer + why it’s actually beneficial
- Men shouldn't fear soy
- Foods that stimulate regeneration through stem cells
- Stem cell therapy is still being refined
- Specific foods that kill cancer stem cells
- Foods that lower inflammation
- Whole foods first + when supplements may be helpful
- Choosing from 200+ foods that activate your health defenses
- Dr. Li’s motto is “love your food to love your health”
- Specific foods that boost immunity
- What are telomeres + foods that slow down cellular aging
Show sponsors:
Paleovalley <== 15% off all Paleovalley products by using the code ultimatehealth at checkout
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Related links:
Dr. William Li - Eat to Beat Disease (book)
Follow Dr. William Li on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Listen to Dr. William Li previously on TUHP (episode #316)
Eat to Beat Disease Online Course
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Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/drwilliamli469
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.
Our conversation explains how to integrate the foods you already love to fight cancer, autoimmune disease, and other debilitating conditions.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What is angiogenesis + why is it important?
- We all get microscopic cancers forming in our bodies
- Food is medicine
- Eating dietary fiber during immunotherapy improves cancer survival rate
- How to build a healthy gut microbiome
- Grand slammer foods that activate all 5 health defense systems
- Consuming lycopene from tomatoes is anti-angiogenic
- Dr. Li focuses on foods that have shown human benefits through science
- Soy does not cause breast cancer + why it’s actually beneficial
- Men shouldn't fear soy
- Foods that stimulate regeneration through stem cells
- Stem cell therapy is still being refined
- Specific foods that kill cancer stem cells
- Foods that lower inflammation
- Whole foods first + when supplements may be helpful
- Choosing from 200+ foods that activate your health defenses
- Dr. Li’s motto is “love your food to love your health”
- Specific foods that boost immunity
- What are telomeres + foods that slow down cellular aging
Show sponsors:
Paleovalley <== 15% off all Paleovalley products by using the code ultimatehealth at checkout
Oura Ring <== Buy the Oura Ring Generation 3 and get 6 free months of Oura membership
Related links:
Dr. William Li - Eat to Beat Disease (book)
Follow Dr. William Li on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Listen to Dr. William Li previously on TUHP (episode #316)
Eat to Beat Disease Online Course
Related episodes:
Dr. Valter Longo on How to Get All the Health Benefits of Fasting Without the Hunger (#442)
Eat This Way to Overcome Anxiety & Depression | Liana Werner-Gray (#437)
Dr. Steven Gundry on Boosting Your Mental and Physical Energy (#404)
380: Dr. Jason Fung – A Revolutionary New Understanding Of Cancer
280: Dr. Josh Axe – Keto Diet • Treating Cancer With Food • Collagen Is Essential
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. Su...
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468: Psychotherapist Reveals How to Set Healthy Boundaries & Stop Getting Pushed Around | Terri Cole
Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/terricole468
Terri Cole (IG: @terricole) is a New York-based, licensed psychotherapist, relationship expert and founder of Real Love Revolution.
Today we’re discussing her book, Boundary Boss: The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen, and (Finally) Live Free.
Stick around and learn how to set healthy boundaries which will transform your relationship with yourself and your relationships with others.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The concept of boundaries
- The process of self-awareness
- The OK vs. not OK exercise
- What is your boundary archetype?
- How to address workplace boundaries in a healthy way
- Creating a proactive boundary success plan
- Simply say "no"
- You don’t need to problem-solve for others
- How do we shift our relationship with fear
- Setting boundaries + how to handle reactions
- The fear of change
- The catalyst for change in relationships
- Make a simple request
- Setting our own internal boundaries
- The resentment effect
- Revealing the secondary gain
- Good boundaries vs. disordered boundaries
- Physical manifestations of having disordered boundaries
- Create a boundary blueprint
- Living an authentic life
- Teaching kids age-appropriate boundaries
- How your family system impacts your boundaries
Show sponsors:
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Related links:
Terri Cole - Boundary Boss (book)
Follow Terri Cole on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube
Take the Free Boundary Style Quiz
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470: How to Eat Clean While Keeping Things Fun & Flexible | Daphne Oz
Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/daphneoz470
Daphne Oz (IG: @daphneoz) is an Emmy Award-winning television host, New York Times bestselling author and a natural foods chef.
She cohosts The Good Dish, a new syndicated daytime cooking and lifestyle talk show airing daily nationwide.
Daphne just released a cookbook called Eat Your Heart Out: All-Fun, No-Fuss Food to Celebrate Eating Clean. It’s a collection of 150 recipes free from gluten and refined sugar and full of flavor.
When it comes to health and wellness, Daphne has a way of being that honours moderation while still focusing on keeping healthy - you’re going to take a lot away from our chat!
In this episode, we discuss:
- Where did Daphne’s passion for health and wellness stem from?
- Her transition from information-based health to emotional-based health
- Why she doesn’t believe in restricting foods
- Yo-yo dieting is not a sustainable solution
- The two-bite rule
- Growing up primarily vegetarian
- Daphne shares why she doesn’t practice intermittent fasting
- Create family bonding time in the kitchen
- Daphne’s supplement recommendations
- The positive benefits her family experienced moving from New York to Florida
- The importance of connection and making friends
- How to cultivate an online community in a healthy way
- Following in the footsteps of her father, Dr. Oz
- Motherhood + what she’s learned as a mom of 4
- Make time for yourself
- Make a game plan for the following day
- Advice on navigating marriage & parenthood
- How to tackle picky eaters
- Helping moms through their motherhood journeys
- The inspiration behind “Eat Your Heart Out”
- Daphne’s relationship with gluten over the years
Show sponsors:
LMNT <== Get your LMNT Sample Pack for the cost of shipping (5 dollars in the US)
Organifi <== 20% off all Organifi products by using the code ultimatehealth at checkout
Related links:
Daphne Oz - Eat Your Heart Out (book)
Follow Daphne Oz on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok
Daphne Oz - Dorm Room Diet (book)
Mom Brain with Hilaria Baldwin & Daphne Oz (podcast)
Institute for Integrative Nutrition
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