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He might add some capers, which pack a hefty dose of the antioxidant quercetin, which is anti-inflammatory and may help inhibit the growth of several types of cancer. The final portion of the book presents an eating plan: choose five foods to eat each day- one food for each of the five factors. Eliminating coffee and tea because they contain caffeine, or wine and beer because they contain alcohol. Read this book from cover to cover if you want to be on top of your game for health, beauty, and fitness, from the inside out.He was very organized as he broke this topic down into usable segments and not once did I feel like I was in a college class (which is a good thing). I’ve compared his assertions with others in the field and I’m certainly going to use this book as a guide, whilst at the same time incorporating other ideas such as eating thirty different fruits and vegetables per week.

The second part of the book covers the various foods that benefit one or more of these five systems. Immune system activators are to be found in broccoli sprouts, peppers, garlic, liquorice root and mushrooms. It isn’t surprising that the Greek physicians associated food with disease because obviously without food there is no life. I was happy to see some recipes in the book, many with surprising combinations that I wouldn't have tried without guidance.Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids. Li introduces the surprising new science of weight loss, revealing healthy body fat can help you lose weight; your metabolism at 60 can be the same as when you were 20; yo-yo dieting can be good for your health; 8-hour fasting windows can be as effective as 12-hour fasting windows; and losing just a little bit of weight can have big impacts on your health. Lucy Mecklenburgh’s ‘mystery man revealed as millionaire sports nutrition boss Adam Rossiter’ testosterone enanthate are dietitians really the food police? And while they're fun and exciting and may cause us to change our eating habits for a couple of days, they really don't tell you all that much.

William Li reveals the groundbreaking discovery that the best weight loss medicines in the world can be found in your refrigerator and pantry. Li is in fact a doctor and he knows food, your body, and how you can eat better without compromising your love of eating. William Li empowers readers by showing them the evidence behind over two hundred health-boosting foods that can stave off cancer, reduce your risk of dementia, and beat dozens of avoidable diseases.Fun fact: Li rose to fame in 2010 when his TedTalk on anti-angiogenic foods, Can We Eat To Starve Cancer?

In a 3 month period, we significantly dropped our a1c (a measure for diabetic control) and several pounds and inches. Smoking, air pollution, alcohol, high blood sugar, and diabetes reduce the number and effectiveness of stem cells.Li does make a suggestion to make the list more manageable (choose five foods each day), the lengths of the list and the openness of the plan make this a very general “eat more plants and less processed foods” diet. I took the health exam in the back and scored a 2, which means 0-9 is optimal health, 9 and above is bad health. Eat to Beat Disease” is worth reading, but “Eat to Prevent Disease” would have been a more realistic title. Li describes how more than 200 foods amplify our body's defenses which can result in beneficial health outcomes. Maybe its because I read a lot of health books, but I knew pretty much everything that was talked about in this book.