Forget everything you think you know about dieting. In Eat to Beat Your Diet, Dr. Li shows us the real science behind your body’s fuel tank and teaches you how facts overcome myths. He reveals the truth behind body fat, weight loss and how to heal your metabolism. It’s a must read for everyone who wants to feel good, be healthy and look your best.” Once fat improves its blood supply, more oxygen and nutrients flow to feed the cells. But also like a tumor, fat cannot grow if its blood supply is impeded. Researchers have shown in the lab that body fat will actually shrink if angiogenesis is inhibited, and this leads to weight loss. 1 Administering a drug that inhibits angiogenesis can starve fat tissue and cause slimming of the body, even when there is no change in diet. 2 Cutting off the blood supply to tumors is an effective way doctors treat cancer. Now this strategy, called antiangiogenesis, can be applied to controlling body fat. Why? Our body is designed to fight disease, and we have underestimated how foods can be used to amplify this hidden power. Discover the new science of how the body heals itself. Learn how to identify the strategies and dosages for using food to transform your resilience and health in this informative and practical guide,

Body fat contains at least 15 hormones that instruct other organs, including the brain, on what to do. These hormones influence the health of one's brain, immune system, gut, circulation, muscles, reproductive system, and especially one's metabolism. While fat is vital to the body's ability to function, most people's problem is having excess fat. When Dr. Li speaks, I don't just listen, I eat what he says because with his huge brain and ever-curious mind he has helped me understand that food isn't just something to fuel our days - it might just be fundamental to how many days we get to enjoy. Bono

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Dan Buettner, National Geographic Fellow and #1 New York Times Bestselling author of The Blue Zones books Choosing the right foods can take your health to the next level. In my previous book, Eat to Beat Disease, I gave a comprehensive primer on your body’s health defense systems. Since then, medical research has greatly expanded our understanding of the many ways our health defenses are linked to our body fat, and vice versa. What this means is that eating to boost your health defenses can also help rein in your body fat. The harm caused by excess body fat also directly hinders the body’s health defense systems, making you more vulnerable to disease. In this first chapter, I will lay out, for the first time ever, the fascinating connections among food, fat, and your five health defenses. So let’s take a closer look at how each of these systems does its job and how they interact with your body fat. Heroes of Health: Fat and Your Five Defense Systems The Angiogenesis System EAT TO BEAT DISEASE is a trailblazing book. Author, world-renowned physician, and medical scientists Dr. William Li explains how we have the power to help control our own health destiny by making decisions that help the body heal itself. Dr. Li describes how more than two hundred foods amplify our body’s defenses, which can result in beneficial health outcomes. EAT TO BEAT DISEASE is a must read — I strongly endorse it.”

This book is pretty easy to read once you get past the harsh truth with photos about your body. I'm definitely going to revist this book and incorporate the recommended foods into my diet. I will read his other book Eat To Beat Disease later this year. Scott Stoll, MD, Co-founder The Plantrician Project, Olympian, Author, International leader of Lifestyle Medicine Aging weakens our systems ... but an 80 year-old woman’s immune system can be powerful enough to eradicate metastatic cancer.We’ve known for centuries that eating less will help you lose weight, but the unexpected good news is that we’ve now identified certain foods that when eaten can help burn away excess fat. These foods improve your metabolism, which is vital to your health. You read that correctly: eating the right foods can actively promote fat loss and improve your metabolism. Even better, many of the same foods improve your body’s health defenses, too. A triple win.

Another type of stem cell that lives in your fat is called the adipose stromal cell (ASC). These special cells live in the lacework of connective tissue that is embedded within a mound of fat. ASCs have a talent: they are master builders of blood vessels, the ones needed for healthy fat tissue to thrive. When they are overly active, however, ASCs can create an undesirable blood supply that nourishes and expands the fat around your waistline, under your chin, or anywhere in your body. In Eat to Beat Your Diet, Dr. William Li reveals the groundbreaking discovery that the best weight loss medicines in the world can be found in your refrigerator and pantry. Blending the science of molecular nutrition with the ancient food ways of the Mediterranean and Asian cultures, Dr. Li provides a delicious roadmap to harness the power of everyday foods to activate your fat burning systems and create long term health using the magic of your fork. Mark Hyman, MD, Senior Advisor to the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, New York Times Bestselling Author of Young Forever I've heard him on some podcasts talking about his new book so I was eager to read it. I liked the grocery store segment...I thought that was creative to put in his book. Overall this contains useful info for those just starting off on their journey to find better health but nothing really new if you've already been down that rabbit hole a time or two. Your DNA is a defense system that protects your genetic code against the damage that can be wreaked by everyday exposures, including ultraviolet radiation from the sun; radon from the ground; microplastics in your drinking water; and chemicals released by wall paint, carpets, and furniture. These environmental forces create highly reactive atoms known as free radicals. These atoms behave like rogue samurai warriors slashing at your DNA. Left unrepaired, the damaged DNA can create mutations that lead to abnormal cells and, ultimately, to cancer. Now in Eat to Beat Your Diet , Dr. 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. Eat to Beat Your Diet shows readers how adding the right foods to your diet can heal your metabolism, reduce unhealthy body fat, and result in the kind of weight loss that can increase your lifespan and help you thrive. Foods like:

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In this review, we will take a closer look at ‘Eat To Beat Your Diet’ so you can get acquainted with the main ideas and topics, the book covers, and decide whether it is worth reading. This book is a wonderful minestrone — a science-led mash up of fascinating facts with smart guidance on where food and fat should be going in the future (who thought fat could be so interesting ?) with a light sprinkling of food history, tasty menus and the immortal Bruce Lee. A perfect feast for someone who wants to lose a few pounds and get a lot healthier. Like me in fact.” Offers practical tips and a comprehensive list of foods that can positively impact metabolism and promote weight loss. Eat to Beat Your Diet is a pioneering book that provides an innovative and simple approach toward beating disease and increasing longevity. Dr. William Li shows us how to control your body fat by taking charge of your metabolism. His introduction of the “MediterAsian” way to eating supports the compelling scientific case that food is medicine. What makes EAT TO BEAT YOUR DIET an exciting read is the way the author takes you on a virtual grocery shopping journey to find the best foods. It is clear that Dr. Li walks the talk.”

Here’s how we can, not why we can’t”. I was first introduced to this way of thinking as a NASA engineer and astronaut. “Here’s how we can…” is the underlying approach to solving our most challenging problems both on and off our planet. In Eat to Beat Your Diet, Dr. William Li tells us how we all can use this approach (and the science!) to be our healthiest selves — by eating to beat our diets (and defeating all those reasons why we think we can’t)."The diet industry is full of misinformation. Dr. Li teaches us that allfats aren't created equally and how you can get healthy without going hungry! His book Eat To Beat Your Diet busts the myths and reeducates and coaches you on what's really good for your body while sharing delicious recipes that keep food pleasure in mind.” It is increasingly clear that our body fat does far more than just tip the bathroom scale. Fat plays such an important role in the human body that it should best be considered an organ, not just tissue. No one explains the new science of metabolism better than physician and scientist Dr William Li. With his accessible style, Dr Li reveals surprising data and joyful discoveries that will teach us all how to 'Eat to Beat Your Diet.' Sanjay Gupta, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Emory University; Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN Further parts of the book may become repetitive and this may make the reading experience less enjoyable.