
About this episode
Which foods are natural fat burners, and how exactly does that work in our bodies? Dr. William Li is back with the book that I have been waiting for. We’ll discuss which foods you should choose for health and fat loss, how you may damage your metabolism, and how he came up with the Mediterrasian diet.
William W. Li, MD, is an internationally renowned physician, scientist and author of the New York Times bestseller, Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. His groundbreaking work has led to the development of more than 30 new medical treatments and impacts care for more than 70 diseases including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease and obesity.
In this interview, Dr. Li dives into what emerging research teaches us about human metabolism, and how the quality of your food makes all the difference in terms of what that fuel is able to do for you. He walks us through the grocery store to help us choose the foods that stoke our metabolic fire. Ingredients that are good for our metabolism have been core ingredients in the recipes from the Mediterranean and Asia—two of the oldest, most delicious, and healthiest cuisine food traditions in the world.
Stay tuned at the end to learn about the bonus meal plan that Dr. Li is sharing with listeners of this podcast!
Get Dr. Li’s FREE Eat to Beat Disease Mediterranean Meal Plan
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Full show notes: jjvirgin.com/beatdiet
Learn more about Dr. William Li: https://drwilliamli.com/
Listen to my previous podcast with Dr. Li: https://jjvirgin.com/main-podcast/eat-to-beat-disease-dr-william-li-309/
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