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Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself

by William W. Li

Food and the body’s defense systems

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Food and the body’s defense systems

William W. Li organizes the book around five systems the body uses for defense and repair: angiogenesis, regeneration, the microbiome, DNA protection, and immunity. He connects these systems to research on more than 200 foods, with examples ranging from black beans and olive oil to cinnamon and tea. The chapters explain the science behind food’s role in health and disease prevention, then offer strategies for incorporating these foods into meals and existing eating plans. The book’s scope includes cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, among other conditions; its central subject is how dietary choices may support the body’s natural defenses.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in the science of food and health
  • Readers seeking practical ideas for incorporating health-supporting foods into meals
  • Those curious about the body’s defense systems and disease prevention

Themes

Food and healthThe body’s natural defense systemsDisease preventionNutrition research

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Book overview

Eat your way to better health with this New York Times bestseller on food's ability to help the body heal itself from cancer, dementia, and dozens of other avoidable diseases.

Forget everything you think you know about your body and food, and 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 Eat to Beat Disease. We have radically underestimated our body's power to transform and restore our health. Pioneering physician scientist, Dr. William Li, empowers readers by showing them the evidence behind over 200 health-boosting foods that can starve cancer, reduce your risk of dementia, and beat dozens of avoidable diseases.

Eat to Beat Disease isn't about what foods to avoid, but rather is a life-changing guide to the hundreds of healing foods to add to your meals that support the body's defense systems, including:
-Plums
-Cinnamon
-Jasmine tea
-Red wine and beer
-Black Beans
-San Marzano tomatoes
-Olive oil
-And more!

The book's plan shows you how to integrate the foods you already love into any diet or health plan to activate your body's health defense systems-Angiogenesis, Regeneration, Microbiome, DNA Protection, and Immunity-to fight cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative autoimmune diseases, and other debilitating conditions.

Both informative and practical, Eat to Beat Disease explains the science of healing and prevention, the strategies for using food to actively transform health, and points the science of wellbeing and disease prevention in an exhilarating new direction.

"A ground breaking physician shares how we can use food to hack our natural defense systems and hardwire ourselves for health." ―Mehmet Oz, MD, Host, The Dr. Oz Show

"Finally! A book that tells us the truth about what we can eat to be healthy, based on real science, from a true expert. Eat to Beat Disease will completely change the way you think about your body and the choices you make when you grocery shop, cook for your family, or dine out. 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. When it comes to food and health, I'm so happy to have Dr. Li in my camp!" ―Cindy Crawford

"An ode to one of life's greatest pleasures and a convincing case for a healthy appetite. This book will entertain, educate, devour and then empower you. Dr. William Li teaches us that we have radically underestimated our own power to transform and restore our health. This is a fascinating story of the power of food, a reflection on what we mean by health, and practical tool with the 5x5x5 framework to make sure we are around to enjoy life's pleasures for as long as possible." ―Bono

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