Ep. 260 Eat to Beat Your Diet: Achieve a Balanced and Healthy Lifestyle with Dr. William Li
b'I am happy to connect with Dr. William Li today! He is a world-renowned physician, scientist, speaker, and author. He is known for leading the Angiogenesis Foundation, and his groundbreaking work has impacted more than 70 diseases. He is also a Ted-X speaker and the author of Eat to Beat Your Diet, one of my favorite books thus far this year.\\xa0\\nDr. Li\\u2019s latest book is about what happens in the body, how it should operate, and the steps we can take to restore the body to its hard-wired level. We dive into how body fat impacts our health, the role of metabolism throughout our lifetime, the differences between the three fat-impacting hormones, including leptin, adiponectin, and resistin, and gender differences. We speak about new drugs like Ozempic and Semaglutide, the role of brown fat, the impact of the microbiome and specific bacteria, and we also discuss nutrition and lifestyle.\\n\\nIN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:\\n\\nWhy Dr. Li chose this time to write his latest book.\\xa0\\n\\nWhy Dr. Li believes 60 is the new 20.\\n\\nThe four stages of metabolism all humans have been hard-wired to go through throughout their lifespan.\\n\\nHow does excess body fat derail the metabolism, and how can we unleash our inner metabolism?\\n\\nWhy is it better to eat slowly?\\n\\nWhy should we learn to respect and tame our fat instead of hating or fearing it?\\n\\nDr. Li shares his views on new prescription drugs like Ozempic and Semaglutide.\\n\\nDr. Li shares some interesting facts about body fat.\\n\\nChanges that occur in our body fat distribution as we get older.\\n\\nHow can we help our bodies fight excess body fat, let our inner metabolism come to the surface, and lower inflammation by being aware and mindful?\\n\\nHow modern-day lifestyle choices contribute to metabolic disease.\\n\\nDr. Li gets into the interplay between the gut microbiome and our metabolism and the role of Akkermansia.\\xa0\\n\\nSome everyday foods contain natural chemicals that can activate our body\\u2019s health defenses, tame the metabolism and fight body fat.\\n\\n\\nBIO\\nWilliam W. Li, MD, is an internationally renowned physician, scientist, and New York Times bestselling author of the forthcoming book \\u201cEat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, Live Longer\\u201d. 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. His TED Talk, \\u201cCan We Eat to Starve Cancer?\\u201d has garnered more than 11 million views. Dr. Li has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, CNBC, LIVE with Kelly and Ryan, and the Rachael Ray Show, and he has been featured in USA Today, Time Magazine, The Atlantic, and O Magazine. He is the president and medical director of the Angiogenesis Foundation.\\n\\nConnect with Cynthia Thurlow\\nFollow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn\\nCheck out Cynthia\\u2019s website\\n\\nConnect with Dr. William Li\\nOn his website\\nOn social media: @DrWilliamLi\\nDr. William Li\\u2019s latest book, Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer is available from most bookstores.'