🥗 Download a FREE 7 day meal plan: https://tdk.link/mealplan_yt There is biochemical beauty hidden within the colors, shapes, and diversity of the fruits and vegetables that line our grocery aisles and I hope after listening to today's podcast you’ll be inspired to explore even more of them! Dr. William Li is back on the podcast, you will have heard myself and William on previous episodes where we explored the world of food as medicine. By eating foods that you already enjoy, like tomatoes, blueberries, sourdough bread, and dark chocolate your body activates its five health defense systems to fight cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative autoimmune diseases, and other debilitating conditions. In William’s latest book, Eat to Beat Your Diet, Dr. Li introduces the surprising new science of weight loss, revealing healthy body fat can help you lose weight. Today we talk about: Reframing fat, and why fat is essential for life Fat’s role in insulation, hormone production, fuel and thermogenesis The mechanism of how the bioactives in foods improve metabolism The foods that help with these actions from fruits, vegetables, spices and more Plus William’s research led approach to food New Book Info: Eat to Beat Your Diet ABOUT “EAT TO BEAT YOUR DIET: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer”: In his first groundbreaking book, Dr. William Li explored the world of food as medicine. By eating foods that you already enjoy, like tomatoes, blueberries, sourdough bread, and dark chocolate your body activates its five health defense systems to fight cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative autoimmune diseases, and other debilitating conditions. 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. https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Beat-Your-Diet-Activate/dp/1538753901 ________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTERS: Timecodes: 00:00 - Personalising Your Diet 12:20 - Appreciating Your Body Fat 34:31 - Taming Body Fat 46:19 - Fat Building & Burning Foods 1:06:13 - Mighty Vegetables 1:22:13 - Super Spices 1:27:07 - How To Get Involved ________________________________________________________________________ GUEST SOCIALS https://drwilliamli.com/ https://www.facebook.com/drwilliamli https://twitter.com/drwilliamli https://www.youtube.com/c/drwilliamli _________________________________________________________________________ LEARNING TO EAT WELL EVERY DAY 🥗 Download a FREE 7 day meal plan: https://tdk.link/mealplan_yt 🔥 Learn about Inflammation - FREE 4 part mini-series here: https://tdk.link/infl_series_yt 🥑 Heal yourself with food: https://tdk.link/heal_yt 🎤 Listen to experts on the podcast: https://tdk.link/pod_yt 👨🏽‍💻 Browse articles on the website: https://tdk.link/web_yt 📚 Check out my cookbooks: https://tdk.link/books_yt LET'S BE FRIENDS 📷 Instagram: https://tdk.link/tdk_insta_yt 📹 Subscribe: https://tdk.link/ytsubscribe 🙋🏽‍♂️ Facebook: https://tdk.link/tdk_fb_yt 🐦 Twitter: https://tdk.link/tdk_tw_yt 👔 LinkedIn: https://tdk.link/tdk_li_yt