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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
Pacific oysters
Cheeses like Jarlsberg, Camembert and cheddar
Sourdough bread

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.

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"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

"Dr. William Li is a healthcare pioneer... Dr. Li helps our readers thrive by unpacking how the body's own systems respond to what we eat. His book will give practical tips for healthier living and empower readers with ways they can help their bodies fight disease."―Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO, Thrive Global

"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

"'We are what we eat' goes the old cliché, but it would be more accurate to say that 'we are what we extract from our food.' What if food is more than energy and more than nutrition but a form of medicine? In his ground-breaking book Eat to Beat Disease, Dr. William Li brings the discipline of clinical medical research to bear on a new analysis of the relationship between food and health. Piecing together the puzzle of the how the food we consume impacts how the human body functions and how it protects itself from disease, Dr. Li puts forward a new paradigm to explain this relationship: 'Food as Medicine.' Eat to Beat Disease heralds a revolution in thinking about how the food we eat dictates our health."―-The Edge, U2, Director, The Angiogenesis Foundation

"In a new ground-breaking study--Eat to Beat Disease--Dr. William W. Li provides the knowledge and tools to make better decisions what to eat every day. This easy-to-read book is not a diet book but help you better understand what you eat."―--The Washington Book Review

"Unlike so many books that turn people away from the foods they enjoy, Eat to Beat Disease shows us how the foods we love actually support our wellbeing and vitality. I recommend that every health seeker read this new classic, and tell their friends and family all about it."―-Mark Hyman, MD, Director, Cleveland Clinic Center

"As the former Secretary of Agriculture, one of my tasks was to promote good health and nutrition by giving the public modern, scientifically based information, on the foods they eat. Dr. Li's transformational book is one of the best narratives I have read on the scientific relationship between healthy food, nutrition, and the fight against disease. I recommend it highly."―-Dan Glickman, Former US Secretary of Agriculture, Vice President, Aspen Institute, Former Chairman, Motion Picture Association of America

"Molecular Medicine has finally been joined by Molecular Nutrition! For decades, we captured a primitive understanding 'healthy foods' and applied maxims like 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away.' In this book, Dr. Li not only tells us why an apple has health benefits but even more importantly tells us which variety of apple is best!"―-Andrew C. Von Eschenbach, MD, President, Samaritan Health Initiatives, Former Director of the National Cancer Institute, Former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration

"The time has come for 'health' to be properly defined and for us to understand clearly how food impacts health. Eat to Beat Disease delivers on this vision in a big way - and with real science to back it up. Dr. Li's highly enjoyable and informative book spreads the word that achieving great health is within reach for all of us, using the very foods that we love. Eat to Beat Disease will excite, amaze, and inspire us all to eat healthy and defeat disease. And remember - you are in control of your own destiny."―-Louis J. Ignarro, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Medicine

"Among the many diet and health books of recent years, this book should top the list. Dr. William Li, an experienced internal medicine physician, also has an outstanding professional reputation in medical research. He knows science and how to present it to the public. His facts can only lead to a more fulfilling way to think about health for all of us."

―-T Colin Campbell, PhD, Cornell University, Author, The China Study and Whole

"Eat to Beat Disease is a trailblazing book. Author, world-renowned physician and medical scientist 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 200 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."―-Dean Ornish, MD --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

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William W. Li, MD, is an internationally renowned Harvard-trained medical doctor, researcher, and president and a founder of the Angiogenesis Foundation. His groundbreaking work has impacted more than seventy diseases including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. His TED Talk, "Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?" has garnered more than eleven million views, and he has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, Martha Stewart Live, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, Voice of America, and has presented at the Vatican's Unite to Cure conference.

--This text refers to the audioCD edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07F69FGHJ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Balance; 1st edition (March 19, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 19, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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William W. Li, MD, is a world-renowned physician, scientist, speaker, and author of EAT TO BEAT DISEASE – The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself.

He is best known for leading the Angiogenesis Foundation. His groundbreaking work has impacted more than 70 diseases including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. His TED Talk, “Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?” has garnered more than 11 million views, and he has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, Martha Stewart Live, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, Voice of America, and has presented at the Vatican’s Unite to Cure conference. An author of over 100 scientific publications in leading journals such as Science, the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, and more, Dr. Li has served on the faculties of Harvard, Tufts, and Dartmouth Medical School.

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Excellent Reference and Great Daily Guide!

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2019

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To be honest, when I first got this book I was both overwhelmed and a bit disappointed. My first reaction was "there is too much to read, I just want a book that quickly states what I should eat for what I want to heal." I put the book away for a couple days--but then I started looking through it and actually reading it! My attitude immediately changed. While this book has a lot of pages and looks more scholarly than I was hoping for--the author has written it in a way that is easily understandable, interesting, and most important helpful! I felt embarrassed that my first response to the book was that it had too many pages and that I didn't want to read so much.

I did find the pages that list the foods that should be eaten depending on which of the five defense systems you are interested in. They are in charts near the back of the book in Appendix A. The five systems are: Angiogenesis (blood vessels and circulation), Regeneration (stem cells), Microbiome (healthy bacteria), DNA Protection (I didn't know this was even possible), and Immunity. The chapters for each of these areas goes in depth explaining why. I actually found this information very interesting when I actually started reading it!

The book is divided into three main parts. Part One explains each of the body's natural defense systems. Part Two is on what to eat to beat disease. Part Three is on planning, choosing, and acting. It includes topics such as the 5 x 5 x 5 framework the author has created that makes it easy to incorporate these foods. It also has a chapter on "Exceptional Foods" and "Sample Meal Guide and Recipes."

If you are looking for information on what to eat to help our body's natural defense system this book should be one of the top ones you consider!

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Eat your vegetables, fruit and your fermented foods

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2018

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Although the book does explain how angiogenesis works, and how the microbiome is very important to overall health, the gist of the book is to eat more vegetables, fruits, and fermented foods. He recommends to do this 5 times daily and your body will have the tools it needs to repair itself.

What if you cannot eat fermented foods? I have a dairy allergy AND a mold allergy, so that leaves me out for healing my SIBO (bacterial overgrowth), which he does not even mention. Nor can I cure my food allergies, my thyroid or my insulin resistance. I cannot drink wine without getting a headache, same with chocolate. And a zillion books on Amazon state to eat a more plant-based diet, less sugar and less meat. To quote him, “There is a way to boost our own defense systems so the body will heal itself”, yet he also says “There is no silver bullet for any one disease”.

I started with the Nourishing Traditions book over 20 years ago so none of the advice was new to me. I did find the angiogenesis section interesting, but he says if you are on a Paleo diet or a Keto diet, just include more healthy foods from the list which is mostly plant-based.

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A Different Approach to Healthy Diet

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2019

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There are a large number of diet books around, espousing a variety of “healthy” lifestyles, and often these are unsustainable over the long term either for financial or health reasons. Many look at such factors as calories, fat, carbohydrates and more without really considering the foods themselves beyond that. This book isn’t a diet book, per se; instead, it looks at the individual foods and explains how the body uses them to heal and regenerate itself.

To cut to the chase on one important point: the focus is very much on natural, unprocessed foods like fruits, vegetables, nuts and fish. There is a definite lack of coverage for land-based meats (beef, pork, lamb) though there is discussion of various types of seafood such as tuna, anchovies, clams and more, and chicken/turkey are also covered.

This is not a formal diet book; rather, it is more of a field guide to foods that help your body in several key areas: angiogenesis, regeneration, microbiome, DNA protection and immunity. Each of these get a dedicated chapter on what they are, how tending to them is important and how you can give your body the tools it needs to fight off diseases and heal itself. At the end of the book there is a set of large tables, one for each of these aspects of your health, and the author advises to eat at least one serving of something from each table every day. Interestingly, the book does not advocate eating only things on the lists, but instead says to make sure that these are added to the regular diet.

Some of the material regarding specific foods I have seen before, such as the antioxidant properties of certain fruits, good fat content of others and so on, but much of what is here is new to me. What this book does is consolidate a lot of information into one handy reference. I did not know what fiddleheads were until I found out about them in this book, after which I was able to get corroborating information online.

I am still working my way through this book and I am learning a lot as I go, but so far I have been very encouraged with what I have seen and read. This is a different approach to health, not focused on weight management and counting calories, but instead focusing on how your body uses different foods to heal, rebuild and defend itself.

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win-doze

Not your normal diet book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2019

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It is a ‘heavy read’, but once you get to the end you realise why the choice was made to write it that way. I do not like the way stats have been used in the book. They are all as percentages but you don’t know how they were calculated so could be exaggerating the effects they are trying to show. The source documentation for each claim is given in the book if I wanted to look it up. Overall I do think it is a worthwhile purchase as it shows how food can be as powerful as a pill in curing illness.

41 people found this helpful

Mr. Paul Millsom

Skimps on the details

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2019

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Takes the conclusions of some research at face value without taking the implications to the next level. For example the recommendation of fish for one purpose but without sufficient consideration of other factors taking into consideration ocean pollution. Considering that Dr Li doesn't have the army of knowledgeable supports as does Michael Greger this is understandable and it is why 'How Not to Die' is a far superior offering on this complicated subject.

29 people found this helpful

sinead

Detailed and interesting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2020

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Super detailed but very interesting. You’ll need to WANT to read this book. I had to take notes. It’s the sort of book that will come on very handy should you fall ill. A normal healthy diet is the preventative measure but it’s worth reading to see where your diet sits presently. A lot of us probably think our diets are ok but could be better. I found I was already eating a good range from the recommended groups but it’s why illness hits that this info will really help. Treating health problems with a good nutrition program will definitely help healing and go hand in hand with other treatments. It’s worth buying.

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HealthFreak

Illuminating - Informative - Inspirational

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2019

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Really useful - I'm applying the info in this book,
it has changed the way I see food and therefore the way I live.
You have to work your own way through this book, I don't think it's an easy read,
and I think the dietary changes and optimisation of diet will come over time
as I get more familiar with the principles he's sharing.
Well worth while, intelligent, doesn't talk down to you, it's got findings from oodles of scientific studies so you can see where he's coming from and understanding health through the concept of the body's 5 defence systems is a true illuminating light bulb moment.
I'm still head scratching a bit in terms of actually living the regime, getting the balance right and I'm not totally clear about the amount of veggies etc you need to chomp through to get the benefit.
Great stuff - probably the best book I've bought on health and diet. Buy it.

17 people found this helpful

Mimi

This should be taught in schools

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2019

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This book should be in every school part of the national curriculum to Eat to beat disease

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