Eat THIS to Lose Fat, Prevent Disease, & Feel Better Now With Dr. William Li

In today’s episode, you’ll learn a renowned doctor’s protocol to prevent disease, heal your body, burn fat, and feel better now.

You’ll get the exact steps to optimize your health, the 5 foods you should be eating every week, and the 3 foods you’ll never eat again after you listen to this episode.

Joining Mel today is Dr. William Li, MD. Dr. Li is a physician and scientist whose groundbreaking work on angiogenesis (the study of blood vessels) has impacted more than seventy diseases, including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity, and his foundation has educated 40,000 physicians.

He has also spent over 30 years researching the connection between food and health, and his findings that he is sharing with you today are nothing short of revolutionary. 

Dr. Li will explain how you can rewire your metabolism, improve your overall health, and start feeling better by making simple and powerful changes to your diet.

In this episode, you will learn:

• The top 5 foods proven to burn fat and prevent disease.
• The 3 things you should never eat or drink.
• How to activate your body’s natural fat-burning system.
• The critical connection between your diet, metabolism, and health.
• The surprising role your body’s blood vessels play in burning fat and healing.
• How specific dietary changes can starve cancer and prevent chronic disease.
• Why your metabolism isn’t broken – it’s just waiting for the right fuel.

Dr. Li’s research and advice will change the way you think about food and your health.

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‍In this episode:

• 5:01: What you get wrong when it comes to losing body fat. 
• 11:38: How to effectively lose weight while still enjoying food.
• 19:52: ONE research-backed tool you need to finally shed some pounds. 
• 25:46: How to easily tune into your body’s signals to stop overeating.
• 29:56: Dr Li’s 4-week meal plan built on 30 years of research.
• 36:13: 5 metabolism-boosting foods that help you burn fat. 
• 42:00: How the #1 food and metabolism doctor approaches grocery shopping.
• 52:25: Yes, eating chocolate can be healthy—here’s how.
• 55:16: The 4 foods to avoid in order to prioritize your health.
• 1:00:21: Sneaky foods in your diet that aren’t actually good for you. 
• 1:07:31: After hearing this, you’ll never drink from a plastic water bottle again. 
• 1:15:58: Kick grocery shopping overwhelm with this step-by-step guide. 
• 1:24:21: 3 simple lifestyle changes to unlock the power of your metabolism.
• 1:29:41: Why loving your food is the key to loving your health.

‍Featured Expert: William Li, M.D.

• Check out Dr. Li’s website
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• Order his books, How to Beat Your Diet, and Eat to Beat Disease 
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• Check out the Angiogensis Foundation, founded by Dr. Li
• Watch Dr. Li’s TedTalk

‍Additional Resources

• Cleveland Clinic: Brown Fat
• National Institutes of Health: How brown fat improves metabolism
• Harvard Medical School: New Obesity Tool?
• Healthline: Brown Fat: What You Should Know
• Endocrine Connections: The significance of beige and brown fat in humans
• Obesity (Silver Spring): Mediterranean versus Western Diet Effects on Caloric Intake, Obesity, Metabolism, and Hepatosteatosis in Nonhuman Primates
• California State University: Cultural influences on mindful eating among parents of elementary school children
• Association of American Medical Colleges: Microplastics are inside us all. What does that mean for our health?
• Environmental Health: Potential Health Impact of Microplastics: A Review of Environmental Distribution, Human Exposure, and Toxic Effects
• The Lancet: Towards unified and impactful policies to reduce ultra-processed food consumption and promote healthier eating
• Harvard Health Publishing: Why keep a food diary?
• Obesity Science & Practice: How does plate size affect estimated satiation and intake for individuals in normal‐weight and overweight groups?
• Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity: Bioactive Compounds of Food: Their Role in the Prevention and Treatment of Diseases
• Journal of Transport & Health: Access to healthy food in urban and rural areas: An empirical analysis‍
• Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior: Rural and Urban Differences in the Associations between Characteristics of the Community Food Environment and Fruit and Vegetable Intake