Dr. William Li on Food as Medicine and Your Five Health Defenses
10,000 cancers deleted daily—how food helps your shields stay up.
I just sat down with Dr. William Li.
Harvard-trained physician-scientist and Angiogenesis Foundation founder, author of Eat to Beat Disease.
In this episode you’ll learn
A 5-defense blueprint: angiogenesis, stem cells, microbiome, immunity, DNA repair
Three daily swaps to cut inflammation and protect your gut
How food pairs with treatment to improve outcomes (vaccines, immunotherapy)
We dive into the details later in the conversation.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
13:50 Food as Medicine: where food fits with treatment
25:52 The Five Health Defense Systems
31:28 Balancing defenses (the Goldilocks principle)
34:51 Angiogenesis: starving tumors, healing tissue
38:42 Family cancer stories and risk
40:26 Immunotherapy, personalization, questions to ask your oncologist
44:20 Foods that raise shields
49:30 Build a personalized, sustainable protocol
55:02 Ultra-processed foods, chocolate, seafood: practical guidance
1:00:39 Meaning, fulfillment, and healthy aging
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