The SURPRISING SCIENCE Behind PREVENTING CANCER! | William Li & Jason Fung
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Published 2021-09-12
The right diet is so imperative in preventing cancer or during the healing process. This is in large part because of the role insulin plays in cancer; insulin acts as a growth factor in the body, which is one of the reasons too much insulin leads to obesity. It’s also why insulin will support the growth of cancer cells.
Dr. Mark Hyman is joined by Dr. William Li and Dr. Jason Fung to discuss how recent research is now revealing the connection between insulin resistance and cancer, what you can eat to prevent cancer, and much more.
Dr. William Li is an internationally renowned physician, scientist and author of one of my favorite books, the New York Times bestseller Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. His groundbreaking work has led to the development of more than 30 new medical treatments and impacted care for 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. Dr. Li has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, CNBC, Live with Kelly & Ryan and the Dr. Oz Show, and he has been featured in USA Today, Time Magazine, The Atlantic, Parade and O Magazine. He is president and medical director of the Angiogenesis Foundation and is leading research into COVID-19.
Dr. Jason Fung is a physician, author, and researcher. His groundbreaking science-based books about diabetes and obesity, The Diabetes Code, The Obesity Code, and The Complete Guide to Fasting have sold over one million copies and challenged the conventional wisdom that diabetics should be treated with insulin. Dr. Fung is also the co-founder of The Fasting Method, a program to help people lose weight and reverse type 2 diabetes naturally with fasting. His latest book, The Cancer Code: A Revolutionary New Understanding of a Medical Mystery, was just released.
All Comments (21)
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I grew up in the 1970's, we would have dinner really early like 5, and then we would never eat after that. And we were healthy, energetic, happy skinny little kids as we should be. Now im 60 years old I still don't have a weight problem
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Good stuff Mark, ICU RN here and slowly changing the minds of all my colleagues! Also planning on living over a 100 years while being able to climb a tree🙌🏽
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Two of my favorites in one podcast! Thank you both for being so generous with your knowledge and research!
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Thank you for your work, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Li! What a ministry for the world!
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Good information! Heard a news story this morning where a nutritionist said eat every 6 hours. Not to allow yourself to get hungry. Either they don't know they are killing us with these methods or they don't care. We must take control of our own health!
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Nurse #3! In retired and have been vegan for almost 10 yrs. In beginning to add small amount of fatty fish (salmon, sardines). Guess I'm 'whole food plant based now). I love Dr Human and also follow Dr Gregor and others on YT. I don't care if I live to 100...just want to be healthy until my time comes! Thank you for your amazing and informative vids, Dr Human. Stay well everybody.
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I am blessed by God to be able to watch this video and see these three great geniuses of the medical and dietary nutrition digestion.
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I grew up in the sixties; the largest meal was lunch and a light meal at about 6 p.m.. After that kids who go out and play hide and seek, jump rope etc. then go to bed (NO snack before going to bed)
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I’m going to throw out a concern about the autism conversation. I’m an adult autistic, I’m the mother of nine amazing autistic kids (breastfed, organic fed, etc.,) and most people’s perception of autism (including most doctors) is what autistic people look like when we are in trauma. When we aren’t in trauma… we are the people of whom others say “oh you couldn’t possibly be autistic… you’re just so smart.” Well, autism has a reverse bell curve. About 1/3 or so of us are under the 80 IQ mark…. A smaller amount are in the “normal” IQ range and then the rest are in the 130+ IQ range. But if we are in trauma due to our environment, we can’t access that IQ. With that out of the way then yes… the foods we eat, the lack of breastfeeding, particularly combined with all the other physical, social, and emotional stressors in the world, can trigger the maladaptive, painful, side of autism. So you can’t prevent or cure autism… it’s a difference that makes us particularly susceptible to toxins and negative environments. What we can do is change the exposure to those toxins and negative environments and support the ways in which we are inherently different than the neurotypical individuals who are the majority of the population.And that’s where I agree with all of the dietary and environmental interventions … not to prevent or treat autism… but to prevent or treat autistic trauma.
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Thank you. Great info.
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Love dr William Li !!!! He helped me with my long hauler from Covid 🙏🏻💖🌹
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Also in the 70s, we definitely did not snack. There was no morning snack, but we had really big lunches. Twinkies used to come in two-packs! So along with a sandwich, two twinkies and probably something else. Then we didn't eat again until dinner, even if we had after-school Sports. We didn't even think about it
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Great video and informative, Dr Li is so intelligent 👌
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Dr. Li is the best…a true pioneer in “Food as Medicine”. GET HIS BOOK!! It’s life- changing.
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Great interviewee. But don't feel you need to intercept with laughter and jokes, these interrupt the listener's understanding and enjoyment. We don't forget you're there and it's your show!
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Cranberries green teas Pomegranite ( polyphenols) fibrous ..berries gut health promoting whole foods 💚 Mediterranean Diet 💚
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I drink green tea with turmeric every early evening , I did not like it first but keeper going , now I love it. With organic dark chocolate ,yum👍💖🇬🇧
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Love listening to Dr. Fung. I follow him
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Li is a pescatarian/vegetarian. I have no doubt that cranberries and pomegranate seeds are good for gut bacteria, but his claims against saturated fats are the usual feint of vegetarians and vegans to promote an anti-animal protein agenda. I’ll stick with keto with its healthy animal protein and fats and add a few of his gut flora producing berries. Keto also fights cancer. And saturated fat is an efficient and healthy fuel. I wonder if his claims against saturated fat are based on studies that controlled for all the sugars and carbs that people eat along with it. My guess? Probably not.
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42:51 nice call out for EWG. They are awesome!
