The TOP FOODS You Absolutely SHOULD NOT EAT! (Avoid These Foods) | Dr. William Li

Today’s guest passionately believes that the decisions we make every day about what we eat, have a huge influence on our overall health. Dr William Li is a medical doctor, internal medicine specialist, research scientist and the author of the 2 international bestsellers, Eat to Beat Disease and Eat To Beat Your Diet. He works in a field of research called Food as Medicine and having been involved with the development of many different drugs over the past few decades, he is passionate about using scientific rigour to analyse the specific benefits of food.

Dr Li has been a guest on my podcast on 2 previous occasions - Episodes 234 and 376 - and those episodes remain some of the most downloaded episodes in the history of my show. Today’s brand new episode was actually a conversation Dr Li and I recorded together around 2 years ago, but the content within it, is just as relevant today.

In this conversation, we covered a broad range of food related topics that people often find confusing, with the intention of providing more clarity. We start off talking about the foods we might want to consider cutting back on, due to their negative effects on our health. We talk about sugar, artificial sweeteners, ultra-processed foods, alcohol, and the problems with reusing oil when frying.

We also talk about the practical steps we can all take immediately, when it comes to choosing foods that will enhance both our short term and long-term health.

We cover so many different topics today, including:

• how you can go about choosing a good quality olive oil,
• the benefits of pairing certain foods together to increase nutrient absorption,
• how we can increase the amount of vitamin D in mushrooms,
• why organic foods are healthier,
• how to best read food labels,
• the link between the foods we consume and autoimmune disease,
• whether supplements are beneficial, and so much more.

Dr Li is someone who wants joy to be at the heart of how we think about our food choices and our health. He is knowledgeable, passionate and a wonderful communicator. I always enjoy my conversations with him, I hope you enjoy listening.

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Foods to avoid:
1. Sugar and some artificial sweeteners.
2. Processed and fake "food" @20:30
3. Alcohol @21:42
4. Processed meats @23:40
5. Too much oil @30:33
6. Reusing oil and deep fried food @30:58

Additional topics:
2. How to think about oils @29:15
3. How to choose good olive oil @32:53
4. Good food combinations @39:13
5. Bad food combinations @45:38
6. Milk Tea (species) @50:55
7. Dietary supplements @51:42
8. Vitamin D from mushrooms @54:40
9. Why organic is better @59:25
10. Pesticides, fruit skins, dried fruit, washing produce @1:04:20
11. Autoimmune diseases @1:08:54
12. Substitute foods when allergic @1:16:02

[me-owbc]

In 🇲🇦 morocco my grandmother used to drink 5 spoons of olive oil that she made herself. And everything she baked was with olive oil. She lived for 108 years and was so healthy. I miss her so much. ❤️ she also used to eat figs from her own tree and dates.

[Soothetsmaylive]

I weighed 435#. I eliminated all oil, salt, sugar, white flour. It’s been 4 years and I now weight 218# at 58 y/o🥳🥰

[tomburroughes]

What I admire about this man is his positive mindset; he also does not nag or rant and rave about the evils of this or that, but instead sets out constructive, affordable and financially viable ideas for the ordinary man and woman. Excellent.

[chiekomiami]

God, can any interview get any better than this? The questions and the answers so masterfully put forth for us to make better decisions for our health. 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

[annasujatha]

I was lucky to visit a Greek home. They showed me the olives on their branches. Our host squeezed the olives with his finger, and shared the fresh olive oil with us.. what a joy.

[michelelevi]

Dr William Li is so great ! Thanks for having him for this wonderful conversation

[amechealle]

I grew up in the 60’s this information is what my moms best friend told us. In the over 50 years I knew her she rarely got sick. She knew her system so well she could immediately eat or drink something that would take care of a potential problem before it could take root in her body. She grew her own food, foraged for what she didn’t grow and taught me so much. She had a phrase that I have followed, “Use what God gave ya not what Man made ya”

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me
4 months ago (edited)
In 🇲🇦 morocco my grandmother used to drink 5 spoons of olive oil that she made herself. And everything she baked was with olive oil. She lived for 108 years and was so healthy. I miss her so much. ❤ she also used to eat figs from her own tree and dates.

[gambinored]

I always read food and drink labels had a good friend in NYC show me how to look at what Im putting in my body. Why we cant handle sugar and chemicals back in 2005. He we are today. Thank you Dr. Li and Dr. Chatterjee

[lieberlouis]

Totally fascinating to listen to someone who is so knowledgeable and passionate . I could watch him share his wisdom for days. Just ordered one of his books. This doc is the real deal. Thank you very much.

[Chrisbroo]

A well presented and thought provoking subject. Along with many I have over indulged on junk foods and booze and do suffer with ailments. All of which I do manage with great difficulty by controlling what, where, portion size and when I eat. The best 2 pieces of advice I can pass on is 1. Learn to cook and 2. Stay informed. Lastly we should all become organic gardeners!!

[johnhazlett]

Excessive sugar can also be addicting. I struggled for years with a sweet tooth. Then last July I came down with Covid. I got very sick, and both my blood sugar and blood pressure got very high. I ended up not being able to eat hardly at all for almost two weeks. After I recovered, I was able to cut out sweets and pastries completely from my diet. Although my strength and stamina was greatly reduced due to the covid, but I have been feeling better otherwise.

[vfranc]

31:01 I do reuse my olive oil 😉 I make soap! So lucky to live in Spain and only cook with the best non filtered olive oil, with the same scent and taste as the one my grandma's did ❤️❤️❤️

[annacrowley]

Good one. Organic is cheaper than chemotherapy. Excellent.

[jJrR]

I recently visited a restaurant with no vegan options except for roasted potatoes. I ordered, and the chef came out to ask if I was OK with the oil having been used for their veal dishes. I had no idea they reuse oil used in cooking meats in my vegan dishes. Now, I ask every time. The chef told me he would use fresh oil for my potatoes... Hope he did! Thank you for this video -- really helps me navigate through all of the conflicting information.

[disqusrubbish]

Ah, heated tomatoes with olive oil. Thank you for that info!

[IMeMineWho]

Actually after listening to a lot of these expert doctors, honestly what I am starting to believe is that I (and those of us lucky enough to have) hippietype moms and grandmas always taught us: sweets are reserved to special occasiona like birthdays only, foods in their natural form are best (processed foods rarely, like monthly, not 5 days a week). Organic or nongmo is better than not. Look on EWA list for the best 15 fruits and veg with least pesticides). Cook more. Use little if any sugars.

[Stian]

Read your book " The 4 pillar plan" and Dr Li's " Eat to beat disease ". They have completely changed my life. With a lot of trial and errors on eating healthy, I have finally reached a turning point. Weight starts to pour off and I've come off a lot of medications like statins and betablockers. Although I have a long way to go weight wise, I can already feel the benefits of a wholefood plan. I have more energy, better stamina for exercise and my gut feels in balance. I'm losing between 1 to 2 kgs a week now thanks to yourself and Dr Li.
So thank you for opening my eyes to Food, Sleep, Exercise and Relaxation. Please keep up the awesome work your doing on changing peoples lives for the better.

Cheers from Scotland

[titagracepadojinog]

Excellent video thanks Doc. God bless your healing ministry