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Your Anti-Inflammatory Diet is Here 🍽️
Let's heal the brain, improve energy levels, and burn fat.
Today I’m sharing how you can heal the brain, improve energy levels, and burn fat - just by eating anti-inflammatory foods! Let’s get into it:
First, what is inflammation? Inflammation is our body’s natural response to help heal from infections and damage. But chronic inflammation is linked to cognitive decline, brain fog, and overeating—all of which lead to weight gain.
There are many different ways to approach an anti-inflammatory diet, including…
Limiting ultra-processed foods: Research shows that ultra-processed foods can increase inflammation, lead to weight gain, and contribute to cognitive issues.
Eating more foods with anti-inflammatory bioactives:
Get vitamin C by eating strawberries, broccoli, citrus, kiwi, Brussels sprouts, and mustard greens.
Get lycopene by eating tomatoes, watermelon, peaches, papayas, and apricots.
Get chlorogenic acid through foods like coffee and carrots.
Enjoying prebiotic foods like apples and tree nuts to support healthy gut bacteria.
Drinking green tea—its polyphenols help with brain health, fatigue, and weight loss.
Adding more Brassica veggies like kale, which are packed with inflammation-fighting sulforaphanes.
In the full video, I share more pro tips that will help optimize your anti-inflammatory diet. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t have to be boring or unattainable.
Love your food to love your health,
— Dr. William Li
World-renowned physician, scientist, and author of New York Times Best Sellers: Eat To Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself and Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer