In this TED-Ed talk, William Li, MD presents a new way to think about treating cancer and other diseases. It is anti-angiogenesis, which means preventing the growth of blood vessels that feed a tumour. He says the crucial first (and best) step is eating cancer-fighting foods that cut off the supply lines and beat cancer at its own game.
Watching this reminds me of three things that are important and easily forgotten:
- Just because conventional wisdom has not yet embraced a new idea, that does not make the new idea untrue.
- What we eat does make a difference and it’s worth paying attention.
- As Dr. Li says (at 19:00 minutes on the video), we can empower ourselves to do the things that doctors can’t do for us, which is to use knowledge and take action.
To help you take action, here’s a printable list of his foods of interest.
Dr. William Li heads the Angiogenesis Foundation, a nonprofit that is re-conceptualizing global disease fighting. More about Dr. Li.