Burn Fat While You Sleep, Boost Metabolism & Fast the Smart Way with guest expert Dr. William Li #64

About this episode

Dr. William Li discusses metabolism, fat loss, and intermittent fasting strategies that challenge common misconceptions.

Burn Fat While You Sleep, Boost Metabolism & Fast the Smart Way with guest expert Dr. William Li #64 What if everything you've been told about metabolism, fat, and weight loss is wrong? In this episode, Samantha sits down with Dr. William Li for a second conversation in season 2 (Check out Episode #62, if you missed it - and Season 1 Episode #14 as well!). Dr. Li dismantles everything you thought you knew about metabolism, visceral fat, and intermittent fasting — revealing the science-backed strategies that let your body burn dangerous fat while you sleep, eat, and live your life. Dr. Li is an internationally renowned physician-scientist, president of the Angiogenesis Foundation, and New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Beat Your Diet — to expose the myths that have kept so many women stuck in a cycle of dieting, frustration, and self-blame. Spoiler: your metabolism is not broken. It never was. From the newly discovered science proving that human metabolism stays rock-stable from age 20 to 60, to the hidden danger of "skinny fat" and its shocking link to breast cancer, to the brilliantly simple 12-hour fasting protocol Dr. Li himself follows every day — this episode is…

People in this episode

Host: Samantha Harris

Guest: Dr. William Li

Topics covered

• metabolism
• fat loss
• intermittent fasting
• nutrition
• health education

Keywords

• metabolism
• fat loss
• intermittent fasting
• nutrition
• health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Angiogenesis Foundation

Books & works: Eat to Beat Your Diet

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