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Your body has built-in defenses against cancer.

But modern life is destroying them one by one.

Harvard doc William Li has helped patients reverse stage 4 cancer by reactivating these same defenses.

His top 5 foods to starve cancer: Image
Dr. Li explains why some stage 4 cancer patients respond to immunotherapy while others don't.

The difference? Their diet:
Dr. Li has seen patients with metastatic cancer have remarkable responses to treatment.

His mother. President Jimmy Carter. Hundreds of others.

The secret wasn't just the therapy.

It was using food to reactivate the body's defenses first.
He focuses on 2 key systems.

1. Starving microscopic tumors before they grow.

The process is called angiogenesis.

Tumors need new blood vessels to grow beyond 3 millimeters.

These 5 foods systematically block their growth:
1. Green tea

When you drink it, EGCG floods your bloodstream within minutes.

This polyphenol travels to microscopic tumors throughout your body.

It lowers colorectal cancer risk, particularly in women. Image
2. Apples

Eating 2 per day lowers lung and colon cancer risk.

The secret is quercetin, concentrated in the skin.

This compound doesn't just block one blood vessel.

It systematically starves the tumor's entire supply network.
3. Soy

Greek researcher Ted Fotsis found genistein in the urine of Japanese villagers who ate mostly soy.

He tested it on cancer blood vessels and it immediately stopped their growth. Image
4. Turmeric

The curcumin in turmeric severs supply lines to cancer cells.

It also lowers inflammation, protects your DNA, and slows cellular aging. Image
5. Ginger

Gingerol blocks tumor blood vessel growth the same way.

It's anti-inflammatory and protects cells from damage.

Add fresh ginger to stir-fries or steep it in hot water. Image
The second system: Your immune response.

Immunotherapy harnesses your body's immune system to destroy cancer.

But it only works for 20% of patients.

Dr. Li found the difference came down to gut bacteria.
Patients with Akkermansia muciniphila in their gut responded to immunotherapy.

Those without it didn't. How do you grow this bacteria?

Foods that make your gut secrete healthy mucus:

• Pomegranates
• Cranberries
• Grapes
Another study found fiber made the difference.

For every 5 grams of fiber per day, patients saw a 30% decrease in mortality.

That's just 1 pear a day.

Fiber grows Ruminococcus, another bacteria that makes immunotherapy work.
Here's what makes this approach different from standard treatment:

These foods don't replace therapy.

They make your body respond to therapy the way it should.

Food plus medicine, not food instead of medicine.
Start with 2-3 of these foods daily.

Green tea in the morning, an apple as a snack, turmeric in your meals.

If you're on treatment, add pomegranate juice and fiber-rich foods.

Your body already knows how to fight cancer. Give it the tools it needs.
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