Angiogenesis is how our bodies grow blood vessels.
That's our circulation, it brings oxygen,
and nutrients to every cell in our body.
And it turns out that's a powerful defense system,
and my number one food for angiogenesis is soy.
Right?
Now, soy has gotten a scary reputation in some circles
because some people think that the plant estrogen in it
can cause breast cancer.
It cannot, we've had breast cancer doctors on this show,
Dr. Funk, and she said that's absolutely not true.
That's correct.
Now, human estrogens can actually fuel breast cancer,
but plant estrogens in fact,
counter human estrogen,
and so there's a study that I read about:
5,000 women who have breast cancer,
who have shown that those who ate more soy,
had less mortality,
Unbelievable.
And so that's really the proof
in the pudding here.
That's a big one!
Right, so, how much soy do you need to have?
Research shows you need ten grams of soy protein a day,
and that's the same amount you'd get in a cup of soy milk.
So, one cup of soy milk gives you what,
better start drinking.
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My next defense system is called regeneration.
Now, when we were kids,
we learn that starfish,
and salamanders can regenerate.
But people can't, right?
Right.
Well, the science is now saying,
we can regenerate.
That's amazing.
From the inside out through our stem cells.
Wow!
So, my favorite food for this defense system is
dark chocolate.
Dark Chocolate!
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Research has shown,
that you can actually drink dark chocolate as hot cocoa.
In fact,
it's about 70% dark chocolate is what you really want.
If you drink two of these a day which,
double the number of stem cells in your blood stream.
Double your stem cells!
Regeneration.
My next defense system
is called the Microbiome.
Now you may have heard about the microbiome.
Yeah, this one gets a lot of attention.
Yeah, it's the healthy bacteria in our body.
39 trillion bacteria that
boost our immune system,
decrease inflammation,
even helps us fight cancer.
Amazing.
So really really important.
And my number one food
for the microbiome is bread.
I told you, you're going to love him.
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So pumpernickel bread.
I'm eating bread, I'm having chocolate.
Sour dough bread.
Pumpernickel's actually made with rye flour
which actually lowers our harmful bacteria
that creates toxins so you lower inflammation.
Sour dough bread's actually made with a healthy bacteria
called lactobacillus reuteri that not only boosts
our immune system and in the lab can fight cancer.
But it causes our brains to release oxytocin
which is the feel good hormone, we get a good hug.
Feel good, have some sough dough grilled cheese, yeah.
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Okay.
Our next defense system is DNA protection.
Now everyone's heard of DNA, it's our genetic code.
Your genetic code.
But most people don't know
that our DNA is a health defense.
It protects us against the assaults from the environment.
What do I mean?
You're out there laying out in the sun,
ultraviolet light come in, DNA damage, okay?
Wow.
You are actually breathing second-hand smoke,
people shouldn't smoke either.
But if you smell it, you DNA damage.
You're getting DNA damage.
You're filling up the tank of your car,
if you can smell those fumes, DNA damage.
Wow.
So the good news is actually that
our DNA can protect itself,
and my number one food for DNA protection is kiwi.
Another fun word to say, kiwi.
(audience applauds)
Alright, so researchers show
that eating one kiwi a day can reduce
the impact of DNA damage, alright.
A kiwi a day.
And if you ate three of them a day,
it actually helps your DNA fix itself and rebuild itself.
Dang.
Really remarkable.
So if you live a very toxic environment,
bring home a case of kiwi.
(audience laughs)
And they're delicious.
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Alright, I love mushrooms too.
Final defense system's our immune system.
Now everybody knows our immunity
actually helps us fight infection
but did you know that our immune system
actually helps us fight cancer.
Wow.
And some of the most powerful discoveries
in cancer research now is actually helping
our immune system battle cancer naturally through our body.
So my number one food for activating
immune defenses is mushrooms.
Incredible right?
Who would think that?
I can tell you that researchers have found
that inside the mushrooms, regardless of what kind,
is a natural chemical called beta glucandit.
It activates our immune systems,
it makes us more powerful. Fantastic.
Okay, helps us fight off infection
and other diseases as well.
But here's the interesting thing,
what we've found is that most of us
eat the cap of the mushroom,
it's the delicious part, you cut it up.
And there's good beta glucan there for our immune system,
but researchers found that the stem of the mushroom
has twice as much of the good stuff.
That is amazing!
So the next time you have mushrooms
eat the caps and the stems. And the stems.
Exactly.
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Not bad.
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