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Coffee Helpful or Harmful + Soy & Alcohol and the Truth About Breast Cancer with guest expert Dr. William Li #62

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Your Healthiest Healthy with Samantha Harris
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May 29, 2026
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Summary

Coffee Helpful or Harmful + Soy & Alcohol and the Truth About Breast Cancer with guest expert Dr. William Li #62 What if the habits you already have — your morning coffee, your soy latte, your occasional glass of wine — are actually working for you, not against you? In this episode, Samantha sits down once again with William Li, MD, internationally renowned physician, scientist, and New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Beat Disease and Eat to Beat Your Diet , to cut through decades of nutritional myths and replace fear with facts. From the cancer-fighting compound hiding in your espresso, to the truth about soy and breast cancer risk that 14 published studies now confirm, to what your "healthy" stevia packet may secretly contain — Dr. Li delivers the kind of science-backed clarity that changes how you shop, eat, and think about food as medicine every single day. This is one of those episodes you'll want to share with every woman you love. What You'll Learn The chlorogenic acid triple-threat: How the natural compound in coffee simultaneously lowers inflammation, activates brown fat to burn visceral fat, AND cuts off the blood supply to cancer cells. Organic coffee is more potent: Why pesticide-free farming causes the coffee plant to produce more chlorogenic acid — meaning organic beans are literally more medicinal. The dairy-in-coffee trap: How dairy fat forms "soap bubbles" around chlorogenic acid, blocking up to 20–30% of its absorption in your gut. Cellular aging and telomeres: How chlorogenic acid has been shown to slow the shortening of telomeres — the protective caps on your DNA — keeping your tissues and organs more vital, longer. The 1–4 cup sweet spot: What the clinical and epidemiological research says about optimal daily coffee intake and how not t…