FromVirisLibrary’s Reviews > Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself > Status Update

-mothers milk for her baby is so important because it feeds the baby’s microbiome

-the more diverse & numerous our bacteria, the healthier we are

-I like that the author encouraged the reader to not focus so much on the scientific terms being explained, rather to see the overall picture/point

I’m amazed by the way the body is designed, God is so intentional. It makes sense that he would leave answers for us to disease & sickness.

Ok I’m starting to understand the overall gist of the book, here’s what I learned:

we all have microscopic cancers growing in our body

our bodies defense system keeps them small by starving their blood supply & nutrients

Angiogenesis: the process our bodies use to grow & maintain blood vessels

excessive angiogenesis can feed diseased tissues

insufficient angiogenesis can lead to tissue loss