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Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself
Book by William W. Li, MD
Study Guide by Susan Burke March, MEd, RDN, LDN, CDE
Edited by Wolf J. Rinke, PhD, RDN

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28 CPEUs
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Book, 468 pgs and Study Guide with 1 Reporting Form, 25 pgs.
This New York Times bestsellerexplains the science of healing and prevention, strategies for using food to actively boost health, and points the study of well-being and disease recovery in an exhilarating new direction. More specifically you will discover how to:

  • Apply research findings when counseling clients/patients about incorporating dietary modifications to prevent and treat disease.
  • Identify specific foods that can harm the DNA health defense mechanism and suggest protective foods.
  • Recognize how environmental toxins injure health defense systems to counsel clients/patients in reducing the risk of cancer.
  • Assist patients with autoimmune diseases in choosing foods that can be effective in combating inflammation.
    Plan a diet that incorporates a diverse number of plant foods to enhance the gut microbiome.

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Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself
Book by William W. Li, MD
Study Guide by Susan Burke March, MEd, RDN, LDN, CDE
Edited by Wolf J. Rinke, PhD, RDN

Copyright 2020 Wolf Rinke Associates. All rights reserved for this self-directed, accredited learning program. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission from the publisher is prohibited.

OVERVIEW AND INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to the pre-approved, accredited CPE program for Eat to Beat Disease. The program consists of a book of the same title by William W. Li, MD and this study guide. This CPE program is designed to help you guide your clients and patients in making decisions about what to eat and drink to positively influence their health and avoid illness. It is also designed to help you earn 28 Level 2, Continuing Professional Education Units (CPEUs).

To get the most out of this CPE program, it is suggested that you adhere to the following four steps:

  • Review the objectives in this study guide.
  • Read and study the book.
  • Assess what you have learned by answering the self-assessment questions in this study guide.
  • Compare your answers to the answer key, which you will find at the end of the study guide. If you scored at least 80% (40 questions) correct, you have completed the program and are ready to transfer your answers to the CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REPORTING FORM in front of this study guide. If you scored less than 80% correct, re-read the appropriate sections of the book and re-test yourself until you score at least 80% (40 questions) correct.

After you have successfully completed the program, complete the CPE REPORTING FORM and:
Submit online at www.easyCPEcredits.com,
Or fax to (410) 531-9282,
Or mail to Wolf Rinke Associates, 3801 Schuylkill Road, Spring City, PA 19475

Upon receipt of your CPE Reporting Form, we will email you a Certificate of Completion
within 3-5 business days.

When you submit your CPE Reporting Form to us via www.easyCPEcredits.com, fax, or mail be sure to write your correct email address in the space provided on the CPE Reporting Form. If writing by hand, be sure to print your email address clearly.


LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this CPE program you will be better able to:

  • Apply research findings when counseling clients/patients about incorporating dietary modifications to prevent and treat disease.
  • Define and discuss how the five key pillars of health are influenced by diet.
  • Recommend foods that can help enhance each of the body’s health defense systems.
  • Discuss how risk for disease is influenced by genetics, by diet, and by the environment.
  • Explain how the human gut microbiome harbors beneficial and harmful bacteria and discuss how diet affects the microbiome.
  • Identify specific foods that can harm the DNA health defense mechanism and suggest protective foods.
  • Recognize how environmental toxins injure health defense systems to counsel clients/patients in reducing the risk of cancer.
  • Assist clients/patients in getting the most benefits from foods by choosing the right foods and cooking equipment.
  • Recommend health-promoting cooking techniques.
  • Discuss how diet can be used for disease prevention as well as function as an aid during treatment.
  • Assist patients with autoimmune diseases in choosing foods that can be effective in combating inflammation.
  • Explain how alcohol can both be harmful and helpful.
  • Discuss the concept of “food doses” and recommended portion sizes relevant to the client/patient’s needs.
  • Plan a diet that incorporates a diverse number of plant foods to enhance the gut microbiome.
  • Identify the steps to implement the 5 x 5 x 5 eating framework.
  • Suggest behavioral changes to help patients incorporate the 5 x 5 x 5 framework into their lifestyle.
  • Assist clients in implementing the Health Risk Score system to guide their diet choices.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I: HARDWIRED FOR HEALTH: Our Body's Natural Defense Systems
CHAPTER 1: Angiogenesis
CHAPTER 2: Regeneration
CHAPTER 3: Microbiome
CHAPTER 4: DNA Protection
CHAPTER 5: Immunity
Part II: EAT TO BEAT DISEASE: The Evidence for Food as Medicine
CHAPTER 6: Starve Your Disease, Feed Your Health
CHAPTER 7: (Re)generate Your Health
CHAPTER 8: Feed Your Inner Ecosystem
CHAPTER 9: Direct Your Genetic Fate
CHAPTER 10, Activate Your Immune Command Center
PART III: PLAN, CHOOSE, AND ACT: Putting Food to Work
CHAPTER 11, The 5 x 5 x 5 Framework: Eating to Beat Disease
CHAPTER 12, Rethinking the Kitchen
CHAPTER 13: Exceptional Foods
CHAPTER 14: Sample Meal Guide and Recipes
CHAPTER 15: Food Doses
EPILOGUE: A Note on the Science
APPENDIX A: 5 x 5 x 5 Daily Worksheet
APPENDIX B: Assess Your Risks
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTES
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

William W. Li, MD, is an internationally renowned Harvard-trained medical doctor, researcher, and president and a founder of the Angiogenesis Foundation. His groundbreaking work has impacted more than 70 diseases including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. His TED Talk, "Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?" has garnered more than 11 million views, and he has appeared on The Dr. Oz ShowMartha Stewart Live, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, Voice of America, and has presented at the Vatican's Unite to Cure conference.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THE STUDY GUIDE

Over the past 25 years Susan Burke March, MEd, RDN, LDN, CDE has made her personal passion for healthy living and smart weight management her vocation.
Susan holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in nutrition and education, is a certified diabetes educator and holds advanced certificates of training in Adult Weight Management (Levels 1 and 2) and Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management. She also completed a CPE item writing workshop sponsored by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
Susan has served as Chief Clinical Nutrition Manager at Mt. Sinai Hospital of Queens, New York, and is the former Vice President of Nutrition and Chief Nutritionist for eDiets.com, a leader in the online weight management program arena. She led the nutritional development of a roster of healthy weight programs and spearheaded the development of unprecedented features and services that today are commonplace in online weight management programs.
Susan is the author of the practical and informative book Making Weight Control Second Nature: Living Thin Naturally (Mansion Grove House, 2009) and the accompanying 26-CPEU-study guide published by Wolf Rinke Associates (2010).
In 2014, she and her husband Ken relocated from Florida to Ecuador’s third-largest city, Cuenca. Susan writes weekly Nutrition and Health columns for CuencaHighlife.com, and volunteers for Casa de la Diabetes, a foundation that provides low-and-free healthcare and medications for people living with diabetes. She is also founder of the Cuenca Diabetes Support Group.
Susan served on the board of the Weight Management Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and as a spokesperson for the Florida Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is the first Country Representative (CR) from Ecuador for the International Affiliate of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (IAAND) and is also their Sponsorship Relations Director.

ABOUT THE EDITOR OF THE STUDY GUIDE

Wolf J. Rinke, PhD, RDN is the president and founder of Wolf Rinke Associates, a company that has provided high-quality CPE programs to nutrition and dietetics practitioners since 1990.
He earned a BS degree at Drexel University, an MS at Iowa State University, a PhD in Continuing and Vocational Education (Adult Ed) at the University of Wisconsin, and interned at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He successfully completed a CPE item writing workshop sponsored by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
Wolf is a past Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate School of Management & Technology, University of Maryland, and a former Adjunct Faculty Member, School of Continuing Studies, The Johns Hopkins University.
He is the past president of the DC Dietetic Association and has been honored by the Academy with the Award for Excellence in the practice of Management; the Outstanding Dietitian of the Year Award; the Outstanding Service Award; and has delivered the Lenna Frances Cooper Lecture.
At the Academy he has served in numerous leadership roles including Chair, Scholarship Committee, DBC; Chair, Communication Committee, CDR; Chair, Area Coordinating Committee, COE; Chair, COE, and member of the Resource for Education Programs Committee; Honors Committee; CDR, Licensure Panel and Ethical Practices Task Force; CDR; House of Delegates, and Board of Directors.
He is the author of more than 500 articles, numerous CPE self-study programs, and several popular books including Make It a Winning Life: Success Strategies for Life, Love and Business; Winning Management: 6 Fail-Safe Strategies for Building High-Performance Organizations; and Don’t Oil the Squeaky Wheel and 19 Other Contrarian Ways to Improve Your Leadership Effectiveness.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Special thanks to the following individuals for their careful review of this CPE program.

Elizabeth Daenick, MS, RD
Registered Dietitian, Exercise Physiologist
Valentis Wellness
Denver, CO

Greeta Sikland, MA, RDN, FAND, CDE, CLS, FNLA
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA

April Thomas, MPH, RD, CD, CDE
Certified Diabetes Educator
Evergreen Health
Kirkland, WA

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