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The Ben Azadi Show
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Ben Azadi, NYT best-selling author of Metabolic Freedom, is the host of The Ben Azadi Show. We bring on the thought leaders in this space to have life-changing conversations so you can apply them and upgrade your metabolism. The topics we cover include biohacking, ketosis, carnivore, fasting strategies, mindset and metabolic health. Discover how to cut through all the noise in the health and nutrition space so you can finally get the results you want, and keep them; whether it's fat loss, more energy, better sleep, or focusing on general health and longevity. As a former obese man, Ben took his pain of being extremely unhealthy, and turned it into a purpose by transforming his health and now he is on a mission to educate 1 billion people. Ben brings you the thought leaders in the world of health, including Dr. Eric Berg, Ben Greenfield, Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Will Cole, Mark Sisson, Dr. Ken Berry, Dr Mindy Pelz, Cynthia Thurow, Dr. Daniel Pompa, and many others. You'll discover everything you want to know about the keto diet, ketosis, paleo, fasting, intermittent fasting, block fasting, fasting mimicking diet, bulletproof fasting, dry fasting, water fasting, and everything that works (and doesn't work) to help you understand what is best for your unique body.
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Why You Keep Going Back to the Same Unhealthy Habits (Break Free Today) | #1359
Yesterday00:48:32Tap to summarizeGet Ben's new book Keto Flex here → https://bit.ly/4wKG1sM Why do we keep sabotaging the exact health, body, and life we say we want? In this Transformation Tuesday episode, Ben Azadi and Alex go deep on the real reason you keep going back to the same unhealthy habits, even when part of you knows better. It comes down to the software that was installed in you before you were seven years old, and a set of invisible chains you have never questioned. They break down how to actually rewrite that programming so the change finally sticks. What we get into: The "paradigm" running your life on autopilot, and why it was set before you turned seven The chained elephant story that explains why you stay stuck when you could easily break free How food and pharma companies engineered your cravings on purpose Why being wired for addiction is secretly a superpower once you learn to channel it The number one regret of the dying, and how to make sure it never becomes yours Why you can't outperform your own self-image, and the simple index card practice Ben used to rewire his How to stop reacting to your past and start creating from your future One line to remember: You can't escape a prison if you don't know you're in one. Find All The Ben Azadi Show Sponsorship Deals → https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals Ben's website → http://www.benazadi.com
Transcribe →40 Years in Addiction Medicine: Why Sugar Is the Gateway Drug, How Cravings Rewire the Reward Center, and the Truth About Food Addiction with Bitten Jonsson | #1358
2d ago00:55:04Tap to summarizeGet Ben's new book Keto Flex here → https://bit.ly/4wKG1sM Grab Bitten's book Sugar Bomb in Your Brain here → https://amzn.to/4wrHXpD What if the reason you can't stop at one cookie has nothing to do with willpower, and everything to do with your brain chemistry? In this episode, Ben Azadi sits down with addiction specialist Bitten Jonsson, who has spent nearly 40 years treating sugar and carb addiction. She breaks down how sugar acts like a psychoactive drug that hijacks your reward center, why some people are wired to be far more susceptible than others, and how three forces inside the body quietly drive the cycle of craving, bingeing, and shame. This might be the most eye-opening conversation we've had on why "just eat less" almost never works. What we get into: Why sugar, flour, and starches all act as psychoactive substances, not just the white powder The three types of eaters, and how to tell an addict from a harmful user The three forces driving overeating: the reward center, the reptilian brain, and the pancreas Why sensitivity to sugar is actually a survival superpower, not a weakness How real addiction hides behind labels like anorexia and binge eating disorder Why keto and carnivore can heal the system when moderation keeps failing The role of purpose, energy, and gratitude (vitamin G) in lasting recovery One line to remember: You are not addicted to food. You are addicted to the psychoactive substances hiding inside so many foods. Learn more about Bitten's work at https://bittensaddiction.com Find All The Ben Azadi Show Sponsorship Deals → https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals Ben's website → http://www.benazadi.com
Transcribe →What’s the Point of Success If You Lose Your Health & Happiness? | #1357
5d ago00:41:56Tap to summarizeGet Ben's brand new book Keto Flex here → https://bit.ly/4wKG1sM What's the point of hitting every goal if you're too burned out, sick, or exhausted to actually enjoy it? In this episode, Ben Azadi and his business partner Alex Montalente get real about the true cost of "sleep when I'm dead" hustle culture, and why grinding harder is quietly wrecking your health, your relationships, and even the success you're chasing. Alex opens up about the night he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed his car into a cemetery, and Ben shares the panic attack that hit him right before a major launch after doing 65 podcast interviews in 60 days. Then they flip it and show you how to actually have it all: the health, the happiness, and the success. What we get into: A new definition of success that finally takes the pressure off The quiet warning signs your body sends before a full burnout How to work smarter, not harder, with the 3-day schedule high performers live by (performance, buffer, and free days) Why you actually get more done by doing less The Bob Proctor idea that rewires your whole relationship with work: you work for satisfaction, you provide services for money How to stop moving the goalpost so you finally feel like you're winning One line to remember: You get more done by doing less, and you earn more by chasing purpose instead of the paycheck. Find All The Ben Azadi Show Sponsorship Deals → https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals Ben's website → http://www.benazadi.com
Transcribe →The Most Important Daily Habits to Keep Your Brain Young & Add Years to Your Life | #1356
1w ago00:33:21Tap to summarize📘 Ben's book Keto Flex is out now. Grab it and claim your free bonuses → https://ketoflexbook.com Most people are aging their brain every single night without knowing it. In this Transformation Tuesday episode, Ben Azadi and Alex Montalenti break down the simple daily habits that keep your brain young, sharpen your focus, and add years to your life, starting with what you do in the hours before bed. What we get into: Why adults shouldn't snack and graze, and how constant eating speeds up cellular aging and pushes your cells toward becoming inflammatory "zombie" cells. The number one non negotiable habit: closing the kitchen at least 3 hours before bed. And what late night eating really does, from spiking the only hormone that stores fat, to raising your heart rate and body temperature, to wrecking your deep and REM sleep. Your brain's overnight dishwasher. How your brain physically flushes out toxins and plaques while you sleep through the glymphatic system, and how eating too late shuts that process down, a pattern linked to dementia, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. The protein target that kills nighttime cravings: one gram per pound of your ideal body weight. Ben's full morning routine: waking without a jarring alarm, no phone first thing, red light instead of white light, and gratitude done as a feeling, not a checklist. Why sleep is the Swiss army knife of health and the single biggest needle mover for your brain and longevity. One decision to protect your sleep gives you 6 to 7 hours of healing you could never get from a workout. The compound effect of habits, why motivation fades but inspiration lasts, and how to stack one small change a week into a full transformation. One line to remember: if you treat your health casually, you will end up a casualty. Find All The Ben Azadi Show Sponsorship Deals → https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals Ben's website → http://www.benazadi.com
Transcribe →This Heart Surgeon Has Performed Over 5,000 Heart Surgeries. THIS Is The ONLY Cause of Heart Disease with Dr Philip Ovadia | #1355
1w ago00:49:05Tap to summarize📘 Dr. Philip Ovadia's new book "Stay Off My Kitchen Table" is out now. Grab it and claim your free bonuses → https://stayoffmykitchentable.com Order Keto Flex Revised and get free bonuses at → https://bit.ly/4wKG1sM A heart surgeon who has performed over 5,000 surgeries says the vast majority of them never needed to happen, and that almost everything we have been told about cholesterol is wrong. In this episode Ben Azadi sits down with Dr. Philip Ovadia to break down what is really driving the number one killer in the world, and how to protect your heart starting today. What we get into: Why cholesterol is NOT the root cause of heart disease, and the 50 year myth that sent medicine down the wrong path. Cholesterol is the fireman at the scene, not the arsonist. The real root cause: insulin resistance and inflammation. And why about 93% of Americans already have some form of it, often hidden for 6 to 14 years. The truth about statins. Why their small benefit likely comes from lowering inflammation, and how they can actually worsen insulin resistance and raise your risk of type 2 diabetes. Meat is medicine. Why this heart surgeon calls red meat the most nutrient dense food on earth and essential for heart health. The under $20 blood test almost no doctor runs, the number you actually want to see, and the simple tests (fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, LP-IR) that reveal your real risk years before a heart attack. How Ben's 90 day carnivore labs showed total cholesterol over 450, yet a LOWER risk of heart disease, and why the full picture beats obsessing over one number. Dr. Ovadia's own story: a morbidly obese, pre diabetic heart surgeon headed for his own operating table, and the moment that changed everything. One line to remember: cholesterol is the fireman at the scene, not the arsonist. The fire is insulin resistance and inflammation. Find All The Ben Azadi Show Sponsorship Deals → https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals Ben's website → http://www.benazadi.com
Transcribe →The Ugly Truth About Alcohol — And How to Break Free | #1354
2w ago00:41:08Tap to summarize📘 Keto Flex is here. Get Ben's new book and claim your free bonuses → https://ketoflexbook.com Alcohol is the one toxin we celebrate. Weddings, happy hours, "mommy wine culture," it's everywhere, and almost nobody talks about what it's actually doing inside your body. In this Freedom Friday episode, Ben Azadi and Alex Montalenti get honest about giving up alcohol for good and exactly what changed when they did. What we get into: Why alcohol is a toxin your liver has to drop everything to clear, and how that stalls fat burning for hours every single time you drink. The stress bucket. Why the same drink barely touches a healthy person but overflows into hangovers, inflammation and weight gain for someone already maxed out on stress. Why it hits so much harder after 40. Bigger hangovers, slower recovery, and why a fuller stress bucket makes every drink cost more. The worst offenders vs the better options. Why beer and most US wine are the biggest problems, what to choose instead if you do drink, and how to have it. Simple ways to protect your liver if you choose to drink, from what to eat with it to what to take beforehand. What alcohol really does to your sleep, even when you swear it helps you fall asleep faster. What changed when they quit. Better blood work, less inflammation, a slimmer waist, more energy, better relationships, and more money and focus for their goals. The one question that made the decision easy: does this serve the future you are building? One line to remember: your body isn't handling alcohol well, it's just handling it, and it does that by storing the stress until one day it can't. Find All The Ben Azadi Show Sponsorship Deals → https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals Ben's website → http://www.benazadi.com
Transcribe →Why Most People Can’t Lose 20 Pounds After 40 | #1353
2w ago00:39:53Tap to summarize📘 Keto Flex is officially here. Get your copy of Ben's brand new book and claim your free bonuses → https://ketoflexbook.com The routine that melted fat off in your 20s stops working in your 40s, and it's not your willpower. In this Transform Tuesday episode, Ben Azadi and Alex Montalenti break down why weight loss gets harder after 40 and exactly how to train, eat and recover so your body starts letting go of the fat again. What we get into: Why your 40s change everything. Hormones shift and your mitochondria (your cellular batteries) drop from 90 to 100% charge down to 60 or 70%, so the same workout hits your body completely differently. The stress bucket. How toxins, poor sleep and life stress fill your cells over the years, and why a full bucket flips your body into survival mode and stores belly fat. Why long runs can make it worse. The cortisol spike that packs on fat, and why training smarter (sprints, smart lifting 2 to 3x a week, daily walks) beats grinding harder. Sleep is the number one pillar. Why deep and REM sleep are the biggest needle movers for fat loss, and Ben's target of 90 minutes of each every night. Protein first, and the meal order hack. Get about 1 gram of protein per pound of your ideal body weight, and eat your protein and fat before your carbs. Same calories, very different glucose and insulin response. Muscle as a glucose sponge. Why building muscle after 40 lowers your insulin, protects you from falls and fractures, and keeps you independent for life. How you start your morning decides everything. Sweetened coffee, oat milk and cereal lock you into fat storage. Black coffee, eggs and bacon keep you burning fat. It's not about eating less, it's about eating less often. How a simple eating window beats starving yourself and stacking more stress on an already stressed body. The truth about stubborn belly fat. Why it's protective, the hidden danger of visceral fat, and the hormetic stressors (cold, sauna, longer fasts, sprints) that finally pull it off. One line to remember: It's not about eating less. It's about eating less often. Find All The Ben Azadi Show Sponsorship Deals → https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals Ben's website → http://www.benazadi.com
Transcribe →Dave Asprey: Why You're Aging Faster Than You Should (Testosterone, Nicotine & Peter Attia) | #1352
2w ago01:02:23Tap to summarizePre-order Keto Flex Revised and get free bonuses at: https://bit.ly/4wKG1sM Why do some people hit their 40s and 50s already fighting belly fat, brain fog, and fatigue, while others feel incredible in their 60s and 70s? Ben Azadi sits down with Dave Asprey, the founder of Bulletproof and the man who put biohacking on the map, to break down what actually drives how fast you age, and how much of it is in your control. What we get into: Why there is no single "anti-aging" answer, and how it comes down to your mitochondria and your own biology The "take less hits" principle, and the everyday hits quietly aging you (starting with light at night) Why community may be the single most powerful longevity tool there is The testosterone conversation most doctors are still too scared to have, and where Dave thinks Peter Attia got it wrong Biological age vs calendar age, aging clocks, and the two dead-simple predictors of how long you will live Nicotine as a longevity and brain tool, the right dose, and why quitting cold turkey can backfire GLP-1 drugs, seed oils, olive oil, and the one fat most people are missing A wild real-world case: the gut bug behind an ED problem that no medication could fix One line to remember: don't chase what's supposed to work, chase what actually works. Guest: Dave Asprey, founder of Bulletproof, the father of biohacking, and creator of the Unlimited Life longevity program. Find All The Ben Azadi Show Sponsorship Deals https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals Ben's website: http://www.benazadi.com
Transcribe →How To Manifest Anything You Want Without "Fake Positivity" | #1351
3w ago00:47:35Tap to summarizePre-order Keto Flex Revised and get free bonuses at: https://bit.ly/4wKG1sM Most people think manifesting is woo woo. Ben Azadi and Alex Montalenti make the case that it's actually science, and that you're manifesting something every single day, good or bad, whether you realize it or not. This one goes deep on how your thoughts, your environment, and your self-image quietly shape your health, your results, and your future. What we get into: Why every thought is a frequency your 70 trillion cells respond to (angry thoughts trigger inflammation, grateful thoughts calm it) The 60,000 thoughts you have a day, and why most of them are the same negative loop on repeat How your environment programs your thinking, and the simple "chargers vs drainers" audit to fix it Why your morning input matters more than almost anything else you do all day The self-image thermostat: why you keep reverting to the old you, and how to reset it Fake positivity vs actually rewiring your inner voice What it really means to live as your future self before your reality catches up Ben's personal story of manifesting his home, and the unexpected way the money showed up One line to remember: you don't get what you want in life, you get what you are. Find All The Ben Azadi Show Sponsorship Deals https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals Ben's website: http://www.benazadi.com
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Why Getting Healthy Feels So Hard… Even When You’re Doing Everything Right | #1350
3w ago00:45:06Tap to summarizePre-order Keto Flex Revised and get free bonuses at: https://bit.ly/4wKG1sM You're doing all the "right" things — the supplements, the cold plunge, the 5AM workouts — and you're still exhausted and stuck. In this episode, Ben and Alex explain why: most people are majoring in the minors. Real health was never about adding more — it's about removing the interference so your body can heal itself. What we get into: Why chasing the "sexy" biohacks (peptides, red light, detox teas) keeps you stuck — and the unsexy majors that actually move the needle (sleep, sunlight, whole foods, gratitude) Why getting healthy is about SUBTRACTING interference, not adding more The order of operations: why fixing your sleep BEFORE your workouts changes everything (Sander's story: down 70 lbs and off the sleep apnea machine) Motivation vs. inspiration — and why "trying is failure with honor" The two premises: "lose weight to get healthy" vs. "get healthy to lose weight" Ben's own burnout — 60 podcasts in 65 days, a panic attack, and the wake-up call that changed everything Why exercise is a poor tool for fat loss (you burn more fat in deep sleep than in that hour workout) The fear of being judged — and the fear of getting healthy — that quietly keeps people stuck One line to remember: you don't lose weight to get healthy — you get healthy, and the weight loss becomes the side effect. Find All The Ben Azadi Show Sponsorship Deals https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals Ben's website: http://www.benazadi.com
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