#1000 This Is What 1000 Episodes Taught Me: The Only 10 Health Rules You’ll Ever Need to Burn Fat, Stay Young, and Live Disease-Free with Ben Azadi
In this milestone episode of the Metabolic Freedom Podcast, Ben Azadi distills nearly two decades of cutting-edge metabolic science into 10 powerful, proven rules that can radically transform your health in just 30 days.
You’ll learn:
Why chasing calories is a lie and what to focus on instead
How to escape the glucose-insulin rollercoaster and finally burn fat
The real definition of metabolic flexibility (and how to get there fast)
Why seed oils are worse than cigarettes and what to eat instead
How to use intermittent fasting as a healing reset button
The shocking way toxins make you fat (and how to detox smart)
Why deep sleep is more powerful than any supplement
How hormetic stress can turn you into a fat-burning machine
How to stack biohacks for maximum energy and mitochondrial power
The most important tip of all: how to rewire your mind and heal from within
🔥 Plus: Discover the "Vitamin" that slashes all-cause mortality—and you can’t buy it.
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#999 The Truth About Frankenfoods, Gut Damage, and Red Meat: How Brett Ender Healed Autoimmunity with a Carnivore Diet
Free access to the Metabolic Freedom Course + interviews with Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Daniel Pompa, Cynthia Thurlow & Megan Ramos when you order the book at http://www.metabolicfreedombook.com
Ben Azadi is joined by Brett Ender for a powerful in-person conversation on the lies of modern nutrition, the war on red meat, and Brett’s full recovery from ulcerative colitis using an animal-based diet.
🔍 Key Highlights:
The real reason seed oils, not red meat, are driving modern disease
Brett’s story: From 30+ bloody bowel movements a day to fully healed with carnivore
Why ultra-processed foods make up 63% of calories—and what that’s doing to your gut
Carnivore vs. keto vs. real food: How to get started based on your budget
The 2030 plant-based agenda, regenerative farming, and food freedom
The truth about symptoms: Why they’re not a curse, but your body’s check engine light
How to shop smart, find local farms, and eat meat on a budget
Tips for navigating restaurants with seed oil allergy cards
How a strict 30-day diet helped Brett reset his metabolism, reclaim his health, and thrive drug-free
👥 Plus: The power of food-based community, how to think critically in a broken system, and why metabolic freedom is the ultimate act of rebellion.
📍Mentioned:
EatWild.com – find local regenerative farms
SeedOilCard.com – print your free restaurant request card
Meat Mafia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meatmafiamedia/?hl=en
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#998 How Vegetable Oils Hijack Your Fat Cells, Cause Inflammation & Block Ketosis – The Energy Model of Disease Explained with Dr Cate Shanahan
Free access to the Metabolic Freedom Course + interviews with Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Daniel Pompa, Cynthia Thurlow & Megan Ramos when you order the book at http://www.metabolicfreedombook.com
In This Episode:
Ben Azadi is joined by Dr. Cate Shanahan to uncover the truth behind her groundbreaking new book, Dark Calories.
Discover why vegetable oils are more dangerous than sugar—and even cigarettes.
Learn how seed oils create oxidative stress, damage mitochondria, and get stored in body fat, making weight loss nearly impossible.
Explore the two-layered toxicity of vegetable oils: from cooking-generated toxins to long-term metabolic damage.
Hear how seed oils contribute to obesity, insulin resistance, cancer, dementia, and more.
Get the truth about fish oil, seed oil propaganda, and the myth of heart-healthy oils.
Dr. Shanahan calls out the American Heart Association and major health institutions for decades of dietary misinformation.
🔬 Topics Include:
“The Hateful Eight” seed oils to avoid
Why PUFA = “oxidative stress in a bottle”
Why antioxidants won’t save you
How to avoid seed oils at restaurants (Ben’s card hack!)
Debunking cholesterol myths & the dark history of nutrition policy
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#997 You’re Burning Muscle, Not Fat! – The Critical Metabolism Mistake Sabotaging Your Health with Vince Pitstick
In this episode, Ben Azadi sits down with Vince Pitstick, a seasoned functional nutritionist and transformation coach. Vince brings a wealth of experience in guiding people through the challenges of metabolic dysfunction and chronic weight loss resistance. Together, they explore fascinating topics like adaptive thermogenesis, the effects of diet culture, and why keeping your muscle mass is crucial for a healthy metabolism. Vince highlights the importance of metabolic flexibility and shares practical strategies such as dietary variation, seasonal fasting, and resistance training. This episode is packed with valuable insights for anyone looking to achieve lasting metabolic health and tackle weight loss hurdles.
🔥 Key Topics Discussed:
Understanding metabolism and its role in energy transformation.
Challenges of weight loss resistance and its underlying metabolic issues.
The concept of adaptive thermogenesis and its impact on weight loss efforts.
The detrimental effects of diet culture on metabolic health.
Importance of maintaining muscle mass for a healthy metabolism.
Strategies for restoring metabolic flexibility, including dietary variation and intentional fasting.
The role of stress in metabolic health and its effects on hormonal balance.
The significance of autophagy in cellular health and metabolic function.
The impact of lifestyle factors, including mindset and emotional well-being, on metabolic health.
The need for a holistic approach to health, considering various stressors and their cumulative effects.
🔗 Connect with Vince:
Instagram: @vince_pitstick
Facebook: Vince Pitstick
X (formerly Twitter): @vince_pitstick
LinkedIn: Vince Pitstick
Linktree: linktr.ee/Vince_pitstick
Vidal Coaching: vidalcoaching.com
Metabolic Mentor University (MMU): metabolicmentor.com
NuEthix Formulations: nuethix.com
Personal Website: vince-pitstick-1c184942876f9fd92739cf36.webflow.io
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#996 What Happens When You Don’t Eat for 2 Days – The Metabolic Timeline That Heals Your Body Hour by Hour with Ben Azadi
Ben Azadi takes listeners on an hour-by-hour timeline of what happens inside the body during a 48-hour water fast. From digestion and insulin reduction to autophagy, fat-burning ketosis, stem cell regeneration, and a dopamine reset—this is the ultimate metabolic transformation guide.
⏰ 12–14 Hours:
Complete Digestion → Energy is diverted from digestion to cellular repair
Insulin Drops → Bloating decreases, energy rises
⏰ 16–17 Hours:
Autophagy Begins → Cleans out damaged cells and mitochondria
Mitophagy Kicks In → Optimizes fat-burning and anti-aging
⏰ 20 Hours:
Ketosis Accelerates → Burning body fat, not dietary fat
Mitochondrial Biogenesis → 400% boost in energy production
Metabolism Increases → Burn more calories effortlessly
⏰ 24 Hours:
Intestinal Stem Cell Activation → Gut healing, reduced leaky gut
Surge in Human Growth Hormone
2,000% in men
1,300% in women
⏰ 30 Hours:
BDNF Boosts → Brain-derived neurotrophic factor = brain repair and plasticity
Mitophagy in Brain Cells → Cognitive clarity, less risk of neurodegeneration
⏰ 36 Hours:
Deep Ketosis & Inflammation Drops
Fat Burning Peaks → Even while at rest
⏰ 48 Hours:
Apoptosis → Clearance of zombie cells (senescent cells)
Stem Cell Generation → Tissue regeneration, anti-aging
Dopamine Reset → Less emotional eating, reduced sugar/social media addiction
🧭 Join the Challenge:👉 Free 3-Day Burn Fat Challenge 📍 Register: http://www.burnfatchallenge.com 📚 Based on Ben’s new book Metabolic Freedom
🎁 📚 Purchase Ben's new book Metabolic Freedom today to receive immediate access to a FREE course on metabolism with exclusive interviews from Gary Brecka, Dr Daniel Pompa, Dr Jason Fung, Megan Ramos, Cynthia Thurlow & more. CLICK HERE: https://www.ketokamp.com/free-course
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Ben Azadi, founder of Keto Kamp and best selling author of Keto Flex, is the host of the Metabolic Freedom Podcast. We bring on the thought leaders in this space in this space to have life-changing conversations so you can apply it and upgrade your metabolism. The topics we cover include bio-hacking, 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 its 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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