#271: A BS Free Blueprint for Optimal Health with Ben Azadi

Themes: Health, Mindset, Transformation, Growth, Wellness, Self-care, Self-discovery, Gratitude

Summary: 

Today's guest, Ben Azadi, is a force to be reckoned with in the health and wellness world. Ben is on a mission to help 1 billion people live healthier lives after having gone through a personal health transformation and losing 80 pounds. Ben is the author of four best-selling books, Keto Flex, The Perfect Health Booklet, The Intermittent Fasting Cheat Sheet, and The Power of Sleep. Known as 'The Health Detective,' he investigates dysfunction and educates to bring the body back to normal function. 

In this episode, Ben and I jam on what it means to be truly healthy and why modern-day health advice is so misleading and ineffective. Ben takes us through his easy-to-implement steps to instantly improve our health, the top 8 highly most inflammatory foods we should avoid, and how intermittent fasting, ketosis, and protein intake can help us achieve optimal health when done right. If you’re like me and are constantly looking for ways to improve your health and need practical, no-BS guidelines to do it, this episode is for you! 

Discover:

How small changes can lead to big results that transform the quality of your health and your life

The top inflammatory foods that lead to poor health and why

How you can minimize toxin intake and damaging your health when eating at restaurants

The incredible benefits of the ketogenic diet, lowering glucose levels and increasing ketone production

The immense power of your mind when it comes to improving your overall well-being

00:00 Intro 

00:43 From victim to victor

04:46 From pain to purpose

06:09 The power of small changes

08:18 Importance of eating whole food

14:14 Eight highly inflammatory foods people should avoid

17:50 Start communicating your needs in restaurants

19:48 Three easy steps to instantly improving your health

24:58 Intermittent feasting

29:45 Ben's guidelines for protein intake

35:05 Benefits of ketones and the keto diet

39:49 Our body is a miracle

44:07 The cholesterol myth

48:25 The best ways to monitor your metabolic functions

53:43 The power of mindset on healing

58:00 The most important vitamin

Links:

Instagram: @thebenazadi 

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/benazadi/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thebenazadi

YouTube: www.youtube.com/ketokamp

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebenazadi

Podcast: The Keto Kamp Podcast

Website: www.benazadi.com 

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