WHAT THIS EPISODE IS ABOUT

Fasting and ketosis might be two of the most powerful tools for healing your gut that nobody told you about. Dane sits down with metabolic health expert and bestselling author Ben Azadi to break down how fat adaptation, intermittent fasting, and a whole-food ketogenic approach can calm inflammation, rebalance the microbiome, and starve out the root-cause pathogens driving chronic gut illness — with strategies that work even if you're underweight, malnourished, or can't tolerate fat yet.

ABOUT BEN AZADI

Ben Azadi is a world-renowned health expert, 4x bestselling author, and host of the top-rated Metabolic Freedom Podcast. Once obese and confused by misinformation, Ben transformed his life—and now empowers millions to master their metabolism, burn fat, and reclaim vibrant health. His science-based strategies and high-energy speaking style inspire lasting change for audiences worldwide.

BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS

• Your gut heals when it rests. Around 14 hours into a fast, digestion wraps up and your body shifts into repair mode. Even just cutting out snacks and eating within a 12-hour window makes a real difference.

• Crashing during a fast? You're probably not fat-adapted. Once your body learns to run on ketones instead of sugar, fasting gets easier and way more powerful.

• Healing IBD and living longer are the same goal. Lower insulin, fix the microbiome, reduce inflammation — what heals your gut also protects you from cancer, diabetes, and heart disease down the road.

• Keto starves out the bad guys. Candida, SIBO, and fungal overgrowth feed on carbs. Drop the sugar, get fat-adapted, and you shift the gut environment in your favor.

• Carnivore is a reset, not a lifestyle. A 30 to 90 day carnivore window can give a reactive gut real relief — but if you can't reintroduce foods afterward, something deeper still needs attention.

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