Bread was once a true superfood that fueled ancient civilizations for thousands of years without causing obesity, diabetes, or widespread gut issues. Today’s bread, however, is a completely different product.

In this episode, Ben explains how modern bread has been industrialized through hybridized wheat, chemical processing, seed oils, and rushed production methods that disrupt digestion, spike blood sugar, inflame the gut, and damage metabolic health.

You’ll learn why gluten isn’t the real problem, how fermentation was stripped from modern bread, and how glyphosate sprayed on wheat impacts gut bacteria, immunity, and mitochondria. Ben also explains why inflammation, not just insulin spikes, is the root cause of belly fat and metabolic dysfunction.

The episode breaks down whether sourdough is truly safe, how to choose better bread options if you eat it at all, and why many people feel better avoiding bread completely while healing their metabolism.

Ben also shares practical strategies to reduce inflammation, improve blood sugar control, and take back control of your health through informed food choices.

Key takeaway: Bread didn’t fail you. The system failed bread. When you respect food again, your metabolism responds.

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In this episode, Ben Azadi reveals why cravings are not a willpower issue, but a hormonal and metabolic problem driven by insulin instability.

Ben explains how insulin spikes shut off fat burning, trigger hunger hormones, increase stress, and fuel uncontrollable cravings, especially at night. He breaks down the science behind insulin, glucose crashes, ghrelin, cortisol, and dopamine-driven eating behaviors.

You’ll learn a simple, science-backed protocol to stabilize insulin first, before calorie restriction, cardio, or fasting, so cravings drop naturally and fat loss becomes automatic.

The episode outlines a practical 7-day reset that helps reduce inflammation, water retention, and stubborn belly fat while restoring metabolic control. Ben also answers common questions about carbs, coffee, artificial sweeteners, protein intake, exercise, fasting, and how to make results sustainable long term.

This conversation reframes fat loss as a metabolic healing process, not a discipline battle, and shows how true metabolic freedom feels calm, empowering, and sustainable.

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In this episode of the Metabolic Freedom Podcast, Ben Azadi reveals the 7 everyday foods and drinks that silently damage your kidneys, even when they are marketed as “healthy.”

Ben shares his personal story of feeling bloated, inflamed, and exhausted while unknowingly harming his kidneys, and explains why kidney damage often goes undetected until it becomes permanent.

You’ll learn:

Why green smoothies, almonds, and juice cleanses can increase kidney stone risk

How diet sodas and sugar-free drinks accelerate kidney decline

The hidden danger of phosphate additives in processed “health” foods

Why dirty protein powders harm kidneys more than protein itself

How excess sodium from packaged foods and restaurants damages kidney filters

Safer food and drink swaps to protect kidney health

The role oxalates, artificial sweeteners, and poor-quality salt play in kidney stress

Practical steps to start protecting your kidneys today

Ben also shares free and low-cost metabolic reset resources designed to reduce inflammation, burn fat, and support long-term kidney and metabolic health.

This episode is a must-listen if you’ve had kidney stones, struggle with inflammation, or feel “off” despite eating clean.

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In this episode of the Metabolic Freedom Podcast, Ben Azadi exposes the 7 “healthy” foods and ingredients silently destroying your liver and blocking fat loss.

Ben explains why the liver is the control center of metabolism and how common foods like oat milk, plant-based protein bars, whole wheat bread, seed oils, fructose, and alcohol inflame the liver, stall fat burning, and drive stubborn belly fat.

You’ll learn:

Why liver inflammation shuts down fat loss even with clean eating

How fructose and seed oils overload liver detox pathways

The gut–liver connection and how leaky gut worsens fatty liver

Simple food swaps that immediately support liver healing

Ben also shares a 7-step liver reset protocol, including fasting, walking after meals, protein intake, ditching seed oils, and prioritizing sleep, plus answers common questions about oat milk, fruit, cheat days, and fatty liver testing.

The episode wraps with practical liver-healing foods, real success stories, and access to free and low-cost resources designed to jumpstart fat loss and restore metabolic health.

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Fasting is one of the most powerful tools for fat loss, healing, and longevity, but it fails for many people because their metabolism is not prepared.

In this episode, Ben Azadi explains why fasting feels miserable or unsustainable for most people and reveals the hidden metabolic mistakes that sabotage results before a fast even begins.

You’ll learn why being a sugar burner instead of a fat burner makes fasting feel like torture, how stress and poor sleep block fat burning, and why nighttime eating can completely ruin your fast the next day. Ben also breaks down how inflammation, toxins stored in fat cells, low protein intake, and an all-or-nothing approach to fasting lead to crashes, cravings, and failure.

This episode covers:

Why fasting fails when metabolic flexibility is low

The role of insulin, cortisol, and inflammation in fasting success

How stress, sleep, and nighttime eating impact fat burning

Why toxins can make fasting feel worse instead of better

How to properly prepare your body before fasting

The 7 foundational steps to make fasting easier and effective

How to know when your body is truly ready to fast

If fasting has ever felt like failure or suffering, this episode explains why it was not your fault and how fixing the foundation can completely change your results.

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What if everything you thought about muscle building, fat loss, and strength training was backwards?

In this episode of the Metabolic Freedom Podcast, host Ben Azadi sits down with Dr. John Jaquish, biomedical engineer, inventor, and author of Weight Lifting Is a Waste of Time, for a deep-dive conversation that challenges traditional fitness dogma.

Dr. Jaquish explains why conventional weightlifting, bulking, and endless cardio are inefficient, unnecessary, and often counter-productive for real body recomposition. He shares the science behind variable resistance training, how high protein intake drives metabolism, why low carbohydrate thresholds matter, and how your body can build muscle and burn fat simultaneously without joint destruction or outdated exercise myths.

Whether you lift weights regularly or you’ve ever felt stuck in your progress, this episode will flip your assumptions about muscle, fat loss, and strength gains — and give you a new framework to achieve both lean muscle and metabolic freedom.

Key Topics Covered

• Why body recomposition is possible at all fitness levels

Books Mentioned

📘 Weight Lifting Is a Waste of Time
by Dr. John Jaquish
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In this episode, Ben Azadi shares the exact protocol he would follow to reverse insulin resistance, based on his own transformation and work with thousands of clients. This is a no-fluff, science-backed blueprint focused on lowering insulin, reducing inflammation, restoring fat burning, and removing the real blocks preventing weight loss and metabolic healing.

What You’ll Learn

Why insulin resistance is a hormonal and cellular communication problem, not a calorie issue

How eating too close to bedtime disrupts fat burning, sleep, and insulin sensitivity

The inflammatory fats and seed oils silently driving insulin resistance and belly fat

Why toxins and obesogens create weight loss resistance and stall progress

How to detox safely without sabotaging fat loss

The keto + KetoFlex strategy to restore metabolic flexibility

The weekly 5-1-1 fasting framework that prevents plateaus

Why protein and muscle are critical for blood sugar control

The simplest habit that lowers glucose after meals

How identity and mindset directly influence metabolic healing

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In this powerful episode, Ben Azadi exposes what whistleblowers, federal inspectors, and factory workers have revealed about the modern food system and why it is directly contributing to inflammation, insulin resistance, and metabolic disease.

Drawing from firsthand reports, Ben explains how speed, profit, and scale inside Big Food allow contamination, unsafe practices, and deceptive labeling to reach grocery store shelves. From high-speed meat inspection failures to baby formula plant sanitation scandals, this episode reveals why blindly trusting the system puts your health at risk.

More importantly, Ben shares a simple, actionable grocery store framework to help you protect your metabolism, reduce inflammation, and make smarter food choices starting today. You will learn how to identify clean proteins, avoid ultra-processed foods, decode ingredient labels, and prioritize what matters most if you are on a budget.

This episode is both a wake-up call and a roadmap to reclaim control of your health, your food, and your metabolic future.

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This episode is a powerful wake-up call about health, metabolism, and personal responsibility. Ben Azadi explains that true transformation does not start with diet plans or workout routines, but with identity and decision.

Most people are stuck not because they lack information, but because their self-image is broken. Symptoms like belly fat, fatigue, brain fog, cravings, inflammation, and poor sleep are not signs of aging. They are metabolic warning signals asking for change.

Ben shares his personal story of pain, depression, and healing, reminding listeners that motivation does not create change. A committed decision does.

The episode walks through five life-changing questions that help reprogram identity, followed by a simple wake-up protocol focused on daily non-negotiables, future visualization, and upgrading your environment.

This message challenges listeners to stop “trying,” take responsibility, and make today Day One, not someday.

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What if a specific type of sugar could actually help your metabolism instead of harming it?

In this episode, Ben Azadi breaks down surprising human research showing how organic blackstrap molasses, when used strategically, may lower post-meal blood sugar and insulin spikes, support insulin sensitivity, and help with stubborn belly fat. This is not about eating more sugar, but about using the right kind, in the right way.

What You’ll Learn

Why insulin resistance is the real driver of belly fat and cravings

How most people can be insulin resistant long before labs show it

What makes blackstrap molasses different from regular sugar

Human studies showing reduced glucose and insulin spikes with molasses

How molasses polyphenols slow carb digestion and reduce glycemic impact

Why context, timing, and pairing matter more than calories

The exact way to use molasses without sabotaging fat loss

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