This Podcast Burns Fat!

As a former obese man, Ben Azadi had a lot of difficulties that weren't exclusively physical. Ben had to overcome emotional traumas that influenced many of his behaviors. He ultimately overcame both the physical and mental obstacles to become one of the leading voices in the keto movement.

Ben joins the show to share his journey and successes on the ketogenic diet. He is a best-selling author and founder of Keto Kamp, an exclusive community aimed to create the healthiest version of its members.

Can you seriously lose weight just by not eating late? Can you really have all types of food in your diet as long as you eat when the sun is out? Surprisingly, research is showing that to be the case! More and more evidence is leading us to understand that late night eating is a modern phenomenon and our body is paying the price. 

Dr. Michael Roizen joins the show to discuss this concept and all the health benefits associated with this type of timed eating. He is the author of What to Eat When.

Can increasing protein make any diet and exercise goal easier? Dr. Ted Naiman emphatically says yes! And the reason behind this approach is the simple fact that protein is the most satiating macro out there, and by making sure we have the proper amounts, naturally we will not feel the need to eat the refined carbs and fats that put on the pounds.

Dr. Naiman joins the show to break down how this all works. Dr. Naiman is the author of The PE Diet: Leverage Your Biology to Achieve Optimal Health.

Could a key to weight loss be hiding right under our nose, or rather our feet? Research is beginning to show that many of our health issues have a natural remedy that humans have been consuming for thousands of years. This powerhouse is the mushroom.

To discuss the amazing health and weight loss benefits of mushrooms, we invited Jeff Chilton to the show. Jeff is the founder of Nammex and has been on the cutting edge of growing, cultivating, and researching mushrooms for over 50 years. He also was the first to offer a complete line of Certified Organic mushroom extracts to the US nutritional supplement industry.

Keto diets are all the craze in the world of weight loss. But research is showing that Keto is evolving into more than a one-trick pony. Studies are showing that ketogenic diets can treat a host of metabolic and mental issues, even as severe as schizophrenia!

Dr. Christopher Palmer joins the show to share his groundbreaking research on the ketogenic diet and psychiatric disorders. We discuss how the ketogenic diet has profound affects on brain metabolism that may correct some of the metabolic abnormalities often found in people with mental disorders.

Everyone is looking for a magic pill when it comes to weight loss. No one gains all of their weight overnight, so the expectation to lose all of those unwanted pounds overnight is unrealistic. So despite the fact that the magic pill doesn't exist, there are a few powerful products that can really jumpstart weight loss: spices!

To talk about the spices that do the trick, we invited Nagina Abdullah to the show. Nagina is the founder of Masala Body and shares how she was able to lose the weight and keep it off with the help of spices.

As we settle into our new year, the topic of mindset often comes up. The belief that we can achieve what we put our minds to is crucial when we set out to conquer our goals. So how resilient do we need to be? How bad do we need to want it?

There isn't anyone better to teach us this perspective than Amberly Lago. Amberly joins the show to inspire us by sharing her journey of tragedy and triumph as she overcame a horrific accident that nearly cost her her leg, all the while keeping her health and fitness in the forefront.  

Drew Manning became a household name a decade ago when he chronicalled going from a super fit trainer to gaining 70 pounds on purpose in order to understand the bouts his clients went through to lose weight. He shedded those unwanted pounds and shared what he learned from that experience in his best selling book Fit2Fat2Fit.

So what is Drew doing for an encore? He's gaining that weight again, but this time at the age of 40! He joins the show to share how he will tackle this journey and all the new pitfalls he is discovering.

I guess the one bad thing about love is the pounds that come along with it. Studies show that people in a new relationship average 17 pounds of weight gain! So why do we seem to gain weight when we settle down?

To show us why this happens and how to prevent it, we invited Nancy Johnston to the show. Nancy is the author of Disentangle: When You've Lost Your Self in Someone Else, which gets into the details of how we can create healthier boundaries so that we don''t disconnect too much from self and are detrimentally caught up in something else.

The kitchen is the key to any sustainable weight loss. It is the place where we make the meals that encourage our weigh loss goals.To do this, we not only have to stock our kitchen with the right ingredients, we have to learn how to make our favorite foods in a healthier way. 

To give us some tips to accomplish this, we invited Melissa Eboli to the show. Melissa is the founder of of Via's Kitchen, known for re-creating traditionally unhealthy dishes into deliciously healthy ones.