Episode 243: Ben Azadi

Thank you for tuning in for another episode of Life's Best Medicine. Ben Azadi is the author of four best-selling books, Keto Flex, The Perfect Health Booklet, The Intermittent Fasting Cheat Sheet, and The Power of Sleep. He has a brand new book out now called Metabolic Freedom in which he presents a 30 day guide to restore your metabolism, heal hormones, and burn fat. Ben has been the go-to source for intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet. He is known as 'The Health Detective' because he investigates dysfunction, and he educates, not medicates, to bring the body back to normal function.  Ben is the founder of Keto Kamp; a global brand bringing awareness to ancient healing strategies such as the keto diet and fasting. In this episode, Dr. Brian and Ben talk about… (00:00) Intro (04:48) How our thoughts and attitude influence fat-loss, metabolic health, and longevity (05:38) How our environment impacts our mental and physical health (07:03) The inspiration for Ben's new book, Metabolic Freedom (11:08) The calories in, calories out model versus the metabolic health model (16:15) Walking as a metabolic and weight loss exercise (19:36) Hormesis (22:23) Negative self talk and psycho-cybernetics (30:33) What faith is and why it is important (32:57) The importance of making time for things you enjoy (39:55) Insulin resistance (45:11) Vegetable and seed oils (47:37) Vitamin G (51:59) Oxytocin and testosterone (01:00:29) Outro   For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening!   Links:   Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Psycho-Cybernetics (book): https://www.amazon.com/Psycho-Cybernetics-Updated-Expanded-Maxwell-Maltz/dp/0399176136 Dr. Mindy Pelz: https://drmindypelz.com   Ben Azadi: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebenazadi/?hl=en Metabolic Freedom (book): https://ketokamp.clickfunnels.com/metabolic-freedom Website: https://www.benazadi.com/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metabolic-freedom-with-ben-azadi/id1470779784 Seed Oil Allergy Card: https://onlineoffer.lpages.co/vegetable-oil-allergy-card-download/ Links: https://linktr.ee/thebenazadi   Dr. Brian Lenzkes:  Arizona Metabolic Health: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ Low Carb MD Podcast: https://www.lowcarbmd.com/   HLTH Code: HLTH Code Promo Code: METHEALTH •  HLTH Code Website: https://gethlth.com