#1002 Avoid These Hidden Toxins! – The Most Overlooked Cause of Metabolic Disease with Dr. Aly Cohen
In this episode, host Ben Azadi sits down with Dr. Aly Cohen, a board-certified rheumatologist and integrative medicine physician, to discuss the widespread issue of environmental toxins and their effects on our health. Their conversation is based on Dr. Cohen's new book, "Detoxify: The Everyday Toxins Harming Your Immune System and How to Defend Against Them." Together, they delve into the risks associated with tap water, the presence of toxins in everyday products, and how these toxins are linked to metabolic disorders like obesity. They also offer practical tips on how to reduce exposure to these toxins and support the body's natural detoxification processes.
🔥 You'll Learn:
Discussion on environmental toxins and their impact on health.
Focus on the dangers of tap water and unregulated chemicals.
Examination of specific toxins found in drinking water, such as fluoride, cadmium, and arsenic.
Connection between environmental toxins and obesity/metabolic disorders.
Importance of detoxification and the body's natural systems.
Practical steps for reducing exposure to harmful substances.
Role of nutrition in supporting detoxification processes.
Awareness of microplastics and their health implications.
Recommendations for safer alternatives to common household products.
Emphasis on the significance of sleep and sweating for detoxification.
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🔗 Links and Resources:
Connect with Dr. Cohen:
🌐 Website: https://alycohenmd.com
🌿 The Smart Human Platform: https://thesmarthuman.com
🎧 Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-smart-human-with-dr-aly-cohen/id1518816002
🎧 Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ETBDQQ1WWQiHPtvSphUXe
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesmarthuman
▶️ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheSmartHuman
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#1001 : The 10-Minute Habits That Melt Fat, Flatten Your Stomach, and Reboot Hormones Fast with Ben Azadi
In this powerful solo episode, Ben Azadi breaks down three metabolic hacks that take less than 10 minutes each but deliver fast, powerful results for fat loss, hormone balance, energy, sleep quality, and longevity.
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💥 What You’ll Learn:
These simple lifestyle strategies are shockingly underutilized—yet backed by science and results.
Why eating late at night destroys fat-burning hormones like HGH and melatonin
The science behind a 10-minute post-meal walk and its impact on insulin and longevity
How apple cider vinegar before meals crushes cravings, improves digestion, and flattens your blood sugar curve
Why these tips work—even if you're not doing keto or fasting
Quick hacks to suppress hunger at night and optimize your evening routine for deep sleep
🧪 Scientific References Mentioned:
European Society of Cardiology & University of Massachusetts meta-analysis on daily steps and all-cause mortality
Study on postprandial walking and glucose spikes
Research showing 34% reduction in post-meal glucose/insulin from apple cider vinegar
🎯 Action Steps:
Stop eating 5 hours before bed
Walk briskly for 10 minutes after meals
Take 1–2 tbsp of ACV diluted in water before each meal (use a straw!)
📘 Mentioned in This Episode:
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#1000 This Is What 1000 Episodes Taught Me: The Only 10 Health Rules You’ll Ever Need to Burn Fat, Stay Young, and Live Disease-Free with Ben Azadi
In this milestone episode of the Metabolic Freedom Podcast, Ben Azadi distills nearly two decades of cutting-edge metabolic science into 10 powerful, proven rules that can radically transform your health in just 30 days.
You’ll learn:
Why chasing calories is a lie and what to focus on instead
How to escape the glucose-insulin rollercoaster and finally burn fat
The real definition of metabolic flexibility (and how to get there fast)
Why seed oils are worse than cigarettes and what to eat instead
How to use intermittent fasting as a healing reset button
The shocking way toxins make you fat (and how to detox smart)
Why deep sleep is more powerful than any supplement
How hormetic stress can turn you into a fat-burning machine
How to stack biohacks for maximum energy and mitochondrial power
The most important tip of all: how to rewire your mind and heal from within
🔥 Plus: Discover the "Vitamin" that slashes all-cause mortality—and you can’t buy it.
📖 Get your copy of Metabolic Freedom + FREE course & exclusive interviews: 👉 MetabolicFreedomBook.com
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https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals
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#999 The Truth About Frankenfoods, Gut Damage, and Red Meat: How Brett Ender Healed Autoimmunity with a Carnivore Diet
Free access to the Metabolic Freedom Course + interviews with Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Daniel Pompa, Cynthia Thurlow & Megan Ramos when you order the book at http://www.metabolicfreedombook.com
Ben Azadi is joined by Brett Ender for a powerful in-person conversation on the lies of modern nutrition, the war on red meat, and Brett’s full recovery from ulcerative colitis using an animal-based diet.
🔍 Key Highlights:
The real reason seed oils, not red meat, are driving modern disease
Brett’s story: From 30+ bloody bowel movements a day to fully healed with carnivore
Why ultra-processed foods make up 63% of calories—and what that’s doing to your gut
Carnivore vs. keto vs. real food: How to get started based on your budget
The 2030 plant-based agenda, regenerative farming, and food freedom
The truth about symptoms: Why they’re not a curse, but your body’s check engine light
How to shop smart, find local farms, and eat meat on a budget
Tips for navigating restaurants with seed oil allergy cards
How a strict 30-day diet helped Brett reset his metabolism, reclaim his health, and thrive drug-free
👥 Plus: The power of food-based community, how to think critically in a broken system, and why metabolic freedom is the ultimate act of rebellion.
📍Mentioned:
EatWild.com – find local regenerative farms
SeedOilCard.com – print your free restaurant request card
Meat Mafia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meatmafiamedia/?hl=en
🎁 📚 Purchase Ben's new book Metabolic Freedom today to receive immediate access to a FREE course on metabolism with exclusive interviews from Gary Brecka, Dr Daniel Pompa, Dr Jason Fung, Megan Ramos, Cynthia Thurlow & more. CLICK HERE: https://www.ketokamp.com/free-course
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#998 How Vegetable Oils Hijack Your Fat Cells, Cause Inflammation & Block Ketosis – The Energy Model of Disease Explained with Dr Cate Shanahan
Free access to the Metabolic Freedom Course + interviews with Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Daniel Pompa, Cynthia Thurlow & Megan Ramos when you order the book at http://www.metabolicfreedombook.com
In This Episode:
Ben Azadi is joined by Dr. Cate Shanahan to uncover the truth behind her groundbreaking new book, Dark Calories.
Discover why vegetable oils are more dangerous than sugar—and even cigarettes.
Learn how seed oils create oxidative stress, damage mitochondria, and get stored in body fat, making weight loss nearly impossible.
Explore the two-layered toxicity of vegetable oils: from cooking-generated toxins to long-term metabolic damage.
Hear how seed oils contribute to obesity, insulin resistance, cancer, dementia, and more.
Get the truth about fish oil, seed oil propaganda, and the myth of heart-healthy oils.
Dr. Shanahan calls out the American Heart Association and major health institutions for decades of dietary misinformation.
🔬 Topics Include:
“The Hateful Eight” seed oils to avoid
Why PUFA = “oxidative stress in a bottle”
Why antioxidants won’t save you
How to avoid seed oils at restaurants (Ben’s card hack!)
Debunking cholesterol myths & the dark history of nutrition policy
📘 Grab Dark Calories here: https://amzn.to/3Gv5T6k and visit DrCate.com for more.
📚 🎁 Purchase Ben's new book Metabolic Freedom today to receive immediate access to a FREE course on metabolism with exclusive interviews from Gary Brecka, Dr Daniel Pompa, Dr Jason Fung, Megan Ramos, Cynthia Thurlow & more. CLICK HERE: https://www.ketokamp.com/free-course
🔎 Find all of the Metabolic Freedom Sponsorship deals and coupon codes here:
https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals
Ben Azadi, founder of Keto Kamp and best selling author of Keto Flex, is the host of the Metabolic Freedom Podcast. We bring on the thought leaders in this space in this space to have life-changing conversations so you can apply it and upgrade your metabolism. The topics we cover include bio-hacking, ketosis, carnivore, fasting strategies, mindset and metabolic health. Discover how to cut through all the noise in the health and nutrition space so you can finally get the results you want, and keep them; whether its fat loss, more energy, better sleep, or focusing on general health and longevity. As a former obese man, Ben took his pain of being extremely unhealthy, and turned it into a purpose by transforming his health and now he is on a mission to educate 1 billion people. Ben brings you the thought leaders in the world of health, including Dr. Eric Berg, Ben Greenfield, Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Will Cole, Mark Sisson, Dr. Ken Berry, Dr Mindy Pelz, Cynthia Thurow, Dr. Daniel Pompa, and many others. You'll discover everything you want to know about the keto diet, ketosis, paleo, fasting, intermittent fasting, block fasting, fasting mimicking diet, bulletproof fasting, dry fasting, water fasting, and everything that works (and doesn't work) to help you understand what is best for your unique body.
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