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The Power of the Mind to Heal the Body | Ben Azadi - E394

Low Carb MD Podcast

Release Date: 05/05/2025

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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. Tro, Dr. Brian, and Ben talk about…

  • (00:00) Intro

  • (01:55) What inspired Ben to write his new book, Metabolic Freedom

  • (05:48) What inspires Ben to keep working and working to help people improve their metabolic health

  • (08:35) The interplay of nutrition, exercise, spiritual practice, and mindset

  • (16:02) Getting back to ancient healing/nutrition wisdom and away from modern paradigms that do not focus on root causes

  • (19:05) The power of purpose and setting goals

  • (23:54) How Ben has built his Keto Kamp community and why gratitude and community are so effective

  • (29:40) How to set goals effectively

  • (32:35) Ben, Brian, and Tro’s faith journeys and how their faith guides/informs their goals and missions

  • (41:22) How our thoughts can impact our health and the origins of the placebo effect and the no-cebo effect

  • (51:12) Foods that enhance metabolic rate and why ketosis is AWESOME

  • (57:37) How to make metabolic health and real human nutrition the norm in our society

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