The Truth About Aspirin, Heart Attacks, and Arterial Plaque That Most Doctors Are Still Getting Wrong: Why 70% of Heart Attacks Start in Arteries That Were Less | #1340
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Here's the fact that changes everything: roughly 70% of heart attacks happen in arteries that are less than 50% blocked. The person often felt completely fine. And then a life-changing event.
It's not a slow clog. It's a rupture. Soft, inflamed plaque buried in the artery wall ruptures, platelets rush in, a clot forms in seconds, and that clot is what actually triggers the heart attack. The real villains are inflammation, unstable plaque, and clotting. Not your cholesterol number.
That's also why the aspirin debate got so confusing. Aspirin works by making platelets less sticky, blunting that first step of clot formation. For someone with documented plaque or a previous heart attack or stroke, the evidence is strong: aspirin cuts the risk of a second event by around 19 to 20%. But for someone at genuinely low cardiovascular risk who has never had an event, the bleeding risk may quietly outweigh any benefit. Same pill, different person, opposite outcome. The key test most people have never gotten: your coronary calcium score.
In this episode, I share exactly what I would do the day I found plaque in my arteries, including seven metabolic steps that address the root cause instead of just managing the risk.
Key Takeaways:
70% of heart attacks happen in arteries less than 50% blocked. It's a rupture and clot, not a slow clog.
Aspirin helps people at high cardiovascular risk (secondary prevention), but may do more harm than good for low-risk individuals
Your coronary calcium score is the most important test most people have never taken
Chronically high insulin is, according to heart surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia (5,000+ open heart surgeries), the number one contributor to artery damage
The PREDIMED trial found extra virgin olive oil was tied to a 30% lower risk of major cardiovascular events
Aspirin manages the consequence of plaque. These seven lifestyle steps remove the cause.
Every meal either supports your arteries or works against them. There is no neutral.
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The 7 Morning Mistakes That Quietly Tell Your Body to Store Belly Fat Before You Eat a Single Bite With Ben Azadi | #1339
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Most people think belly fat comes from what they eat. The truth is that the first 60 minutes after you wake up may matter more than anything on your plate. Before a single bite of food, one normal morning habit can spike cortisol, raise insulin resistance, and quietly switch your body into fat storage mode.
In this episode I break down the seven morning mistakes that tell your body to hold on to belly fat, including one that is considered healthy and one your favorite wellness influencers recommend. Then I give you the exact first-hour routine I use to flip that switch in your favor, step by step. None of it is about calories, junk food, or willpower. It is about the signals you send before the day even starts.
Key takeaways:
A natural cortisol rise happens 30 to 45 minutes after waking. Grabbing your phone stacks artificial stress on top of it.
Cortisol receptor sites are roughly tripled in visceral belly fat, the "cortisol belly."
Water with minerals before coffee, and delaying caffeine about 90 minutes, gives you steadier all-day energy.
Morning sunlight in your eyes sets the clock that controls your insulin sensitivity.
Protein first at your first meal lowered craving signals in the brain in a University of Missouri study.
A short walk after eating clears blood sugar through an insulin-free side door.
Survival mode and fat burning mode cannot coexist, so a calm nervous system is part of the plan.
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Hack Your Health 2025 Keynote | Ben Azadi | #1338
24/06/2026 | 44 mins.
🔥 Ben is RETURNING to Hack Your Health 2026
📍 Tampa, Florida | November 2026
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What's New This Year?
I'm heading back to Hack Your Health with a BRAND NEW keynote, plus something special this year:
📖 Live Book SigningI'm giving away 158 signed copies of my upcoming book.
🤝 Meet & GreetHigh-fives, hugs, and real conversations.
🧠 The Room Where Everything ShiftsBe surrounded by the best minds in metabolic health.
If you've ever wanted to connect in person, get your book signed, and experience the energy of the Hack Your Health community, this is your opportunity.
About This Keynote
Sugar and carbs aren't the main cause of obesity. Something else is.
In this Hack Your Health 2025 keynote (Tampa, FL), Ben Azadi breaks down cellular inflammation, the 100-hour fasting timeline, seed oils, and the surprising #1 root cause of obesity that most experts miss.
Topics Covered
Intro: Dropping out of college over a speech
Alarming health stats (cancer, diabetes, heart disease, $4.6T healthcare)
Big Pharma & TV drug ads (comedy bit)
Is obesity genetic? Debunking the 60 Minutes claim
Chapter 10: How your thoughts control your DNA (Bruce Lipton)
The "silk / what do cows drink" thinking demo
The selective attention gorilla test
The REAL #1 cause of obesity: lack of purpose
Goal-setting & "act as if" (NYT bestseller story)
Vitamin G (gratitude) closing message
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📍 Tampa, Florida | November 2026
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Don't wait. Early-bird pricing won't last, and seats fill quickly. Lock in your spot and join Ben for a brand-new keynote, live book signing, and an unforgettable in-person experience.
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The #1 Anti-Aging Oil Researchers Keep Studying for Collagen and Saggy Skin and It's Already Sitting in Your Kitchen With Ben Azadi | #1337
23/06/2026 | 20 mins.
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Your skin isn't sagging because you're getting older. It's sagging because the collagen holding it together is being destroyed from the inside out, and most of the money people spend on creams and lasers never touches the real cause.
In this episode I break down the compound researchers keep returning to for collagen, elasticity, and skin aging. It isn't a prescription or an exotic ingredient. It's high quality olive oil, and specifically three polyphenols inside it: hydroxytyrosol, oleuropein, and oleocanthal. One behaves like an anti-inflammatory drug. One protects your collagen. One is rated a stronger antioxidant than vitamin C.
I walk through the human research, the realistic timeline for results, and exactly how to tell whether the bottle in your kitchen has the polyphenols or none at all.
Key takeaways:
Skin sagging is driven by three internal enemies: oxidative stress, glycation from sugar, and fibroblasts slowing down with age
In lab studies, olive polyphenols made human collagen factory cells multiply and migrate faster
In a French cohort of nearly 3,000 adults, the highest olive oil eaters had measurably less facial aging, even after controlling for sun, smoking, and weight
Oleocanthal works on the same inflammatory pathway as ibuprofen
Realistic timeline: four to six weeks for hydration, eight to twelve weeks for texture and elasticity
Most grocery store olive oil has lost its polyphenols to heat, light, time, and cheap processing
The protocol: two tablespoons of fresh, single origin, dark glass bottle olive oil daily
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The #1 Anti-Aging Oil Researchers Keep Studying for Collagen and Saggy Skin and It's Already Sitting in Your Kitchen With Ben Azadi | #1337
22/06/2026 | 20 mins.
Fresh Pressed Olive Oil Club exclusive deal (buy two bottles, get a third free): https://freshpressolive.com/4xX1Vtw
Pre-order Keto Flex Revised and get free bonuses at: https://bit.ly/4wKG1sM
Your skin isn't sagging because you're getting older. It's sagging because the collagen holding it together is being destroyed from the inside out, and most of the money people spend on creams and lasers never touches the real cause.
In this episode I break down the compound researchers keep returning to for collagen, elasticity, and skin aging. It isn't a prescription or an exotic ingredient. It's high quality olive oil, and specifically three polyphenols inside it: hydroxytyrosol, oleuropein, and oleocanthal. One behaves like an anti-inflammatory drug. One protects your collagen. One is rated a stronger antioxidant than vitamin C.
I walk through the human research, the realistic timeline for results, and exactly how to tell whether the bottle in your kitchen has the polyphenols or none at all.
Key takeaways:
Skin sagging is driven by three internal enemies: oxidative stress, glycation from sugar, and fibroblasts slowing down with age
In lab studies, olive polyphenols made human collagen factory cells multiply and migrate faster
In a French cohort of nearly 3,000 adults, the highest olive oil eaters had measurably less facial aging, even after controlling for sun, smoking, and weight
Oleocanthal works on the same inflammatory pathway as ibuprofen
Realistic timeline: four to six weeks for hydration, eight to twelve weeks for texture and elasticity
Most grocery store olive oil has lost its polyphenols to heat, light, time, and cheap processing
The protocol: two tablespoons of fresh, single origin, dark glass bottle olive oil daily
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Ben Azadi, NYT best-selling author of Metabolic Freedom, is the host of The Ben Azadi Show. We bring on the thought leaders in this space to have life-changing conversations so you can apply them and upgrade your metabolism. The topics we cover include biohacking, 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 it's 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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