The Ben Azadi Show

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At just 24 years old, Ben was told he needed medication for high blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and anxiety. Sitting in his car holding that prescription, he had a realization that changed his life forever.

Instead of accepting a lifetime of medication, he questioned the root cause.

He discovered that his body wasn’t broken… it was adapting to a poor lifestyle.

In this episode, Ben shares the mindset shifts that transformed his health and helped him lose 80 pounds in 9 months, keeping it off for over 18 years.

You’ll learn:


Why symptoms are not the problem, but signals from your body


The truth about “medication deficiency” vs lifestyle deficiencies


How your daily habits directly impact blood sugar, hormones, and fat loss


The power of taking ownership of your health without waiting for permission

Ben also shares 5 simple, actionable steps you can start today to improve your metabolism, energy, and overall health:


Stop constant snacking


Prioritize protein and lower carbs


Walk daily, especially after meals


Get morning sunlight


Improve your sleep

This episode is a powerful reminder that your body is designed to heal… when you remove the interference.

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In this episode, Ben Azadi breaks down what really happens inside the body during a 3-day water fast and why this strategy can be powerful for improving insulin resistance and metabolic health.

Ben explains that insulin is not the enemy. It is a hormone that signals the body to store energy. However, when insulin stays elevated for long periods due to frequent eating and high carbohydrate intake, it blocks fat burning and contributes to metabolic dysfunction.

The episode walks through the three metabolic phases of a 72-hour fast.

During the first 24 hours, the body mainly uses stored glycogen for energy while insulin levels begin to decline.

Between 24 and 48 hours, the body shifts toward fat burning and ketone production, allowing the brain and body to run more efficiently on fat for fuel.

By the third day, insulin levels drop significantly and deeper processes begin, including increased fat burning and cellular repair through autophagy.

Ben also discusses the role of visceral fat, why it is strongly connected to insulin resistance, and how lowering insulin for extended periods allows the body to finally access these stubborn fat stores.

This episode highlights how longer fasting windows can help restore metabolic flexibility, allowing the body to efficiently switch between burning glucose and fat for energy.

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Most people unknowingly sabotage their fat-burning potential at night. In this episode, Ben Azadi explains why what you eat before bed can keep insulin elevated for hours, preventing your body from burning fat while you sleep and encouraging the storage of visceral fat around your organs. 

Ben breaks down the science behind nighttime insulin spikes, how they disrupt sleep and metabolism, and why the same meal can have a completely different hormonal impact depending on when you eat it.

You’ll learn the simple 3-day dinner experiment that helps lower nighttime insulin, improve sleep quality, reduce cravings, and support fat burning overnight.

Ben also shares the best types of dinners to eat before bed, what foods to avoid at night, how digestion affects belly fat, and how improving meal timing can help unlock stubborn visceral fat.

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What if the reason so many women feel stuck with weight loss is not a lack of discipline, but a mix of chronic dieting, inflammation, hormone disruption, gut issues, and low hormones?

In this episode, Ben Azadi sits down with hormone and metabolism specialist Becca Chilczenkowski to unpack the real drivers behind weight loss resistance in women. Becca explains why years of under-eating can create a deeper inflammatory and immune problem, how birth control may contribute to deficiencies and hormone dysfunction, and why toxin exposure, poor diet variation, and low hormones can all make fat loss harder.

She also shares her personal story of losing her cycle, overtraining, binge eating, and looking healthy on the outside while feeling metabolically broken on the inside. This conversation goes far beyond calories in versus calories out and focuses on what the female body actually needs to heal.

Key Topics Covered

Why chronic dieting can create inflammation, oxidative stress, and deeper metabolic dysfunction

How under-eating can be harder to fix than over-eating

The connection between birth control, nutrient deficiencies, inflammation, and autoimmune risk

Why low libido, low mood, and weight gain are common after long-term birth control use

How toxins and estrogen exposure can block hormone signaling and fat loss

Why air, water, and daily product exposure matter more than most people realize

How eating the same foods over and over can reduce gut diversity and stall progress

Why diet variation and metabolic flexibility matter for women

How low hormones, especially in perimenopause and menopause, can drive weight loss resistance

Why symptoms often matter more than standard lab ranges

The most useful lab markers and hormone markers to review in a functional health setting

A five-step plan for reducing inflammation, improving metabolism, and supporting fat loss

Why stress, gratitude, nervous system support, and daily habits all matter for healing

Five-Step Plan Becca Recommends

Address foundational stressors and create daily de-stressing practices such as gratitude, prayer, grounding, or time in nature.

Build awareness around nutrition by tracking food, protein, fats, carbs, and blood sugar patterns.

Get comprehensive labs done and review them through a functional lens, not just a disease-based lens.

Plan your year with intention, using periods of feeding, fasting, ketosis, training, and recovery strategically.

If you are struggling, work with a qualified practitioner who can shorten the time it takes to heal.

Resources & Links:

Becca Chilczenkowski

FitMom website: https://fitmom.co/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehormonequeen/

Bio page: https://fitmom.co/bio-becca

Podcast:

The Health Revival Show: https://fitmom.co/podcast

Event :

Own It / FitMom Live 2025 event page: https://www.getunstuck2025.com/ownit2025-1

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If your vision has been getting worse after age 40, the real problem may not be your eyes. It could be your blood sugar. In this episode, Ben explains how elevated glucose damages the tiny blood vessels in the retina long before symptoms appear, and why vision decline often starts in the bloodstream rather than the eyes. 

You’ll learn how blood sugar spikes create advanced glycation end products (AGEs), increase oxidative stress, and restrict oxygen delivery to the retina, all of which can accelerate vision problems and retinal damage over time. Ben also breaks down early warning signs of metabolic dysfunction that may show up in your vision, including glare while driving at night, blurry vision, eye fatigue, and rising fasting glucose levels. 

Ben ranks four seeds that support eye health: sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, and the most powerful of them all, black cumin seed (Nigella sativa). Research shows that compounds in black cumin seed may improve insulin sensitivity, reduce fasting blood sugar, lower inflammation, and support the microvascular system that nourishes the retina. 

You’ll also discover practical steps to stabilize blood sugar, reduce glycation, and protect your eyes long term, including removing liquid sugar, avoiding late-night eating, and tracking fasting glucose.

By addressing the root cause of metabolic dysfunction, you can support not only your vision but also your brain, heart, nerves, kidneys, and overall longevity.

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