Metabolic Freedom With Ben Azadi

You don’t have a willpower problem. You have an insulin problem.

In this episode, Ben Azadi breaks down nine foods commonly marketed as “healthy” that are secretly spiking insulin, blocking fat burning, and keeping belly fat stuck, even if you’re eating clean or cutting calories.

You’ll learn why fat loss is driven by hormones, not calories, and how insulin shuts down your body’s ability to burn stored fat. Ben explains how foods like whole wheat bread, fruit juice, instant oatmeal, protein bars, low-fat yogurt, almond milk, agave, granola, and whole grain cereal can all create metabolic gridlock.

More importantly, he shares simple food swaps that lower insulin faster than fasting, reduce cravings, stabilize energy, and restore metabolic flexibility.

This episode also challenges the calories-in vs calories-out myth, explains why food quality matters more than calorie counting, and reinforces a core truth of metabolic health: you don’t lose weight to get healthy, you get healthy to lose weight.

You’ll also hear about:


How insulin locks fat storage in place


Why fructose targets the liver and increases visceral fat


The role of inflammation in stubborn weight gain


Why breakfast sets your fat-burning or fat-storing mode for the day


Simple swaps that can flatten your belly within a week

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What if the real reason your inflammation, stubborn weight gain, burnout, and joint pain are not going away has nothing to do with aging or willpower, but with a biological code your body is trying to communicate?

In this episode of the Metabolic Freedom Podcast, Ben Azadi welcomes back Dr. Shivani Gupta for a powerful conversation on inflammation, Ayurveda, and why modern life quietly keeps the body stuck in a chronic inflammatory state. Dr. Shivani explains why inflammation is not just a symptom, but a biological alarm that signals misalignment with nature, circadian rhythm, lifestyle, and mental stress.

They break down the difference between acute and chronic inflammation, why chronic low-grade inflammation blocks fat loss, disrupts hormones, impairs digestion, and accelerates fatigue, and how ancient Ayurvedic principles offer simple, effective solutions that still apply today. You will learn how daily rhythm, nature exposure, circadian alignment, and anti-inflammatory spices can begin shifting inflammation in as little as 24 hours, without extreme diets, deprivation, or medication.

The conversation also dives deep into mental and emotional inflammation, how stress chemistry impacts the body at a cellular level, and why healing requires addressing environment, mindset, and lifestyle together. If you have been doing everything right but still feel inflamed, bloated, or exhausted, this episode offers a clear reframe and practical tools you can start using immediately.

Key Topics Covered

Why inflammation is a biological code, not just a symptom

The difference between acute inflammation and chronic low-grade inflammation

How inflammation blocks fat loss, metabolism, hormones, and digestion

Environmental toxins, diet, and mental stress as the three major inflammation buckets

Why modern life creates constant inflammatory pressure on the body

Circadian rhythm, nature exposure, and daily rhythm as healing tools

Mental and emotional inflammation and how stress chemistry fuels disease

Ayurvedic super spices as a cellular pharmacy

Why most turmeric supplements fail and how absorption actually works

Curcumin’s role in insulin resistance, metabolic health, and longevity

Ginger, cardamom, fennel, and other spices for digestion and metabolism

Practical morning, daytime, and nighttime routines to reduce inflammation

Ayurvedic food combining principles and digestion timing

How gratitude, mindset, and nature exposure shift inflammation at a cellular level

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Waking up in the middle of the night to pee is not normal, even if it only happens once. This episode reveals why nighttime urination is an early metabolic warning sign, not a bladder or prostate issue.

Ben explains how insulin resistance, blood sugar spikes, cortisol, and disrupted hormones interfere with deep sleep, fat burning, and brain detoxification. When sleep is interrupted, belly fat increases, hormones fall out of balance, and the brain’s nighttime cleaning process shuts down.

You’ll learn the five main metabolic causes behind nighttime urination, including late-night eating, alcohol, electrolyte imbalance, high cortisol, and fluid shifts in the body. Ben also shares simple changes you can start tonight to sleep through the night again.

This episode breaks down why most doctors miss this signal, how insulin resistance can exist years before diabetes, and how fixing metabolic signals can restore sleep, energy, fat loss, and long-term health.

If you’re waking up to pee, feeling wired but tired, or struggling with stubborn belly fat, this episode could change everything.

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Coffee can be one of the healthiest drinks in the world or one of the most damaging, depending on how and when you drink it.

In this episode, Ben breaks down 7 hidden coffee dangers that silently disrupt your gut, liver, hormones, sleep, and fat-burning ability, plus simple fixes to make coffee work for your metabolism instead of against it.

What You’ll Learn:


Why drinking coffee on an empty stomach can spike cortisol and slow fat loss


How artificial creamers, seed oils, and sweeteners damage gut bacteria and overload the liver


The overlooked danger of mold toxins (mycotoxins) in most coffee beans


Why pesticides like glyphosate in coffee can worsen leaky gut and insulin resistance


How drinking coffee too early disrupts circadian rhythm and causes energy crashes


Why afternoon coffee (even decaf) sabotages deep and REM sleep


How to choose clean, mold-free, organic coffee for better energy and metabolic health

Key Takeaway:

Coffee isn’t the problem. Dirty coffee habits are.With the right timing, ingredients, and sourcing, coffee can be anti-inflammatory, liver supportive, and fat-burning.

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Blood sugar issues are not caused by sugar alone. In this episode, Ben Azadi explains how mineral deficiencies are a hidden driver behind insulin resistance, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes. You’ll learn the five essential minerals your body needs to regulate blood sugar, improve insulin sensitivity, and support long-term metabolic health.

This episode breaks down why medication-focused approaches often miss the root cause and how restoring mineral balance can lead to better glucose control, energy, cravings, and fat loss.

What You’ll Learn in This EpisodeWhy blood sugar problems are more about mineral deficiency than carbohydratesHow insulin signaling depends on proper mineral availabilityThe connection between gut health and blood sugar spikesWhy modern soil depletion contributes to widespread mineral deficienciesHow minerals act as the communication system of metabolism

The 5 Minerals That Help Lower Blood Sugar

Fulvic AcidSupports mineral absorption at the cellular level. Improves insulin receptor sensitivity, glucose transport into muscles, pancreatic health, and mitochondrial energy production.

Humic AcidSupports gut health by reducing inflammation, improving microbiome balance, and slowing carbohydrate absorption to flatten blood sugar spikes.

Trace MineralsChromium, zinc, selenium, and manganese help activate insulin signaling pathways, support insulin production, and reduce insulin resistance.

MagnesiumOne of the most commonly deficient minerals in people with insulin resistance. Supports insulin sensitivity, lowers cortisol, reduces cravings, and stabilizes blood sugar.

PotassiumAn insulin-sparing electrolyte that improves glucose storage in muscles, balances sodium, lowers cortisol, and reduces insulin overproduction.

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