#446: Metabolic Freedom: Ben Azadi’s Formula for Lasting Health

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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In this episode, Mark Groves sits down with health expert Ben Azadi to crack open the world of metabolic health, biohacking, and why your mindset might be the most underrated tool in your wellness toolbox. From decoding blood work (way beyond those “normal” ranges) to exposing the hidden dangers of environmental toxins, this conversation gets real about what it actually takes to feel good in your body. Ben shares insights from his book Metabolic Freedom, flipping the script on traditional weight loss advice. If you're ready to challenge old beliefs and take control of your health from the inside out, this one’s a must-listen. Ben Azadi, FDN-P, is a leading voice in metabolic health and the founder of Keto Kamp, a global brand dedicated to educating others on ancient healing strategies like keto and fasting. After shedding 80 pounds in 2008 and reversing his own health issues, Ben committed to helping over 1 billion people live healthier lives, including a 10-year mission to help 1 million people naturally reverse diabetes. Known as The Health Detective, he’s been a go-to expert on keto and intermittent fasting since 2013, with over 17 years in the health space and four best-selling books—including his latest with Hay House, Metabolic Freedom. Links: Get The Book - Metabolic Freedom: www.metabolicfreedombook.com Website: benazadi.com Instagram: @thebenazadi Facebook: facebook.com/thebenazadi YouTube: youtube.com/ketokamp TikTok: @thebenazadi Podcast: The Metabolic Freedom Podcast This episode is sponsored by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition: Certified Health Coach Training: Use code MARKGROVES20 for 20% off ALL courses from IIN & Chopra at http://bit.ly/MARKIIN —Have a question for Mark to answer on the podcast?https://www.speakpipe.com/TheMarkGrovesPodcast —Have a question for Mark and want an immediate answer? Mark's Dexa page: https://ask.markgroves.com —How are your Nervous System + Attachment Style connected? https://markgroves.com/connectthedots —Subscribe to Mark’s Substack to receive his weekly reflections and insights straight from his heart to your inbox. https://markgroves.substack.com/ —Contact us at podcast@markgroves.com for sponsor product support, questions, comments, or just to say hello!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of the Mark Gross podcast.
0:05.6	There has been a deep, deep personal exploration from me in the space of metabolic health,
0:12.2	cardiovascular health, glucose, which are all overlapping words and subjects.
0:18.5	And the only reason I really know that is because of today's guest. I have had
0:23.2	the honor of when I was kind of like, I got a blood results. I got like a panel done. And I was
0:30.7	freaking out when I got it. And I'm honored to have had him on the podcast before. So I reached out to him. And I was like, hey, man, I'm freaking out. I think I'm going to have had him on the podcast before. So I reached out to him.
0:37.9	And I was like, hey, man, I'm freaking out.
0:40.7	I think I'm going to die from a heart attack next week.
0:43.2	Like, what should I do?
0:44.7	And he was so generous with the level of information that he shared.
0:50.2	And I've since been a member of his community, consumed lots of his content because surprisingly
0:56.7	he doesn't want to answer all my questions all the time because he's created so much epic
1:01.2	content on it. So I'm really excited to have Ben Azadi back on the podcast to talk about metabolic
1:07.5	freedom. Oh, Mark, I am excited to be with you, brother. I love you. I love what you're doing. Let's rock round too, man. We're going to have some fun. Yeah, for me, you know, the birth of my work really in the space of relationship, which is not separate from the relationship that we have to our own physiology, to our bodies, and all the ways in which we can cause inflammation in our bodies. And as you know,
1:29.5	you know, coming from a background of being in pharma for 14 years, it was like every time I,
1:35.1	you know, much like when you and I hopped on a call to talk about that blood panel,
1:39.7	again, the things that I'm told by a standard GP, not that there aren't amazing ones,
1:46.8	is just not informed.
1:49.9	And it was so much more layered when you went through the whole picture of what was going on in my body that I got to exhale.
1:57.8	And you're like, buddy, like you can do something about this. Are you kidding? And for you
2:02.1	guys, my A1C would be traditionally, like traditional medicine would be in the high normal,
2:09.4	not pre-diabetic, but like right on the edge. But in functional medicine, that would have been
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