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Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Ep. 465 Metabolic Health 101: Fat Loss, Toxins, and Seed Oils with Ben Azadi, FDN-P

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Today, I am delighted to reconnect with Ben Azadi, a dear friend and a five-time guest. Ben is on a mission to help one billion people live healthier lives. With over 16 years of experience in the health industry, he is the author of four Amazon best-selling books and is about to release his latest book, Metabolic Freedom.  In our discussion today, we dive into why the calories in, calories out approach is deceptive and ineffective for fat loss. We unpack Ben’s life story, looking at the value of purpose and friendship, how toxins can hinder weight loss, and the benefits of eating less frequently for better metabolic health. We also look at the health consequences of consuming seed oils, the metabolic markers we should be advocating for, and what we could do to combat all the misinformation about health and metabolism within the mainstream health and wellness industry. You will love today’s thought-provoking and insightful discussion with Ben Azadi and may even want to revisit it. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Why the calories-in, calories-out approach is ineffective for weight loss Ben shares his weight loss journey, highlighting the connection between gut health and brain function How environmental toxins disrupt hormone function and lead to insulin resistance and diabetes Some practical tips for reducing your exposure to environmental toxins How ketogenic diets and fasting can reduce insulin resistance and inflammation What is metabolic flexibility? Ben shares his take on seed oils  Which oils are best to use for cooking? Being mindful when choosing who to follow and what information to consume  What you will find in Ben’s latest book, Metabolic Freedom Connect with Cynthia Thurlow   Follow on X Instagram LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Submit your questions to [email protected] Connect with Ben Azadi On his website Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok Get a copy of Ben Azadi’s latest book, Metabolic Freedom.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast.

0:04.2

I'm your host, nurse practitioner, Cynthia Thurlow.

0:07.4

This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.

0:13.8

My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the health and wellness industry each week and

0:21.5

impact over a million lives.

0:29.1

Today I had the honor of reconnecting with dear friend and five-time guest Ben Azadi.

0:36.1

He is on a mission to help one billion people live a healthier

0:39.5

lifestyle and has over 16 years in the health industry and is the author of four Amazon

0:44.4

bestselling books and has an upcoming brand new book called Metabolic Freedom. Today we spoke

0:50.6

about how calories in calories out is a failed approach to fat loss and is in fact

0:56.1

deceptive the impact of ben's trajectory of his life story the value of purpose and friendship

1:02.8

why toxins can be problematic when trying to lose weight why nutrition and eating less often

1:09.5

can be so beneficial when trying to improve metabolic health,

1:13.8

the impact of seed oils on our health, specific metabolic health markers we should all be

1:19.6

advocating for, and last but not least, why there's so much misinformation about health and

1:25.2

metabolism in the mainstream health and wellness industry

1:28.1

and how we can help combat this.

1:30.3

This is truly an invaluable conversation, one I know you will listen to more than once.

1:38.3

Welcome, Ben.

1:39.3

It's always so good to have you on the podcast.

1:41.4

And I was looking through my old episode count. I think this is

1:45.3

our fifth podcast together on everyday wellness. Wow. What a blessing. I can't believe that.

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