As a matter of fact, if you're overweight right now, and I used to be obese, I was 80 pounds

overweight, you don't have a weight problem. I never had a weight problem. Nobody in the history

of this world has ever had a weight problem. It's a weight symptom. It's a result of the problem.

So counting calories, focusing on calories, is similar to treating the symptom.

Getting to inflammation and hormones is similar to get into the cause.

It isn't about being perfect. It's about being better.

Hello, my name is Dr. Stephanie Stima and I host expert discussions with thought leaders in all facets of health,

including nutrition, fitness, hormones, stress management, performance, recovery, longevity,

health span, and energy production. On this show, we discuss complex science, but then we also

alchemize it into actionable everyday living.

The ultimate goal with the show is to assist you in making informed decisions about your health

and to catapult you into being the hero in your own life.

All right, Bettys, welcome back to another episode of Better with Dr. Stephanie.

It's me, your host, Dr. Stephanie Estima.

Today we are talking about metabolic freedom, what that entails, how to get it.

If you don't have it, how do you know you don't have it, and what are the steps to achieving this metabolic

utopia? My guest today is Ben Azadi. In 2008, Ben Azadi lost 80 pounds of extra weight

getting metabolically healthy, and ever since, he has been on a mission to help people

live a healthier lifestyle. Ben is a functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner,

and he's had over 16 years of experience in the health industry. He's the author of four

Amazon bestselling books, and he's an international keynote speaker. He's been featured on Forbes,

LA Weekly, Disrupt Magazine, New York Times, and many others. So we talk today about the cornerstones of inflammation and

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