209: Ben Azadi, Founder of Keto Kamp & Best Selling Author: Sleep, Sugar & Self-Image: Unlocking Metabolic Freedom

In 2008, Ben Azadi was an obese man who went through a personal health transformation of releasing 80 pounds of extra weight, and getting metabolically healthy. Ever since, Ben Azadi, FDN-P, has been on a mission to help 1 billion people live a healthier lifestyle. Ben has a 10 year mission to help over 1 million people naturally reverse their diabetes. Ben, the founder of Keto Kamp, has over 17 years of experience in the health industry, and he's the author of four best-selling books, including his latest Keto Flex. Ben is the author of the upcoming book Metabolic Freedom, published with Hay House. Ben has been the go-to source for intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet since 2013. He is known as 'The Health Detective' because he investigates dysfunction, and he educates, not medicates, to bring the body back to normal function. Ben is the founder of Keto Kamp; a global brand bringing awareness to ancient healing strategies such as the keto diet and fasting. 

Ben is the host of a top 15 podcast, The Metabolic Freedom Podcast which won Keto Podcast of The Year (2022) by The Metabolic Health Summit. Ben has the fast growing Ben Azadi YouTube channel with over 400,000 subscribers and 25 million video views, and TikTok channel with over 330,000 subscribers and over 50 million video views. 

Ben is a keynote speaker who delivered a keynote lecture for Ketocon 2022, 2023, and Hack Your Health 2024; and he's been featured in Forbes, Tampa’s NBC WFLA, LA Weekly, Disrupt Magazine, NY Times Mag, LA Entertainment Weekly and other publications.

SHOWNOTES:

😴  What do 93% of Americans have in common—and how it impacts sleep 

😴  Can poor sleep cause metabolic disease?

😴  Why is sleep the ‘Swiss Army knife’ of your metabolism?

😴  A deep dive into late-night eating, 3 AM glucose crashes, and how meal timing impacts recovery.

😴  Learn about “Vitamin G” 

😴  Does your self-image determine your sleep quality?

😴  Is your wearable making you anxious? —and how to use it for insights, not identity.

😴  What does a metabolic health expert actually do at night? –Ben walks us through his full routine.

😴  Mouth taping: Biohacking gimmick or real game changer?

😴  Why your bedtime might matter less than your wake-up time

😴  The best morning habits to set your sleep up for success

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😴  And many more!


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