In this 121st episode of Sober Head Podcast, Dr. Esra Çavuşoğlu, PhD speaks with Ben Azadi. Ben Azadi is a functional health expert, author, and podcast host known for his work on metabolic health, intermittent fasting, and the ketogenic diet. He is the author of Metabolic Freedom and the updated edition of Keto Flex, both of which are also available to readers in Türkiye.

Ben Azadi returns to Sober Head Podcast for the second time to discuss his books Metabolic Freedom and Keto Flex Revised. In this episode, we explore why weight loss is often not a calorie problem but a cellular problem, and how insulin resistance, inflammation, seed oils, environmental toxins, chronic stress, poor sleep, and constant snacking can block the body’s ability to burn fat.

Ben explains metabolic flexibility, fasting, keto, carnivore and elimination protocols, carb flex days, mitochondrial health, and how men and women may need different metabolic strategies at different stages of life.

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Ben Azadi Website: https://benazadi.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3q2XjTF08MCKcJPMJiQlIsuX6UVFq_iG
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebenazadi/
Special thanks to T.C. Istanbul Gedik University https://www.gedik.edu.tr/en/

00:00-03:20 Introduction to Ben Azadi.
03:20-04:42 Ben Azadi returns to the podcast
04:42-09:10 “We don’t have a weight problem, we have a weight symptom”
09:10-11:49 What causes metabolic dysfunction?
11:49-13:07 Why you can’t burn stored fat when insulin is high
13:07-16:02 Environmental toxins, microplastics, and metabolism
16:02-21:25 Obesogens and diabetogens explained
21:25-24:12 Why processed seed oils are so inflammatory
24:12-26:03 How long seed oils can stay in the body
26:03-27:22 Safer fats for cooking
27:22-30:18 Greenwashing and fake healthy foods
30:18-31:42 How chronic stress shuts down fat burning
31:42-34:04 Visceral fat, cortisol, and belly fat
34:04-36:49 Why eating too little can stall weight loss
36:49-37:51 What metabolic freedom really means
37:51-39:20 How constant snacking affects metabolism
39:20-40:46 The most important fat-burning window: sleep
40:46-42:18 What fasting does hour by hour
42:18-44:37 Autophagy, BDNF, ketones, and mitochondria
44:37-47:43 72-hour fasting and immune renewal
47:43-48:18 Why Keto Flex Revised was updated
48:18-51:29 Women, menopause, and personalized keto
51:29-52:13 The 4 pillars of Keto Flex: Adapt, Fast, Phase, Flex
52:13-53:16 Keto and fasting around the menstrual cycle
53:16-55:00 Ben Azadi’s protein and food philosophy
55:00-56:42 Plant-based, carnivore, keto: how to cut through confusion5
6:42-58:00 Ben Azadi’s message to Türkiye
58:00-58:43 Wrap up.

*About Ayık Kafa* Dr. Esra Çavuşoğlu, PhD, took her studies, starting from her personal treatment experiences and continuing with her clinical psychology education, to the next level by completing her PhD focused on Addiction. Dr. Esra in Ayık Kafa podcast discusses the world’s latest technologies, protocols, products and research in the fields of Biohacking and Longevity, while sharing first-hand information and experiences about the Disease of Addiction, as well as her latest academic studies.

*About Dr. Esra Çavuşoğlu, PhD* Longevilab’s founder, Dr. Esra, is a United States and internationally trained clinical psychologist and a certified addiction therapist in New York. She served as International Development Advisor on the Yale University Faculty of Medicine Clinical Advisory Board. She is the founder and supervisor of Gaziantep Oya Bahadır Yüksel Rehabilitation Center, Dr. Esra is the designer and implementer of the Turkey Rehabilitation Model. Dr. Esra founded the Contemporary Addiction Studies Association (ÇABAÇAD) in order to combat Turkey’s growing addiction problem.

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