Get ready for another great show with Ben Azadi, author of the new book KetoFlex. Ben has an incredible story—after struggling with obesity and depression in his early 20s, he lost 80 pounds and completely transformed his health.

Today he's helping people better understand metabolism, fasting, and the ketogenic diet by simplifying complex science and turning it into practical, actionable habits that don't feel overwhelming.

We talk about why eating too close to bedtime can interfere with your body's biggest fat-burning window of the day, why Ben believes in making just one "tweak a week" instead of overhauling your life overnight, and why he says, "You don't lose weight to get healthy—you get healthy to lose weight."

We also discuss metabolic flexibility, the role of hyperinsulinemia and seed oils in today's obesity epidemic, why keto isn't meant to be a forever diet, and the simple mindset shifts that make lasting change possible—including Ben's memorable reminder: "If you treat your health casually, you'll end up a casualty." Ben also shares the productivity habits that have helped him write multiple bestselling books while staying focused on his mission of helping others reclaim their health.

Ben Azadi is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and functional diagnostic nutritionist known as "The Health Detective." After struggling with obesity and depression in his early 20s, he transformed his health by losing 80 pounds and reducing his body fat to 6%—an experience that inspired his mission to help others improve their metabolic health.  Today, Ben is the founder of Keto Kamp, where he educates people on intermittent fasting, the ketogenic diet, and metabolic flexibility. He is also the host of the award-winning Metabolic Freedom podcast, which was named Keto Podcast of the Year at the 2022 Metabolic Health Summit.

 

TIMESTAMPS:

Ben Azadi explains in this podcast some complex scientific insights about sleep, about metabolic health, about how the body's supposed to burn fat while we sleep, about what's going on during the day and how to manage this global obesity epidemic. [01:05]

Ben's story of being a very unhealthy depressed young man involves an 80-pound weight loss he experienced. This started his journey toward better health. He will explain the basics of the ketogenic diet. [04:55]

If you treat your health casually, you'll end up a casualty. If you are 23 years old or 63 years old, your body will respond when you change the signals you're giving it. [10:10]

What does it take to get motivated and inspired to take on the responsibility of managing your own health? [16:31]

When you eat too close to bedtime, you're missing out on the most important window within a 24-hour period for fat loss and fat burning. [18:14]

If you eat the same meal in the morning and evening with exactly the same calories and micronutrients, the insulin response is different. [22:44]

When you are most insulin sensitive in the morning, is that a good time to fast? [28:40]

If you put rules and guidelines into your life, that is a really nice method of succeeding. [32:34]

Start with whole foods, start with good sleep, start with movement and then build from there. [37:33]

Keto Flex is a spin on metabolic flexibility. It's do keto but don't do it forever. [38:22]

When you're in ketosis, it signals to your body that you're going through kind of like a famine. It's a stressor to the body. [43:13]

How did Ben lose 80 pounds in nine months? You don't lose weight to get healthy, you get healthy to lose weight. [48:54]

Are seed oils promoting hyperinsulinemia or are there other things at play here that's interfering with our ability to burn stored body fat? [52:33]

The definition of whole food is that it is a single ingredient food. [58:11]

What kind of application does the consumption of exogenous ketones have? [58:42]

Ben explains his KetoFlex plan here. [01:01:04]

Ben shares some of his secrets of managing his busy life, writing books, teaching, podcasting and keeping that 80 pounds off. [01:06:16]

 

LINKS:
Brad Kearns.com
Brad Nutrition.com
Brad’s Shopping Page
BornToWalkBook.com˜
B.rad Podcast – All Episodes
Peluva Five-Toe Minimalist Shoes
Keto Flex
Metabolic Freedom
Burn
ketoflex.com

 

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Check out each of these companies because they are absolutely awesome or they wouldn’t occupy this revered space. Seriously, I won’t promote anything that I don't absolutely love and use in daily life:

B.rad Nutrition: Premium quality, all-natural supplements for peak performance, recovery, and longevity; including the world's highest quality whey protein! Get 20% OFF your first order!

Peluva: Comfortable, functional, stylish five-toe minimalist shoe to reawaken optimal foot function. Use code BRADPODCAST for 15% off!

Jaspr Air Scrubber: Ultra high-performance air purifier - blows other air filters away! Save $200 on your unit with code BRAD.

Get Stride: Advanced DNA, methylation profile, microbiome & blood at-home testing. Hit your stride the right way, with cutting-edge technology and customized programming. Save 10% with the code BRAD.

Online educational courses: Numerous great offerings for an immersive home-study educational experience

Primal Fitness Expert Certification: The most comprehensive online course on all aspects of traditional fitness programming and a total immersion fitness lifestyle. Save 25% on tuition with code BRAD!

 

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Get ready for another great show with Ben Azadi, author of the new book KetoFlex. Ben has an incredible story&mdash;after struggling with obesity and depression in his early 20s, he lost 80 pounds and completely transformed his health.
Today he's helping people better understand metabolism, fasting, and the ketogenic diet by simplifying complex science and turning it into practical, actionable habits that don't feel overwhelming.
We talk about why eating too close to bedtime can interfere with your body's biggest fat-burning window of the day, why Ben believes in making just one "tweak a week" instead of overhauling your life overnight, and why he says, "You don't lose weight to get healthy&mdash;you get healthy to lose weight."
We also discuss metabolic flexibility, the role of hyperinsulinemia and seed oils in today's obesity epidemic, why keto isn't meant to be a forever diet, and the simple mindset shifts that make lasting change possible&mdash;including Ben's memorable reminder: "If you treat your health casually, you'll end up a casualty." Ben also shares the productivity habits that have helped him write multiple bestselling books while staying focused on his mission of helping others reclaim their health.
Ben Azadi is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and functional diagnostic nutritionist known as "The Health Detective." After struggling with obesity and depression in his early 20s, he transformed his health by losing 80 pounds and reducing his body fat to 6%&mdash;an experience that inspired his mission to help others improve their metabolic health.&nbsp; Today, Ben is the founder of Keto Kamp, where he educates people on intermittent fasting, the ketogenic diet, and metabolic flexibility. He is also the host of the award-winning Metabolic Freedom podcast, which was named Keto Podcast of the Year at the 2022 Metabolic Health Summit.
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TIMESTAMPS:
Ben Azadi explains in this podcast some complex scientific insights about sleep, about metabolic health, about how the body's supposed to burn fat while we sleep, about what's going on during the day and how to manage this global obesity epidemic. [01:05]
Ben's story of being a very unhealthy depressed young man involves an 80-pound weight loss he experienced. This started his journey toward better health. He will explain the basics of the ketogenic diet. [04:55]
If you treat your health casually, you'll end up a casualty. If you are 23 years old or 63 years old, your body will respond when you change the signals you're giving it. [10:10]
What does it take to get motivated and inspired to take on the responsibility of managing your own health? [16:31]
When you eat too close to bedtime, you're missing out on the most important window within a 24-hour period for fat loss and fat burning. [18:14]
If you eat the same meal in the morning and evening with exactly the same calories and micronutrients, the insulin response is different. [22:44]
When you are most insulin sensitive in the morning, is that a good time to fast? [28:40]
If you put rules and guidelines into your life, that is a really nice method of succeeding. [32:34]
Start with whole foods, start with good sleep, start with movement and then build from there. [37:33]
Keto Flex is a spin on metabolic flexibility. It's do keto but don't do it forever. [38:22]
When you're in ketosis, it signals to your body that you're going through kind of like a famine. It's a stressor to the body. [43:13]
How did Ben lose 80 pounds in nine months? You don't lose weight to get healthy, you get healthy to lose weight. [48:54]
Are seed oils promoting hyperinsulinemia or are there other things at play here that's interfering with our ability to burn stored body fat? [52:33]
The definition of whole food is that it is a single ingredient food. [58:11]
What kind of application does the consumption of exogenous ketones have? [58:42]
Ben explains his KetoFlex plan here. [01:01:04]
Ben shares some of his secrets of managing his busy life, writing books, teaching, podcasting and keeping that 80 pounds off. [01:06:16]
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LINKS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bradkearns.com/podcast-index/">Brad Kearns.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bradnutrition.com/">Brad Nutrition.com</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bradkearns.com/shop/">Brad&rsquo;s Shopping Page</a></li>
<li><a href="http://borntowalkbook.com/">BornToWalkBook.com</a>&tilde;</li>
<li><a href="https://bradkearns.com/podcast-index/">B.rad Podcast &ndash; All Episodes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://peluva.com/?view=cro-id28570">Peluva Five-Toe Minimalist Shoes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Keto-Flex-Revised-Metabolic-Flexibility/dp/B0G527GPDW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TS0HN54WR16W&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yXWKowGZgFTMI1GwXvpHYxAjHx_Yo17rZxBysXy6PSBJxMakgiysmWSWAdU61AReNc6hJ7ZLILPn3sux0SnyPUEgM5yaj3AOEFH-0Qi9Kh9juN2rY3qRUBvKtS5_CfNNV_6Xz_o7THitzfxBQcDOIKd4bDLff0hjo5j4izmpaD6EVpzJ70cnmlSY2W-n1HTuHqceZjqJJKqv6oZnomI0DyedX639j2WS2btCjIMZzxo.5RG9_HgveLTAFwo0roc21j0WvfzPytFp9Q2I_XFT8ls&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=keto+flex+ben+azadi+book&amp;qid=1784478757&amp;sprefix=Keto+Flex%2Caps%2C207&amp;sr=8-1">Keto Flex</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Metabolic-Freedom-Restore-Metabolism-Hormones/dp/1401994369/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ODvVDGZQ3Cx07ky3ornQv-xHhfhFTXigWnv2q_7EWvpBHvXXCoohtD7DrvW3PkBOAi64bUoq5bXjg6upqiBaLboEp1_CLDCgHUgvcSn7yvT9HGrHm6POBEM--C94ymajVhO1DOsqDpQ_rtRE8RAVEZ-zqTjprNsXiUqDA7eKTsrTjBLtIRWgdw_yHWvghAuMCxuVn0AvmXsomL4IPFqkK0L2C7kE_A5Xv0F-dfjc6nw.EDZ3SJuW-ZoWETSZSaXgXl_qKSQzqVu6wQa9FAvKW0Q&amp;qid=1784478819&amp;sr=8-2">Metabolic Freedom</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Burn-Research-Really-Calories-Healthy/dp/0593421043/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7HMSU7KD1AC2&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ePgZOntOQeiigl7J_-8CgvxTYScPPSZsGmEO2MuhVhd6fGdAp8ZykVZd4XHiGPtr3-XEH9GYSSGXvRqAnd-1Ik2ERleKDwe4FuMkcLhtoHOhnyk8svlwd9dy30mdSwEhQyNbgs5HUwaEVsiS85UCY0BGD3SI1syk9e_G1r-QC5vv11UdmyvWsUcX1FSj-hUcFQ6syVompS8W283n_jKikrSmKDfRSIrFCgUgd4OrDRU.Dpq_ZD3DDQYbEK5fWQO-VYlNceM5fTjxnaimnn0Igj0&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=burn&amp;qid=1784481526&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=Burn%2Cstripbooks%2C216&amp;sr=1-1">Burn</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.godaddy.com/domainsearch/find?isc=AFT_UNA&amp;tmskey=dpp_dbs&amp;domainToCheck=ketoflex.com">ketoflex.com</a></li>
</ul>
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Check out each of these companies because they are absolutely awesome or they wouldn&rsquo;t occupy this revered space. Seriously, I won&rsquo;t promote anything that I don't absolutely love and use in daily life:
<a href="http://bradnutrition.com/?utm_source=brad-kearns-news.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=brad-kearns-news-dismantling-the-modern-fitness-lie">B.rad Nutrition:</a> Premium quality, all-natural supplements for peak performance, recovery, and longevity; including the world's highest quality whey protein! Get 20% OFF your first order!
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<a href="https://jaspr.co/products/airscrubber?rfsn=8682396.a9fad4">Jaspr Air Scrubber:</a> Ultra high-performance air purifier - blows other air filters away! Save $200 on your unit with code BRAD.
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<a href="https://bradventures.thinkific.com/collections?utm_source=brad-kearns-news.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=brad-kearns-news-dismantling-the-modern-fitness-lie">Online educational courses:</a>&nbsp;Numerous great offerings for an immersive home-study educational experience
<a href="https://www.primalhealthcoach.com/brad/?utm_source=brad-kearns-news.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=brad-kearns-news-dismantling-the-modern-fitness-lie">Primal Fitness Expert Certification</a>: The most comprehensive online course on all aspects of traditional fitness programming and a total immersion fitness lifestyle. Save 25% on tuition with code BRAD!
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Join Brad Kearns, New York Times bestselling author, world #1 ranked masters 60+ high jumper, Speedgolf world record holder, and former world #3 ranked pro triathlete, in pursuing peak performance with passion throughout life. Brad delivers an engaging mix of step-by-step education on important health topics like staying fit, strong and powerful as you age; transforming diet to lose body fat and increase energy; sort through hype and misinformation to make simple, sustainable lifestyle changes; and broaden your perspective beyond a fit body to experience happy relationships, nonstop personal growth, and ultimately sail to 100 with a happy, healthy, long life. Let’s explore beyond shortcuts, hacks, and crushing competition to laugh, have fun, appreciate the journey, and not take ourselves too seriously. It’s time to B.rad!

 

Join Brad Kearns, New York Times bestselling author, world #1 ranked masters 60+ high jumper, Speedgolf world record holder, and former world #3 ranked pro triathlete, in pursuing peak performance with passion throughout life. Brad delivers an engaging mix of step-by-step education on important health topics like staying fit, strong and powerful as you age; transforming diet to lose body fat and increase energy; sort through hype and misinformation to make simple, sustainable lifestyle changes; and broaden your perspective beyond a fit body to experience happy relationships, nonstop personal growth, and ultimately sail to 100 with a happy, healthy, long life. Let&rsquo;s explore beyond shortcuts, hacks, and crushing competition to laugh, have fun, appreciate the journey, and not take ourselves too seriously. It&rsquo;s time to B.rad!
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Brad Kearns, NY Times bestselling author and world #1 masters age 60+ high jumper, offers a fun and diverse mix of interviews with leading authors and health experts, and  how-to shows for peak performance, weight loss, personal growth, and longevity

The B.rad Podcast

Today, we've been conditioned to believe that accelerated aging is normal — that getting older means slowing down, losing our competitive edge, and watching others from the sidelines. Brad Kearns is living proof that's a lie. A New York Times bestselling author, former world #3 ranked professional triathlete, and current world-ranked masters high jumper and 400-meter runner, Brad is competing and excelling into his 60s.

The B.rad Podcast informs and inspires you to see what's possible at any age. Every episode cuts through the hype and misinformation on the topics that matter most: ancestral nutrition and diet strategies that strip body fat and restore energy; training methods that build strength, power, speed, and endurance without destroying your body; recovery protocols that keep you performing at your peak; and the mindset shifts that help you thrive as you age instead of simply survive. This show offers a refreshing alternative to slowing down, giving up, and fading away.

Whether you're a competitive athlete looking to extend your prime, someone battling fatigue and frustration with conventional health advice, or simply a person who refuses to go quietly into a slower, smaller life — the B.rad Podcast was built for you. No shortcuts. No hype. Just world-class guests and actionable tips to help you dial in all areas of healthy living and lifelong functional fitness.

Enjoy step-by-step actionable protocols from Brad, as well as prominent guests like Mark Sisson, Dr. Paul Saladino, Ben Greenfield, Shawn Stevenson, Dr. Tommy Wood, Mark Manson, Katy Bowman, Gabby Reece, Cynthia Thurlow, and Melanie Avalon. Forget the age limitations. It's time to raise the bar. Visit BradKearns.com for free PDF resources, peak performance tools, and weekly insights delivered to your inbox.

Today, we've been conditioned to believe that accelerated aging is normal &mdash; that getting older means slowing down, losing our competitive edge, and watching others from the sidelines. Brad Kearns is living proof that's a lie.&nbsp;A New York Times bestselling author, former world #3 ranked professional triathlete, and current world-ranked masters high jumper and 400-meter runner, Brad is competing and excelling into his 60s.
The B.rad Podcast informs and inspires you to see what's possible at any age. Every episode cuts through the hype and misinformation on the topics that matter most: ancestral nutrition and diet strategies that strip body fat and restore energy; training methods that build strength, power, speed, and endurance without destroying your body; recovery protocols that keep you performing at your peak; and the mindset shifts that help you thrive as you age instead of simply survive. This show offers a refreshing alternative to slowing down, giving up, and fading away.
Whether you're a competitive athlete looking to extend your prime, someone battling fatigue and frustration with conventional health advice, or simply a person who refuses to go quietly into a slower, smaller life &mdash; the B.rad Podcast was built for you. No shortcuts. No hype. Just world-class guests and actionable tips to help you dial in all areas of healthy living and lifelong functional fitness.
Enjoy step-by-step actionable protocols from Brad, as well as prominent guests like Mark Sisson, Dr. Paul Saladino, Ben Greenfield, Shawn Stevenson, Dr. Tommy Wood, Mark Manson, Katy Bowman, Gabby Reece, Cynthia Thurlow, and Melanie Avalon. Forget the age limitations. It's time to raise the bar. Visit BradKearns.com for free PDF resources, peak performance tools, and weekly insights delivered to your inbox.