{"podcast":{"title":"The Ben Azadi Show","slug":"the-ben-azadi-show-743725","podcast_index_feed_id":743725,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KETOKAMP7343763832","website_url":"http://www.benazadi.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/631d2d26-e074-11ee-a258-d728fb977b2b/image/f3668206ff316bf95b52040006e5b7d0.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Ben Azadi","episode_count":1350,"summary":"Ben Azadi, NYT best-selling author of Metabolic Freedom, is the host of The Ben Azadi Show. We bring on the thought leaders in this space to have life-changing conversations so you can apply them and upgrade your metabolism. The topics we cover include biohacking, ketosis, carnivore, fasting strategies, mindset and metabolic health. Discover how to cut through all the noise in the health and nutrition space so you can finally get the results you want, and keep them; whether it's fat loss, more energy, better sleep, or focusing on general health and longevity. As a former obese man, Ben took his pain of being extremely unhealthy, and turned it into a purpose by transforming his health and now he is on a mission to educate 1 billion people. Ben brings you the thought leaders in the world of health, including Dr. Eric Berg, Ben Greenfield, Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Will Cole, Mark Sisson, Dr. Ken Berry, Dr Mindy Pelz, Cynthia Thurow, Dr. Daniel Pompa, and many others. You'll discover everything you want to know about the keto diet, ketosis, paleo, fasting, intermittent fasting, block fasting, fasting mimicking diet, bulletproof fasting, dry fasting, water fasting, and everything that works…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T20:21:28.912238+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-azadi-show-743725"},"episode":{"title":"The Truth About Aspirin, Heart Attacks, and Arterial Plaque That Most Doctors Are Still Getting Wrong: Why 70% of Heart Attacks Start in Arteries That Were Less | #1340","slug":"the-truth-about-aspirin-heart-attacks-and-arterial-plaque-that-most-doctors-are-still-getting-wrong-why-70-of-heart-attacks-start-in-arteries-that-were-less-1340","published_at":"2026-06-27T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-azadi-show-743725/the-truth-about-aspirin-heart-attacks-and-arterial-plaque-that-most-doctors-are-still-getting-wrong-why-70-of-heart-attacks-start-in-arteries-that-were-less-1340","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-azadi-show-743725","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/KETOKAMP7956955762.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/KETOKAMP7956955762.mp3","summary":"Fresh Pressed Olive Oil Club: https://freshpressolive.com/3Qnswiv Pre-order Keto Flex Revised and get free bonuses at: https://bit.ly/4wKG1sM Here's the fact that changes everything: roughly 70% of heart attacks happen in arteries that are less than 50% blocked. The person often felt completely fine. And then a life-changing event. It's not a slow clog. It's a rupture. Soft, inflamed plaque buried in the artery wall ruptures, platelets rush in, a clot forms in seconds, and that clot is what actually triggers the heart attack. The real villains are inflammation, unstable plaque, and clotting. Not your cholesterol number. That's also why the aspirin debate got so confusing. Aspirin works by making platelets less sticky, blunting that first step of clot formation. For someone with documented plaque or a previous heart attack or stroke, the evidence is strong: aspirin cuts the risk of a second event by around 19 to 20%. But for someone at genuinely low cardiovascular risk who has never had an event, the bleeding risk may quietly outweigh any benefit. Same pill, different person, opposite outcome. The key test most people have never gotten: your coronary calcium score. In this episode, I share exactly what I would do the day I found plaque in my arteries, including seven metabolic steps that address the root cause instead of just managing the risk. Key Takeaways: 70% of heart attacks happen in arteries less than 50% blocked. It's a rupture and clot, not a slow clog. Aspirin helps people at high cardiovascular risk (secondary prevention), but may do more harm than good for low-risk individuals Your coronary calcium score is the most important test most people have never taken Chronically high insulin is, according to heart surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia (5,000+ open heart surgeri…","meta_description":"Fresh Pressed Olive Oil Club: https://freshpressolive.com/3Qnswiv Pre-order Keto Flex Revised and get free bonuses at: https://bit.ly/4wKG1sM Here's the f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1391,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ben-azadi-show-743725/episodes/the-truth-about-aspirin-heart-attacks-and-arterial-plaque-that-most-doctors-are-still-getting-wrong-why-70-of-heart-attacks-start-in-arteries-that-were-less-1340/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-azadi-show-743725/the-truth-about-aspirin-heart-attacks-and-arterial-plaque-that-most-doctors-are-still-getting-wrong-why-70-of-heart-attacks-start-in-arteries-that-were-less-1340.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}