{"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":"Your Belly Fat Has Almost Nothing to Do With Your Belly: The $2 Bitter Tonic That Helps Empty a Fatty Liver in as Little as Nine Days With Ben Azadi | #1336","slug":"your-belly-fat-has-almost-nothing-to-do-with-your-belly-the-2-bitter-tonic-that-helps-empty-a-fatty-liver-in-as-little-as-nine-days-with-ben-azadi-1336","published_at":"2026-06-20T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-azadi-show-743725/your-belly-fat-has-almost-nothing-to-do-with-your-belly-the-2-bitter-tonic-that-helps-empty-a-fatty-liver-in-as-little-as-nine-days-with-ben-azadi-1336","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-azadi-show-743725","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/KETOKAMP2873131837.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/KETOKAMP2873131837.mp3","summary":"NAC from Myoscience (20% off, code applied automatically): https://bit.ly/4oHOdGD Pre-order Keto Flex Revised and get free bonuses at: https://bit.ly/4wKG1sM Roughly 40% of adults have a fatty liver, and most have no idea. If your belly fat will not budge no matter how clean you eat, the real bottleneck may not be your metabolism or your willpower. It may be a congested liver and bile that stopped flowing. In this episode of the Metabolic Freedom Podcast, Ben Azadi breaks down why your liver is the traffic controller for fat, how thick, sluggish bile keeps that fat in storage, and a simple bitter tonic that costs about $2 and takes 60 seconds to make. He also covers the human research behind ginger and turmeric, the one pinch of black pepper that makes turmeric actually count, and why olive oil is the trigger that tells your gallbladder to squeeze. Key takeaways: About 40% of adults have fatty liver, with projections heading past 1 in 2 within 15 years A lot of \"liver fat\" is sugar your liver converted, not fat you ate One study showed liver fat dropping in just nine days from cutting sugar alone, no calorie cut Ginger improved liver enzymes, inflammation, insulin resistance, and liver fat in a 12 week trial Turmeric improved liver fat by nearly 79% in one trial, and black pepper is what makes it absorb Olive oil pushed CCK to roughly three times the level of a saturated fat, opening up the gallbladder The protocol: drink it on an empty stomach every morning for at least 14 days Find All The Ben Azadi Show Sponsorship Deals ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals","meta_description":"NAC from Myoscience (20% off, code applied automatically): https://bit.ly/4oHOdGD Pre-order Keto Flex Revised and get free bonuses at: https://bit.ly/4wKG…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1345,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ben-azadi-show-743725/episodes/your-belly-fat-has-almost-nothing-to-do-with-your-belly-the-2-bitter-tonic-that-helps-empty-a-fatty-liver-in-as-little-as-nine-days-with-ben-azadi-1336/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/your-belly-fat-has-almost-nothing-to-do-with-your-belly-the-2-bitter-tonic-that-helps-empty-a-fatty-liver-in-as-little-as-nine-days-with-ben-azadi-1336.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}