{"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 Is Alive and Sending Inflammatory Signals Straight to Your Brain -How Visceral Fat Hijacks Your Cravings, Mood, and Memory With Ben Azadi | #1330","slug":"your-belly-fat-is-alive-and-sending-inflammatory-signals-straight-to-your-brain-how-visceral-fat-hijacks-your-cravings-mood-and-memory-with-ben-azadi-1330","published_at":"2026-06-11T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-azadi-show-743725/your-belly-fat-is-alive-and-sending-inflammatory-signals-straight-to-your-brain-how-visceral-fat-hijacks-your-cravings-mood-and-memory-with-ben-azadi-1330","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ben-azadi-show-743725","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/KETOKAMP8208978953.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/KETOKAMP8208978953.mp3","summary":"The protein shake Ben uses is Equip Foods Prime Protein (20% off, code BENAZADI): https://bit.ly/4xzZI78 Pre-order Keto Flex Revised, out July 21st, and get free bonuses: https://bit.ly/4wKG1sM Your belly fat isn't dead weight sitting around your waist. It's a biologically active organ, and the deep visceral fat around your organs sends inflammatory signals straight to your brain. Those signals shape your cravings, your mood, your memory, and your ability to feel full. One 2024 study found that people in their 20s and 30s with high visceral fat had nearly six times the risk of brain shrinkage. The late-night food noise and the willpower that keeps failing you aren't a character flaw. They're a broken biological signal. The good news: a 2026 study from Professor Iris Shai's team and Harvard showed that when people lost visceral fat and kept it off, brain shrinkage slowed and memory held strong into their 60s. This reverses. Key takeaways: Fat tissue is an endocrine organ, in the same category as your thyroid and adrenals Visceral fat, not the fat you can pinch, is the metabolically dangerous kind Leptin resistance is involved in roughly 90 percent of obesity cases, so it's a signaling problem, not a willpower problem Food noise is neurological: obesity lights up the same brain reward center as drug addiction Visceral fat is linked to depression and anxiety, independent of overall body weight Losing deep abdominal fat specifically, not just pounds, protects the brain, even against the APOE Alzheimer's gene 30 grams of protein per meal triggers your body's own GLP-1 and quiets cravings for free Find All The Ben Azadi Show Sponsorship Deals ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals","meta_description":"The protein shake Ben uses is Equip Foods Prime Protein (20% off, code BENAZADI): https://bit.ly/4xzZI78 Pre-order Keto Flex Revised, out July 21st, and g…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1420,"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-is-alive-and-sending-inflammatory-signals-straight-to-your-brain-how-visceral-fat-hijacks-your-cravings-mood-and-memory-with-ben-azadi-1330/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-is-alive-and-sending-inflammatory-signals-straight-to-your-brain-how-visceral-fat-hijacks-your-cravings-mood-and-memory-with-ben-azadi-1330.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}