Metabolic Freedom With Ben Azadi #1158 The “Healthy” Carb That’s Secretly Destroying Your Metabolism and Shutting Off Fat-Burning Hormones After 40 With Ben Azadi
Nov 16, 2025
Discover the surprising truth about whole-grain wheat bread, often thought to be healthy but actually harming your metabolism after 40. Ben Azadi reveals how it spikes glucose like candy, contributing to insulin resistance and inflammation. He shares shocking data from his glucose monitor experiment and the benefits of eliminating wheat for just 14 days. Explore alternative carbs like sweet potatoes and root vegetables, while learning about the hidden tactics of the food industry. Transform your health and energy by taking on the wheat elimination challenge!
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Whole-Grain Bread Can Act Like Sugar
- Whole-grain wheat bread can spike glucose and insulin nearly like candy due to processing and fine milling.
- High insulin from these spikes shuts off fat burning and pushes the body into fat storage mode.
Inflamed Cell Membranes Block Hormones
- Repeated glucose and insulin spikes inflame cell membranes where hormone receptors live, impairing hormone docking.
- Inflamed receptors drive insulin resistance and block hormones like thyroid, leptin, and testosterone from working properly.
Personal CGM Test With Wheat Bread
- Ben Azadi tested a CGM and showed eggs and avocado kept glucose near 85–98 mg/dL while adding two slices of whole wheat raised it to 145 mg/dL.
- His glucose stayed elevated for two hours, indicating hours of suppressed fat burning from just two slices.
