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Benjamin Smith Author Interview

Why Are You Sick? Introduces listeners and readers to your Ultimate Health Model™, a framework that connects cellular health with lifestyle factors like breathing, sleep, water, food, movement, environment, and even thoughts and feelings. Why was this an important book for you to write?

It was important because not only did I lose family members and friends to chronic disease, I wanted to really understand why everyone was suffering with health problems. 

How did you develop your Ultimate Health Model™, and what sets it apart from other guides on how to improve your health?

Years and years of research, sifting through and reading hundreds of articles and slowly putting the pieces together. When I found that chronic inflammation might contribute to mitochondrial dysfunction I cross referenced it hundreds of times. I did the same for all the circles until I came up with the cellular framework happening in background. Then I added the the lifestyle factors that contribute to chronic disease or optimal health. Our guide is different because its all inclusive. Its a roadmap a ten year old could follow. Engage in as many on green side as possible and as few on red side its that simple. 

What were some ideas that were important for you to share in this book? 

Nonmainstream topics were important for me to share. Factors like structured water, grounding and sunlight which are rarely discussed are more important than diet which is talked about insenantly. 

What is one thing that you hope readers take away from the audiobook? 

I hope readers and listeners will understand their health better. My model gives them agency to take control of their health instead of being at the mercy of the medical establishment. Plus our audiobook finally makes health fun, entertaining, engaging and immersive. 

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“This is one of the best books on the subject.” ~ Dr. Robert Kiltz, Founder and Director of CNY Fertility and Host of the Carnivore Conversations podcast

Sometimes, it feels like the ability to reclaim our health is just out of reach.
Why Are You Sick? How to reclaim your health with the Ultimate Health Model™ by health coach Benjamin Smith shows you the root causes of your health challenges and teaches you how to reclaim your vitality. Using his proprietary Ultimate Health Model™, you will understand how to turn the negative cycle of ill health into a positive cycle of optimum health.
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Ben Smith is a certified health coach with Primal Health Coaching and a self-taught alternative wellness expert. He has spent fifteen years researching health practices and distilled the unconventional answers that he developed into the Ultimate Health Model™. Using research as his guide, Ben tests hypotheses by putting them into practice in his own life. Since seeing astounding results in his health, he has been sharing his findings with others.

Why Are You Sick? (Audiobook)

The audiobook starts by pulling back the curtain on the lies and myths we’ve all been fed about health. From the first chapter, the narrator makes it clear that this is not another fad diet manual or a magic-pill promise. Instead, he introduces what the author calls the Ultimate Health Model™, a framework that connects cellular health with lifestyle factors like breathing, sleep, water, food, movement, environment, and even thoughts and feelings. He threads personal stories of loss, his own health struggles, and years of research into a narrative that pushes the reader to think differently about sickness. By the end, it feels less like a lecture and more like a wake-up call to reclaim agency over our bodies.

Listening to the audiobook, I found myself reacting in waves. At times, I was nodding along with genuine excitement, especially when Smith explained concepts like structured water or the overlooked role of chronic dehydration. The narrator’s voice is soothing but carries conviction, which makes the listening experience feel calming and informative. The narrator’s passion kept me engaged, and I couldn’t help but admire the author’s dedication to challenging the status quo.

The mix of narrators, Gillian Williams, GM Hakim, Tom Wayland, and Rachel Sloane, keeps the audiobook lively and dynamic, each voice adding its own energy and tone, and hearing directly from the author himself makes the experience feel even more personal and authentic.

The book feels personal. Author Benjamin Smith shares stories of losing loved ones to cancer, his own battles with asthma and fatigue, and the frustration of watching mainstream medicine ignore what he sees as obvious connections. That vulnerability gave weight to his arguments. I also liked how he broke up serious topics with humor, casual asides, and even a few sharp words. It made the audiobook feel conversational. It was heartfelt and, at times, surprisingly inspiring.

I’d recommend Why Are You Sick? to anyone who feels stuck in their health journey and wants a fresh perspective. It’s not an audiobook for someone looking for a rigid plan or a neat list of do’s and don’ts. It’s more for the curious, the frustrated, and the open-minded listener who’s willing to sift through bold ideas, personal stories, and unconventional advice to find what resonates. If you like your audiobooks passionate and provocative, this one might be exactly what you need.

6 Hours and 22 Minutes | ASIN : B0FN4S3DMB

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