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My interest in health started at a young age. I remember asking my dad who is a dermatologist, all kinds of abstract and philosophical questions. Why is the sky blue? Or, why does the sun cause skin issues? I was fascinated and wanted to know why.

In my early twenties I thought about pursuing a career in the medical field, specifically a naturopath. Life changed course and I got into the automotive detailing industry, owning my own company for the last thirty years.

All this time, I was still interested in health and how the human body worked but it was more of a leisurely pursuit. I read a few articles and watched a few videos here and there. It wasn’t until 2012 that I became more or less obsessed with why people get chronic diseases. That year my sister died of cancer. I thought to myself, Does the body want to kill itself? It didn’t make sense.

In 2014, I started to really dive “deep into the woods,” so to speak, with my discovery of water’s amazing properties. I learned water had memory and it could hold information. This blew my mind, and I started to voraciously read everything I could get my hands on about water.

Fast forward to 2019, and I realized I needed to share this information with people around me and my loved ones. I thought, I can become a health coach! This way I can share my information and help people get well. I signed up for The Primal Health Coach Institute after much research, as they were in line with my values. After getting my certificate, I realized I wanted to help people through teaching and lecturing.

A friend of mine suggested, “Why don’t you write a book?” I thought this would be perfect. I could get my message out there for people who wanted to listen. Over the past four years, I have been researching and working on this book, and it has finally come to fruition. This “model” that I created and developed is a decade of research and reviewing hundreds of articles, as well as talking and learning from experts in their respective fields. I hope this model gives you hope and you find value in it. If I could save one person from chronic disease I have succeeded at my mission.

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.

Rating: 5

Thank you,
Thomas Anderson
Editor In Chief
Literary Titan