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#460 - Colonoscopies, Valentine’s Day Thoughts, Coffee Vs. Tea Breaking A Fast, Floral And Flavored Teas, Caffeine, Impact Of Social Media On Eating Habits, Healthy Social Media Habits, And More! Feb 09, 2026

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#458 - Special Guest Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, The Forever Strong Playbook, How To Get Enough Protein, Intermittent Fasting & Training, The Benefits Of Friction & Stress, The New Dietary Guidelines, HIIT, SIT, & Resistance Training, And More! Jan 26, 2026

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#457 - A Secret Podcast Confession, Changing Beliefs About Fasting, 3 Ways To Lose Weight, The Future Of The Show, Getting Enough Protein, Fasting Misconceptions, Calories In Vs. Calories Out, And More! Jan 19, 2026

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#456 - Our Favorite Podcast Moments, Changing Our Fasting Practice, How We Met, Metabolism Slowing Down With Age, Guilt In Eating Vs. Lifestyle Goals, How We Prepare The Show, And More! Jan 12, 2026

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Enjoyment or indulgence: What draws the line in hedonic food consumption?⁠

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#455 - Food Digestion Times, Digestive Enzymes, Why People Quit Fasting, Eating For Fullness Vs. Taste, Fasting Sustainability, Health Mindsets Affecting Diet Adherence, Marathon Health Effects, Travel Tips And More! Jan 05, 2026

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Breaking the fast: Meal patterns and beliefs about healthy eating style are associated with adherence to intermittent fasting diets

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#454 - New Year’s Eve, Cheese As A Protein Source, Carnitine And Autophagy, Fearing Animal And Plant Protein, Cancer And Animal Protein, Dairy And Weight Loss, Cellular Mitophagy, And More! Dec 29, 2025

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Animal and plant protein usual intakes are not adversely associated with all-cause, cardiovascular disease–, or cancer-related mortality risk: an NHANES III analysis

⁠Antioxidant, Antihypertensive, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Long-Term Ripened Cheddar Cheese Water-Soluble Extract

The Effects of Dairy Product and Dairy Protein Intake on Inflammation: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Consumption of a high-fat meal containing cheese compared with a vegan alternative lowers postprandial C-reactive protein in overweight and obese individuals with metabolic abnormalities: a randomised controlled cross-over study

Exploring the Links between Diet and Inflammation: Dairy Foods as Case Studies

Dairy Foods, Obesity, and Metabolic Health: The Role of the Food Matrix Compared with Single Nutrients

Self-Eating for Muscle Fitness: Autophagy in the Control of Energy Metabolism

l-Carnitine and Acetyl-l-Carnitine Induce Metabolism Alteration and Mitophagy-Related Cell Death in Colorectal Cancer Cells

Carnitine induces autophagy and restores high-fat diet-induced mitochondrial dysfunction

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#453 - Social Norms Affecting Eating Behavior, Contagious Obesity, Creatine Breaking A Fast, Food Tasting Better With Others, Increasing Food Pleasure, Societal Weight Norms, And More! Dec 23, 2025

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#452 - Intermittent Fasting For Type 2 Diabetes, Super Power Blood Tests, Biological Age, ADF Fasting, Special Occasions On Down Days, Cardio Vs. Strength Exercise During Fasting, TV Roles We Would Play, And More! Dec 20, 2025

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#451 - Special Guest Sarah Morgan, Oral Peptide Strips, BPC-157, GHK-Cu, CJC-1295, PT-141+, Thymosin Alpha-1, Peptide Benefits, The Future Of GLP-1s, Drugs Vs. Supplements, Supporting Sleep, Weight Loss, Muscle, & Skin, And More! Dec 08, 2025

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