The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

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#169 - Dr. Peter Kozlowski "Doc Koz": Get The Func Out, The 7 Key Hormones, Male Infertility, Normal Vs. Optimal Lab Ranges, Addressing Adrenal Fatigue, Our Toxic Burden, Heavy Metals, Detox & Chelation, And More! Oct 28, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/dockoz 1:55 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:05 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 12:15 - Doc Koz's Personal Journey 17:15 - Problems With Supplemental Testosterone 22:10 - Does Testosterone Effect Female Fertility? 25:50 - Excess Testosterone Converting To Other Hormones 28:40 - Supplementing Estrogen 31:20 - Supplementing Progesterone 33:00 - Oral Supplementation 34:00 - Thyroid Medication 41:40 - Suppressed TSH 43:10 - How Often Should You Retest? 45:15 - Testing With Or Without Medication 48:00 - Conflicts In Approach Across Medical Professionals 50:15 - Finding What Works 52:10 - Reverse T3 58:30 - 7 Most Important Hormones 1:03:00 - DHEA 1:07:30 - Adrenal Fatigue 1:10:10 - Our Toxic Burden 1:18:15 - Phase 1 And 2 Liver Detox 1:20:15 - Toxicity Tests 1:24:10 - Testing Beauty Products 1:31:30 - Detox And Chelation 1:38:00 - Modified Citrus Pectin 1:42:50 - Comparative Testing Levels 1:47:10 - Medical Cost Of Testing 1:50:10 - Dosing Modified Citrus Pectin 1:51:10 - Do Vegetarian Diets Make A Difference In Toxic Load? 1:56:05 - Seeing Improvement 1:56:10 - Mold Toxicity
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#168 - Morgan Levine: True Age, The Science Of Aging, Female Longevity Advantage, Epigenetic Reprogramming, Plasma Exchange, Yamanaka Factors, Biological Age Vs Chronological Age, And More! Oct 21, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/morganlevine 2:00 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:15 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 11:00 - Morgan's Background 14:15 - Why Do We Age? 16:30 - Aging In The Animal Kingdom 18:15 - Child Bearing And Longevity 20:00 - Communal Child Rearing 21:45 - The Biological Drive To Continue The Species 23:05 - Cancer Immortality 25:00 - Senescent Cells 27:45 - Biological Aging 29:00 - What Is Aging? 36:45 - Where Does The Aging Process Start? 39:30 - Comorbidities With Age 41:00 - Super-Centennarians 42:25 - Can We Edit Our Genes To Live Longer? 45:30 - Phenotypes Of Aging 50:20 - Defining Biological Age 51:20 - Are We Aging Faster Than Before? 53:30 - Disease Processes 55:00 - When Does Aging Actually Start 56:30 - Measuring Biological Age 58:00 - DNA Methylation 59:30 - The 9 Biomarkers To Tell Your Biological Age 1:02:25 - Historical Data Of Chronic Diseases 1:05:30 - Methylation Status As Compared To Health 1:06:50 - Epigenetic Clocks 1:14:10 - Can We Change Our Methylation? 1:17:35 - Yamanaka Factors 1:20:10 - Can We Make Changes To Our Yamanaka Factors? 1:23:25 - Can Our Genome Age Backwards? 1:24:50 - Testing Yamanaka Factors 1:26:15 - What Is The Most Practical In Anti-Aging? 1:27:35 - Plasma Exchange 1:31:35 - Rapamyicin 1:32:20 - Morgan's Practical Implimentations 1:33:50 - How Fast Can We See Changes If We Change Our Lifestyles? 1:36:30 - Consumer Products For Testing Inner Age 1:37:20 - NR And NMN 1:38:15 - The Future Of Anti-Aging 1:41:30 - How Intuitive Are We? 1:45:10 - Guessing Ages
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#167 - Mark Schatzker: The End of Craving, Nutritional Mismatch & Uncertainty, The Language of Plant Compounds, The Best Steak, Vitamin Fortification And Obesity, Fake Sugar And Fat Replacers, The Dorito Effect, And More! Oct 14, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/endofcraving 2:15 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:30 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 12:20 - Mark's Background 18:45 - The Differences In Beef Cattle 20:50 - The Best Steak 23:40 - Florance And Modern Agriculture 27:15 - The Many Flavor Compounds Found In Food 37:15 - Communication In Food Compounds 39:30 - Do We Have Innate Knowledge For Nutrition? 41:30 - VOCs 43:40 - Nutritional Experiments With Perceived Sweetness 53:45 - Do We Have A Drive To Obesity? 58:45 - Fake Sugar And Fat Replacers 1:04:35 - Can We Adapt To Processed Foods? 1:08:00 - Are Whole Foods Blander Today? 1:09:10 - Taste Bud Turnover 1:12:35 - The Pellgara Epidemic 1:23:30 - Pig Farming 1:26:00 - Voluntary Fortification 1:26:50 - Niacin And Fructose 1:30:15 - Does More Fortification Equal More Obesity? 1:32:45 - Scurvy And Cravings 1:37:00 - Are Multi-Vitamins Necessary? 1:40:45 - Super Tasters
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#166 - Megan Ramos: Intermittent Fasting For Females, Weight Stigmas, Women's Fertility, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Body Weight Set Points, Finding A Fasting Community, And More! Oct 07, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/meganramos 1:45 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 1:55 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 10:30 - Megan's Personal Journey 17:30 - Getting Introduced To Fasting 21:10 - The Book Release And The Effect Of The Pandemic 25:15 - Bad Advice And Weight Stigma 28:00 - Metabolic Syndrome And Being Underweight Or Overweight 31:00 - Visceral Vs. Subcutaneous Fat 34:00 - Thin On The Outside, Fat On The Inside 36:25 - Metabolic Syndrome In Asian People 37:00 - Body Weight Set Points 40:15 - Hormonal Imbalances 41:40 - The Fasting Clinical Experience 45:00 - The Group Support 53:15 - The Small Plate Tip 55:00 - Fasting With Your Partner 1:04:20 - Fertility And Fasting For Women 1:18:50 - Megan's Berberine Experience 1:27:50 - Raising Healthy Kids 1:36:50 - Megan's Future Projects
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#165 - Dr. Karen Becker: The Forever Dog, Feeding Pets Real Or Raw Food, Exercise & Circadian Rhythms, Breeds & Epigenetic Triggers, Prescription Pet Food, Cancer in Pets, Pet Vaccinations, And More! Sep 30, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/foreverdog 4:20 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 4:35 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon Go To yummerspets.com And Get 10% Off Sitewide With Code MELANIEAVALON! 13:50 - Dr. Karen's Personal Story 22:10 - The Vaccination Schedules For Pets 27:00 - Vaccine Antibody Titers 29:00 - Creating A Medical Team For Your Pet 30:10 - Prescription Dog Food 31:10 - Rendered Meat 33:15 - Processed Food In The Medical And Veterinarian Industries 35:20 - The Start Of Processed Food Industry 42:00 - The Lifespan And Healthspan Of Different Breeds 44:00 - Disease Expression And Epigenetic Triggers 46:40 - Methuselah Genes In Dogs- Long Lived Dogs 49:30 - Telomere Shortening 52:30 - Stress In Dogs 56:00 - Common Medical Problems; Physical Stress & Lack Of Exercise 58:00 - Muscle Tone Maintenance 1:00:30 - Sleeping Patterns & Circadian Rhythms 1:06:10 - Are There Diet Related Longevity Strategies For Dogs? 1:12:30 - Creating An Eating Window For Your Dog 1:14:30 - Is Fasting Right For Cats Or Sick Animals Too? 1:18:35 - Should Pets Be Keto? 1:20:45 - Reversing Cancer In Pets With Keto 1:22:30 - A Living Food Diet 1:30:10 - Is Human Food Harmful For Pets?
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#164 - Ari Whitten: Eat For Energy, Mitochondrial Health, Low Carb Myths, Vitamin Problems, Hormetic Stress & Stress Resilience, Aging & Energy Generation, Mitochondrial Biogenesis & Mitophagy, And More! Sep 23, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/ariwhitten 1:40 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:00 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 10:30 - Ari's Education 14:30 - Chronic Fatigue 17:30 - Diagnostics For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 21:05 - How The Mitochondria Are Connected To Fatigue 27:30 - The Number Of Mitochondria Per Cell 27:45 - How Mitochondria Communicate 34:30 - Individual Stress Responses 40:00 - The Stress Of Exercise 44:45 - Genetic Component To Mitochondrial Health 45:45 - Generational Stress 46:35 - Hormetic Stressors 53:10 - What Role Does Psychological Perception Play On Stress Resilience? 1:00:00 - What Is The Lifespan Of Mitochondria 1:06:25 - Nutrition For Fueling Mitochondria 1:09:00 - Low Carb Diets And Ketosis 1:14:30 - Insulin's Role In Body Fat Mass 1:21:15 - Meta-Analysis Of Dietary Approaches 1:24:15 - Nutrition From Whole Foods Versus Supplementation 1:26:30 - Multi-Vitamins 1:32:30 - PQQ
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#163 - Simon Hill: Plant-Based Diets, Evolutionary Nutrition, Gluten & Grains, Antinutrients & Lectins, Interpreting Nutritional Studies, Cholesterol & Heart Disease, Nitrates & Nitrites, And More! Sep 16, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/simonhill 2:10 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:30 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 13:15 - Simon's Background 18:00 - Is There One Right Diet? 20:20 - How Plant Based Should We Be? 31:00 - How Best To Interpret Types Of Studies 34:40 - How Long Is A Long Term Study? 39:00 - Saturated Fat And Cholesterol 43:00 - An Evolutionary Diet Vs An Optimized Diet 46:20 - Longevity And Procreation 47:10 - Our Inherent Intuition For Nourishing Foods 49:15 - Liver & Broccoli 53:20 - Antinutrients 1:00:20 - Grains And Gluten 1:04:30 - TMAO 1:08:00 - HDL 1:10:20 - Raising And Lowering Lipids With Diet 1:17:55 - Forming Plaques From High Levels Of Cholesterol 1:21:30 - CAC Scans 1:25:00 - Nitrates And Nitrites
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#162 - Danny Grannick (Bristle): The Oral Microbiome, Bristle Testing, Oral Vs. Gut Microbiome, Probiotics For Your Mouth , Fluoride Efficacy & Safety, Flossing & Electric Toothbrushes, Reversing Cavities, And More! Sep 09, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/oralmicrobiome Go To melanieavalon.com/bristle And Use Code MELANIEAVALON For 15% Off Sitewide! 2:45 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 3:00 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon Check Out My Blog On Bristle And The Oral Microbiome At melanieavalon.com/bristlescience! 13:00 - Danny's Background 16:50 - Danny's Personal Oral Hygiene Habits 18:55 - The History And Research In Oral Health 21:30 - Red & Orange Complex 23:45 - Bacteria And Its Relationship To Oral Disease 29:00 - What Bristle Tests For 31:10 - Publishing Clinical Literature 32:30 - The Range Of Results 35:20 - Implications Of Diversity In The Biome 37:55 - Is There Overlap In Species In Oral And Gut Microbiomes? 40:00 - How Many Species Are In The Gut? 40:20 - What Types Of Organisms Inhabit Our Oral Microbiome? 41:00 - What Determines Our Biome Make Up? 43:05 - How Quickly Can It Change? 48:30 - Transient And Colonized Bacteria 51:10 - What Is The Method Of Transit? 52:55 - Can You Reset The Oral Microbiome? What Happens? 56:55 - Fermented Foods 57:40 - Dental Carries 1:06:40 - Do Cavities Always Indicate Disease? 1:12:45 - How Fast Does Bacteria Begin To Effect The Teeth? 1:13:40 - Should You Brush Immediately After Eating? 1:15:25 - Nitrates, Nitrites, Nitrosamine 1:17:10 - The Bristle Program 1:19:10 - The Importance Of Flossing 1:22:05 - Electric Toothbrushes 1:25:00 - How Often Should We Replace Our Toothbrushes? 1:27:30 -The Bristle Results 1:31:30 - Is There Any Downsides To Getting Fillings? 1:33:00 - The Bristle Recommendations 1:37:15 - Fluoride Efficacy And Safety 1:43:15 - One On One Consultations With Bristle Experts 1:45:00 - What Is The Future Of Bristle? 1:48:00 - HSA And FSA Eligibility Go To melanieavalon.com/bristle And Use Code MELANIEAVALON For 15% Off Sitewide!
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#161 - Dr. Sheryl Ross: She-ology, Sexual Health & Wellness, Fertility, IVF & Egg Freezing, Improving Painful Sex, Safe Sex Practices, STIs & Other Infections, Sexual Identity & Gender, And More! Sep 02, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/sheology 2:00 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:10 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 10:30 - Dr. Sherry's Personal Story 12:00 - Have Our Attitudes Changed About Women's Health Over The Years? 14:00 - Oppression And Suppression In Politics 15:30 - When Should Women Begin Gynecological Care 18:45 - Developing A Relationship With Your Gynecologist 20:00 - Defining Vulva Vs Vagina 22:10 - Confronting Shame And Stress 25:15 - What's Normal? Dealing With Infections 29:20 - Ph Balance 31:00 - Is The Vagina Self Cleaning? 32:45 - The Best Products To Clean With 33:20 - Coconut Oil As A Lubricant 34:25 - Does Wetness Correlate To Arousal? 35:30 - Bicycling And Other Sports 37:30 - Does Sexual Activity Effect Fertility? 40:00 - Amenorrhea 43:45 - Freezing Your Eggs 46:35 - IVF 47:30 - Inequality For Sexual Medications 48:50 - Oral Contraceptives For Men 52:00 - Safe Sex Practices, How To Bring It Up 55:45 - Testing Men For HPV 1:02:45 - Genital Warts 1:03:20 - Has The Timeline For First Periods Become Earlier? 1:04:35 - Is There A Best Period Product? 1:08:20 - Is The Vaginal Canal Smaller In Some Women? 1:09:45 - Dilators 1:13:45 - Painful Sex 1:14:45 - Masturbation 1:16:05 - Sexual Dysfunction 1:17:45 - Sexual Identity And Gender 1:19:40 - Sexual Assault 1:25:20 - Stress Test, And Heart Disease 1:26:45 - The "Mona Lisa" 1:28:30 - Pubic Hair Removal 1:29:40 - Being An Egg Donor
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#160 - Charles Eisenstein: The Yoga Of Eating, The Coronation, Current Culture Philosophy, Defensiveness & Open-Mindedness, The Science Of Delusion, Modern Ritual & Festival, Spirituality, Society, & Public Issues, And More! Aug 26, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/charleseisenstein 1:50 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:05 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 11:30 - Charles' Philosopher's Mind 13:20 - The Yoga Of Eating 15:45 - Is There One Right Diet? 18:05 - How Can You Know What's Right For Others? How Much Ego Is Involved? 24:00 - Why Do We Love Processed Foods? 29:45 - Can We Be Intuitive Even With Process Food? 31:40 - Being Obsessed With Health 35:45 - Open-Mindedness, Our Beliefs, And Fitting In 42:15 - What It Takes To Change Someone Else's Mind 43:10 - Separation And Interbeing 44:45 - Opting Out Of Modern Society 46:45 - Modernity And Agriculture 50:25 - Re-Adopting The Old Ways With Modern Technology 53:15 - What's Driving The New Energy In The World? 1:00:45 - The Science Of Delusion And Newtonian Force 1:03:55 - Trust 1:06:45 - How You Reinforce Your Own Narrative 1:09:30 - Ritual And Festivals 1:16:15 - Ring Leaders & Mob Mentality 1:19:45 - Group Think 1:27:00 - Online Communities And Censorship
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