The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

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#159 - Mark Sisson: Primal Blueprint & Primal Kitchen, Functional Movement, Zone 2 Training, Overtraining & Balanced Exercise, Veggies Vs. Carnivore, Nutritional Deficiencies, Building Community, And More! Aug 19, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/marksisson 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! 2:00 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 10:00 - Mark's Drive To Be An Athlete 12:40 - Carb-Loading 13:40 - Fit & Fast But Unhealthy 18:05 - The Concept Of Play In Our History 21:00 - Energy Expenditure In Office Workers And Ancestral Humans 23:10 - What Is The Purpose Of Exercise? 24:15 - Intuitive And Functional Movement Vs Exercise Routines 24:55 - Mark's Workout Template 29:00 - Intense Exercise Can Be Damaging 32:20 - Heart Rate Zones 33:30 - The Black Zone 35:40 - Zone 2 Training 38:50 - Heart Rate Monitoring 39:40 - How Are We Truly Informed For Longevity? 42:15 - Living To An Old Age In The Contemporary Age 43:50 - How Do We Know What Foods Are Right For Us? 44:30 - Fiber, Fruit Vs Vegetables 52:20 - Becoming More Carnivore 58:00 - Organ Meats 1:00:10 - Food Cravings And Nutritional Deficiencies 1:02:15 - Primal Kitchen 1:08:40 - How Do We Know When To Quit? 1:13:30 - Life's Painful Lessons 1:16:50 - The Importance Of Community
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#158 - Dr. Gabrielle Lyon: Protein Metabolism, Muscle Building, Fueling Longevity, Methionine Restriction, Vegan Diets, Optimal Protein Requirements, Dementia & Obesity, Nitrogen Balance, And More! Aug 12, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/gabriellelyon 2:10 - 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! 2:25 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 10:20 - Gabrielle's Background 16:20 - The Effect Of Body Composition And Obesity On Brain Tissue 18:00 - Methionine Restriction 20:00 - Integrated Stress Response 21:20 - Vegan Diets And Health Outcomes 25:10 - Full Restriction Vs Cyclical Restriction 27:10 - The Importance Of Protein Quality 29:30 - Nitrogen Balance 31:00 - RDA 34:00 - The Ratio Of Protein Needed Per Lean Mass 35:40 - Basic Vs Optimal 38:10 - Leucine 40:25 - Protein Absorption And Digestion 41:15 - Multiple Meals Vs One Meal A Day 46:10 - Muscle Maintenance And Muscle Growth 47:30 - Gluconeogenesis 48:50 - Enzymatic Adaptation 49:45 - EMSCUPLT 52:30 - Consuming Excess Protein 53:10 - BUN Creatinine Ratio 54:50 - Filtration Rate 57:55 - Are You Burning Fat Or Muscle In A Protein Deficit? 1:00:00 - Protein Sparing Modified Fasts 1:00:30 - Myokines 1:04:40 - Growth Hormone And Fasting 1:05:50 - Protein Intake And Longevity 1:16:15 - Protein Scores On Food Labels 1:20:15 - Plant Based Nutrition
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#157 - Will Bulsiewcz: Fiber Fueled, The Gut Microbiome, Fermentables & Sprouting, Improving Digestion, Unnecessary Gluten Restriction, Reversing Food Sensitivities, Whole Grains & Heart Disease, And More! Aug 05, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/fiberfueled 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! 2:20 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 12:30 - Will's Personal Story 20:50 - His Gastroenterology Practice 23:10 - Working Within A Flawed Medical System 23:20 - Conflicting And Confusing Nutritional Information 25:00 - What Is The Microbiome? 28:50 - Trillions Of Bacteria 30:15 - The Good & The Bad Microbes 30:50 - The 5 Main Kinds Of Microbes Inside Us 33:15 - Archaea 35:30 - Treating Constipation 41:00 - Magnesium 42:20 - Pelvic Dyssynergia 45:15 - Having A "Twisty" Colon 46:15 - How We're Feeling Vs What Our Lab Tests Say 48:50 - Long Term Elimination Diets 55:25 - Dysbiosis 57:00 - Is There Such Thing As A Perfect Gut? 1:01:35 - Enzymes 1:05:10 - Gluten Restriction 1:10:45 - Whole Grains 1:13:00 - Fructans And Glyphosate 1:16:30 - Whole Grains & Heart Disease 1:20:30 - Fiber 1:21:55 - TMAO 1:24:20 - Red Wine, Balsamic Vinegar And EVOO 1:28:00 - Correlational Studies And Healthy User Bias 1:32:00 - Discourse Around The Nutritional Debate 1:34:35 - Fermented Foods Vs. Fiber 1:40:15 - The Safety Of Home Fermentation 1:41:25 - Dead "Live" Active Cultures 1:42:55 - Sprouting
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#156 - Jean Fallacara: Neuroscience Calisthenics, The Flow State, Music & The Brain, Visualization & Goal Setting, Addiction & IQ, Dopamine Pathways, Quantum Science, And More! Jul 29, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/calisthenics 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 13:15 - Jean's Personal Story 14:50 - Communicating Complex Scientific Theory Simply 17:30 - Miscommunication And Conflict 19:20 - ADD And Self Study 25:30 - Electronic Dance Music 28:10 - Resonating With Trance Music 30:00 - Music For Sleep 32:00 - The Correlation Between Addictive Personalities And IQ 35:00 - Learning Hacks 37:35 - Being Drawn To Certain Subjects In School 39:30 - The Dopamine Pathways 41:50 - The Importance Of Visualization In Goal Setting 45:30 - Neurotropic Substances 47:35 - The Problem With Provigil 48:50 - Wine And Health 54:10 - Neuroscience Calisthenics 1:00:45 - Standard Calisthenics 1:02:45 - Biohacking Calisthenics 1:05:30 - But Is It Placebo Effect? 1:07:05 - Mindset And Aging 1:09:10 - Overcoming The Mind's Limitations 1:13:15 - How To Start
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#155 - Laurie Mintz: The Female Orgasm, Becoming “Cliterate”, Vagina Terminology & Clitoris Anatomy , Hook-Up Culture, Masturbation & Self-Pleasure, Sex Therapy, Sexual Communication, And More! Jul 22, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/cliterate 2:20 - 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! 2:35 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 9:20 - Hysteria 10:20 - Background 13:20 - The Orgasm Gap 14:15 - The Pain Of Sex Unique To Women 15:10 - Sexual History That's Been Lost 17:00 - What Halted The Last Sexual Revolution 19:30 - The G Spot 21:30 - Definitions 23:40 - Orgasm From Penetration 26:00 - How Should We Define Sex 32:00 - Procreation Vs Pleasure 34:50 - What Is Purpose Of The Clitoral Orgasm? 38:10 - What Is An Orgasm? 40:15 - Why Don't Men Have Sequential Orgasms? 43:10 - Length Of Orgasm 45:45 - Is Love Blind? 46:50 - Hook Up Sexual Culture 49:50 - The Role Of Communication And Who Is Responsible For That 52:20 - The History Of The Vibrator (Or So We Thought) 55:30 - The Concerns Surrounding Vibrators 59:40 - Is There Any Adverse Physical Effect On The Clitoris From Vibrators? 1:01:40 - Discussing The Vibrator With Your Male Partner 1:06:00 - Transferring Self Pleasure To Partner Pleasure 1:07:40 - Do We Need To Explore New Ways To Orgasm? 1:09:20 - Knowing The Anatomy Of The Clitoris 1:13:00 - Discomfort In Looking At Your Own Anatomy 1:15:30 - The Anatomy Of The Clitoris 1:20:00 - Is Masturbation Discussed In The Bible? 1:23:30 - Sex Therapy 1:28:00 - Stereotypes & Performance Anxiety 1:31:00 - Can You Think Your Way To Orgasm? 1:34:10 - Stress Hindering Orgasm 1:35:45 - Orgasming Every Day 1:38:00 - Looking Forward To The Change In Our Culture Surrounding Sex
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#154 - Jake Steiner: Reversing Nearsightedness & Ending Myopia, Glasses, Contacts & LASIK, Eye Shape & Genetics, Modern Optometry, Blood Glucose & Eye Health, Healthy Habits With Screens, Sunlight, Blue Light & Dopamine, And More! Jul 15, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/myopia 2:05 - 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! 2:25 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 8:25 - Jake's Personal Story 11:45 - Can Myopia Be Reversed? 13:35 - What Is Myopia? 14:55 - What Causes Myopia? 17:40 - How The Length Of The Eyeball Comes Into Play 20:25 - How Lenses Change The Eye 21:05 - The Social And Physical Implications 23:15 - Sports And Activities 24:50 - Is Myopia Caused By The Modern Era 27:40 - Are We Born With Perfect Vision? 28:55 - Myopia Affecting Children Younger And Younger 29:40 - How Lenses Move Light 32:30 - What Is Lasik? 35:50 - Reshaping The Eye 38:20 - Issues With Lasik 42:40 - The Genetic Influence 44:55 - What Effects Eye Sight 48:50 - Blood Glucose And Diabetes 49:50 - The Lack Of Discussion Around Eyesight 50:20 - Fixing Your Eyes 52:55 - Your First Pair Of Glasses 54:45 - Using Weaker Glasses And Contacts For Computer Use 58:50 - How Long Will It Take To Improve 59:30 - Healthy Habits With Up Close Devices And Reading For Kids 1:02:50 - Using An Eye Chart At Home 1:04:15 - Natural Daylight And Dopamine 1:08:30 - What Does The Opposition Say?
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#153 - Bill Schindler: Eat Like A Human, Ancestral Nutrition, The Evolution Of Eating, Cooking From Scratch, Animal Vs Human Digestion, Detoxifying Plants For Safe Consumption, Organ Meats, True Intuitive Eating, And More! Jul 08, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/eatlikeahuman 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 10:35 - About Bill 15:30 - The "Problem" With Raw Milk 20:30 - When Did We Start Consuming Milk From Other Animals? 22:45 - Organ Meats That Aren't Consumed By Indigenous Cultures 24;40 - Why Do We Gravitate To Certain Foods? 29:30 - The Evolution Of Body And Brain Size 31:00 - The Evolution Of Eating 34:30 - How Did We Learn To Process Raw Food For Consumption 39:00 - Is It Possible For Other Species To Evolve Like Us? 40:35 - The Archeological Importance Of Food 46:25 - The Way Animals Digest 54:00 - How To Detoxify Plants 1:02:00 - Oxalates 1:06:00 - Eating Organ Meats 1:14:30 - How Do We Make Food Properly Digestible 1:20:00 - Fermented Dairy 1:25:00 - Cooking From Scratch 1:28:00 - Where Rennet Comes From 1:32:25 - Ancestral Genes For Lactase Production 1:34:50 - Nixtamalization Of Maize 1:44:00 - Niacin Deficiency With A Niacin Rich Diet 1:47:30 - Using Ash In Food Processing 1:49:10 - Insect Protein 1:58:55 - Other Ancestral Diet Habits 2:01:30 - Cultural Perceptions And Barriers To Ancestral Foods 2:05:30 - Being Empowered To Properly Prepare Food At Home
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#152 - John Gray (Part 2): Women Are From Venus, Ejaculation And Longevity, Female Independence And Sex, Love, Respect, Vulnerability, The “Venus Talk”, The Multi-Orgasmic Woman, The G-Spot, E-Spot, C-Spot, And More! Jul 01, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/womenarefromvenus 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 Join Melanie's Facebook Group Clean Beauty And Safe Skincare With Melanie Avalon To Discuss And Learn About All The Things Clean Beauty, Beautycounter And Safe Skincare! 11:40 - Independent Women And Sex 15:00 - Hysteria 24:00 - The Multi-Orgasmic Woman 25:00 - Getting Needs Met 28:15 - Mother's Love 29:50 - Men's Needs 32:00 - G-Spot, E-Spot, C-Spot 34:00 - Therapy And Going Deep Into Feelings 36:30 - Resentment 40:15 - Depression & Anxiety, Negativity 43:30 - Emotional Growth 46:00 - Suppressing And Controlling Women 47:30 - Being Purely Logical 49:30 - True Friendship 50:45 - Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs 52:00 - Unconditional Love 54:45 - Receiving Validation 56:30 - Being Naked 58:20 - The Anatomy Of An Argument 1:00:50 - "Venus Talk" 1:02:15 - Trying To Change Your Partner 1:07:00 - Respect Between Men And Women 1:08:00 - How Being A Doormat Is Poisonous 1:10:10 - Romance 1:12:30 - Journaling To Process Negativity 1:14:00 - Smiling 1:16:15 - Allowing Others To Love You Unconditionally 1:18:00 - Seeing The Goodness In Imperfection 1:19:45 - Connection Between Ejaculation And Longevity 1:28:10 - Women And Masturbation
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#151 - Nir Eyal: Becoming Indistractable, Values & Commitments, Optimizing To-Do Lists, Multichannel Multi-Tasking, Social Media & Email, Planning Fallacies, Time Boxing, Reactive & Reflective Work, And More! Jun 24, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/indistractable 1:50 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD Group 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 9:40 - Nir's Personal Journey 11:45 - Committing And Values 19:15 - What About ADHD? 20:35 - Planning And Time Boxing 22:40 - The Problem With To Do Lists 27:30 - Managing Social Media 30:00 - Avoiding Discomfort With Distraction 33:10 - Using Discontent To Your Advantage 35:05 - How To Be Indistractable 38:20 - Preventing Distraction 43:30 - Working With Your Internal Triggers 45:50 - Responding To Distraction 48:40 - Difficulty In Changing Habits 52:50 - Email 1:01:45 - Multi Channel Multi-Tasking
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#150 - Dom D’Agostino: Ketogenic Diets, Exogenous Ketones, Measuring Ketosis, Long-Term Keto, Fasting & Caloric Restriction, Metabolic Flexibility, The Dawn Effect, And More! Jun 17, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/domdagostino 2:25 - 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! 2:40 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 10:30 - NASA's NEMO 12:50 - The Aquarius Habitat And Hyperbaric Effect 17:55 - Performance Ketogenic Diet 19:15 - CNS Oxygen Toxicity 21:25 - Dom's Research Into The Ketogenic Diet 23:45 - Anti Seizure Drugs Vs Keto 26:30 - What Makes Keto Beneficial? 28:50 - Seizure Control With Other Low Carb Diets 31:00 - Root Cause In Seizure 34:00 - The Spectrum Of Ketosis 35:30 - Becoming Fat Adapted 37:20 - Higher Resting Blood Glucose On Keto 38:00 - The Dawn Effect 41:50 - Cryotherapy, Ketones, And Blood Glucose 45:00 - Why Do We Enter Ketosis? 48:30 - Acetyl CoA 50:20 - Starvation And Metabolic Disorders That Prevent Ketosis 55:10 - The Inuit 56:30 - Long Term Ketosis 58:40 - Is Chronic Ketosis Healthy? 1:00:25 - Fat Adaptation Through Restricted Carbs Vs Restricted Dietary Fat 1:04:40 - Ketones And Mitochondrial Uncoupling 1:12:30 - Lactate 1:15:20 - Ketones To Fuel The Brain 1:18:00 - Strict Keto With Carb Cycling Vs Moderate Carb Keto 1:24:15 - Ketone Bodies And Measuring Ketosis 1:30:30 - Acetone On The Breath 1:34:10 - Acetone For Anti Seizure Effects 1:35:50 - Personalizing The Ketogenic Diet For Our Genetics 1:38:15 - Exogenous Ketones Vs Endogenous Ketones 1:40:40 - Salts Vs Esters 1:44:10 - Can We Become 'Ketone Resistant'? 1:45:55 - Chasing Ketones 1:47:45 - 'Metabolic Memory' 1:51:00 - Is Keto Pro-Cancer Or Anti-Cancer? 1:55:00 - Pairing Keto With Cancer Treatments
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