The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

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#139 - Farmer Lee Jones: Modern Regenerative Agriculture, Growing Plants For More Nutrition, Buying Local & Farmers Market, Historical Farming & Heirloom Seeds, Chemical Insecticides & GMOs, Restoring The Topsoil, Eating The Whole Plant, And More! Apr 01, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/farmerleejones 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 10:10 - Farmer Lee Jones Story 15:30 - How Farming Used To Be 17:00 - Nutritional Levels In Produce 18:30 - Growing For Flavor 20:25 - Vitamin D 23:40 - Chemicals And GMOs 25:00 - Home Delivery 25:20 - Could We Have Done It Differently? 26:00 - How The War Changed The Way We Eat 27:50 - A Change In Mindset About Our Food 30:10 - Using The Whole Plant 31:45 - How Much Of Our Food Are Native Species? 33:15 - Seed Savors Exchange: An Heirloom Seed Preserve 34:10 - Are Heirloom Varieties More Nutritious? 35:50 - The Algal Bloom In The Great Lakes 36:30 - How We Can Turn Things Around 37:35 - Buying Local 39:00 - Respecting Your Farm Employees 41:00 - Microgreens 43:05 - Hydroponic Gardens 45:30 - Eating The Root And Greens 46:55 - Edible Flowers 52:20 - White Vegetables 54:40 - Winter Vegetables 58:20 - "Beneficials" In Organic Farming 1:01:15 - Seed Sorting & Seed Weight 1:04:15 - Vegetable Tops 1:05:15 - Craving Certain Plants 1:07:00 - Pollination And Hybridization 1:10:00 - The Recipes 1:12:30 - How To Navigate The Regular Grocery Store 1:15:30 - Regenerative Agriculture With Animals 1:16:50 - Eating Seasonally
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#138 - Maria Emmerich: PSMF: Protein Sparing Modified Fast, The Benefits Of Lower Fat Keto, Exogenous Ketones, High Protein Low Carb Diets, Organ Meats, Nuts & Dairy, Oxalates & Anti-Nutrients, Recipes For Kids, And More! Mar 25, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/mariaemmerich 2:40 - 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! 2:50 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 11:20 - Maria's Personal Story 13:40 - Pure Protein Days 14:35 - Fat & Insulin 15:25 - Fat & Ketosis 19:40 - Fast And Effective Weight Loss 22:15 - 30 Grams Of Fat 23:35 - Intramuscular Lipids 24:20 - Macro & Calorie Counting 28:00 - Satiation Timeline 29:05 - Eating Fat To Burn Fat 30:50 - Artificial Sweeteners 32:15 - Insulin Release 32:55 - HOMA-IR 33:20 - CGMs 36:35 - A Higher Resting Blood Glucose 37:15 - Testing Insulin 37:40 - Fecal Fat 40:45 - The Fat Flux 41:20 - Reverse Insulin Resistance 43:15 - Eating Low Carb Or Low Fat 44:05 - Dairy Foods 45:50 - Ghee Vs Butter 46:20 - MCT Oil 48:10 - Exogenous Ketones 50:35 - The Literature On Exogenous Ketones 51:55 - Blood Ketones And Long Term Ketogenic Diets 53:25 - Ample Nutrition And Iron 55:50 - Oxalates And Anti-Nutrients 1:01:10 - Vitamin C 1:02:20 - Organ Meats 1:06:45 - Maria's Favorite Recipes 1:09:20 - Halle Berry 1:12:20 - The Best Recipes For Kids 1:15:50 - New Recipes 1:18:15 - Intermittent Fasting 1:19:00 - "Healthy At Any Size" 1:21:10 - Keto College
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#137 - Adam Borba: Hollywood Movie Production, Disney Magic, Working & Family Life Balance, Entertainment Industry Behind The Scenes, The Midnight Brigade, Screenwriting Vs. Novel Writing, Children's Books & Movies, And More! Mar 18, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/adamborba 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! 2:10 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 12:05 - Adam's Journey Into The Film Industry 14:15 - Working Your Way Up From The Mailroom 16:10 - Becoming A Producer 18:25 - Challenges 20:55 - Making Movies For Everyone 13:10 - Adams Current Projects 26:40 - Being On Location 27:55 - Reimagining Disney Classics 29:10 - The Midnight Brigade 33:40 - Adam's Creative Process With The Book 37:10 - The 'Big Reveals' 38:15 - Finding An Agent And Making Changes To The Story 41:35 - The Query Letter 43:05 - Lessons From The Collaborative Process 45:35 - What Happens When A Movie Flops 48:20 - Should Everyone Follow Their Dreams In The Movies? 50:00 - Adams Next Book 50:40 - Midnight Brigade The Movie 52:10 - Writing A Screenplay Vs A Novel 58:30 - What Adams Kids Watch 59:15 - Character Basis 1:00:10 - Carl's Dad's Food Truck 1:00:50 - Adam's Daily Habits 1:03:30 - Being Part Of A Working Family 1:04:30 - Emails 1:05:50 - Does Adam Biohack? 1:08:00 - Blue Light Blocking Glasses 1:12:00 - Misconceptions Of The Industry 1:14:00 - The Future Of The Movie Industry 1:17:35 - How The Pandemic Affected Adam's Production Company 1:20:15 - The Future
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#136 - Dr. Steven Gundry: Unlocking The Keto Code, Ketones & MCTs, Mitochondrial Uncoupling, Brown Fat & Beige Fat, Efficient Fat Burning, ATP Production, Food Induced Thermogenesis, And More! Mar 11, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/ketocode 30% Off Site Wide At gundrymd.com If You Enter Promo Code Gundry30 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 9:45 - Why Does Ketosis Happen? 13:00 - How Does The Liver Know It Needs To Make Ketones? 15:00 - How Do People Burn Fat Without Ketosis? 16:05 - Releasing Fat From Fat Cells 17:10 - Are We Burning Free Fatty Acids In A Ketogenic State? 21:25 - What Is The Mitochondria? 24:15 - Why Don't Red Blood Cells Have Mitochondria? 24:50 - Brown Fat And Beige Fat 25:40 - Can We Evolve Further In Energy Synthesis? 27:05 - A Theory Of Cancer; The Warburg Effect 31:05 - Mitochondrial Uncoupling 37:55 - Efficient Fat Burning 40:00 - Food Induced Thermogenesis 40:30 - DNP 42:30 - Kitavans 43:15 - Prebiotic Fiber 45:15 - What About Exogenous Ketones? 46:15 - Metabolic Flexibility 51:00 - Goat And Sheep Cheese 51:35 - Being Hot Or Cold With The Keto Diet 53:00 - Eating Vs. Burning Saturated Fats 53:40 - Fructose & Ceramides 57:10 - Fermented Foods 57:45 - Vinegars
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#135 - Cynthia Thurlow: Intermittent Fasting Transformation, The Clean Fast, The Monthly Hormonal Cycle, Hormonal Dysregulation, Extended Fasting, PCOS & Thyroid Dysregulation, Getting Enough Oxytocin, And More! Mar 04, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/intermittentfastingtransformation 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 11:55 - Cynthia's Personal Journey With Fasting 15:40 - Best Practices For Fasting For Women? 17:10 - OMAD 20:50 - Fasting And Feeding For Your Cycle; Is It Intuitive? 23:15 - The First Two Weeks Of Your Cycle 24:50 - Nutrition For Your Cycle 26:45 - The Lack Of Research On Cycling Women 33:00 - Rodent Studies 34:10 - Extended Fasting 37:30 - What Can Effect Our Cycles The Most? 43:15 - Hormones Dysregulation 50:40 - The Effect Of Fasting On Hormones; PCOS & Thyroid Regulation 53:00 - Weight Loss And Adipose Tissue 54:50 - Autoimmunity 58:15 - Carbohydrate Intake, Low Carb Diets 1:03:10 - Cortisol 1:10:00 - Testing Cortisol 1:15:20 - What Should We Be Testing? 1:18:30 - Oxytocin 1:21:30 - Clean Fasting, Breaking Your Fast 1:26:05 - Coffee 1:27:30 - Using A Glucometer 1:28:40 - DHEA 1:32:00 - Having Your Sleep And Stress Dialed In Before Beginning Fasting 1:34:20 - Melatonin 1:38:50 - CBD 1:40:45 - Perimenopause 1:49:30 - Mindset
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#134 - Dr. Neal Barnard: Veganism Benefits, Plant Based Diets, Soy Isoflavones, Stopping Menopausal Symptoms Breast Cancer, Fiber & The Gut Microbiome, Diabetes & Obesity, And More! Feb 25, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/nealbarnard 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! 2:20 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 9:05 - Dr. Barnard's Introduction to Plant-Based 13:10 - How Do Opposite Diets Work On Both Extremes? 16:20 - Low Carb Vs. Low Carb High Fat Diets 18:40 - Energy Toxicity And Fuel Competition In The Body 20:30 - Intracellular Muscle Fat 22:35 - Endurance Athletes 24:35 - Processed Vegan Foods And Added Oils 26:20 - Post Menopausal Weight Gain 30:15 - Dr. Barnard's New Study 36:45 - Benefits From Soy 40:30 - What Are Isoflavones? 45:25 - Isoflavones Effect On Cells 47:10 - Diets Rich In Soy; Correlation On Mortality 49:00 - Is Soy Preventative For Breast Cancer? 50:15 - What Are The Implication Of Isoflavones On A Woman's Current Estrogen Load? 54:35 - Equol 58:15 - Equol In Dairy 1:00:05 - Can We Get Back The Gut Bacteria That Produce Equol? 1:00:50 - Fiber And The Microbiome 1:03:45 - Can Everyone Thrive As A Vegan? 1:06:15 - What Is A Vegan Diet Lacking? 1:08:15 - Are We Omnivores? 1:13:40 - Why Do We Make Enzymes To Digest Dairy? 1:16:45 - Melanie's Diet
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#133 - Max Lugavere: Genius Foods, Brain Health, Alzheimer's & Parkinson's Disease, Metabolic Health, Cholesterol & APOE4, Ketones & Glucose, Amyloid Plaques, Choline, Creatine, & Taurine, And More! Feb 18, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/geniusfoods 2:05 - 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! 11:05 - Max's Personal Story 15:05 - Having The Risk Factor 20:40 - Dietary And Lifestyle Factors 21:30 - Environmental Pollutants; Fine Particle Matter 26:20 - Protein Build Up In The Brain 28:05 - Amyloid Hypothesis & Other Possible Causes Of Dementia 28:30 - Cholesterol 30:15 - APOE4 Gene 35:10 - Variances In APOE 37:15 - Dietary Fats, Specifically Saturated Fat 41:10 - Vegan Approach To Brain Health 43:10 - Choline 44:15 - Creatine 47:40 - Furan Fatty Acids 49:40 - The Problem With Isolating Nutrients 50:30 - Taurine 52:00 - Types Of Fuel For The Brain 56:10 - Ketones Affect On Alzheimer's 57:20 - Medium Chain Triglycerides 58:00 - Insulin Degrading Enzyme 1:00:50 - Mindset & Wobbly Furniture
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#132 - Christine DeLozier: Diet For Sex, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture For Sexual Health, Female Orgasm & Vibrators, Refined Sugars & Low Libido, Viagra & Blood Flow, Nutrition For Sexual Performance, And More! Feb 11, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/dietforsex 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! 2:25 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 9:20 - Christine's Background 12:30 - Treating Sexual Dysfunction With Acupuncture 16:20 - How Does Fasting Effect The Results Of Acupuncture? 17:45 - When Did Acupuncture Become Accepted? 18:45 - Blood Pressure And Blood Flow 19:45 - The Sexual Triad 22:00 - What Is The Driving Factor Of Arousal? 23:45 - Omega-3 Fatty Acids 24:15 - Mental Arousal 26:00 - History Of Sex In Chinese Culture 30:15 - Can All Women Orgasm From Sex? What Role Does The Clitoris And G-Spot Play? 34:00 - Social Expectations Around Women And Sexual Interest 36:40 - Vibrators In Partnered Sex 38:40 - Communicating With A Partner 39:45 - The Health Benefits Of Orgasms 44:50 - Viagra 48:20 - Chinese Dietetics 50:10 - Desiccated Kidney Supplements 51:10 - Low Libido And High Sugar Diets 53:50 - Sex And Meal Timing 54:30 - Low Carb Diets And Sexual Performance 58:35 - Protein And Sex Drive 1:01:55 - Mushrooms 1:07:00 - Are There Foods That Are Genuine Aphrodisiacs? 1:09:15 - Chocolate 1:10:00 - Oral Sex; Can Foods Make Your Body Taste Better? 1:11:35 - Supplements 1:13:50 - Fasting And Libido 1:16:30 - Is There A Benefit To Abstinence?
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#131 - Brad Kearns: Pursuing Peak Performance, Elite Athleticism, How To Train Appropriately, When Rest is Best, Social Media & Exercise Addiction, Conscientious Failure, Impulse Vs Intuition, And More! Feb 04, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/bradkearns 2:30 - 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! 2:45 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 11:35 - Brad's Personal History 16:10 - Are Extreme Athletic Endeavors Healthy? 18:20 - What Historically Would Mimic Triathlon Type Exercise? 21:50 - Natural Endurance Vs Training & Over Training 25:40 - The Stress Of Overtraining 27:45 - Prioritizing Sleep 31:10 - Maximizing Your Efforts 32:50 - Being Intuitive With How Much And How Hard To Work 36:50 - Impulse Vs Intuition 39:30 - The Arbitrary Nature Of Marathons And Triathlons 45:10 - Can Anybody Achieve Elite Athleticism? 50:40 - Cardio Junkies 51:10 - Melanie's Activity 56:10 - Resistance Training 57:50 - Brad's Morning Routine 1:09:30 - The Morning Cortisol Spike 1:12:55 - Intermittent Variable Rewards 1:15:30 - The Lure Of Social Media 1:18:45 - Exercise Addiction 1:23:15 - Type A Personalities And Addiction 1:26:35 - Ironman Blues 1:29:15 - Feeling Hollow After Major Achievements 1:33:55 - Manifesting 1:35:55 - Being Overly Fixated With Results 1:42:45 - Moving On At The Right Time 1:48:30 - Failure 1:50:30 - Training Appropriately 1:53:20 - Maximum Aerobic Fitness Test 1:56:50 - Sprinting 2:02:10 - Inputting High Intensity In A Lower Intensity Workout 2:06:05 - How Many Sprints Is Enough? 2:10:00 - What's Fueling The Sprints? 2:13:25 - Emsculpt Neo 2:16:25 - Muscle Soreness 2:18:50 - Brad's Current Mission
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#130 - Kara Collier: Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) Q&A, Average Blood Sugar Levels, Interpreting Glucose Spikes, Food Combination Experimentation, Cold Therapy, Sauna & Exercise, HBA1C & Diabetes, Glycemic Variability, And More! Jan 28, 2022

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/cgmquestions Go To Melanieavalon.com/nutrisenseCGM And Use Coupon Code MelanieAvalon For $40 Off! 1:45 - Lumen Lovers: Biohack Your Carb And Fat Burning (With Melanie Avalon): Join Melanie's Facebook Group Lumen, Biosense & CGMs: Carbs, Fat, Ketones & Blood Sugar (Melanie Avalon) If You're Interested In The Lumen Breath Analyzer, Which Tells Your Body If You're Burning Carbs Or Fat! 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! 2:10 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 9:35 - What Is The Most Common Question About CGMs? 10:30 - What Is A Continuous Glucose Monitor? 13:35 - Why Wear A CGM? 19:40 - HBA1C 20:45 - How Long Should You Wear A CGM To Find Useful Data? 22:25 - How Much Do We Really Know About Glucose And Longevity? 28:35 - Diagnostic Criteria Diabetes 32:25 - Is It Ok To Spike Over 200 Occasionally? 35:40 - Changes In Glucose 40:00 - Standard Deviation 40:55 - Blood Glucose And Cryotherapy 44:00 - Sauna & Exercise 53:40 - Being In A Para-Sympathetic State While Eating 54:30 - Experimentation 57:55 - Food Combinations 59:40 - Why Does Alcohol Lower Blood Sugar? 1:02:05 - Stevia 1:03:15 - Low Carb Eating And Endogenous Glucose Production - Adaptive Glucose Sparing 1:06:50 - Is It Harmful? 1:09:50 - Restoring Insulin Sensitivity After Being Ketogenic 1:10:30 - CGM For Gestational Diabetes Or Annual Tests 1:11:20 - Where Can You Place Them? 1:13:35 - Is There A Threshold Of Fat For CGM Placement? 1:15:00 - Accuracy 1:20:05 - Consistency In Readings 1:22:25 - Does It Hurt? Is There Another Option? Go To Melanieavalon.com/nutrisenseCGM And Use Coupon Code MelanieAvalon For $40 Off!
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