The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/dockoz1:55 - 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! @MelanieAvalon12:15 - Doc Koz's Personal Journey17:15 - Problems With Supplemental Testosterone22:10 - Does Testosterone Effect Female Fertility?25:50 - Excess Testosterone Converting To Other Hormones28:40 - Supplementing Estrogen 31:20 - Supplementing Progesterone33:00 - Oral Supplementation34:00 - Thyroid Medication41:40 - Suppressed TSH43:10 - How Often Should You Retest?45:15 - Testing With Or Without Medication48:00 - Conflicts In Approach Across Medical Professionals50:15 - Finding What Works52:10 - Reverse T358:30 - 7 Most Important Hormones1:03:00 - DHEA1:07:30 - Adrenal Fatigue1:10:10 - Our Toxic Burden1:18:15 - Phase 1 And 2 Liver Detox1:20:15 - Toxicity Tests1:24:10 - Testing Beauty Products1:31:30 - Detox And Chelation1:38:00 - Modified Citrus Pectin1:42:50 - Comparative Testing Levels1:47:10 - Medical Cost Of Testing1:50:10 - Dosing Modified Citrus Pectin1:51:10 - Do Vegetarian Diets Make A Difference In Toxic Load?1:56:05 - Seeing Improvement1:56:10 - Mold Toxicity

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/morganlevine2:00 - 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! @MelanieAvalon11:00 - Morgan's Background14:15 - Why Do We Age?16:30 - Aging In The Animal Kingdom18:15 - Child Bearing And Longevity20:00 - Communal Child Rearing21:45 - The Biological Drive To Continue The Species23:05 - Cancer Immortality25:00 - Senescent Cells27:45 - Biological Aging29:00 - What Is Aging?36:45 - Where Does The Aging Process Start?39:30 - Comorbidities With Age41:00 - Super-Centennarians42:25 - Can We Edit Our Genes To Live Longer?45:30 - Phenotypes Of Aging50:20 - Defining Biological Age51:20 - Are We Aging Faster Than Before?53:30 - Disease Processes55:00 - When Does Aging Actually Start56:30 - Measuring Biological Age58:00 - DNA Methylation59:30 - The 9 Biomarkers To Tell Your Biological Age1:02:25 - Historical Data Of Chronic Diseases1:05:30 - Methylation Status As Compared To Health1:06:50 - Epigenetic Clocks1:14:10 - Can We Change Our Methylation?1:17:35 - Yamanaka Factors1:20:10 - Can We Make Changes To Our Yamanaka Factors?1:23:25 - Can Our Genome Age Backwards?1:24:50 - Testing Yamanaka Factors1:26:15 - What Is The Most Practical In Anti-Aging?1:27:35 - Plasma Exchange1:31:35 - Rapamyicin1:32:20 - Morgan's Practical Implimentations1:33:50 - How Fast Can We See Changes If We Change Our Lifestyles?1:36:30 - Consumer Products For Testing Inner Age1:37:20 - NR And NMN1:38:15 - The Future Of Anti-Aging1:41:30 - How Intuitive Are We?1:45:10 - Guessing Ages

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/endofcraving2:15 - 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 Background18:45 - The Differences In Beef Cattle20:50 - The Best Steak 23:40 - Florance And Modern Agriculture27:15 - The Many Flavor Compounds Found In Food37:15 - Communication In Food Compounds39:30 - Do We Have Innate Knowledge For Nutrition?41:30 - VOCs43:40 - Nutritional Experiments With Perceived Sweetness53:45 - Do We Have A Drive To Obesity?58:45 - Fake Sugar And Fat Replacers1:04:35 - Can We Adapt To Processed Foods?1:08:00 - Are Whole Foods Blander Today?1:09:10 - Taste Bud Turnover1:12:35 - The Pellgara Epidemic 1:23:30 - Pig Farming1:26:00 - Voluntary Fortification1:26:50 - Niacin And Fructose1:30:15 - Does More Fortification Equal More Obesity?1:32:45 - Scurvy And Cravings1:37:00 - Are Multi-Vitamins Necessary?1:40:45 - Super Tasters

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/meganramos1:45 - 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! @MelanieAvalon10:30 - Megan's Personal Journey17:30 - Getting Introduced To Fasting21:10 - The Book Release And The Effect Of The Pandemic25:15 - Bad Advice And Weight Stigma28:00 - Metabolic Syndrome And Being Underweight Or Overweight31:00 - Visceral Vs. Subcutaneous Fat34:00 - Thin On The Outside, Fat On The Inside36:25 - Metabolic Syndrome In Asian People37:00 - Body Weight Set Points40:15 - Hormonal Imbalances41:40 - The Fasting Clinical Experience45:00 - The Group Support53:15 - The Small Plate Tip55:00 - Fasting With Your Partner1:04:20 - Fertility And Fasting For Women 1:18:50 - Megan's Berberine Experience1:27:50 - Raising Healthy Kids1:36:50 - Megan's Future Projects

Dr. Karen Becker, a veterinarian and expert in pet health and nutrition, shares her insights on transforming pet diets by prioritizing real, living foods over processed options. She discusses the importance of personalized vaccination schedules, the impact of epigenetics on pet health, and the benefits of a ketogenic diet for reversing cancer. Dr. Becker also emphasizes the need for proper exercise, circadian rhythms, and the advantages of intermittent fasting for pets. Overall, her passion for enhancing pet care is evident throughout the conversation.

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/ariwhitten1:40 - 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! @MelanieAvalon10:30 - Ari's Education14:30 - Chronic Fatigue17:30 - Diagnostics For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome21:05 - How The Mitochondria Are Connected To Fatigue27:30 - The Number Of Mitochondria Per Cell27:45 - How Mitochondria Communicate34:30 - Individual Stress Responses40:00 - The Stress Of Exercise44:45 - Genetic Component To Mitochondrial Health45:45 - Generational Stress46:35 - Hormetic Stressors53:10 - What Role Does Psychological Perception Play On Stress Resilience?1:00:00 - What Is The Lifespan Of Mitochondria1:06:25 - Nutrition For Fueling Mitochondria1:09:00 - Low Carb Diets And Ketosis1:14:30 - Insulin's Role In Body Fat Mass1:21:15 - Meta-Analysis Of Dietary Approaches1:24:15 - Nutrition From Whole Foods Versus Supplementation1:26:30 - Multi-Vitamins1:32:30 - PQQ

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/simonhill2:10 - 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! @MelanieAvalon13:15 - Simon's Background18:00 - Is There One Right Diet?20:20 - How Plant Based Should We Be?31:00 - How Best To Interpret Types Of Studies34:40 - How Long Is A Long Term Study?39:00 - Saturated Fat And Cholesterol43:00 - An Evolutionary Diet Vs An Optimized Diet46:20 - Longevity And Procreation47:10 - Our Inherent Intuition For Nourishing Foods49:15 - Liver & Broccoli53:20 - Antinutrients1:00:20 - Grains And Gluten1:04:30 - TMAO1:08:00 - HDL1:10:20 - Raising And Lowering Lipids With Diet1:17:55 - Forming Plaques From High Levels Of Cholesterol1:21:30 - CAC Scans1:25:00 - Nitrates And Nitrites 

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/sheology2:00 - 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! @MelanieAvalon10:30 - Dr. Sherry's Personal Story12:00 - Have Our Attitudes Changed About Women's Health Over The Years?14:00 - Oppression And Suppression In Politics15:30 - When Should Women Begin Gynecological Care18:45 - Developing A Relationship With Your Gynecologist20:00 - Defining Vulva Vs Vagina22:10 - Confronting Shame And Stress25:15 - What's Normal? Dealing With Infections29:20 - Ph Balance31:00 - Is The Vagina Self Cleaning?32:45 - The Best Products To Clean With33:20 - Coconut Oil As A Lubricant34:25 - Does Wetness Correlate To Arousal?35:30 - Bicycling And Other Sports37:30 - Does Sexual Activity Effect Fertility?40:00 - Amenorrhea43:45 - Freezing Your Eggs46:35 - IVF47:30 - Inequality For Sexual Medications48:50 - Oral Contraceptives For Men52:00 - Safe Sex Practices, How To Bring It Up55:45 - Testing Men For HPV1:02:45 - Genital Warts1:03:20 - 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 - Dilators1:13:45 - Painful Sex1:14:45 - Masturbation1:16:05 - Sexual Dysfunction1:17:45 - Sexual Identity And Gender1:19:40 - Sexual Assault1:25:20 - Stress Test, And Heart Disease1:26:45 - The "Mona Lisa"1:28:30 - Pubic Hair Removal1:29:40 - Being An Egg Donor

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/charleseisenstein1:50 - 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! @MelanieAvalon11:30 - Charles' Philosopher's Mind13:20 - The Yoga Of Eating15:45 - 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 Health35:45 - Open-Mindedness, Our Beliefs, And Fitting In42:15 - What It Takes To Change Someone Else's Mind43:10 - Separation And Interbeing44:45 - Opting Out Of Modern Society46:45 - Modernity And Agriculture50:25 - Re-Adopting The Old Ways With Modern Technology53:15 - What's Driving The New Energy In The World?1:00:45 - The Science Of Delusion And Newtonian Force1:03:55 - Trust1:06:45 - How You Reinforce Your Own Narrative1:09:30 - Ritual And Festivals 1:16:15 - Ring Leaders & Mob Mentality 1:19:45 - Group Think1:27:00 - Online Communities And Censorship