The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/dopamine2:10 - 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!2:25 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon10:35 - Dr. Anna's Credentials11:35 - Dr. Anna's Beginning14:40 - What Is Addiction?16:10 - The 4 Cs17:20 - Withdrawal17:50 - The Difference Between Enjoyment And Addiction19:35 - Workaholism22:20 - Does The Feeling Of Fulfillment Matter?24:45 - Dopamine And Motivation25:50 - Pain And Pleasure Balance31:10 - Dopamine And Hunger32:30 - Addiction Ritual36:00 - When Did Addiction Start?37:10 - Modern Addiction38:10 - Orgasm39:50 - Who Is More Likely To Become Addicted?41:50 - What Role Does Repetitive Exposure Play?46:00 - Could We Evolve To No Longer Be Addicted?49:00 - Can Everyone Recover From Addiction?51:50 - CBD And Cannabis52:50 - Can Anything Become Addictive?55:10 - Finding A Solution58:20 - Self Binding1:01:10 - Shame And Guilt In Recovery1:03:20 - Radical Honesty, And Our Addiction To Lying

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/farmerleejones1:55 - 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! @MelanieAvalon10:10 - Farmer Lee Jones Story15:30 - How Farming Used To Be17:00 - Nutritional Levels In Produce18:30 - Growing For Flavor20:25 - Vitamin D23:40 - Chemicals And GMOs25:00 - Home Delivery25:20 - Could We Have Done It Differently?26:00 - How The War Changed The Way We Eat27:50 - A Change In Mindset About Our Food30:10 - Using The Whole Plant31:45 - How Much Of Our Food Are Native Species?33:15 - Seed Savors Exchange: An Heirloom Seed Preserve34:10 - Are Heirloom Varieties More Nutritious?35:50 - The Algal Bloom In The Great Lakes36:30 - How We Can Turn Things Around37:35 - Buying Local39:00 - Respecting Your Farm Employees41:00 - Microgreens43:05 - Hydroponic Gardens45:30 - Eating The Root And Greens46:55 - Edible Flowers52:20 - White Vegetables54:40 - Winter Vegetables58:20 - "Beneficials" In Organic Farming1:01:15 - Seed Sorting & Seed Weight1:04:15 - Vegetable Tops1:05:15 - Craving Certain Plants1:07:00 - Pollination And Hybridization1:10:00 - The Recipes1:12:30 - How To Navigate The Regular Grocery Store1:15:30 - Regenerative Agriculture With Animals1:16:50 - Eating Seasonally

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/mariaemmerich2:40 - 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! @MelanieAvalon11:20 - Maria's Personal Story13:40 - Pure Protein Days14:35 - Fat & Insulin15:25 - Fat & Ketosis19:40 - Fast And Effective Weight Loss22:15 - 30 Grams Of Fat23:35 - Intramuscular Lipids24:20 - Macro & Calorie Counting28:00 - Satiation Timeline29:05 - Eating Fat To Burn Fat30:50 - Artificial Sweeteners32:15 - Insulin Release32:55 - HOMA-IR33:20 - CGMs36:35 - A Higher Resting Blood Glucose37:15 - Testing Insulin37:40 - Fecal Fat40:45 - The Fat Flux41:20 - Reverse Insulin Resistance43:15 - Eating Low Carb Or Low Fat44:05 - Dairy Foods45:50 - Ghee Vs Butter46:20 - MCT Oil48:10 - Exogenous Ketones50:35 - The Literature On Exogenous Ketones51:55 - Blood Ketones And Long Term Ketogenic Diets53:25 - Ample Nutrition And Iron55:50 - Oxalates And Anti-Nutrients1:01:10 - Vitamin C1:02:20 - Organ Meats1:06:45 - Maria's Favorite Recipes1:09:20 - Halle Berry1:12:20 - The Best Recipes For Kids1:15:50 - New Recipes1:18:15 - Intermittent Fasting1:19:00 - "Healthy At Any Size"1:21:10 - Keto College

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/adamborba2:05 - 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! @MelanieAvalon12:05 - Adam's Journey Into The Film Industry14:15 - Working Your Way Up From The Mailroom16:10 - Becoming A Producer18:25 - Challenges 20:55 - Making Movies For Everyone13:10 - Adams Current Projects26:40 - Being On Location27:55 - Reimagining Disney Classics29:10 - The Midnight Brigade33:40 - Adam's Creative Process With The Book37:10 - The 'Big Reveals'38:15 - Finding An Agent And Making Changes To The Story41:35 - The Query Letter43:05 - Lessons From The Collaborative Process45:35 - What Happens When A Movie Flops48:20 - Should Everyone Follow Their Dreams In The Movies?50:00 - Adams Next Book50:40 - Midnight Brigade The Movie52:10 - Writing A Screenplay Vs A Novel58:30 - What Adams Kids Watch59:15 - Character Basis1:00:10 - Carl's Dad's Food Truck1:00:50 - Adam's Daily Habits1:03:30 - Being Part Of A Working Family1:04:30 - Emails1:05:50 - Does Adam Biohack?1:08:00 - Blue Light Blocking Glasses1:12:00 - Misconceptions Of The Industry1:14:00 - The Future Of The Movie Industry1:17:35 - How The Pandemic Affected Adam's Production Company1:20:15 - The Future

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/ketocode30% Off Site Wide At gundrymd.com If You Enter Promo Code Gundry302:10 - 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! @MelanieAvalon9:45 - 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 Cells17:10 - 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 Fat25:40 - Can We Evolve Further In Energy Synthesis?27:05 - A Theory Of Cancer; The Warburg Effect31:05 - Mitochondrial Uncoupling37:55 - Efficient Fat Burning40:00 - Food Induced Thermogenesis40:30 - DNP42:30 - Kitavans43:15 - Prebiotic Fiber45:15 - What About Exogenous Ketones?46:15 - Metabolic Flexibility51:00 - Goat And Sheep Cheese51:35 - Being Hot Or Cold With The Keto Diet53:00 - Eating Vs. Burning Saturated Fats53:40 - Fructose & Ceramides57:10 - Fermented Foods57:45 - Vinegars

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/intermittentfastingtransformation2:00 - 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! @MelanieAvalon11:55 - Cynthia's Personal Journey With Fasting15:40 - Best Practices For Fasting For Women?17:10 - OMAD20:50 - Fasting And Feeding For Your Cycle; Is It Intuitive?23:15 - The First Two Weeks Of Your Cycle24:50 - Nutrition For Your Cycle26:45 - The Lack Of Research On Cycling Women33:00 - Rodent Studies34:10 - Extended Fasting37:30 - What Can Effect Our Cycles The Most?43:15 - Hormones Dysregulation50:40 - The Effect Of Fasting On Hormones; PCOS & Thyroid Regulation53:00 - Weight Loss And Adipose Tissue54:50 - Autoimmunity58:15 - Carbohydrate Intake, Low Carb Diets1:03:10 - Cortisol1:10:00 - Testing Cortisol1:15:20 - What Should We Be Testing?1:18:30 - Oxytocin1:21:30 - Clean Fasting, Breaking Your Fast1:26:05 - Coffee1:27:30 - Using A Glucometer1:28:40 - DHEA1:32:00 - Having Your Sleep And Stress Dialed In Before Beginning Fasting1:34:20 - Melatonin1:38:50 - CBD1:40:45 - Perimenopause1:49:30 - Mindset

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/nealbarnard2:10 - 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! @MelanieAvalon9:05 - Dr. Barnard's Introduction to Plant-Based13:10 - How Do Opposite Diets Work On Both Extremes?16:20 - Low Carb Vs. Low Carb High Fat Diets18:40 - Energy Toxicity And Fuel Competition In The Body20:30 - Intracellular Muscle Fat22:35 - Endurance Athletes24:35 - Processed Vegan Foods And Added Oils26:20 - Post Menopausal Weight Gain30:15 - Dr. Barnard's New Study36:45 - Benefits From Soy40:30 - What Are Isoflavones? 45:25 - Isoflavones Effect On Cells47:10 - Diets Rich In Soy; Correlation On Mortality49:00 - Is Soy Preventative For Breast Cancer?50:15 - What Are The Implication Of Isoflavones On A Woman's Current Estrogen Load?54:35 - Equol58:15 - Equol In Dairy1:00:05 - Can We Get Back The Gut Bacteria That Produce Equol?1:00:50 - Fiber And The Microbiome1:03:45 - 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

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/geniusfoods2:05 - 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 Story15:05 - Having The Risk Factor20:40 - Dietary And Lifestyle Factors21:30 - Environmental Pollutants; Fine Particle Matter26:20 - Protein Build Up In The Brain28:05 - Amyloid Hypothesis & Other Possible Causes Of Dementia28:30 - Cholesterol30:15 - APOE4 Gene35:10 - Variances In APOE 37:15 - Dietary Fats, Specifically Saturated Fat41:10 - Vegan Approach To Brain Health​​43:10 - Choline44:15 - Creatine47:40 - Furan Fatty Acids49:40 - The Problem With Isolating Nutrients50:30 - Taurine52:00 - Types Of Fuel For The Brain56:10 - Ketones Affect On Alzheimer's 57:20 - Medium Chain Triglycerides58:00 - Insulin Degrading Enzyme1:00:50 - Mindset & Wobbly Furniture

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/dietforsex2:15 - 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! @MelanieAvalon9:20 - Christine's Background12:30 - Treating Sexual Dysfunction With Acupuncture16:20 - How Does Fasting Effect The Results Of Acupuncture?17:45 - When Did Acupuncture Become Accepted?18:45 - Blood Pressure And Blood Flow19:45 - The Sexual Triad22:00 - What Is The Driving Factor Of Arousal?23:45 - Omega-3 Fatty Acids24:15 - Mental Arousal26:00 - History Of Sex In Chinese Culture30:15 - Can All Women Orgasm From Sex? What Role Does The Clitoris And G-Spot Play?34:00 - Social Expectations Around Women And Sexual Interest36:40 - Vibrators In Partnered Sex38:40 - Communicating With A Partner39:45 - The Health Benefits Of Orgasms44:50 - Viagra48:20 - Chinese Dietetics50:10 - Desiccated Kidney Supplements51:10 - Low Libido And High Sugar Diets53:50 - Sex And Meal Timing54:30 - Low Carb Diets And Sexual Performance58:35 - Protein And Sex Drive1:01:55 - Mushrooms1:07:00 - Are There Foods That Are Genuine Aphrodisiacs?1:09:15 - Chocolate1:10:00 - Oral Sex; Can Foods Make Your Body Taste Better?1:11:35 - Supplements1:13:50 - Fasting And Libido1:16:30 - Is There A Benefit To Abstinence?

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/bradkearns2:30 - 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! @MelanieAvalon11:35 - Brad's Personal History16:10 - Are Extreme Athletic Endeavors Healthy?18:20 - What Historically Would Mimic Triathlon Type Exercise?21:50 - Natural Endurance Vs Training & Over Training25:40 - The Stress Of Overtraining27:45 - Prioritizing Sleep31:10 - Maximizing Your Efforts32:50 - Being Intuitive With How Much And How Hard To Work36:50 - Impulse Vs Intuition39:30 - The Arbitrary Nature Of Marathons And Triathlons45:10 - Can Anybody Achieve Elite Athleticism?50:40 - Cardio Junkies51:10 - Melanie's Activity56:10 - Resistance Training57:50 - Brad's Morning Routine1:09:30 - The Morning Cortisol Spike1:12:55 - Intermittent Variable Rewards1:15:30 - The Lure Of Social Media1:18:45 - Exercise Addiction1:23:15 - Type A Personalities And Addiction1:26:35 - Ironman Blues1:29:15 - Feeling Hollow After Major Achievements1:33:55 - Manifesting1:35:55 - Being Overly Fixated With Results1:42:45 - Moving On At The Right Time1:48:30 - Failure1:50:30 - Training Appropriately1:53:20 - Maximum Aerobic Fitness Test1:56:50 - Sprinting2:02:10 - Inputting High Intensity In A Lower Intensity Workout2:06:05 - How Many Sprints Is Enough?2:10:00 - What's Fueling The Sprints?2:13:25 - Emsculpt Neo2:16:25 - Muscle Soreness2:18:50 - Brad's Current Mission