
The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast
Join best-selling author and actress Melanie Avalon as she interviews today's leading health and wellness experts, going beyond the fads to bring you all the biohacking tips, tricks, and techniques to effortlessly upgrade your body, brain, and life. Because why not live awesome? You got this! Theme Music by Narek Mirzaei, Artwork by Barbara McGregor
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Apr 15, 2021 • 1h 51min
#089 - Abel James: Surviving The Modern World, Maintaining Real Relationships, Recovering From Illness & Injury, Growth & Mindset, Unplugging For Mental Well-Being, And More!
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/wilddiet1:50 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon1:55 - 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!Join Melanie's Facebook Group Clean Beauty At And Safe Skincare With Melanie Avalon Facebook.com/groups/cleanbeautymelanieavalon To Discuss And Learn About All The Things Clean Beauty, Beautycounter And Safe Skincare!7:05 - Abel's Personal Story9:05 - Low Fat Diet Failure12:15 - Wild Diet14:30 - GMOs17:25 - Autoimmune Conditions18:35 - The Problem With GMO Corn19:10 - Lab-Grown Meat20:20 - The Perception Of Morality And Sustainability Of Plant-Based Meat22:00 - Vegetarianism23:55 - Biohacking To Combat Modern Deficiencies25:35 - Tracking Biomarkers 27:10 - Fortification Of Processed Foods30:05 - How To Find A Sustainable Diet34:00 - Free Meals Or "Cheats"35:10 - Intense Exercise With IF 41:00 - Tapping Into Glucose44:30 - Real-Time Data On A CGM46:46 - EMF And Wi-Fi52:25 - Wi-Fi Calling Vs. Cellular Connection53:25 - Paranoia About Health Concerns54:15 - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning59:05 - Radon Gas1:01:10 - Recovering From Poisoning1:09:00 - Miracles1:10:10 - The Placebo Effect1:10:10 - Writing Designer Babies1:17:10 - Modern Content Creation And Consumption1:25:45 - Facebook Groups1:28:20 - Sustaining Relationships1:28:50 - Disconnecting From Social Media1:31:20 - Balancing Time On Social Media 1:34:10 - Censorship On Social Media1:39:00 - Political "Conspiracies"1:44:55 - Eating Crickets1:45:10 - The Fluffernutter Story

Apr 8, 2021 • 1h 29min
#088 - Joel Greene (Part 2): Losing Fat & Keeping It Off, Appearance Vs. Health, Inflammatory Pathways, Immunology & Healing, Fat Oxidation, Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), Brown Fat & White Fat, And More!
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/immunitycode22:15 - 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!Join Melanie's Facebook Group Clean Beauty And Safe Skincare With Melanie Avalon At Facebook.com/groups/cleanbeautymelanieavalon To Discuss And Learn About All The Things Clean Beauty, Beautycounter And Safe Skincare!4:55 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon5:40 - Potential Problems With Keto And 4HNE7:25 - 4HNE9:10 - Bad Fats10:25 - MCTs And Fatty Liver11:50 - Omega 3s15:45 - Inflammatory Pathways21:30 - Body Fat23:25 - Damaged Mitochondria Cascade28:05 - Inflamed Fat And Obesity30:00 - Warburg Effect34:50 - Damaged Cells During Fat Loss37:15 - Physical Forces Program Cells40:40 - White Fat And Brown Fat45:05 - Collagen Fibers46:40 - Vinculin Antibodies And IBS48:50 - Secretome50:05 - Difficulty Losing Fat As We Age51:55 - Body Set Point53:25 - Restructuring ECM Practically57:40 - How To Keep Body Fat Off59:20 - Hacking FGF21 1:04:00 - Conflicting Information And Hacks1:05:10 - The Link Of Appearance To Health1:08:25 - Moving Every Day1:11:35 - Old Blood And Old Muscle1:14:10 - Massage1:15:00 - EPO1:17:05 - Vibration Plates1:17:30 - AMPK, Sirtuins, NAD And CD381:19:25 - Supplementing NAD And NR1:23:15 - The Reality Of How Things Work And Getting What You Really Want1:27:00 - Spot Burning Fat

Apr 1, 2021 • 1h 27min
#087 - Dr. Alan Goldhamer: Extended Fasting, Plant-Based Lifestyle , Metabolism Fluctuations, Reversing Metabolic Disease, Reducing Medications, Microbiome Changes , Long-term Health, And More!
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/extendedfasting2:10 - 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!Join Melanie's Facebook Group Clean Beauty And Safe Skincare With Melanie Avalon At Facebook.com/groups/cleanbeautymelanieavalon To Discuss And Learn About All The Things Clean Beauty, Beautycounter And Safe Skincare!6:45 - Dr. Goldhamer's Start8:50 - Sick People Recovering9:50 - How Has The Program Evolved Over The Years?11:00 - What Are The Fasting Lengths Of Time?11:20 - Fasting Terminology12:30 - Reduction Of Overeating13:45 - Ratio Of Visceral Fat Lost Is Highest In Water Only Fasting14:45 - Visceral Fat To Subcutaneous Fat And Back16:05 - The Fat Lost During Fasting And The Weight Gained Upon Refeeding17:10 - Refeeding On Plant Based Vs Meat Based Or SAD19:00 - Advice For Audiences Who Eat Meat21:25 - Excess Fat In The Diet22:35 - Craving Sodium23:25 - Passive Overeating24:55 - The Bacteria In Our Guts26:45 - Diets Mimicking The Effects Of Fasting31:15 - How Long Does It Take For People To Adapt To A Low Salt Diet?33:45 - Switching To A Low Salt Diet34:30 - Radical Diet Changes Vs Intermittent Fasting37:05 - Studying Changes In Taste Buds37:40 - Emotional Eating40:40 - Stress And Processed Foods42:45 - Meat As A Whole Food43:00 - Traditional Diets And Blue Zones45:30 - What Is The Role Of Privilege In The Ideal Diet?46:55 - Supplementation And Deficiencies49:30 - Whole Food Plant-Based Diet And Fasting Effects On High Blood Pressure54:05 - Getting Started At True North56:10 - Fasting With Phone Coaching, Zoom And Vimeo56:45 - How Many Hours Can You Fast Optimally Daily?57:30 - Exercise, Glucose Need And Gluconeogenesis59:00 - Average Weight Loss During The Program59:55 - Optional Calorie Restriction1:01:30 - High Calorie Keto Diet + IF1:02:10 - Keto As A Short Term Solution1:04:20 - Being Open To New Data1:04:40 - Dr. Tanner's Story1:05:30 - Extended Fasting At Home1:06:15 - Health Promoting Fasting Intervals1:07:30 - Are You A Candidate For Long Term Fasting?1:08:30 - Healing With Fasting1:09:05 - Microbiome Changes1:10:50 - Nitrogen Balance1:12:25 - Concerns About Long Fasts1:14:20 - Metabolism Changes1:15:25 - Hair Loss1:16:25 - Immunological Changes And Post COVID Syndrome1:19:50 - Fasting While Sick?1:20:20 - Lack Of Supplementation During Fasts1:21:20 - Monitoring During The Fast1:22:10 - The Psychology Of Diet Changes1:25:10 - The Studies

Mar 25, 2021 • 56min
#086 - Harpreet Rai (Oura): Oura Ring Q&A, Personal Health Data, Women’s Reproductive Health, Fertility Tracking, Optimizing Heart Rate Variability Data, Adaptive Algorithms, And More!
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/ouraring22:35 - 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! @MelanieAvalonJoin Melanie's Facebook Group Clean Beauty And Safe Skincare With Melanie Avalon At Facebook.com/groups/cleanbeautymelanieavalon To Discuss And Learn About All The Things Clean Beauty, Beautycounter And Safe Skincare!7:55 - What Is Oura Ring?10:20 - Replacing The Oura; Is There A Data Transfer?12:30 - If You Change Fingers, Will It Change The Data?14:00 - Updating Baseline Data17:00 - The Accuracy Vs Precision21:10 - Calculating Sleep Stages22:50 - Algorithms And BMR Calculation26:10 - Collecting Data From Oura For The COVID Study29:00 - Can Oura Tell If You're Getting Sick?30:55 - How To Use The Tags34:55 - Making Notes Inside The App35:35 - Tracking Women's Fertility37:30 - Will There Be A Cycle Tracker?40:05 - Heart Rate Variability (HRV)41:25 - Optimizing HRV Data43:05 - Resting Heart Rate (RHR)46:45 - The Oura Ring Is Waterproof47:10 - Keeping It Clean47:25 - EMF49:35 - Adding Workouts From Previous Day52:30 - Will There Be An Incorporation Of CGM?53:45 - Imagining New Capabilities

Mar 18, 2021 • 38min
#085 - Dr. Joseph Mercola: Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Wi-Fi & Cell Phones, 5G Exposure, Dirty Electricity, Grounding & Shielding Products, EMF Hypersensitivity, And More!
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/emf2:05 - 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!Join Melanie's Facebook Group Clean Beauty And Safe Skincare With Melanie Avalon At Facebook.com/groups/cleanbeautymelanieavalon To Discuss And Learn About All The Things Clean Beauty, Beautycounter And Safe Skincare!6:35 - Dr. Mercola's Introduction To EMF8:00 - Heavy Metal And EMF 8:15 - What Is EMF, Why Are They Problematic?9:45 - X-Rays And Microwaves10:20 - NAD To Repair Damage Done From EMF13:25 - What Does EMF Do To The Cell?14:50 - How Acute Is The Damage Compared To Distance From Exposure15:15 - Cellphones17:25 - Oura Ring EMF18:05 - CGM EMF20:00 - How Industry Covers Up EMF Harm28:00 - Future Awareness Of EMF29:15 - Mitigating Wi-Fi Harm29:40 - Ethernet Cables31:55 - How Does Bluetooth Compare?32:20 - 5G And 5G Wi-Fi34:10 - Dirty Electricity34:50 - Grounding Mats35:05 - EMF Canopy36:45 - EMF Clothing38:00 - Headphones39:00 - Smart Meters39:30 - EMF Hypersensitivity

Mar 11, 2021 • 1h 32min
#084 - Dave Asprey: Fasting For Women, Bulletproof Coffee, Optimized Biohacking, MCT’s, The Fasted Microbiome, PUFA Depletion, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, And More!
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/daveasprey1:40 - 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!1:55 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalonJoin Melanie's Facebook Group Clean Beauty And Safe Skincare With Melanie Avalon At Facebook.com/groups/cleanbeautymelanieavalon To Discuss And Learn About All The Things Clean Beauty, Beautycounter And Safe Skincare!7:50 - Dave's Background10:35 - Dave's Introduction To Fasting12:40 - What Is Fasting?15:20 - The Role Of Hunger In Fasting17:20 - Hacking The Fast19:20 - Adding Black Coffee19:35 - Adding Butter To Coffee20:15 - Butter And MCT Oil Creating Exclusion Zones In Water23:10 - Deuterium Depleted Water26:55 - Does MCT Or Butter Break The Fast?30:45 - Using "Training Wheels" During Fasting31:30 - Letting Go Of Rigid Dogma33:40 - Protein Fasting35:30 - Fasted Gut Bacteria38:10 - Gut Bacteria In Overweight People40:00 - Negative Symptoms While Fasting42:40 - Fasting For Women46:20 - Fasting And Kisspeptin For Hormone Regulation48:05 - C8 Vs C10 MCT Oil51:25 - Calories In Calories Out Doesn't Work54:30 - Diet Experiments & Alcohol55:50 - Grass-Fed Vs Conventionally Raised MeatThe Melanie Avalon Podcast Episode #43 - Teri Cochrane1:01:45 - Omega-6 And PUFAs1:04:30 - Smart Nicotine Supplementation1:06:25 - NMN, NR, Butyrate Supplementation1:09:00 - Blue Light Blocking Glasses1:11:00 - Dave's Biohacking Routine1:15:05 - Hyperbaric Therapy1:20:20 - Cold Therapy1:21:50 - The Future Of Biohacking

Mar 4, 2021 • 1h 9min
#083 - Dr. Caroline Leaf: The Science Of Thoughts, The Mind VS. The Brain, The Brain & Body Connection, Overthinking & Rumination, Neuroplasticity, Addressing Trauma, Self Therapy, And More!
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/toxicthoughts2:00 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon2:10 - 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 - Join Melanie's Facebook Group Clean Beauty And Safe Skincare With Melanie Avalon At facebook.com/groups/cleanbeautymelanieavalon To Discuss And Learn About All The Things Clean Beauty, Beautycounter And Safe Skincare!7:05 - The Mind Vs The Brain9:25 - The Brain13:25 - Can AI (Artificial Intelligence) Think Like Us?17:05 - Where Is The Mind; Is It Physical?21:15 - The Brain Waves27:50 - Confronting Depression29:05 - Toxic Neurocycle Vs Productive Neurocycle32:25 - Depression's Physical Manifestations36:30 - The Problem With The Wellness Era39:00 - Embrace The Past And The Future40:30 - Enhancing Therapy With The Neurocycle44:00 - Building Patterns And Habits46:40 - The Timeline To Change Thoughts50:15 - Toxic Thoughts And Rumination50:50 - Addressing Types Of Trauma With Deep Thinking57:25 - Changes In Brain Chemistry And Blood Markers1:03:25 - The Effect On Telomeres

Feb 25, 2021 • 1h 19min
#082 - Sergey Young: Longevity Technology, Artificial Intelligence & Avatars, Organ Regeneration, Chronological Vs. Biological Age, The Power Of Mindset, The Future Of Biohacking, And More!
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/longevity1:50 - 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! @MelanieAvalon6:35 - Sergey's Background10:50 - The Human Timeline Of Aging12:10 - A Shrinking Thymus13:15 - Liver And Thymus Regeneration Technology14:35 - People Who Lack A Thymus16:40 - Gene Therapy And Gene Editing19:00 - How Will Organs Regrow?21:30 - The Possibility Of Rejection Of Regenerated Organs26:10 - Markers Of Aging 30:20 - Reversing Blindness31:30 - Longevity Vision Fund's Investments32:20 - Drug Discovery Process33:55 - Early Cancer Detection Investment34:45 - Longevity Investments35:50 - Metformin Effect On Lifespan37:25 - Aging As A Disease38:40 - Berberine Vs Metformin, And NMN41:55 - Mindset And Psychological Aging44:35 - Placebo Effect46:30 - Is Immortality An Option?48:50 - Ethical Implications Of Age Reversal In Application51:15 - Longer Lifespan Vs Reproduction Rates56:15 - Differences In Gender In Anti-Aging57:15 - Longevity For Women1:00:15 - Personalized Medicine1:01:05 - Role Of AI Avatars1:04:10 - Digitizing Wisdom; Generational Avatars1:07:45 - Social Media As A Proxy To Human Avatars1:09:55 - Sergey's Longevity Practices

Feb 18, 2021 • 1h 58min
#081 - Dr. Ben Lynch: Understanding Your “Dirty” Genes, Cleaning Up SNPs, Microbiome Health & Diversity, MTHFR, Medications, Histamine Intolerance, Glutathione, And More!
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/dirtygenes2:25 - 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! @MelanieAvalonJoin Melanie's Facebook Group Clean Beauty And Safe Skincare With Melanie Avalon At Facebook.com/groups/cleanbeautymelanieavalon To Discuss And Learn About All The Things Clean Beauty, Beautycounter And Safe Skincare!6:55 - Ben's Background12:10 - The Purpose Genetic Expression of SNPs16:55 - Addressing Dirty Genes19:35 - Which Genes Didn't Make It Into The Book20:40 - NOS321:40 - Breathing Exercise23:10 - Explaining Common Problems With Genes25:15 - Medication Causing Dirty NOS328:00 - Cleaning Up NOS328:20 - Other Causes Of Dirty NOS3; Overtraining30:40 - Keto And High Protein Diets33:05 - Nitrogen Balance35:25 - Producing Ammonia After Eating Protein37:10 - Elevated BUN39:40 - Carnitine Synthesis42:50 - Carnivore45:15 - GST/GTX And Hydrogen Peroxide48:25 - Aspirin And Gut Health50:00 - Serrapeptase To Replace Aspirin51:10 - Metformin And Histamine Intolerance57:05 - DAO And Histamine Overload58:50 - Low Reactive Diets And Microbiome Diversity1:01:05 - Histamine Degrading Probiotics1:02:20 - Supporting Glutathione1:06:15 - Side Effects Of Glutathione1:09:10 - Supplements1:12:35 - IV Glutathione1:15:20 - Overwhelming Your Body With Glutathione And IV Chelation1:18:40 - MTHFR 1:23:55 - MTHFR And Cofactors1:25:50 - Supplementing Methyl Folate 1:26:45 - Balancing Supplements1:28:20 - PQQ Balancing Glutathione1:29:50 - Folic Acid1:34:40 - Folic Acid Enrichment In Processed Foods1:36:00 - COMT/MAOA: Genes Associated With Dopamine And Serotonin 1:39:25 - COMT/MAOA Effect On PMS1:41:40 - COMT/MAOA Effect On Sleep1:48:50 - Genetic Testing Results

Feb 11, 2021 • 1h 51min
#080 - Rory Kilmartin: Biohacking Relationships, The Four Personality Archetypes, Resolving Conflict, Understanding Communication, Psychological Safety, Embracing Responsibility, And More!
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/relationships5:30 - 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!6:20 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon9:10 - Rory's Story 12:30 - Online Workshop13:20 - Balance Of Power15:00 - Models Of Relationships 16:05 - The Sovereign Energy16:35 - Magician Energy 17:25 - Warrior Energy 17:35 - Lover Energy 19:15 - What Causes Breakdowns (Disruptions In Relationships) 20:05 - What Happens When Archetypes Become Out Of Balance 22:40 - How Different Archetypes Attract Each Other And Interact 30:50 - Understanding Other People Better32:45 - The Role Of Being Baffled/Confusion 34:55 - Understanding Past Relationships 36:05 - The Role Of Childhood In Archetypal Leanings39:05 - Different Types In Persona: Home Vs Work39:55 - The Role Of Psychological Safety 42:00 - The Dynamic Tension: How Relationships Are Affected By The Stressors Of Life 43:50 - Going Off Center Or Out Of Balance 45:00 - Finding The Language That Changes Things46:50 - The Disowned Archetype 52:15 - What We Become Under Pressure And Victimhood To Protect Ourselves 54:30 - The Practicality 57:40 - The Role Of Different Types In The Village 1:01:30 - The Repeating Issues In Your Life 1:01:50 - Identifying Archetypes In Others1:02:30 - Where Does The Responsibility Lie In Conflict? 1:04:45 - Impossible Situations (Personality Situations)1:05:40 - Personal Responsibility, And The Creed Of The Sheep In Particular1:06:30 - The Role Of The Left And Right Brain, Thoughts, The Soul, And Wonder1:10:45 - The Fox Gatekeepers Of Freedom 1:12:45 - Attracting Our Disowned Behavior 1:14:15 - Romantic Relationships And Types1:15:20 - Power Dynamics And Personal Responsibility In Relationships1:20:00 - The Role Of Emotions 1:23:30 - Releasing The Past 1:23:50 - Attracting People Of Equal Imbalance 1:27:35 - The Core Wound Of The Archetypes 1:30:25 - Sample Sentence Exercises1:34:05 - Reducing Thoughts1:38:00 - Rory's Next Workshop March 9th: For 20% Off The US Timezone Workshop Go To melanieavalon.com/balanceofpower With The Code Melanieavalon