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Nov 26, 2020 • 1h 30min

#069 - Nicole Poirier: Intermittent Fasting, Delicious and Interesting Recipes, Protein Sparing Modified Fast (PSMF), Diet Fails, Satiety Index, Calorie Factors, Body Recompisition, And More!

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/intermittentfastingcookbook2:25 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At www.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! @MelanieAvalon8:30 - Nicole's Background15:05 - Writing The Intermittent Fasting Cookbook16:35 -Healthy Approach To Food Sensitives17:50 - Elimination Diets For Testing19:00 - Intolerance To Veggies: Bio-Individuality20:00 - Comfort In Restriction21:00 - The Importance Of Variety, Or Lack Thereof21:50 - Safety In Restriction23:00 - Carnivore Freedom26:30 - Zero Fiber Diet27:20 - Nicole's Improvement On Keto28:10 - Nicole's Intermittent Fasting Start30:50 - Reflection Of Health In The Eyes31:40 - Long-Term "Diets": Keto, Paleo, Carnivore33:00 - Incorporating Colorful Carbs And White Rice34:00 - Carbs For Hormones And Cycle34:50 - Biohacking As A Concept36:20 - Starting Biohacking39:15 - Intermittent Fasting Vs Food Choices: Which Is More Powerful?40:35 - Food For Health42:35 - What Determines Nutrient Density?45:00 - Food Studies About Plant Compounds46:00 - Pharmacokinetics Of Plants​47:05 - The Role Of Calories In Weight Loss50:30 - Energy Partitioning52:00 - Diet Failures55:50 - Intermittent Fasting Study Idea58:00 - Science Of Food59:30 - Foods For Satiety With Less Calories1:00:55 - Volume Vs Calorie Density1:03:05 - Macronutrient Balance For Satiety1:04:00 - Satiety Index1:07:30 - Capsaicin To Reduce Hunger1:09:00 - PSMF (Protein Sparing Modified Fast)1:10:05 - Rapid Fat Loss1:10:15 - Problems with BMI 1:11:30 - Muscle Sparing1:12:50 - How PSMF Works1:14:00 - Nicole's Next Book Ideas1:18:10 - PSMF Delicious Recipes 1:19:30 - Weight Loss and Anti-Inflammatory Effects1:21:10 - Additional Modified Fasting Techniques1:21:30 - The Recipes
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Nov 19, 2020 • 1h 39min

#068 - Glenn Livingston, Ph.D. Never Binge Again Q&A: Emotional Eating, Social Pressures, Influence of Alcohol, Secret Eating, Nighttime Bingeing, Eradicating Powerlessness, Bedtime Rituals, And More!

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/bingetriggers1:45 - 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!8:40 - Glenn's Background11:50 - Psychology of Overeating: A Paradigm Shift13:30 - Overstimulating The Pleasure Center of Brain18:35 - Eradicating Powerlessness19:20 - Will Power As A Resource22:00 - Rules: Restrictive or Freeing?25:40 - Perpetual State of Restriction26:35 - 45 Binge Trigger Busters 27:20 - "You Can Just Start Tomorrow"30:00 - "Just One Bite/Just One More Bite"32:00 - 7:11 Breath35:00 - Half Of A Truth And A Bigger Lie38:00 - The Nature of Food Addiction: A Theory41:20 - Struggling With Sweets48:15 - Food Sedation49:35 - Changing the Paradigm 55:05 - Changing The Behavior Before Getting To The Emotional Root Of The Binge56:35 - Navigating Emotional Eating1:00:30 - Struggling With Salty Snacks1:06:40 - Nighttime Overeating1:10:00 - Bedtime Rituals To Break Bad Habits1:15:00 - Secret Eating1:19:15 - Social Eating and Drinking1:20:00 - Social Pressures To Eat Or Drink1:21:20 - Basics of Group Psychology1:24:40 - Unconscious Anxiety Of Groups 1:25:35 - Re-Establishing The Group1:28:15 - Conditional Rules1:29:50 - Influence of Alcohol1:30: 35 - Self Sabotage1:32:00 - Decelerating Weight Loss For Success1:34:20 - People Who Struggle With The Process
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Nov 12, 2020 • 2h 4min

#067 - Dr. Kirk Parsley – Sleep Q&A Part 1: Tackling Insomnia, Optimal Sleep Hours, Counting Sheep, Sleep Tracking, Alarm Clocks, Sleep Cycles, Sex And Sleep, Kids’ Sleep, Alcohol, And More!

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/sleepquestions4:45 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalonThe Melanie Avalon Podcast Episode #57 - Robb WolfThe Melanie Avalon Podcast Episode # 3 - Dr. Kirk Parsley (Sleep Episode)The Melanie Avalon Podcast Episode #35 - Dr. Kirk Parsley (Covid Episode) The Melanie Avalon Podcast Episode #36 - David Sinclair (Covid Episode) 10:00 - Dr. Kirk Parsley's Background - Realizing The Importance Of Sleep17:45 - Listener Q&A: Beatrix - What Does Optimal Sleep Look Like? How Many Hours Of Deep And REM Sleep? 21:35 - Should You Track Your Sleep? 25:30 - Listener Q&A: Margaret - Is The Oura Ring Accurate, What Devices Are Best?27:55 - Listener Q&A: Tamela - Thoughts On Fitbit Sleep Technology? 28:50 - Listener Q&A: Anna - I Feel Like I Do Better On Different Amounts Of Sleep? 29:00 - Listener Q&A: Jill - High Oura Ring Ratings But Feeling Awful?30:30 - The Role Of Cortisol And The Fight Or Flight Response 36:45 - How Much Sleep Do You Need?41:25 - Do The Elderly Sleep Less? The Role OF Sleep In Aging 45:40 - Listener Q&A: Sharon - My Mother Can't Sleep; How To Keep The Mind Calm, Blood Sugar, Etc?Stress Free Sleep Worksheet - Doc Parsley's Sleep Remedy48:15 - Thinking About Sleep, Looking At The Clock, To Do And Worry Lists59:45 - Listener Q&A: Rosalie: How To Shut Your Mind Off? 1:01:30 - Counting Sheep, Nursery Rhymes, Meditation 1:04:05 - Word Visualizations1:07:50 - Listener Q&A: Charlotte - What Do You Think About Apollo Neuro?1:08:00 - Listener Q&A: Sofia: Is It Ok To Use Apollo Neuro Every Night APOLLO NEURO: Use The Power Of Soundwave Therapy To Instantly Address Stress By Instigating Your Brain's "Safety" State With The Touch Of A Button! Check Out Melanie's Interview With Dr. Dave Rubin For All The Science, And Get 15% Off Apollo Neuro At Apolloneuro.com/melanieavalon1:11:45 - The Role Of Dependence 1:13:15 - Listener Q&A: Monica - How To Put Down The Phone?1:16:35 - Sleep Fears1:21:15 - Sleep Deprivation And Performance Perception 1:23:30 - Listener Q&A: Amy - How To Stop From Waking Up In The Middle Of The Night?1:23:40 - Listener Q&A: Wendy - Why Can't I Sleep All Night?1:23:45 : Listener Q&A: Christine - I Can't Fall Back Asleep When I Wake Up1:28:00 - Stress Hormones And Sleep Pressure1:30:40 - Men Vs Women, Sleeping And Insomnia 1:34:15 - Why Do You Wake Up At Specific Times On The Clock? 1:34:20 - Listener Q&A: Anna - Is There A Circadian Reason For Waking Up?1:36:30 - Do We Wake Up Between The Cycles?1:40:00 - Split Night SleepingThe Melanie Avalon Podcast Episode # - Siim Land1:43:30 - Listener Q&A: Emily - How Does Sex Affect Sleep? Why Is The Bed Ok For Just Sleep And Sex?1:43:40 - Listener Q&A: Victoria - When To Have Sex For Best Sleep? 1:47:30 - How Does Alcohol Affect Sleep? 1:51:35 - Listener Q&A: Colleen - Recommendations For Children Who Don't Sleep?1:51:45 - How Does Sleep Remedy Work?1:53:20 - The Role Of Vitamin D32:01:05 - Kids Formulation 
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Nov 5, 2020 • 1h 22min

#066 - James Nestor: Breath, Nose Vs Mouth Breathing, Left Vs Right Nostrils, Oxygen Vs Carbon Dioxide, Lung Capacity & Longevity, Deviated Septums, Phobias, Wim Hof, Lost Science, And More!

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/breath1:35 - 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!8:15 - James' Background: Breathing Problems And Free Divers 10:30 - The Magic Of The Breath: Holding Your Breath, E. Coli Resistance, And Healing Inflammation12:40 - The Work Of Wim Hof15:45 - What Is Breathing? 17:20 - Face Changes, Small Mouths, Crooked Teeth, And Sleep Issues 18:10 - The Problem With Braces 20:25 - Wisdom Teeth Removal Problems 22:55 - Regrowing Bone In The Mouth, Chewing, Gaining Space In The Airway 25:30 - Osteoporosis: The Melanie Avalon Podcast Episode #65 - Mira And Jayson Calton25:45 - The Problems With Mouth Breathing27:40 - Nasal Vs Mouth Breathing 28:45 - Breathing Lower 30:45 - Informal Study Of Mouth Vs Nasal: Blood Pressure, Sleep Apnea 32:55 - Deviated Septum 35:05 - Phantom Nasal Blockages And Nasal Passage Erectile Tissue 37:20 - Breathing Through Your Nose At Night39:00 - Mouth Taping 41:20 - The Left Vs Right Nostril 47:05 - Long Vs Slow Vs More Vs Less Breathing, Oxygen Vs CO2, And CO2 Deficiency 49:05 - Conscious Breathing Practices 50:40 - The Role Of CO2 In The Body, Treating Conditions With CO252:45 - Bag Breathing Vs Slow Breathing53:45 - Phobias, Suffocation, And CO259:55 - Lost Science And Studies, And The Need For A Health Revolution 1:03:30 - Intermittent Fasting And The Waves Of Science, Politics, And Cultural Shifts 1:05:15 - Economic Incentives For Breathing, The Problem With Pills1:07:00 - How Much Can You Realistically Change With Breathing 1:08:30 - CO2 Suffocation Experiments For Phobias 1:13:30 - Viewing The World With Left Or Right Side1:13:35 - Left And Right Brain Studies 1:15:50 - CO2 For Schizophrenics And The Switch To Tranquilizers 1:18:15 - The Framingham Heart Study And Lung Capacity 1:19:10 - How To Breathe? ​
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Oct 29, 2020 • 1h 46min

#065 - Mira And Jayson Calton: Bone Health, Micronutrient Deficiencies, Osteoporosis, Multivitamin Problems, Calcium, Vitamin K, Acid/Alkaline BaseOmega 3s, Osteogenic Loading, And More!

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/bones2:45 - Go To melanieavalon.com/micronutrients And Use The Code Avalon For A Discount Sitewide!3:00 - 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!3:15 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon3:20 - DRY FARM WINES: Low Sugar, Low Alcohol, Toxin-Free, Mold- Free, Pesticide-Free , Hang-Over Free Natural Wine! Use The Link dryfarmwines.com/melanieavalon To Get A Bottle For A Penny!4:30 - BEAUTYCOUNTER: Non-Toxic Beauty Products Tested For Heavy Metals, Which Support Skin Health And Look Amazing! Shop At beautycounter.com/melanieavalon For Something Magical! For Exclusive Offers And Discounts, And More On The Science Of Skincare, Get On Melanie's Private Beauty Counter Email List At melanieavalon.com/cleanbeauty! Find Your Perfect Beautycounter Products With Melanie's Quiz: melanieavalon.com/beautycounterquiz8:10 - Mira's Story: Reversing Osteoporosis - The Core Of Health Conditions 13:00 - What Is Bone? The Types Of Bone, Role Of Protein, Etc. 15:20 - The Role Of Flexibility In Bone Health15:40 - Peak Bone Mass18:00 - How Is Bone Broken Down And Rebuilt: Osteoclasts And Osteoblasts 19:45 - Osteopenia And Osteoporosis And DEXA Scans - The Importance Of Getting A Baseline And How It Can Affect You24:05 - How Do They Determine The Standards? 26:15 - Is Osteoporosis Deadly? 27:20 - The Connection To Mineral Deficiency​29:05 - Conventional Pharmaceuticals: How Do Bisphosphonates Work Or Cause Bones To Become Brittle?33:30 - What Role Do Micronutrients Play? Can We Supplement?39:35 - The Role Of Food Vs Lifestyle And Supplements39:30 - FOOD SENSE GUIDE: Get Melanie's App At melanieavalon.com/foodsenseguide To Tackle Your Food Sensitivities! Food Sense Includes A Searchable Catalogue Of 300+ Foods, Revealing Their Gluten, FODMAP, Lectin, Histamine, Amine, Glutamate, Oxalate, Salicylate, Sulfite, And Thiol Status. Food Sense Also Includes Compound Overviews, Reactions To Look For, Lists Of Foods High And Low In Them, The Ability To Create Your Own Personal Lists, And More!41:30 - Micronutrients From Food Vs Supplements, And The Problems With Multivitamins 44:05 - Competing Nutrients 45:45 - Breaking Down Nutrients, Antinutrients 47:30 - Calcium Supplementation Concerns, Forms, Vitamin D, Vitamin K251:10 - K1 Vs K2 (MK4 Vs MK7)53:40 - The Problem Of K With D54:50 - The Fat Delivery System 55:30 - Low Fat Diet Problems1:00:10 - Meal Timing, OMAD And Reaching Micronutrient Sufficiency 1:03:20 - Separating Vitamins 1:06:00 - The Role Of Protein In Building Bone 1:10:55 - Excess Protein, Blood PH, The Acid/Alkaline Diet1:13:25 - Leeching Calcium From Bones: Salt And The Crave Cycle 1:14:30 - Blood Tests For Calcium Levels1:15:30 - SUNLIGHTEN: Get $200 Off Any Sunlighten Cabin Model Or $100 Off The Solo Unit (That Melanie Has!) AND $99 Shipping (Regularly $598) With The Code MelanieAvalon At melanieavalon.com/sunlighten. Forward Your Proof Of Purchase To Podcast@MelanieAvalon.Com, To Receive A Signed Copy Of What When Wine!1:17:30 - SpectraCell1:17:40 - Dairy For Bone Health?1:18:40 - Alcohol And Bone Health1:23:30 - Omega 3s1:27:40 - DHA And EPA Competition: Krill Vs Fish Oil1:32:00 - The Problem With Olive Oil1:33:30 - The Role Of Osteogenic Loading 1:39:00 - How Fast Can Changes Happen?1:44:30 - Go To melanieavalon.com/micronutrients And Use The Code Avalon For A Discount Sitewide! 
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Oct 22, 2020 • 1h 3min

#064 - Siim Land: Stronger By Stress, Stoicism, Infrared Saunas, Antioxidants, EMF, Polyphasic Sleep, NAD+, And More!

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/strongerbystress2:05 - 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!​2:20 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon2:45 - SUNLIGHTEN: Get $200 Off Any Sunlighten Cabin Model Or $100 Off The Solo Unit (That Melanie Has!) AND $99 Shipping (Regularly $598) With The Code MelanieAvalon At MelanieAvalon.Com/Sunlighten. Forward Your Proof Of Purchase To Podcast@MelanieAvalon.Com, To Receive A Signed Copy Of What When Wine!6:00 - Siim's History7:45 - Is All Stress Bad?: What Is The Stress Response And Types Of Stress11:00 - Heat Shock Vs. Cold Shock Proteins, And The Role Of Autophagy 13:20 - Infrared Vs Traditional Sauna 15:15 - Adaptation Energy18:30 - Mental Vs. Physical Stress: Reframing Anxiety And Stress Perception 22:15 - Toxicity, Models For Evaluating Stress, Hormesis From Plants, Caffeine, And Alcohol 29:45 - The Benefits Of Free Radicals And Antioxidants From Food Vs Supplements 32:00 - DRY FARM WINES: Low Sugar, Low Alcohol, Toxin-Free, Mold-Free, Pesticide-Free, Hang-Over Free Natural Wine! Use The Link DryFarmWines.Com/Melanieavalon To Get A Bottle For A Penny!33:40 - BEAUTYCOUNTER: Non-Toxic Beauty Products Tested For Heavy Metals, Which Support Skin Health And Look Amazing! Shop At Beautycounter.Com/MelanieAvalon For Something Magical! For Exclusive Offers And Discounts, And More On The Science Of Skincare, Get On Melanie's Private Beauty Counter Email List At MelanieAvalon.Com/CleanBeauty! Find Your Perfect Beautycounter Products With Melanie's Quiz: Melanieavalon.Com/Beautycounterquiz27:50 - EMF - Should We Be Scared Of EMF?39:00 - NAD+ And NADH 40:45 - NAD+ And Covid, NR And NMN 44:15 - Hacking Sleep, Polyphasic Sleep 48:20 - Stoicism, The Hedonic Set Point, And Attachments51:20 - The Problems With Minimalism As An Identity 53:50 - Reframing 202055:55 - BiOptimizers: A Company Whose Mission Is To Fix Your Digestion! Get Their Masszymes - The Most Potent Digestive Enzyme Supplement Available! Shop At Bioptimizers.Com/melanie With The Code Melanie10 For 10% Off!58:50 - Practically Implementing These Practices 1:01:10 - Social Media Blocks
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Oct 15, 2020 • 59min

#063 - Daniel Tal (Lumen) – Weight Loss Vs Metabolic Flexibility, Fasting Individuality, Alcohol, Burning Carbs During IF, Fat Vs Ketones, Menstrual Cycles, Body Vs Dietary Fat, And More!

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/lumendevice1:40 - 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!1:50 - Lumen Lovers: Biohack Your Carb And Fat Burning (With Melanie Avalon): Join Melanie's Facebook Group At facebook.com/groups/melanieavalonlumen/ If You're Interested In The Lumen Breath Analyzer, Which Tells Your Body If You're Burning Carbs Or Fat! 2:00 - LUMEN: Measure Your Breath To Instantly Find Out If You're Burning Carbs Or Fat! Get $50 Off A Lumen Device At MelanieAvalon.com/Lumen With The Code melanieavalon5:00 - Lumen History 6:00 - Using Lumen For Weight Loss Vs. Metabolic Flexibility 8:30 - The Lumen Journey: How Often To Use9:05 - The Breathing Technique10:30 - Listener Q&A: Patrice - Why Are The Breathing Directions Changing? 12:15 - The Calibration Phase 14:05 - Updating The Technology15:15 - Listener Q&A: Jill - How Do Lapses In Readings Affect Things?15:30 - Listener Q&A - Annie: IF You Miss A Few Days Does It Affect Anything? 16:20 - Lindsay: Do You Have To Take The Breath In The Morning?17:45 - Listener Q&A: Kim When Will Fasting Be More Supported By The App? 19:15 - Carb Burning During The Fast19:35 - Listener Q&A: Diane - Why Did I Go From Fat Burning To Carb Burning?21:25 - Prep Dish: Weekly Grocery And Recipe Lists Which Are Gluten Free And Optionally Paleo, KETO, AIP, Or Alkaline! Get A Free 2 Week Trial At Prepdish.Com/Melanieavalon23:10 - Listener Q&A: Nicole - Will Lumen Support Menstrual Cycles?25:40 - Deciding Recommendations 29:25 - Is Lumen Accurate If You Don't Follow The Eating Plan? 30:25 - Listener Q&A: Lindsay - How Does Lumen Use The Info About Your Diet? And Increasing Carb Recommendations31:40 - Listener Q&A: Patrice - Why Does Lumen Only Ask About Carb Goals And Not Fat Or Protein?35:00 - Listener Q&A: Annie - Less Weighing And Measuring Vs Damon - More Measuring 36:00 - Will There Be Other Apps Integrated? (Fitbit, Apple Watch, Etc. )36:45 - Should You Over Or Underestimate Carbs?39:25 - Engaged Community42:00 - Listener Q&A: Margaret - What Do The Breath Tags Do?43:20 - BEAUTYCOUNTER: Non-Toxic Beauty Products Tested For Heavy Metals, Which Support Skin Health And Look Amazing! Shop At Beautycounter.Com/MelanieAvalon For Something Magical! For Exclusive Offers And Discounts, And More On The Science Of Skincare, Get On Melanie's Private Beauty Counter Email List At MelanieAvalon.Com/CleanBeauty! Find Your Perfect Beautycounter Products With Melanie's Quiz: Melanieavalon.Com/Beautycounterquiz45:45 - Does Lumen Detect Dietary Or Body Fat?47:00 - The Differences In Measuring Fat Vs Ketones49:00 - Listener Q&A: Lindsay - How Does Alcohol Affect The Readings And Fat Burn51:35 - Listener Q&A: Yvonne: How To Practically Implement The Results 56:30 - Lumen Lovers: Biohack Your Carb And Fat Burning (With Melanie Avalon): Join Melanie's Facebook Group If You're Interested In The Lumen Breath Analyzer, Which Tells Your Body If You're Burning Carbs Or Fat! You Can Learn More In Melanie's Episode With The Founder (The Melanie Avalon Podcast Episode #43 - Daniel Tal) And Get $50 Off A Lumen Device At MelanieAvalon.Com/Lumen With The Code Melanieavalon​
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Oct 8, 2020 • 51min

#062 - Dr. Becky Campbell: Reducing Histamine, Food Sensitivities, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, Low Histamine Foods, Cooking And Storing Food, Antihistamines, Visualizations, And More!

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/histamine1:25 - 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!1:45 - FOOD SENSE GUIDE: Get Melanie's App To Tackle Your Food Sensitivities! Food Sense Includes A Searchable Catalogue Of 300+ Foods, Revealing Their Gluten, FODMAP, Lectin, Histamine, Amine, Glutamate, Oxalate, Salicylate, Sulfite, And Thiol Status. Food Sense Also Includes Compound Overviews, Reactions To Look For, Lists Of Foods High And Low In Them, The Ability To Create Your Own Personal Lists, And More!2:30 - BEAUTYCOUNTER: Non-Toxic Beauty Products Tested For Heavy Metals, Which Support Skin Health And Look Amazing! Shop At Beautycounter.Com/MelanieAvalon For Something Magical! For Exclusive Offers And Discounts, And More On The Science Of Skincare, Get On Melanie's Private Beauty Counter Email List At MelanieAvalon.Com/CleanBeauty! Find Your Perfect Beautycounter Products With Melanie's Quiz: Melanieavalon.Com/Beautycounterquiz6:00 - Dr. Becky's Story 10:00 - What Is Histamine: Enzymes And Receptors 13:00 - Histamine Symptoms, Causes, And The Bucket Theory 14:15 - Do You Need To Be On A Low Histamine Diet Forever?14:35 - Is Histamine Sensitivity Real? Mast Cell Activation Syndrome16:15 - Should You Test For Histamine?17:30 - Histamine Tolerance Levels 18:00 - Addressing Histamine And Underlying Causes19:00 - Histamine In Food Vs Histamine Liberators 20:35 - How Caffeine Affects Histamine21:05 - BUTCHERBOX: Grass-Fed Beef, Organic Chicken, Heritage Pork, And More, All Raised Sustainably The Way Nature Intended! Butcher Box Provides Access To Nutrient Rich, Affordable Meat And Seafood Shipped Straight To Your Door! Go To Butcherbox.Com/Melanieavalon And Use The Code Melanieavalon For 2 Free Filet Mignon And 2 Free Lobster Tails!23:15 - DAO Inhibitors 23:30 - The Different Foods To Eat24:50 - Becoming More Sensitivities 25:30 - The Spectrum Of Histamine In Food26:40 - Aged Foods27:35 - Frozen Vs. Heating Meat, Storing And Cooking Food To Reduce Histamine 28:45 - Instant Pot Recipes 29:30 - Histamine In Seafood33:00 - Poison Ivy Study: The Role Of The Stress Reaction34:50 - The Importance Of Visualizations42:30 - Pharmaceutical Antihistamines 37:30 - Quercetin39:00 - Histamine Self Test39:30 - Histamine Symptoms 44:05 - BiOptimizers: A Company Whose Mission Is To Fix Your Digestion! They Make A Range Of Awesome Supplements, Including Digestive And Proteolytic Enzymes, Gluten Support, HCL, And More! Shop At Bioptimizers.Com/Melanie With The Code Melanie10 For 10% Off!47:00 - How Pervasive Are Histamine Issues?​
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Oct 1, 2020 • 1h 4min

#061 - Cate Shanahan, M.D.: PUFAs, Dietary Fat Problems, Hunger And Cravings, Fixing Fat Burn Potential, Cellular Emergencies, Snacking, Stubborn Fat, Fish Oil, And More!

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/fatburnfix1:35 - 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!1:50 - Vagus Nerve Treatment: Get Xen By Neuvana: At Melanieavalon.com/Xen With The Code Melanie20 For 20% Off!5:45 - Cate's Story9:15 - Corrupted Medical Practices 10:00 - The Problems With Insulin For Type 2 Diabetes10:45 - Rethinking Saturated Fat 12:10 - When We Went Low Fat 16:05 - PUFAs, Oxygen Reactions, And Damage To The Mitochondria 21:30 - How You Feel The Cellular Emergency 23:00 - The Need For Snacking 24:15 - Energy Generation Potential From Different Dietary Fats 24:50 - Why PUFAs "Seem" Healthy: Current Agriculture, Hiring Scientists, Rodent Studies 30:05 - Lumen Lovers: Biohack Your Carb And Fat Burning (With Melanie Avalon): Join Melanie's Facebook Group At facebook.com/groups/melanieavalonlumen/ If You're Interested In The Lumen Breath Analyzer, Which Tells Your Body If You're Burning Carbs Or Fat! You Can Learn More In Melanie's Episode With The Founder (The Melanie Avalon Podcast Episode #43 - Daniel Tal) And Get $50 Off A Lumen Device At31:15 - How Long Are PUFAs Stored In The Body?33:45 - Soy In Infant Formulas 34:00 - PUFA Storage In The Cells 34:50 - The Change In PUFA Body Fat Percentages36:45 - High Carb Vs High PUFA Diet, And Becoming Carb Addicts 38:30 - Ray Peat And PUFAs 38:50 - How Does Fat Cell Turnover Occur? How IS Fat Burned? How Blood Flow Affects Fat Burn 40:00 - Fat, Blood Flow, And Lumpy Or Stubborn Fat 43:40 - When It's Appropriate To Do IF44:45 - Losing Weight When Metabolically Damaged, Rapid Weight Loss, And Weight Regain 47:55 - BEAUTYCOUNTER: Non-Toxic Beauty Products Tested For Heavy Metals, Which Support Skin Health And Look Amazing! Shop At Beautycounter.Com/MelanieAvalon For Something Magical! For Exclusive Offers And Discounts, And More On The Science Of Skincare, Get On Melanie's Private Beauty Counter Email List At MelanieAvalon.Com/CleanBeauty! Find Your Perfect Beautycounter Products With Melanie's Quiz: Melanieavalon.Com/Beautycounterquiz49:50 - The Brain, Pancreas, Liver Connection 52:00 - Gluconeogenesis And Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes And Insulin Resistance In The Liver55:05 - Elevated Blood Sugar On Low Carb Diets 56:25 - The Vagus Nerve 56:45 - Should You Take Fish Oil? 
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Sep 24, 2020 • 1h 15min

#060 - Wim Hof: Cold Therapy, Ice Baths, Breathing, Mental Immune System Control, Mindset, The Power Of Blood Flow, Feeling Alive, Finding Freedom, And More!

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/cold1:45 - 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!2:00 - Inside Tracker Inner Age 2.0: Get Blood Tests To Find Out Your True Age, And Personal Roadmap To Get Younger! Get 20% Off Sitewide At InsideTracker.com With The Coupon MelanieAvalon3:45 - BEAUTYCOUNTER: Non-Toxic Beauty Products Tested For Heavy Metals, Which Support Skin Health And Look Amazing! Shop At Beautycounter.Com/MelanieAvalon For Something Magical! For Exclusive Offers And Discounts, And More On The Science Of Skincare, Get On Melanie's Private Beauty Counter Email List At MelanieAvalon.Com/CleanBeauty! Find Your Perfect Beautycounter Products With Melanie's Quiz: Melanieavalon.Com/Beautycounterquiz8:30 - Wim's Story: Finding Connection, Hormones Vs Drugs11:30 - The Power Of The Cold And Breathing 12:45 - Studies On Wim: Hacking The Autonomic Nervous System 14:00 - Willful Control Of The Body: Endocrine, Autonomic, And Immune System16:30 - Feeling Alive And Love17:00 - LPS Study, Modulating The Immune System For COVID 23:20 - The Cold: Epinephrine, Alkaline State, Activating The Adrenal Axis26:15 - The Power Of Mindset: Neutralizing Danger27:45 - Spiking Stress: Activating Parasympathetic Nervous System 29:10 - Are The Cold And The Breath The Same?30:00 - The Role Of Blood Flow34:40 - The Role Of Love36:40 - JOOVV: Red Light And NIR Therapy For Fat Burning, Muscle Recovery, Mood, Sleep, And More! Use The Link Joovv.Com/Melanieavalon With The Code MelanieAvalon For A Free Gift From Joovv, And Also Forward Your Proof Of Purchase To Contact@MelanieAvalon.Com, To Receive A Signed Copy Of What When Wine: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine!38:40 - The Paradigm Of What We Think And Experience: Limited Consciousness And Perception41:45 - Unlearning Trauma, Generational Stress, Being Happy And Healthy44:10 - Mantras 47:40 - The Primordial State Of The Cell And The Role Of The Soul49:50 - Activating Cold Shock Proteins For Repair 53:15 - Losing Our Purpose: Finding Consciousness, Unconditional Love, And Enlightenment 57:20 - How To Do The Wim Hof Method: Alkalinizing Your Body: Cold, Breathwork, And Mind1:03:00 - Studies On The Mindset 1:04:50 - BIOPTIMIZERS: Magnesium Breakthrough: Get 10% Off The Most Comprehensive Magnesium Supplement Available, To Support Your Sleep, Stress, And More! Www.Bioptimizers.Com/Melanie With The Code Melanie101:07:10 - The Role Of Control In Freedom1:08:10 - Hysterical Strength And The Role Of Physical Performance 1:09:50 - Casting Away The Darkness And Saving Your Life1:13:15 - Wimhofmethod.Com/Elearning/Fundamentals With The Coupon Code Melanieavalon1:13:30 - Ice Baths

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