The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

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​

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?​

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? 

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

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/fastingfemales1:30 - 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!1:45 - Tone Your Vagus Nerve With Xen By Neuvana: Get 20% Off At Melanieavalon.Com/Xen With The Code Melanie20 (Learn All About The Science With The Founder In Melanie's Interview: The Melanie Avalon Podcast Episode #58 - Ami Brannon (Xen By Neuvana) ) ​​2:40 - 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/Beautycounterquiz6:40 - Cynthia's Story 12:30 - Food Allergies14:30 - COVID And Children 15:00 - Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals 18:00 - The Role Of Hormones In Our Body - Transitioning Into Peri-Menopause21:20 - Hitting A Wall At Middle Age: Progesterone And Estrogen Dominance 24:00 - Men Vs Women24:50 - Is Cortisol Bad?26:10 - Endocrine Disruptors In Skincare28:00 - IS IF Good For Women?31:00 - The Role Of Bio-Individuality 32:10 - Prep Dish Is An Awesome Meal Planning Service Which Sends You Weekly Grocery And Recipe Lists, So You Can Do All Your Meal Preparation At Once, And Be Good To Go For The Week! The Meals Are All Gluten Free Or Paleo, Which Is Fantastic If You're Already Doing So, But Also A Wonderful Way To "Try Out" Gluten Free Or Paleo With Delicious Meals, And No Feelings Of Restriction! Get A Free 2 Week Trial At Prepdish.Com/Melanieavalon34:35 - Fasting During The Menstrual Cycle And The Importance Of Carbs36:20 - The Importance Of Variety And Experimenting With Fasting Windows37:40 - Alternate Day Fasting39:15 - How Intuitive Is Fasting? Is OMAD Not For Women?41:40 - Fasting And Eating Disorders44:15 - Bio-Identical Hormones49:30 - What Is The Shortest Eating Window Appropriate For Women53:10 - What To Test?55:45: - 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, Or The Biosense Breath Analyzer, Which Measures Ketones! You Can Learn More In Melanie's Interview With Lumen Founder (The Melanie Avalon Podcast Episode #43 - Daniel Tal) And Get $50 Off A Lumen Device At MelanieAvalon.Com/Lumen With The Code Melanieavalon, And Melanie's Interview With Biosense Head Researcher Trey Suntrup (The Melanie Avalon Podcast Episode #53 - Trey Suntrup) And Get $20 Off At MelanieAvalon.Com/Biosense With The Coupon Code Avalon2057:40 - Working With Doctors 58:40 - Ideal Study?1:01:40 - Bio-Individuality, Especially With Medicine ​

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/vagusnerve3:20: Get Zen By Neuvana: At Melanieavalon.com/Xen With The Code Melanie20 For 20% Off!8:25 - Ami's Story: Trauma Ward Experience And Coming To The Vagus Nerve 11:45 - What Is The Vagus Nerve?14:15 - The Other Cranial Nerves 14:50 - The Mind/Body Connection - Gut Feeling And The Vagus Nerve 15:35 - Stimulating The Organs Vs Brain: The Role Of Breathing: The Two Way Highway17:15 - Stimulating, Activating, Toning The Vagus 18:45 - Sympathetic Vs Parasympathetic Nervous System 20:30 - Apollo Neuro: Is the Vagus Nerve On And Off?22:00 - The Vagus Nerve And Digestion, IBS, Diarrhea, Etc.23:45 - The Role Of Stress In Body's Function24:15 - The Evolution Of The Vagus Nerve25:15 - Dorsal Vs. Ventral Vagus Nerve26:45 - The Mental Vs. Physical Approach Of Vagus Nerve Treatment 28:35 - Polyvagal Theory And The Future of Vagus Nerve Treatment31:30 - Is There Physical Damage To The Nervous System?33:25 - Neuroplasticity: Changing Your Brain36:35 - Physical Tools To Rewire The Brain: Comparisons To Meditation And Other Techniques 39:10 - How Xen Works41:15 - Meditation And The Vagus Nerve, Recognizing The Relaxation State42:35 - Comparison To Massage43:00 - Feeling Focused Vs Sleepy 45:00 - The Anxiety And Sleep Connection 46:20 - How People Respond To Xen, And Effectiveness With Continued Use 50:30 - How People Who Meditate Respond to Vagus Nerve Treatment 51:35 - Is Meditation For Everyone? Multitasking With Xen 55:00 - Other Ways To Tone The Vagus Nerve56:30 - How To Use The App: Modes, Waveforms, Music, Etc.1:01:45 - The Importance Of App Evolution 1:02:10 - Using The App With Your Music 1:03:10 - Stimulating Vs Relaxing Music 1:05:10 - How And When To Use Xen: Is More Better?1:16:40 - Published Studies1:19:00 - Vagus Nerve, Social Development, And Communication 1:21:00 - Vagus Nerve, The Thyroid, And Adrenals 1:22:55 - How To Use Xen For Digestion 1:25:00 - Updates To The App1:32:00 - People Who Shouldn't Use Xen1:32:30 - Side Effects From Xen1:33:30 - The Vaso Vagal Response And Fainting 1:36:00 - The Future Of Vagus Nerve Treatment: Helping Healthcare Workers1:39:30 - Get Zen By Neuvana: At Melanieavalon.Com/Xen With The Code Melanie20 For 20% Off!

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/sacredcow2:00 - 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!Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon2:20 - 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 $20 Off Your Order, And Free Grass-Fed Ground Beef For Life!9:25 - Robb's Backstory: From Heath Issues To Paleo To Today15:10 - Current Paleo Stance, Is Food Everything, And The Role Of Vitamin D22:00 - D Minder Vitamin D App24:10 - Cold Exposure 26:20 - Plants Vs Animals: Can You Get All Your Nutrients From Plants? Adequate Protein And The Effects Of MTOR29:00 - Nutrition For Life Stages 30:30 - The Role Of Privilege 32:20 - Protein Leverage Hypothesis Nutrition Connection 35:25 - The Role Of MTOR In Longevity37:30 - The Problems With Low Protein41:00 - Veganism Privilege: Local Vs. Globalized Food System ​45:15 - Inner City Poor And Nutrition 48:30 - 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, Or The Biosense Breath Analyzer, Which Measures Ketones! You Can Learn More In Melanie's Interview With Lumen Founder (melanieavalon.com/carbfatburning) And Get $50 Off A Lumen Device At MelanieAvalon.com/Lumen With The Code melanieavalon, And Melanie's Interview With Biosense Head Researcher Trey Suntrup (melanieavalon.com/ketones) And Get $20 Off At MelanieAvalon.com/biosense With The Coupon Code Avalon2050:30 - Intentions And Unintended Consequences 52:45 - Cobras In India Example54:10 - Considering The Other Viewpoints56:00 - Where Is The Responsibility: Actual Vs Intended Deaths 57:00 - Reframing What You Eat58:30 - Our Fear Of Death59:25 - The Role Of Grazing Animals In Regenerative Habitats1:00:30 - What Creates Equality In Life?1:01:30 - The Role Of Empathy And Compassion1:04:40 - Split Brain Patients1:05:30 - Wisdom In The Lion King1:06:20 - Phoebe Story: Impossible To Be Vegan1:07:50 - The Destruction Of Our Topsoil 1:08:15 - Antibiotic Use In Animals1:09:30 - The Ethics Of The Only Sustainable Food System1:10:15 - The Implications Of Breatharians1:11:15 - Carnivorous Fungi And The Role Of Choice1:12:15 - Animal Products And Greenhouse Grasses1:13:10 - The Morality Of Eating Animals 1:16:00 - Climate Change And The Roll Of Fossil Fuels 1:17:00 - Why Does A System Require Animals To Be Sustainable? The Basics Of Ecology: The Role Of Diversity, Biodiversity, And Anti-Fragility 1:23:00 - Food, Water, And Land Requirements Of Cattle1:28:35 - 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/Beautycounterquiz1:30:30 - Chicken And Pork, Grains And Soy1:33:45 - Camels, And Grass-Fed Vs Conventional Nutrition 1:39:00 - The Omega 3:6 Ratio1:42:05 - Saturated Fat In Conventional Vs Pastured Animals1:43:15 - Nuclear Energy As A Solution?1:47:00 - Lab Grown Meat1:49:30 - The Role Of Large Predators In The Environment

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/fastfeastrepeat9:20 - Gin's Bio9:50 - How Did Gin Come To Intermittent Fasting14:35 - Gin's Various Version Of IF15:25 - The Problems With Traditional Diets, Chronic Dieting, Yo-Yo Dieting, And The Calorie Paradigm17:40 - Hunger Hormones And How The Body Is Trying To Protect You18:50 - The Minnesota Starvation Experiment21:15 - The Biggest Loser Experiment22:00 - Over-restriction And The Urge To Binge23:45 - Fasting Vs. Traditional Dieting And Becoming Metabolically Flexible26:05 - Can You Over-Fast?: The Metabolic Rate While Fasting28:50 - Intermittent Fasting Approaches: The 28 Day Fast Start35:10 - Food Choices, Changed Food Tastes, And Overfed But Undernourished38:40 - How Do You Stop When Satisfied?41:30 - The Science Of "The Sigh" Of The Meal44:00 - What Is The Clean Fast?45:20 - Fasting Goal 1: Keep Insulin Low46:35 - The Problems With Flavors And Artificial Sweeteners47:25 - What You Can Have During The Fast48:30 - Fasting Goal 2: Tap Into Stored Fat For Fuel - No Exogenous Fuel49:25 - Fasting Goal 3: Increased Autophagy51:00 - How To Know If You're Making Progress: Weight Trends, Progress Photos, Etc.54:00 - Body Recomposition57:00 - What If You're Not Making Progress?59:00 - The Hybrid Approach Mixing And Matching1:00:30 - ADF Vs. Up Day Down Day1:01:45 - ADF To Boost Metabolism1:04:45 - The Problem With Restricting1:05:20 - The Longevity Benefits Of ADF And ProLon1:07:30 - Using The Scale, Weighing, And Weight Fluctuations, And Weekly Averages1:10:50 - The Body Set Point1:17:20 - Personal Strategies To Avoid Caving1:18:30 - Envisioning Your Future Self1:19:30 - IF Protocol To Rapidly Shed The Weight1:24:20 - Self Decode1:25:30 - Mastering Diabetes1:26:30 - Dealing With Backlash And Challenges1:33:30 - Personalized Nutrition1:34:35 - Gin's Dream Research Study1:39:20 - Rebounders

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/lovingdiet1:40 - 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!7:30 - Jennifer's Story: From Suffering To Trust And Healing9:20 - The Emotional Component To Healing: Why "Fixes" Don't Work, And The Purpose Of Illness And Suffering 13:40 - Apollo Neuro And The Role Of Safety In Food, Diet, Illness, And Healing 18:35 - What Is Wholeness? How We Shape Our Identity 22:25 - Identifying With The Past24:05 - The Problems With Intuitive Eating, Loyalty Viewpoints25:35 - Practically Resolving Trauma: Exhaustion And Trying Really Hard 26:15 - The Role Of Becoming Curious And Appreciating What You Have Done27:50 - How Should We Handle Emotions? The Fear Of Getting Stuck In An Emotion 31:15 - The Role Of Anger In Healing 33:20 - Experiencing Fear And Anxiety 36:10 - Reframing Healing And The Language Of The Heart Vs Mind38:55 - What's Next? Where You Can And Can't Go With Love And Finding Meaning In Yourself 42:30 - Are Fears Learned Responses?1:07:50 - Hyper-Vigilance Around Food 1:09:10 - Breaking Free From Restrictive Diets 1:12:25 - What Diet Should You Follow?1:14:30 - Genetics, Epigenetics And Food 1:16:05 - Wim Hof, The Immune System, And Breathwork1:18:50 - The Relationship To What Happened To Us: Misunderstandings About Our Goodness1:20:55 - Trauma And Weight Loss, Resonating With New Methods Of Healing 1:22:40 - Biohacking Reliance 1:23:25 - Meeting With Your Future Self1:25:55 - Fear Keeping You Stuck 1:28:10 - Covid Stress And Dealing With Uncertainty 1:31:35 - Overreactive Immune Systems1:32:25 - Awakening To Something New And Letting Go1:34:10 - The Role Of And Relationship To Supplements: Pre-Prebiotics, Prebiotics, Probiotcis, And Gut Healing1:35:35 - Butyrate For Gut Healing1:37:45 - Digestive Enzymes And HCL, Lack Or Abundance 1:38:15 - Ignatia Amara For Grief 1:43:20 - The Importance Of Forgiveness, And Judging Good Vs BadEmail For More Info At Info@AIPlifestyle.Com

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/carnivorecode1:50 - Studies On Defensive Compounds In Dairy And Meat 2:50 - 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!3:10 - 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 melanieavalon4:45 - 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 Free BACON And 6 Grassfed Grass-finished Burgers In Your First Box!8:15 - The Autoimmunity Connection To Health Issues12:10 - Diets Not Working: Veganism, Paleo15:30 - Starting Carnivore, And The Connection Between Plants And Mood17:00 - Are We Omnivore? The Connection Between Meat And Longevity21:00 - What Is An Omnivore? 22:45 - Are Plants Superfoods?25:00 - Pets And Plants25:15 - The Vilification Of Red Meat, And The Plant Toxicity Spectrum27:00 - Do We Demonize Plants?29:00 - Perception Of Food - EEG Potential30:35: 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!32:15 - Carnivore Vs Vegan: Dogma In Dietary Movements36:15 - The Toxin Spectrum: Are There Toxins In Meat?39:25 - Lectins In Dairy 40:00 - Resveratrol As A Plant Chemical 40:40 - Iron Toxicity 42:15 - Eggs, Dairy, And Host Defense Mechanisms 45:30 - Get Melanie's Food Sense Guide App45:40 - Lectins In Milk Protein In Egg Yolk 46:50 - Studies On Plant Toxicity And The Role Of Cooking Adaptations 48:40 - The Role Of Calories In Diet50:00 - Riboflavin, Beta Carotene Vs Vitamin A51:30 - 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/Beautycounterquiz54:45 - The 5 Carnivore Code Tiers 55:00 - Adding In Honey, And Dealing With Carb Fears57:25 - Fruit: The Least Toxic Plant Food58:30 - Paul's CGM Ratings With Honey1:00:00 - The Role Of Linoleic Acid O6 In Insulin Issues1:02:45 - The Importance Of Organ MeatsHeart & Soil — Nose To Tail Supplements: Get 10% Off With The Code MelanieAvalon At heartandsoilsupplements.com