

The Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Melanie Avalon, Barry Conrad
Burn fat, gain energy, and enhance health by changing WHEN you eat, not WHAT you eat! Explore the intermittent fasting (IF) lifestyle, with Melanie Avalon - biohacker, founder of AvalonX, and author of What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine - and Barry Conrad - actor, singer-songwriter, and creator and host of Banter with BC.
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Feb 2, 2026 • 44min
#459 - Hyperlight Glasses, Transforming Your Light Exposure, The Problems With Blue Light Blocking Glasses, Fullerene C60, Luxury Eyewear, Healthy UV Exposure, Reducing Headaches & Anxiety, Changing Your Perception, And More!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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FOOD SENSE GUIDE
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Our content does not constitute an attempt to practice medicine and does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical advice and answers to personal health questions.

Jan 26, 2026 • 1h 2min
#458 - Special Guest Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, The Forever Strong Playbook, How To Get Enough Protein, Intermittent Fasting & Training, The Benefits Of Friction & Stress, The New Dietary Guidelines, HIIT, SIT, & Resistance Training, And More!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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FOOD SENSE GUIDE
Get Melanie's app to tackle your food sensitivities. Food Sense includes a searchable catalog of 300+ foods, revealing their gluten, FODMAP, lectin, histamine, amine, glutamate, oxalate, salicylate, sulfite, and thiol status. It also includes compound overviews, reactions to look for, lists of foods high and low in these compounds, the ability to create your own personal lists, and more.
Our content does not constitute an attempt to practice medicine and does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical advice and answers to personal health questions.

Jan 19, 2026 • 1h 19min
#457 - A Secret Podcast Confession, Changing Beliefs About Fasting, 3 Ways To Lose Weight, The Future Of The Show, Getting Enough Protein, Fasting Misconceptions, Calories In Vs. Calories Out, And More!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS
BIOPTIMIZERS:
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: The River Cafe
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FOOD SENSE GUIDE
Get Melanie's app to tackle your food sensitivities. Food Sense includes a searchable catalog of 300+ foods, revealing their gluten, FODMAP, lectin, histamine, amine, glutamate, oxalate, salicylate, sulfite, and thiol status. It also includes compound overviews, reactions to look for, lists of foods high and low in these compounds, the ability to create your own personal lists, and more.
Our content does not constitute an attempt to practice medicine and does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical advice and answers to personal health questions.

Jan 12, 2026 • 1h 2min
#456 - Our Favorite Podcast Moments, Changing Our Fasting Practice, How We Met, Metabolism Slowing Down With Age, Guilt In Eating Vs. Lifestyle Goals, How We Prepare The Show, And More!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: Cinderella's Royal Table
IF Podcast Episode 447
STUDIES
Daily energy expenditure through the human life course
Enjoyment or indulgence: What draws the line in hedonic food consumption?
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FOOD SENSE GUIDE
Get Melanie's app to tackle your food sensitivities. Food Sense includes a searchable catalog of 300+ foods, revealing their gluten, FODMAP, lectin, histamine, amine, glutamate, oxalate, salicylate, sulfite, and thiol status. It also includes compound overviews, reactions to look for, lists of foods high and low in these compounds, the ability to create your own personal lists, and more.
Our content does not constitute an attempt to practice medicine and does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical advice and answers to personal health questions.

Jan 5, 2026 • 1h 9min
#455 - Food Digestion Times, Digestive Enzymes, Why People Quit Fasting, Eating For Fullness Vs. Taste, Fasting Sustainability, Health Mindsets Affecting Diet Adherence, Marathon Health Effects, Travel Tips And More!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS
HYPERLIGHT:
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: Fenchurch Restaurant
STUDIES
Breaking the fast: Meal patterns and beliefs about healthy eating style are associated with adherence to intermittent fasting diets
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FOOD SENSE GUIDE
Get Melanie's app to tackle your food sensitivities. Food Sense includes a searchable catalog of 300+ foods, revealing their gluten, FODMAP, lectin, histamine, amine, glutamate, oxalate, salicylate, sulfite, and thiol status. It also includes compound overviews, reactions to look for, lists of foods high and low in these compounds, the ability to create your own personal lists, and more.
Our content does not constitute an attempt to practice medicine and does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical advice and answers to personal health questions.

Dec 29, 2025 • 1h 12min
#454 - New Year’s Eve, Cheese As A Protein Source, Carnitine And Autophagy, Fearing Animal And Plant Protein, Cancer And Animal Protein, Dairy And Weight Loss, Cellular Mitophagy, And More!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
ifpodcast.com/episode454
SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: Community Kitchen
The Pirates' House
STUDIES
Animal and plant protein usual intakes are not adversely associated with all-cause, cardiovascular disease–, or cancer-related mortality risk: an NHANES III analysis
Antioxidant, Antihypertensive, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Long-Term Ripened Cheddar Cheese Water-Soluble Extract
The Effects of Dairy Product and Dairy Protein Intake on Inflammation: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Consumption of a high-fat meal containing cheese compared with a vegan alternative lowers postprandial C-reactive protein in overweight and obese individuals with metabolic abnormalities: a randomised controlled cross-over study
Exploring the Links between Diet and Inflammation: Dairy Foods as Case Studies
Dairy Foods, Obesity, and Metabolic Health: The Role of the Food Matrix Compared with Single Nutrients
Self-Eating for Muscle Fitness: Autophagy in the Control of Energy Metabolism
l-Carnitine and Acetyl-l-Carnitine Induce Metabolism Alteration and Mitophagy-Related Cell Death in Colorectal Cancer Cells
Carnitine induces autophagy and restores high-fat diet-induced mitochondrial dysfunction
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FOOD SENSE GUIDE
Get Melanie's app to tackle your food sensitivities. Food Sense includes a searchable catalog of 300+ foods, revealing their gluten, FODMAP, lectin, histamine, amine, glutamate, oxalate, salicylate, sulfite, and thiol status. It also includes compound overviews, reactions to look for, lists of foods high and low in these compounds, the ability to create your own personal lists, and more.
Our content does not constitute an attempt to practice medicine and does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical advice and answers to personal health questions.

Dec 23, 2025 • 1h 15min
#453 - Social Norms Affecting Eating Behavior, Contagious Obesity, Creatine Breaking A Fast, Food Tasting Better With Others, Increasing Food Pleasure, Societal Weight Norms, And More!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: The Meat & Wine Co.
STUDIES
Social influences on eating
Regulation of mTORC1 by growth factors, energy status, amino acids and mechanical stimuli at a glance
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FOOD SENSE GUIDE
Get Melanie's app to tackle your food sensitivities. Food Sense includes a searchable catalog of 300+ foods, revealing their gluten, FODMAP, lectin, histamine, amine, glutamate, oxalate, salicylate, sulfite, and thiol status. It also includes compound overviews, reactions to look for, lists of foods high and low in these compounds, the ability to create your own personal lists, and more.
Our content does not constitute an attempt to practice medicine and does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical advice and answers to personal health questions.

Dec 20, 2025 • 1h 1min
#452 - Intermittent Fasting For Type 2 Diabetes, Super Power Blood Tests, Biological Age, ADF Fasting, Special Occasions On Down Days, Cardio Vs. Strength Exercise During Fasting, TV Roles We Would Play, And More!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: Grill House
STUDIES
Effect of intermittent fasting on diabetic patients-A narrative review
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FOOD SENSE GUIDE
Get Melanie's app to tackle your food sensitivities. Food Sense includes a searchable catalog of 300+ foods, revealing their gluten, FODMAP, lectin, histamine, amine, glutamate, oxalate, salicylate, sulfite, and thiol status. It also includes compound overviews, reactions to look for, lists of foods high and low in these compounds, the ability to create your own personal lists, and more.
Our content does not constitute an attempt to practice medicine and does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical advice and answers to personal health questions.

Dec 8, 2025 • 1h 7min
#451 - Special Guest Sarah Morgan, Oral Peptide Strips, BPC-157, GHK-Cu, CJC-1295, PT-141+, Thymosin Alpha-1, Peptide Benefits, The Future Of GLP-1s, Drugs Vs. Supplements, Supporting Sleep, Weight Loss, Muscle, & Skin, And More!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS
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LMNT:
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STUFF WE LIKE
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FOOD SENSE GUIDE
Get Melanie's app to tackle your food sensitivities. Food Sense includes a searchable catalog of 300+ foods, revealing their gluten, FODMAP, lectin, histamine, amine, glutamate, oxalate, salicylate, sulfite, and thiol status. It also includes compound overviews, reactions to look for, lists of foods high and low in these compounds, the ability to create your own personal lists, and more.
Our content does not constitute an attempt to practice medicine and does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical advice and answers to personal health questions.

Dec 1, 2025 • 1h 6min
#450 - Holiday Weight Gain And Fasting, Salt And Sweet Perception, Resetting Your Taste Buds, Healthy Food Relationships, C8 MCT Oil, Olive Oil, And More!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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BIOPTIMIZERS:
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: Le Pavillon
C8 MCT Oil
STUDIES
Potential Effects of Prolonged Water-Only Fasting Followed by a Whole-Plant-Food Diet on Salty and Sweet Taste Sensitivity and Perceived Intensity, Food Liking, and Dietary Intake
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FOOD SENSE GUIDE
Get Melanie's app to tackle your food sensitivities. Food Sense includes a searchable catalog of 300+ foods, revealing their gluten, FODMAP, lectin, histamine, amine, glutamate, oxalate, salicylate, sulfite, and thiol status. It also includes compound overviews, reactions to look for, lists of foods high and low in these compounds, the ability to create your own personal lists, and more.
Our content does not constitute an attempt to practice medicine and does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical advice and answers to personal health questions.


