The Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Melanie Avalon, Barry Conrad
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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!

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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!

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Nov 24, 2025 • 1h 8min

#449 - Tips For Stopping Hunger, Accidental Weight Loss, Food Burps, Fasting Sleep Mood Benefits, 10 Hour Windows, Lumen Vs. Tone Vs. CGM, Setting Yourself Up For a Fast, Electrolyte Support, Stubborn Weight Loss, Supporting Digestion, And More!

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Nov 17, 2025 • 1h 44min

#448 - Special Guest Jay Campbell, Rapid Weight Loss, Peptides, Fruit Fasting, Fat Loss Supplements, Hormonal Optimization, GLP Commandments, Benefits & Risks, Dry Fasting, Alcohol Problem, Breaking Weight Loss Plateaus, And More!

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Nov 10, 2025 • 1h 11min

#447 - Feasting Without Guilt, Healthy Fast Food Choices, Indulgence Vs. Hedonic Food Consumption, Diet Pressure, Male Vs. Female Societal Eating, If It Fits Your Macros, And More!

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode447⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS BIOPTIMIZERS: Get 15% off with code IFPODCAST15 at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bioptimizers.com/ifpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKS Featured Restaurant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠360 Restaurant Chick-Fil-A STUDIES Enjoyment or indulgence: What draws the line in hedonic food consumption? STUFF WE LIKE Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/stuffwelike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all the stuff we like! 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.
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Nov 3, 2025 • 1h 10min

#446 - Clean Breath While Fasting, Fasting And Blood Clots, Essential Oils, Natural Depression Solutions, Fasting For 50-Year-Olds, Stubborn Weight Gain, And More!

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Oct 27, 2025 • 1h 2min

#445 - Special Guest Dr. Chris Rhodes, Mimicking 36 Hour Fasts (Without Fasting!), Fasting Metabolites, Making Fasting Easier With Mimio, OEA, PEA, Nicotinamide, Spermidine, Appetite Suppression, ADF, Lifespan Extension Studies, And More!

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode445⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS MIMIO HEALTH: Get 20% off with code ifpodcast at mimiohealth.com.  BERKELEY LIFE:  Get 15% off with code IFPODCAST at berkeleylife.com.   BIOPTIMIZERS: Get 15% off with code IFPODCAST15 at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bioptimizers.com/ifpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. STUFF WE LIKE Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/stuffwelike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all the stuff we like! 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.
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Oct 20, 2025 • 1h 7min

#444 - Fasting, Food & The Bible, Processed Foods Vs. Whole Foods, Dieting Problems, Offending People With Food Choices, Cultural Food Choices, Fasting And Gas Issues, Digesting, And More!

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode444⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS LMNT: Get your free Sample Pack with any LMNT purchase at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drinklmnt.com/ifpodcast TIMELINE NUTRITION: Get 20% off your order of Mitopure with code ifpodcast at ⁠⁠⁠timeline.com/ifpodcast⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKS Featured Restaurant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Le Bernardin STUDIES Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake STUFF WE LIKE Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/stuffwelike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all the stuff we like! 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.
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Oct 13, 2025 • 1h 2min

#443 - The Inertia Of Weight Loss, Exercise To Enter Ketosis, Telling People What They Mean To You, Whole Foods For Satiety, Alcohol And Weight Loss, HIIT And Zone 2, And More!

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode443⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS BIOPTIMIZERS: Get 15% off with code IFPODCAST15 at ⁠⁠⁠bioptimizers.com/ifpodcast⁠⁠⁠. ONESKIN: Get 15% off with code IFPODCAST at ⁠⁠oneskin.co.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LINKS Featured Restaurant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bourban Steak ⁠ STUDIES The effectiveness of self-directed meal replacement-assisted intermittent fasting in adults STUFF WE LIKE Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/stuffwelike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all the stuff we like! 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.
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Oct 6, 2025 • 1h 12min

#442 - Special Guest: Dr. Nayan Patel, The Glutathione Revolution, Shocking Antioxidant Facts, Boosting GSH, The Importance Of Protein Substrates, Vitamin C Pro-Oxidation, Skin Support, Alcohol Detox Support, ATP, Enzymes, NAD+, & Amino Acids, And More!

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode442⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS Get 10% off with code melanieavalon10 at melanieavalon.com/auro. BIOPTIMIZERS: Get 15% off with code IFPODCAST15 at ⁠⁠⁠bioptimizers.com/ifpodcast⁠⁠⁠. LMNT: Get your free Sample Pack with any LMNT purchase at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drinklmnt.com/ifpodcast STUFF WE LIKE Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/stuffwelike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all the stuff we like! 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.

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