

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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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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SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS
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.

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!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
ifpodcast.com/episode449
SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS
BIOPTIMIZERS:
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: Twisted Vine
STUDIES
Efficiency of time-restricted eating and energy restriction on anthropometrics and body composition in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
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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.

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!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
ifpodcast.com/episode448
SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS
Get 15% off with code melanieavalon at biolongevitylabs.com.
LMNT:
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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.

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?
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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.

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!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
ifpodcast.com/episode446
SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS
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
TIMELINE NUTRITION:
Get 20% off your order of Mitopure with code ifpodcast at timeline.com/ifpodcast
LINKS
Featured Restaurant: Prohibition
Essential Oils Recipes: A 52-Card Deck for Healing and Home: 50 Recipes
The Healing Power of Essential Oils: Soothe Inflammation, Boost Mood, Prevent Autoimmunity, and Feel Great in Every Way
Melanie's DIY Breath Spray Recipe
STUDIES
Intermittent fasting inhibits platelet activation and thrombosis through the intestinal metabolite indole-3-propionate
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.

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:
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BIOPTIMIZERS:
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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.

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
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SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS
LMNT:
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TIMELINE NUTRITION:
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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
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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.

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
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SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS
BIOPTIMIZERS:
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ONESKIN:
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: Bourban Steak
STUDIES
The effectiveness of self-directed meal replacement-assisted intermittent fasting in adults
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.

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
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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.


