The Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Melanie Avalon, Barry Conrad
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Jul 28, 2025 • 1h 15min

#432 - Fasting And Wisdom Teeth Recovery, Fasting And Cancer Cells, Type 2 Diabetes Remission, Blood Sugar Spike Problems, Addressing A Weight Loss Lull, Eating Too Early Or Too Much, Getting Ready For An Event, And More!

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode432⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS NUTRISENSE CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR  Get $30 off and 1 month of free nutritionist support with code ifpodcast at nutrisense.com/ifpodcast. PROLON Get 10% off with code ifpodcast at https://prolonlife.com. iRESTORE: Get a discount with code ifpodcast at ⁠⁠iRESTORE.com/ifpodcast⁠⁠. ONESKIN: Get 15% off with code ifpodcast at ⁠⁠www.oneskin.co.⁠⁠ PELUVA:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 15% off with code ifpodcast at ⁠⁠peluva.com.⁠⁠ LINKS Featured Restaurant: Capa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ STUDIES Role of Intermittent Fasting In Starving Cancer Cells 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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Jul 21, 2025 • 1h

#431 - Special Guest Courtney Peterson, IF Protocols, Muscle Preservation, Aging & Autophagy, Meal Timing, Hormonal Effects, Starting IF Tips, Cognitive Benefits, Diet Quality, IF Myths, Future Research, And More!

Courtney Peterson, a leading researcher in intermittent fasting and time-restricted eating, shares her fascinating insights on how fasting can enhance longevity and metabolic health. She discusses the impacts of meal timing and frequency on blood sugar control, and how fasting can aid muscle preservation during weight loss. Courtney also debunks common myths about intermittent fasting and emphasizes the importance of diet quality. Listeners will enjoy practical tips for starting their own fasting journey and learn about exciting future research on fasting's health benefits.
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Jul 14, 2025 • 1h 5min

#430 - Find Your IF Type, Red Meat Causing Cancer, Headlines Problems, Fasting For Insulin Resistance And HGH, Absolute Vs. Relative Risk, Stevia, Monk Fruit, Allulose, And Erythritol, Is OMAD Too Stressful, And More!

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode430⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS MAUI NUI Head to ⁠⁠⁠mauinuivenison.com/ifpodcast⁠⁠⁠ to secure your access to select venison cuts. ONESKIN: Get 15% off with code ifpodcast at ⁠www.oneskin.co.⁠ PELUVA:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 15% off with code ifpodcast at ⁠peluva.com.⁠ LINKS Featured Restaurant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Magic Meadows Yurt https://www.tastingtable.com/1863781/yurt-restaurant-crested-butte-colorado-local/ STUDIES Insulin resistance reduction, intermittent fasting, and human growth hormone: secondary analysis of a randomized trial The Battle of Natural Sweeteners: A Comprehensive Guide to Monk Fruit and Stevia Comparative Effects of Allulose and Sugar Alternatives on Glycemic and Cardiometabolic Parameters: A Systematic Review 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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Jul 6, 2025 • 1h 16min

#429 - Ketogenic Diets Vs. Fasting, Switching In And Out Of Keto, L-Carnitine For Fat Burning, Unique Fasting Health Benefits, Increasing Stress Resistance, Wall Decorations - Mixtiles, Burning Fat In The Mitochondria, Creatine Supplementation, And More!

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode429⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS HARVEST RIGHT: Explore the magic of freeze drying at ⁠⁠⁠harvestright.com⁠⁠⁠! LMNT: Get your free Sample Pack with any LMNT purchase at ⁠⁠⁠drinklmnt.com/melanieavalon⁠⁠⁠. PIQUE FASTING TEAS: Get up to 20% off plus a free beaker at ⁠⁠⁠⁠piquelife.com/ifpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠. LINKS Featured Restaurant: ⁠Rules Banter with BC STUDIES Common and divergent molecular mechanisms of fasting and ketogenic diets 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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Jun 30, 2025 • 1h 4min

#428 - 4:3 Fasting Vs. Calorie Restriction, Should You Eat Eggs, Weight Loss Behavior Support, Low A1C With Blood Sugar Spikes & Drops, Magic Soaks, And More!

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode428⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS ONESKIN: Get 15% off with code ifpodcast at www.oneskin.co. PELUVA:⁠⁠⁠ Get 15% off with code ifpodcast at peluva.com. LINKS: Featured Restaurant: Monsieur Paul STUDIES: 4:3 Intermittent Fasting Outperforms Daily Calorie Restriction in Weight-Loss Study The Effect of 4:3 Intermittent Fasting on Weight Loss at 12 Months Egg Consumption and Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study of Australian Community-Dwelling Older 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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Jun 23, 2025 • 52min

#427 - The Psychology Of Food Fear, Fasting For Gut Health, The Role Of Diagnoses, Restriction Vs. Intuition, Sleep, Light, And Stress, Mindset And Physical Healing, Confidence With Gut-Safe Eating, Healing Protocols That Work, And More!

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode427 SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS HARVEST RIGHT: Explore the magic of freeze drying at ⁠⁠harvestright.com⁠⁠! PROLON: Get 15% off sitewide with code ifpodcast at prolonlife.com/ifpodcast. Plus, get a $40 bonus gift when you subscribe to their 5-Day Nutrition Program! PIQUE FASTING TEAS: Get up to 20% off plus a free beaker at ⁠⁠⁠piquelife.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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Jun 16, 2025 • 1h 14min

#426 - Metabolism Slowing Down With Age Myths, Tattoos' Effects On Health And Wellness, Fasting Longer Than 24 Hours, Supporting Muscle With Old Age, Laser Hair Removal, And More!

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠ifpodcast.com/episode426 SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS LMNT: Get your free Sample Pack with any LMNT purchase at ⁠⁠drinklmnt.com/melanieavalon⁠⁠. PELUVA BAREFOOT SHOES: Get 15% off with code ifpodcast at⁠⁠ ⁠peluva.com⁠. LINKS Featured Restaurant: ⁠Botín Destiny STUDIES Tattoos as a risk factor for malignant lymphoma: a population-based case-control study Daily energy expenditure through the human life course Characterisation of tattoo inks used in Australia 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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Jun 9, 2025 • 1h 7min

#425 - Cold While Fasting, Fasting For Athletic Performance, Can You Perform At Your Best While Fasting, Alcohol Drinking Or Not, Ramadan Fasting, Daniel Fasting, Warming And Cooling Foods, And More!

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ifpodcast.com/episode425 SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS HARVEST RIGHT: Explore the magic of freeze drying at ⁠harvestright.com⁠! MAUI NUI Head to ⁠⁠mauinuivenison.com/ifpodcast⁠⁠ to secure your access to select venison cuts. PIQUE FASTING TEAS: Get up to 20% off plus a free beaker at ⁠⁠piquelife.com/ifpodcast⁠⁠. Get $100 off with code melanieavalon at melanieavalon.com/ionlayer LINKS Featured Restaurant: San Angel Inn Restaurante⁠ Book: Healing with Whole Foods, Third Edition STUDIES Intermittent Fasting: Does It Affect Sports Performance? A Systematic Review Core body temperature, energy expenditure, and epinephrine during fasting, eucaloric feeding, and overfeeding in healthy adult men: evidence for a ceiling effect for human thermogenic response to diet 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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Jun 2, 2025 • 1h 15min

#424 - Does Breakfast Increase Hunger, Tips For Fasting At Work, Barry's New Skincare Line, Dopamine And Addiction, Social Fasting Hacks, And More!

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ifpodcast.com/episode424 SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS IRESTORE Get a discount with code ifpodcast at ⁠iRESTORE.com/ifpodcast⁠. LMNT: Get your free Sample Pack with any LMNT purchase at ⁠drinklmnt.com/melanieavalon⁠. ⁠⁠ ZBIOTICS: Get 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics with code ifpodcast at ⁠zbiotics.com/ifpodcast⁠. LINKS Featured Restaurant: The Tam O' Shanter Book: Good Stress STUDIES Six Weeks of Morning Fasting Causes Little Adaptation of Metabolic or Appetite Responses to Feeding in Adults with Obesity 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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May 26, 2025 • 1h 11min

#423 - Understanding Atkins Vs. Keto Vs. Paleo, Testing Ketones, Fasting And Binging, Keto Vs. Fasting Vs. Both For Fat Loss, The Most Stressful Life Events, And More!

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ifpodcast.com/episode423 SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS HARVEST RIGHT: Explore the magic of freeze drying at ⁠harvestright.com⁠! PELUVA BAREFOOT SHOES: Get 15% off with code ifpodcast at⁠ ⁠peluva.com⁠.⁠ TIMELINE NUTRITION: Get 10% off your order of Mitopure with code ifpodcast at ⁠⁠timeline.com/ifpodcast⁠⁠. LINKS Featured Restaurant: ⁠Biergarten Restaurant⁠ ⁠MABP Episode 297 ⁠ ⁠Defeat Your Cravings: Free Book STUDIES ⁠Study on the Influence of Ketogenic Diet and Intermittent Fasting on the Change of Body Fat Rate 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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