
The Intermittent Fasting Podcast
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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Jan 23, 2023 • 60min
#301 - AMA Part 2, Celebrities & Movies, Calcium Supplements, Interview Guests, Dislikes, Travel, Eating Habits, Exotic Meats, Secrets, And More!
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Jan 16, 2023 • 1h 3min
#300 - AMA! Sleep, Whole Foods, Musical Theater, Bloating, Parasites, Botox, Anti-Aging Skincare, Laser Hair Removal, Favorite Books, And More!
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Jan 4, 2023 • 1h 48min
#299 - Cynthia Thurlow: Intermittent Fasting Transformation, The Monthly Hormonal Cycle, Hormonal Dysregulation, Extended Fasting, PCOS & Thyroid Dysregulation, Getting Enough Oxytocin, And More!
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Dec 29, 2022 • 56min
#298 - Clean Hair Products, Skipping Meals & Mortality, Dietary Recall Studies, Defining OMAD, Breaking Fast Easily, Satiety, And More!
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Dec 26, 2022 • 51min
#297 - Ashwagandha, Diabetes, Berberine, Creatine, Long Term Calorie Restriction, Women In Podcasting, Echo Chambers, The Four Tendencies, And More!
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Dec 19, 2022 • 1h 27min
#296 - Berberine, Insulin Sensitivity, Glucose Control, Gut Health, Liver Health, Body Recomposition, AMPK Activation, Cholesterol Control, And More!
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Dec 12, 2022 • 60min
#295 - Food Choices, Macros, Ketosis, Chronic Pain, Oxalates, Organ Meat, Variety In Fasting, Exercise, And More!
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Dec 5, 2022 • 54min
#294 - Creatine, Excess Skin, Toning Up, Clean Hair Dye, Hormones, Caffeine, Cortisol, Hormetic Stress, Jet Lag, Hydration, Melatonin And More!
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Nov 28, 2022 • 57min
#293 - Holiday Feasting, Liquid Chlorophyll, Iron Supplementation, Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Sauna, Signs of Ketosis, And More!
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Nov 21, 2022 • 59min
#292 - Creatine, Brain Health, Sex Hormones, Muscle Building, Insulin Sensitivity, Sarcopenia, Andropause, Mood, Motivation, BDNF, And More!
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