Join best-selling author and actress Melanie Avalon as she interviews today's leading health and wellness experts, going beyond the fads to bring you all the biohacking tips, tricks, and techniques to effortlessly upgrade your body, brain, and life. Because why not live awesome? You got this! Theme Music by Narek Mirzaei, Artwork by Barbara McGregor
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#265 - Susan Bratton: Sexual Health And Wellness, Types of Orgasms, Healthy CBD Lubricants, Sexual Biohacking & Regenerative Tools, Using Sex Toys, Solo Pleasure & Great Sex, Intimacy Melts, And More!
Season 1 · Episode 265
Friday, August 30, 2024 • Duration 01:34:58
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/sexy
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AVALONX SPIRULINA: Spirulina is out now! AvalonX supplements are free of toxic fillers and common allergens (including wheat, rice, gluten, dairy, shellfish, nuts, soy, eggs, and yeast), tested to be free of heavy metals and mold, and triple-tested for purity and potency. Get on the email list to stay up to date with all the special offers and news about Melanie's new supplements at avalonx.us/emaillist! Get 10% off avalonx.us and mdlogichealth.com with the code MELANIEAVALON!
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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. Food Sense also includes compound overviews, reactions to look for, lists of foods high and low in them, the ability to create your own personal lists, and more!
Growing up in a religious household
Abstinence and fear based sex education
Can we have too much sex?
Types of orgasms
Enteroception
Translating great masturbation to great sex
Pleasure tools to activate your entire yoni
The three clitoral structures
Supplements to support longevity and libido
Vaginal toning
Sexual biohacking vs regenerative tools
Phthalates
CBD melts
Foria
Anal Sex
Incorporating toys into partnered sex
Sex life bucket list
Erectile dysfunction
#264 - Catharine Arnston: Spirulina Science, The Perfect Evolutionary Food, Mitochondrial Health, Superoxide Dismutase & Phycocyanin, ATP Production, Cancer Prevention, Apoptosis, Autophagy & Necroses, Nutrient Dense Vegan Protein, And More!
Season 1 · Episode 264
Friday, August 23, 2024 • Duration 01:39:20
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/spirulina
IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook group for a weekly episode giveaway, and to discuss and learn about all things biohacking! All conversations welcome!Follow Melanie on Instagram to see the latest moments, products, and #allthethings! @melanieavalon
AVALONX SPIRULINA: Spirulina is out now! AvalonX supplements are free of toxic fillers and common allergens (including wheat, rice, gluten, dairy, shellfish, nuts, soy, eggs, and yeast), tested to be free of heavy metals and mold, and triple-tested for purity and potency. Get on the email list to stay up to date with all the special offers and news about Melanie's new supplements at avalonx.us/emaillist!
Get 10% off avalonx.us and mdlogichealth.com with the code MELANIEAVALON!
Text AVALONX to 877-861-8318 for a one-time 20% off code for avalonx.us
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. Food Sense also includes compound overviews, reactions to look for, lists of foods high and low in them, the ability to create your own personal lists, and more!
LMNT: For fasting or low-carb diets electrolytes are key for relieving hunger, cramps, headaches, tiredness, and dizziness. With no sugar, artificial ingredients, coloring, and only 2 grams of carbs per packet, try LMNT for complete and total hydration. For a limited time go to drinklmnt.com/melanieavalon to get a free sample pack with any purchase!
Spirulina research
Blue-green algae and mitochondria health
Superoxide dismutase and inflammation
Cyanobacteria
Lectin and anti-nutrient free
Mitochondria and women's fertility
Brain scanning in vets
Replacing your vitamins with algae
Timing spirulina and chlorella
Electron transport chain
Phycocyanin and cancer treatments
More nutritious than vegetables
Apoptosis, autophagy and necrosis
Using algae before and after cryo and red light therapies
Alkaline diets and anti-cancer properties
The different types of energy bits
#255 - Dr. Mindy Pelz: Fast Like A Girl, Balancing Hormones, Quitting Food Buddies, Fixing Perimenopause & Menopause Symptoms, Fasting For Your Cycle, Maximizing Fertility, Gut & Microbiome Repair, Balancing Autophagy & MTOR, And More!
Season 1 · Episode 255
Friday, June 21, 2024 • Duration 01:21:38
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/girlfasting
IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook group for a weekly episode giveaway, and to discuss and learn about all things biohacking! All conversations welcome!
Follow Melanie on Instagram to see the latest moments, products, and #allthethings! @melanieavalon
AVALONX SPIRULINA: Spirulina is being formulated now! AvalonX supplements are free of toxic fillers and common allergens (including wheat, rice, gluten, dairy, shellfish, nuts, soy, eggs, and yeast), tested to be free of heavy metals and mold, and triple-tested for purity and potency. Get on the email list to stay up to date with all the special offers and news about Melanie's new supplements at avalonx.us/emaillist! Get 10% off avalonx.us and mdlogichealth.com with the code MELANIEAVALON!
Text AVALONX to 877-861-8318 for a one-time 20% off code for avalonx.us
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. Food Sense also includes compound overviews, reactions to look for, lists of foods high and low in them, the ability to create your own personal lists, and more!
Stay up to date with all the news on the new EMF collaboration with R Blank and get the launch specials exclusively at melanieavalon.com/emfemaillist!
LMNT: For fasting or low-carb diets electrolytes are key for relieving hunger, cramps, headaches, tiredness, and dizziness. With no sugar, artificial ingredients, coloring, and only 2 grams of carbs per packet, try LMNT for complete and total hydration. For a limited time go to drinklmnt.com/melanieavalon to get a sample pack with any purchase!
Fast Like a Girl: A Woman’s Guide to Using the Healing Power of Fasting to Burn Fat, Boost Energy, and Balance Hormones
The Menopause Reset: Get Rid of Your Symptoms and Feel Like Your Younger Self Again
Mindy's background
The timeline of fasting
Personalizing the metabolic switch
The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast Episode #115 - Valter Longo, Ph.D.
Protein intake causing weight gain
Fasting as gut repair
SIBO
Fermented Foods
Carnivore Fasting
The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast Episode #220 - Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
Autophagy mTor balancing
Fasting concerns
The problem with food buddies
Cycling your fast for your period
Fertility
Hormonal hand off around 40yo
Stress and menopause symptoms
Fasting as a healing tool
Reducing fast length after ovulation
GLP-1 inhibitors
#165 - Dr. Karen Becker: The Forever Dog, Feeding Pets Real Or Raw Food, Exercise & Circadian Rhythms, Breeds & Epigenetic Triggers, Prescription Pet Food, Cancer in Pets, Pet Vaccinations, And More!
Season 1 · Episode 165
Friday, September 30, 2022 • Duration 01:39:32
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/foreverdog
4:20 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome!
4:35 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon
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13:50 - Dr. Karen's Personal Story
22:10 - The Vaccination Schedules For Pets
27:00 - Vaccine Antibody Titers
29:00 - Creating A Medical Team For Your Pet
30:10 - Prescription Dog Food
31:10 - Rendered Meat
33:15 - Processed Food In The Medical And Veterinarian Industries
35:20 - The Start Of Processed Food Industry
42:00 - The Lifespan And Healthspan Of Different Breeds
44:00 - Disease Expression And Epigenetic Triggers
46:40 - Methuselah Genes In Dogs- Long Lived Dogs
49:30 - Telomere Shortening
52:30 - Stress In Dogs
56:00 - Common Medical Problems; Physical Stress & Lack Of Exercise
58:00 - Muscle Tone Maintenance
1:00:30 - Sleeping Patterns & Circadian Rhythms
1:06:10 - Are There Diet Related Longevity Strategies For Dogs?
1:12:30 - Creating An Eating Window For Your Dog
1:14:30 - Is Fasting Right For Cats Or Sick Animals Too?
1:18:35 - Should Pets Be Keto?
1:20:45 - Reversing Cancer In Pets With Keto
1:22:30 - A Living Food Diet
1:30:10 - Is Human Food Harmful For Pets?
#164 - Ari Whitten: Eat For Energy, Mitochondrial Health, Low Carb Myths, Vitamin Problems, Hormetic Stress & Stress Resilience, Aging & Energy Generation, Mitochondrial Biogenesis & Mitophagy, And More!
Season 1 · Episode 164
Friday, September 23, 2022 • Duration 01:27:19
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/ariwhitten
1:40 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome!
2:00 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon
10:30 - Ari's Education
14:30 - Chronic Fatigue
17:30 - Diagnostics For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
21:05 - How The Mitochondria Are Connected To Fatigue
27:30 - The Number Of Mitochondria Per Cell
27:45 - How Mitochondria Communicate
34:30 - Individual Stress Responses
40:00 - The Stress Of Exercise
44:45 - Genetic Component To Mitochondrial Health
45:45 - Generational Stress
46:35 - Hormetic Stressors
53:10 - What Role Does Psychological Perception Play On Stress Resilience?
1:00:00 - What Is The Lifespan Of Mitochondria
1:06:25 - Nutrition For Fueling Mitochondria
1:09:00 - Low Carb Diets And Ketosis
1:14:30 - Insulin's Role In Body Fat Mass
1:21:15 - Meta-Analysis Of Dietary Approaches
1:24:15 - Nutrition From Whole Foods Versus Supplementation
1:26:30 - Multi-Vitamins
1:32:30 - PQQ
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/simonhill
2:10 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome!
2:30 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon
13:15 - Simon's Background
18:00 - Is There One Right Diet?
20:20 - How Plant Based Should We Be?
31:00 - How Best To Interpret Types Of Studies
34:40 - How Long Is A Long Term Study?
39:00 - Saturated Fat And Cholesterol
43:00 - An Evolutionary Diet Vs An Optimized Diet
46:20 - Longevity And Procreation
47:10 - Our Inherent Intuition For Nourishing Foods
49:15 - Liver & Broccoli
53:20 - Antinutrients
1:00:20 - Grains And Gluten
1:04:30 - TMAO
1:08:00 - HDL
1:10:20 - Raising And Lowering Lipids With Diet
1:17:55 - Forming Plaques From High Levels Of Cholesterol
1:21:30 - CAC Scans
1:25:00 - Nitrates And Nitrites
#162 - Danny Grannick (Bristle): The Oral Microbiome, Bristle Testing, Oral Vs. Gut Microbiome, Probiotics For Your Mouth , Fluoride Efficacy & Safety, Flossing & Electric Toothbrushes, Reversing Cavities, And More!
Episode 1
Friday, September 9, 2022 • Duration 01:50:02
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/oralmicrobiome
Go To melanieavalon.com/bristle And Use Code MELANIEAVALON For 15% Off Sitewide!
2:45 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome!
3:00 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon
Check Out My Blog On Bristle And The Oral Microbiome At melanieavalon.com/bristlescience!
13:00 - Danny's Background
16:50 - Danny's Personal Oral Hygiene Habits
18:55 - The History And Research In Oral Health
21:30 - Red & Orange Complex
23:45 - Bacteria And Its Relationship To Oral Disease
29:00 - What Bristle Tests For
31:10 - Publishing Clinical Literature
32:30 - The Range Of Results
35:20 - Implications Of Diversity In The Biome
37:55 - Is There Overlap In Species In Oral And Gut Microbiomes?
40:00 - How Many Species Are In The Gut?
40:20 - What Types Of Organisms Inhabit Our Oral Microbiome?
41:00 - What Determines Our Biome Make Up?
43:05 - How Quickly Can It Change?
48:30 - Transient And Colonized Bacteria
51:10 - What Is The Method Of Transit?
52:55 - Can You Reset The Oral Microbiome? What Happens?
56:55 - Fermented Foods
57:40 - Dental Carries
1:06:40 - Do Cavities Always Indicate Disease?
1:12:45 - How Fast Does Bacteria Begin To Effect The Teeth?
1:13:40 - Should You Brush Immediately After Eating?
1:15:25 - Nitrates, Nitrites, Nitrosamine
1:17:10 - The Bristle Program
1:19:10 - The Importance Of Flossing
1:22:05 - Electric Toothbrushes
1:25:00 - How Often Should We Replace Our Toothbrushes?
1:27:30 -The Bristle Results
1:31:30 - Is There Any Downsides To Getting Fillings?
1:33:00 - The Bristle Recommendations
1:37:15 - Fluoride Efficacy And Safety
1:43:15 - One On One Consultations With Bristle Experts
1:45:00 - What Is The Future Of Bristle?
1:48:00 - HSA And FSA Eligibility
Go To melanieavalon.com/bristle And Use Code MELANIEAVALON For 15% Off Sitewide!
#161 - Dr. Sheryl Ross: She-ology, Sexual Health & Wellness, Fertility, IVF & Egg Freezing, Improving Painful Sex, Safe Sex Practices, STIs & Other Infections, Sexual Identity & Gender, And More!
Episode 1
Friday, September 2, 2022 • Duration 01:27:35
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/sheology
2:00 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome!
2:10 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon
10:30 - Dr. Sherry's Personal Story
12:00 - Have Our Attitudes Changed About Women's Health Over The Years?
14:00 - Oppression And Suppression In Politics
15:30 - When Should Women Begin Gynecological Care
18:45 - Developing A Relationship With Your Gynecologist
20:00 - Defining Vulva Vs Vagina
22:10 - Confronting Shame And Stress
25:15 - What's Normal? Dealing With Infections
29:20 - Ph Balance
31:00 - Is The Vagina Self Cleaning?
32:45 - The Best Products To Clean With
33:20 - Coconut Oil As A Lubricant
34:25 - Does Wetness Correlate To Arousal?
35:30 - Bicycling And Other Sports
37:30 - Does Sexual Activity Effect Fertility?
40:00 - Amenorrhea
43:45 - Freezing Your Eggs
46:35 - IVF
47:30 - Inequality For Sexual Medications
48:50 - Oral Contraceptives For Men
52:00 - Safe Sex Practices, How To Bring It Up
55:45 - Testing Men For HPV
1:02:45 - Genital Warts
1:03:20 - Has The Timeline For First Periods Become Earlier?
1:04:35 - Is There A Best Period Product?
1:08:20 - Is The Vaginal Canal Smaller In Some Women?
1:09:45 - Dilators
1:13:45 - Painful Sex
1:14:45 - Masturbation
1:16:05 - Sexual Dysfunction
1:17:45 - Sexual Identity And Gender
1:19:40 - Sexual Assault
1:25:20 - Stress Test, And Heart Disease
1:26:45 - The "Mona Lisa"
1:28:30 - Pubic Hair Removal
1:29:40 - Being An Egg Donor
#160 - Charles Eisenstein: The Yoga Of Eating, The Coronation, Current Culture Philosophy, Defensiveness & Open-Mindedness, The Science Of Delusion, Modern Ritual & Festival, Spirituality, Society, & Public Issues, And More!
Episode 1
Friday, August 26, 2022 • Duration 01:25:46
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/charleseisenstein
1:50 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome!
2:05 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon
11:30 - Charles' Philosopher's Mind
13:20 - The Yoga Of Eating
15:45 - Is There One Right Diet?
18:05 - How Can You Know What's Right For Others? How Much Ego Is Involved?
24:00 - Why Do We Love Processed Foods?
29:45 - Can We Be Intuitive Even With Process Food?
31:40 - Being Obsessed With Health
35:45 - Open-Mindedness, Our Beliefs, And Fitting In
42:15 - What It Takes To Change Someone Else's Mind
43:10 - Separation And Interbeing
44:45 - Opting Out Of Modern Society
46:45 - Modernity And Agriculture
50:25 - Re-Adopting The Old Ways With Modern Technology
53:15 - What's Driving The New Energy In The World?
1:00:45 - The Science Of Delusion And Newtonian Force
1:03:55 - Trust
1:06:45 - How You Reinforce Your Own Narrative
1:09:30 - Ritual And Festivals
1:16:15 - Ring Leaders & Mob Mentality
1:19:45 - Group Think
1:27:00 - Online Communities And Censorship
#159 - Mark Sisson: Primal Blueprint & Primal Kitchen, Functional Movement, Zone 2 Training, Overtraining & Balanced Exercise, Veggies Vs. Carnivore, Nutritional Deficiencies, Building Community, And More!
Season 1 · Episode 159
Friday, August 19, 2022 • Duration 01:15:15
GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/marksisson
1:50 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome!
2:00 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon
10:00 - Mark's Drive To Be An Athlete
12:40 - Carb-Loading
13:40 - Fit & Fast But Unhealthy
18:05 - The Concept Of Play In Our History
21:00 - Energy Expenditure In Office Workers And Ancestral Humans
23:10 - What Is The Purpose Of Exercise?
24:15 - Intuitive And Functional Movement Vs Exercise Routines
24:55 - Mark's Workout Template
29:00 - Intense Exercise Can Be Damaging
32:20 - Heart Rate Zones
33:30 - The Black Zone
35:40 - Zone 2 Training
38:50 - Heart Rate Monitoring
39:40 - How Are We Truly Informed For Longevity?
42:15 - Living To An Old Age In The Contemporary Age
43:50 - How Do We Know What Foods Are Right For Us?
44:30 - Fiber, Fruit Vs Vegetables
52:20 - Becoming More Carnivore
58:00 - Organ Meats
1:00:10 - Food Cravings And Nutritional Deficiencies
1:02:15 - Primal Kitchen
1:08:40 - How Do We Know When To Quit?
1:13:30 - Life's Painful Lessons
1:16:50 - The Importance Of Community
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