The Intermittent Fasting Podcast

By Melanie Avalon, Barry ConradHealth & Fitness

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August 11, 2025 #434 - Protein Politics, Fasting To Reduce Blood Pressure, Is Protein Just For Men, The Simulation Hypothesis, Liver King, Magnesium, Seed, And Serrapeptase Timing, And More!
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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast Episode #278 - Rizwan Virk
Why Are Americans So Obsessed With Protein? Blame MAGA.⁠⁠

STUDIES
The Effect of Intermittent Fasting Combined with Ad Libitum Days on Adults’ Elevated Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review of Human Studies

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1 hr 7 min
August 04, 2025 #433 - Safe Cooking Methods, IF Vs. CR Benefits, Charred Meat Problems, Advanced Glycation End Products, Should You Like Bitter/Gross Foods, Fasting To Protect The Liver, Treating NAFLD, Fasting And Autophagy, And More!
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STUDIES
Influence of intermittent fasting on autophagy in the liver
The Beneficial and Adverse Effects of Autophagic Response to Caloric Restriction and Fasting
Fasting, mitophagy, and aging
Dawn-to-dusk intermittent fasting is associated with overexpression of autophagy genes: A prospective study on overweight and obese cohort

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1 hr 20 min
July 28, 2025 #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!
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STUDIES
Role of Intermittent Fasting In Starving Cancer Cells

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1 hr 13 min
July 21, 2025 #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!
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58 min
July 14, 2025 #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!
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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

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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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1 hr 2 min
July 06, 2025 #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!
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STUDIES
Common and divergent molecular mechanisms of fasting and ketogenic diets

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1 hr 13 min
June 30, 2025 #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!
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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

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1 hr 1 min
June 23, 2025 #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!
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50 min
June 16, 2025 #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!
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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

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1 hr 11 min
June 09, 2025 #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!
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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

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1 hr 5 min

About The Intermittent Fasting Podcast

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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…