The Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Melanie Avalon, Barry Conrad
  • 4.2 (2.5K)
  • HEALTH & FITNESS
  • UPDATED WEEKLY

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. 

  1. 2D AGO

    #454 - New Year’s Eve, Cheese As A Protein Source, Carnitine And Autophagy, Fearing Animal And Plant Protein, Cancer And Animal Protein, Dairy And Weight Loss, Cellular Mitophagy, And More!

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    1h 12m

  2. DEC 23

    #453 - Social Norms Affecting Eating Behavior, Contagious Obesity, Creatine Breaking A Fast, Food Tasting Better With Others, Increasing Food Pleasure, Societal Weight Norms, And More!

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    1h 15m

  3. DEC 20

    #452 - Intermittent Fasting For Type 2 Diabetes, Super Power Blood Tests, Biological Age, ADF Fasting, Special Occasions On Down Days, Cardio Vs. Strength Exercise During Fasting, TV Roles We Would Play, And More!

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    1h 1m

  4. DEC 8

    #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!

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    1h 7m

  5. DEC 1

    #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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode450⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS BIOPTIMIZERS: Get 15% off with code IFPODCAST15 at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bioptimizers.com/ifpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMELINE NUTRITION: Get 20% off your order of Mitopure with code ifpodcast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠timeline.com/ifpodcast THE IMMORTAL OLIVE OIL: Get 20% off with code melanieavalon at melanieavalon.com/immortal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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 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.

    1h 6m

  6. NOV 24

    #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!

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    1h 8m

  7. NOV 17

    #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!

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    1h 44m

  8. NOV 10

    #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!

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    1h 11m
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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 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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  • Creator
    Melanie Avalon, Barry Conrad
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    453
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Intermittent Fasting Podcast

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