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The Intermittent Fasting Podcast

The Intermittent Fasting Podcast

By: Melanie Avalon Barry Conrad
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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.Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Hygiene & Healthy Living
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  • #466 - Responding To Questions About Fasting, Fasting For Diabetes, Calorie-Restricted Fasting Vs. Calorie Restriction, Breakfast Skipper Habits, Brunch Dates, Curious Coworkers, And More!

    #466 - Responding To Questions About Fasting, Fasting For Diabetes, Calorie-Restricted Fasting Vs. Calorie Restriction, Breakfast Skipper Habits, Brunch Dates, Curious Coworkers, And More!
    Mar 23 2026
    TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode466⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS BIOPTIMIZERS: Get 26% off with code IFPODCAST15 at ⁠⁠⁠bioptimizers.com/ifpodcast⁠⁠. GLOW: Get Melanie's organically grown Glow coffee at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠glowcoffeeco.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. LINKS Featured Restaurant: ⁠Quaglino's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ STUDIES: The impact of intermittent fasting during weight reduction in people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized clinical trial ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • #465 - The New Food Pyramid, Fasting Without Weight Loss Benefits, Is Any Alcohol Bad For You?, Red Yeast Rice Extract For Cholesterol, Tips To Optimize Your Food Choices, Reading Food Labels, Dealing With Stress, Diet Accountability Partners, And More!

    #465 - The New Food Pyramid, Fasting Without Weight Loss Benefits, Is Any Alcohol Bad For You?, Red Yeast Rice Extract For Cholesterol, Tips To Optimize Your Food Choices, Reading Food Labels, Dealing With Stress, Diet Accountability Partners, And More!
    Mar 16 2026
    TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode465⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS LMNT: Get a free sample pack with any order, including the new sparkling flavors, at drinklmnt.com/IFpodcast. MUDWATR: Get up to 43% off your order plus free shipping and a free rechargeable frother with code ifpodoast at mudwtr.com/ifpodcast. GLOW: Get organically grown Glow coffee at ⁠⁠glowcoffeeco.com⁠⁠. LINKS Featured Restaurant: Parilla Don Julio ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ STUDIES Early Time-Restricted Feeding Improves Insulin Sensitivity, Blood Pressure, and Oxidative Stress Even without Weight Loss in Men with Prediabetes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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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    59 mins
  • #464 - Special Guest: Baran Dilaver, Wonderfeel NMN Supplementation, NAD+ Support, The Ultimate Longevity Stack, Improving Energy, Sleep & Skin, NMN + Fasting, Resveratrol And Ergothioneine, NAD+ IV Problems, And More!

    #464 - Special Guest: Baran Dilaver, Wonderfeel NMN Supplementation, NAD+ Support, The Ultimate Longevity Stack, Improving Energy, Sleep & Skin, NMN + Fasting, Resveratrol And Ergothioneine, NAD+ IV Problems, And More!
    Mar 9 2026
    TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode464⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS WONDERFEEL: Get 15% off a subscription and a $20 credit on your next subscription order with code MelanieAvalon at ifpodcast.com/wonderfeel BIOPTIMIZERS: Get 26% off with code IFPODCAST15 at ⁠bioptimizers.com/ifpodcast. GLOW: Get Melanie's organically grown Glow coffee at ⁠⁠⁠glowcoffeeco.com⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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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    55 mins
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I have listened to 48 of the podcasts so far. Both hosts are interesting and knowledgeable. They have really helped me along my fasting journey. Although they both support the basics, it’s nice to hear two different perspectives. Now, I’m listening to their audio books. Thank you Gin and Melanie!

Great podcast on IF

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Came across this podcast several months into my IF journey. It has been some great information. However, while Gin Stephens seems very knowledgeable and easy to relate to, Melanie Avalon reminds me of those intensely obsessive girls in high school who just wanted to be skinny. I binge listened to the first 50 episodes and quickly became irritated with Melanie, often to the point I wish she would just stop going off on her ‘tangents’ and focus on the darn topic of the episode.
More importantly, she makes IF sound unhealthy whereas Gin focuses on BEING healthy and listening to your body. Melanie seems to be interested in trying every fad thing that hits the market, loads herself up with tons of different vitamins, experimental diet restrictions and topical enhancements. Yet in listening to her journey, while the IF lifestyle seems to have had a positive effect on Gin, the exact opposite can be said of the other host. She now suffers from major gut issues and low blood sugar and ‘all the stuff’.
This podcast, if you listen to Gin, can give you some great insight. If you listen to Melanie, you will become an UNHEALTHY IFer. Maybe think of her as what NOT to do?

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