The Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Melanie Avalon, Vanessa Spina
- 1 hour 19 minutes#457 - A Secret Podcast Confession, Changing Beliefs About Fasting, 3 Ways To Lose Weight, The Future Of The Show, Getting Enough Protein, Fasting Misconceptions, Calories In Vs. Calories Out, And More!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: The River Cafe
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FOOD SENSE GUIDE
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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.
19 January 2026, 6:00 am - 1 hour 1 minute#456 - Our Favorite Podcast Moments, Changing Our Fasting Practice, How We Met, Metabolism Slowing Down With Age, Guilt In Eating Vs. Lifestyle Goals, How We Prepare The Show, And More!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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Featured Restaurant: Cinderella's Royal Table
STUDIES
Daily energy expenditure through the human life course
Enjoyment or indulgence: What draws the line in hedonic food consumption?
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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. 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.
12 January 2026, 6:00 am - 1 hour 9 minutes#455 - Food Digestion Times, Digestive Enzymes, Why People Quit Fasting, Eating For Fullness Vs. Taste, Fasting Sustainability, Health Mindsets Affecting Diet Adherence, Marathon Health Effects, Travel Tips And More!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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Featured Restaurant: Fenchurch Restaurant
STUDIES
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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. 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.
5 January 2026, 6:00 am - 1 hour 12 minutes#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!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: Community Kitchen
STUDIES
Exploring the Links between Diet and Inflammation: Dairy Foods as Case Studies
Self-Eating for Muscle Fitness: Autophagy in the Control of Energy Metabolism
Carnitine induces autophagy and restores high-fat diet-induced mitochondrial dysfunction
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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. 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.
29 December 2025, 6:00 am - 1 hour 15 minutes#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!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: The Meat & Wine Co.
STUDIES
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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. 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.
23 December 2025, 8:08 am - 1 hour 1 minute#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!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: Grill House
STUDIES
Effect of intermittent fasting on diabetic patients-A narrative review
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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. 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.
20 December 2025, 8:30 pm - 1 hour 6 minutes#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!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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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. 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.
8 December 2025, 6:00 am - 1 hour 6 minutes#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
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: Le Pavillon
STUDIES
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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. 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.
1 December 2025, 6:00 am - 1 hour 8 minutes#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!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: Twisted Vine
STUDIES
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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. 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.
24 November 2025, 6:00 am - 1 hour 44 minutes#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!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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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. 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.
17 November 2025, 6:00 am - 1 hour 11 minutes#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!
TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES
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LINKS
Featured Restaurant: 360 Restaurant
STUDIES
Enjoyment or indulgence: What draws the line in hedonic food consumption?
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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. 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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