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Jan 28

Episode 93: Annoying Co-Workers, “Other” IF Benefits, Losing Weight Without Exercise, Adding Back Carbs, Crio Blu, And More!

Benefits , Carbs , Coffee , Intermittent Fasting , Windows

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Welcome to Episode 93 of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast, hosted by Melanie Avalon, author of What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine and Gin Stephens, author of Delay, Don't Deny: Living An Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle

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To submit your own questions, email questions@IFpodcast.com, or submit your questions here!! 

SHOW NOTES

01:05 - BIOPTIMIZERS:  Use The Link BiOptimizers.com/IFPODCAST With The Code IFPODCAST For 20% Off!

06:40 - JOOVV RED LIGHT THERAPY DEVICES:  Use The Link Joovv.com/IFPodcast With The Code IFPODCAST For A Free Gift!

8:30 - Listener Feedback: Cindy:  - Chef Could Try ADF/ 5:2 Instead Of Daily IF

14:50 - Listener Feedback: Britney:  -  Hitting Goal, Losing Weight With IF Without Exercise! (Plus: Seated Yoga!)

19:10 - Listener Feedback: Britney:  -  Ionic Foot Bath Testing

Cell Spa Ionic Detox Machine Foot Bath Aqua Spa Cleanse: Melanie loves this machine to draw toxins out of your body by ionizing your system. It's effective at drawing out heavy metals and other toxins! You can use it with this Ivation Foot Spa Massager for a comforting, warming, massaging, DETOXING foot bath!


21:10 - Listener Q&A: Katie:  -  The Stages Of Annoying Co-Worker IF Benefits Beyond The Physical? (Willpower, Work, Sex, etc.) 

27:45 - GREEN CHEF: Use The Link GreenChef.us/IFPODCAST for $50 Off Your First Box!

29:45 - Listener Q&A: David -  Struggling To Add Back Carbs After Keto (Addiction, Weight Loss, Etc.) Why Do Carbs Cause A Feeling Of Satisfaction?

What is the best diet for humans? | Eran Segal | TEDxRuppin

Low-fat vs low-carb? Major study concludes: it doesn’t matter for weight loss

47:30 - Listener Q&A: Janelle -  Does Crio Bru Made From 100% Ground Cocoa Break The Fast?

STUFF WE LIKE

Check out the Stuff We Like page for links to any of the books/supplements/products etc. mentioned on the podcast that we like!

REFERENCES

Role of therapeutic fasting in women’s health: An overview

Effect of Ramadan fasting on emotional reactions in nurses

Ego Depletion: Is the Active Self a Limited Resource?

LINKS

BUY Melanie's What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine, Gin's Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle, and/or Gin's Feast Without Fear: Food and the Delay, Don't Deny Lifestyle

More on Melanie: MelanieAvalon.com  

More on Gin: GinStephens.com

Theme Music Composed By Leland Cox: LelandCox.com

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Jun 17

Episode 61: Ori Hofmekler – Why Stress Is Good!, The Warrior Diet, IF For Muscle Gain, When IF Becomes Detrimental, Gaining Weight With IF, Longevity Vs. Strength, Carb Vs. Fat Fuels, Circadian Rhythms, Eating Meat, And More!

Carbs , Fat Burning , Fats , Intermittent Fasting , One Meal A Day , Vegetarianism , What To Eat

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Welcome to Episode 61 of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast, hosted by Melanie Avalon, author of What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine and Gin Stephens, author of Delay, Don't Deny: Living An Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle

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To submit your own questions, email questions@IFpodcast.com, or submit your questions here!! 

Today's episode of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast features the grandfather of intermittent fasting himself: Ori Hofmekler!! For all the intense details on Ori' analysis of intermittent fasting, and how it benefits the body, check out his books!!

The Warrior Diet: Switch on Your Biological Powerhouse For High Energy, Explosive Strength, and a Leaner, Harder Body - Ori Hofmekler’s foundational book on intermittent fasting, including its historical background, and how it benefits the body to make you stronger! 

The 7 Principles of Stress: Extend Life, Stay Fit, and Ward Off Fat-What You Didn't Know about How Stress Can Reboot Your Mind, Energy, and Sex Life - Ori’s latest book, which dives into the intense details of how IF and stress can make you stronger!

Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fat: The Secret Science Behind Physical Transformation - A very detailed look at dietary and exercise principals to build lean, hard muscle for health and longevity.

Unlock Your Muscle Gene: Trigger the Biological Mechanisms That Transform Your Body and Extend Your Life - A more approachable look at dietary and exercise principles to build lean, hard muscle for health and longevity.

The Anti-Estrogenic Diet: How Estrogenic Foods and Chemicals Are Making You Fat and Sick - How to boost your health and fitness by addressing your estrogen levels through diet and lifestyle.

SHOW NOTES

3:15 - Ori's Story - Fasting And The Ancient Warriors

7:00 - The Spiritual Aspect Of Fasting

8:15 - Choosing Not To Eat Meat (Humanitarianism and Biological Reasons) 

13:45 - Thoughts On Coffee

12:21 - A Food Day In Ori's Life

14:45 - Undereating In The Fasted State

16:00 - Why Fasting Never Fails

18:30 - Tea Vs. Coffee

19:40 - Changed Taste Senses, The Imporanct of Food For Pleasure 

20:20 - Why Fasting Is A Hormetic Stress And Not Detrimental (Heat Shock Protein Response, Autophagy)

24:45 - Overdoing Fasting

25:30 - How Do You Know When Fasting Has Become Detrimental? 

29:50 - Circadian Rhythms - Is Daytime Eating Better? 

37:50 - How Do You Gain Or Maintain Weight With IF?

41:00 - Building Muscle With IF (Muscle Fibers)

42:35 - Longevity Vs. Strength Priority 

43:25 - Mucle Fiber Summary 

47:30 - Carb Vs. Fat Fuel

48:00 - The Role Of Insulin

53:15 -  What Type Of Exercise Is Perfect For IF?

1:00 -  The Need For Real Food

1:03 -  Sugar Solution Teaser!

STUFF WE LIKE

Check out the Stuff We Like page for links to any of the books/supplements/products etc. mentioned on the podcast that we like!

REFERENCES

LINKS

BUY Melanie's What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine, Gin's Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle, and/or Gin's Feast Without Fear: Food and the Delay, Don't Deny Lifestyle

More on Melanie: MelanieAvalon.com  

More on Gin: GinStephens.com

Theme Music Composed By Leland Cox: LelandCox.com

If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a review in iTunes - it helps more than you know! 

 

 

Sep 18

Episode 22: Thinking About Food, Low GI Sweeteners (Monk Fruit, Stevia), Eating Window Rules, Tracking Fasting Vs. Eating, Pets & IF, Carb Counts For “Low Carb”, Keto Breath, And More!

Carbs , Fasting Approaches , Insulin , Intermittent Fasting , Ketosis , Sweeteners , Windows

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Welcome to Episode 22 of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast, hosted by Melanie Avalon, author of The What When Wine Diet: Effortless Weight Loss - Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine and Gin Stephens, author of Delay, Don't Deny: Living An Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle

To submit your own questions, email questions@IFpodcast.com, or submit your questions here!! 

SHOW NOTES

5:33 - Listener Q&A: Karen - Do You Stay Rigid In The Eating Window Start Time, Or Base it On The End Of A Prior Window?

6:20 - Listener Q&A: Joyce - When Does The Fasting Window Start?

6:45 - Listener Q&A: Sarah - Do You Track The Fast Or The Eating Time? 

14:59 - Listener Q&A: Jen - How Many Carbs Can You Have And Still Be Low Carb? Should You Do Keto Or Add More Carbs?

24:12 - Listener Q&A: Julie - How Do You Know If You Have Keto Breath And/Or Are in Ketosis?

32:15 - Listener Q&A: Magdalena - Feedback On Exogenous Ketones 

Video Interview: Mark Mattson talks about benefits of intermittent fasting

36:50 - Listener Q&A: Magdalena - Does Thinking About Food Make Fasting More Difficult?

42:03 - Listener Q&A: Magdalena - Do Sweeteners With GIycemic Indexes of O Affect Insulin? (Monk Fruit, Stevia, etc.)

45:09 - Listener Q&A: Magdalena - Can IF Work For Pets?

STUFF WE LIKE

Primal Freeze Dried Pet Foods

Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Dry Cat Food

Homemade Breath Spray! Mix a drop of Organic Peppermint Oil with some water, in these perfect cute glass bottles!

Head Strong: The Bulletproof Plan to Activate Untapped Brain Energy to Work Smarter and Think Faster-in Just Two Weeks by Dave Asprey 

Ketone Measuring Strips (For Measuring Ketones In Urine)

Ketone Breathalyzer (For Measuring Ketones In Breath)

Window - Fasting Tracker App

Melanie's Free IBS Guide Comparing 300+ Foods For Identifying Food Sensitivities (includes Low Fodmap, Gaps, SCD, Cedars-Sinai)

REFERENCES

LINKS

BUY Melanie's What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine, Gin's Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle, and/or Gin's Feast Without Fear: Food and the Delay, Don't Deny Lifestyle

More on Melanie: MelanieAvalon.com  

More on Gin: GinStephens.com

Theme Music Composed By Leland Cox: LelandCox.com

If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a review in iTunes - it helps more than you know! 

Jun 05

Episode 7: What’s Too Extreme?, IF & Exercise, Carb Content, Grains, And IF Weight Maintenance

Carbs , Exercise , Intermittent Fasting , Maintenance , Metabolism , paleo , Whole 30

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Welcome to episode 7 of The Intermittent Fasting Podcast, hosted by Melanie Avalon, author of The What When Wine Diet: Paleo And Intermittent Fasting For Health And Weight Loss, and Gin Stephens, author of Delay, Don't Deny: Living An Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle

This Listener Q&A episode has got lots of goodies! We talk about what IF patterns may be too extreme, and look at modified versus full fasts. We discuss how IF affects exercise, and how many carbs you should be eating. We also disagree for the first time (about time!) in our discussion of grains. We provide tips for making healthier food choices and sustaining a whole foods approach if desired. We also give our best suggestions for weight maintenance on an IF protocol. Enjoy! 

To submit your own questions, email questions@IFpodcast.com, or submit your questions here!! 

SHOW NOTES

3:45 - Listener Q&A: Kellie - What Is Too Extreme With IF?

5:30 - The Difference Between Modified Vs. Full Fasts

6:50 - Gin's and Melanie's Thoughts On More Extreme Fasting (multiple 48 hours)

11:40 - Listener Q&A: Karen - How Does IF Affect Exercise? Does IF Work With Grains And/Or On A Higher Carb Diet?

12:55 - How Melanie And Gin "Exercise" (Filling Life With Movement!)

14:20 - How IF Benefits Exercise!

15:50 - HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training)

16:50 - Exercise In The Early Stages Of IF

18:50 - Carbs And Gut Health

19:35 - Gin's Thoughts On Grains

19:35 - Melanie's Thoughts On Grains

21:21 - Melanie's Thoughts On Higher Carb Intake And Grains

23:25 - Suggestions For Grain-Free Baking

24:50 - Vegetable And Fruit Fiber Vs. Grain Fiber

25:35 - Not Fearing Carbs, Metabolic Flexibility, And Real Foods

28:35 - Melanie's Guide For Fermentable Carbs For IBS And Digestive Problems

28:40 - Listener Q&A: Tamarah - What Is A Good IF Protocol For Weight Loss Maintenance?

STUFF WE LIKE

Get Melanie's IBS Guide!

REFERENCES

Beneficial effects of intermittent fasting and caloric restriction on the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems.

Effect of training in the fasted state on metabolic responses during exercise with carbohydrate intake

LINKS

BUY Melanie's What When Wine Diet: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine, Gin's Delay, Don't Deny: Living an Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle, and/or Gin's Feast Without Fear: Food and the Delay, Don't Deny Lifestyle

More on Melanie: MelanieAvalon.com

More on Gin: GinStephens.com

Theme Music Composed By Leland Cox: LelandCox.com

If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving us a review in iTunes - it helps more than you know!