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Welcome to Episode 12 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. 

In today's episode, we address some foundational fasting topics, like when does the fasted period actually start, and what is the role of insulin? (You WANT insulin sometimes!) We also go more rogue with topics of body odor, exogenous ketones, and much more! Enjoy!

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

SHOW NOTES

Genetic Tests (check out Melanie's Blog Post: How To Get Your Genetic Data (For Free) And Interpret Your Genes!)

Listener Q&A: Regina - When Does The Fasted Period Start?

Listener Q&A: Leslia- What Are Symptoms Of Beginning IF?

Listener Q&A: Leslia - What Food To Take With Medicine While Fasting?

Listener Q&A: Miolani - Is Body Odor During Fasting Normal?

Listener Q&A: Fabian - Are You Doing Something Wrong If Not Losing Weight With IF?

Listener Q&A: Fabian - Are There Benefits To Exogenous Ketones?

Studies on Exogenous Ketones

Listener Q&A: Fabian - How Does Diet Soda Or Artificial Sweeteners With Meals Affect Insulin?

Studies on Artificial Sweeteners ADD THEM!!!

Why Insulin Isn't Always Bad

STUFF WE LIKE

Green Tidings Organic All Natural Deodorant

DeSouza's Liquid Chlorophyll (Internal Deodorizer)

REFERENCES

Metabolic effects of exogenous ketone supplementation – an alternative or adjuvant to the ketogenic diet as a cancer therapy?

Effects of exogenous ketone supplementation on blood ketone, glucose, triglyceride, and lipoprotein levels in Sprague–Dawley rats

Consuming aspartame with and without taste: differential effects on appetite and food intake of young adult males

The effect of sucrose- and aspartame-sweetened drinks on energy intake, hunger and food choice of female, moderately restrained eaters

Effect of covert nutritive dilution on the spontaneous food intake of obese individuals: a pilot study

Artificial sweeteners induce glucose intolerance by altering the gut microbiota

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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Welcome to episode 11 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. 

In today's episode, we tackle a ton of challenges people may face when following an intermittent fasting lifestyle. We'll provide tips and tricks for combatting physical and mental hunger (it's usually more mental!), dealing with awkward situations with friends and family, how to adjust IF when you stay out late drinking, and working out with longer fasts. We also discuss the difference between intermittent fasting and eating disorders (they're not the same!) and much more!

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

SHOW NOTES

Colostrum

Prebiotic Fibers For Gut Health

Listener Q&A: Dorothy- How To Handle Physical And Mental Hunger When Starting IF?

Hunger From Low Blood Sugar

Tips And Tricks To Help With Hunger

Listener Q&A: Lea- How Do You Explain IF To Family And Friends?

Melanie's Tips For Dealing With Friends And Family 

Gin's Tips For Dealing With Friends And Family 

Listener Q&A: Alex- What To Do IF People Think You Have An Eating Disorder?

Listener Q&A: Alex- Distraction Techniques For Getting Hunger?

Listener Q&A: Liseanne- Can You Workout On A 24 Hour Fast?

Listener Q&A: James - Can You Have Carbonated Lime Water While Fasting?

STUFF WE LIKE

Colostrum For GI repair, Gut Health (Soverieng Laboratories) (Melanie)

Prebiotin Prebiotic Fiber (Gin)

REFERENCES

Increased P70s6k Phosphorylation during Intake of a Protein–carbohydrate Drink following Resistance Exercise in the Fasted State.

Artificial Sweeteners: A systematic review of metabolic effects in youth

Consuming aspartame with and without taste: differential effects on appetite and food intake of young adult males.

Artificial sweeteners induce glucose intolerance by altering the gut microbiota

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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Welcome to episode 10 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. 

In today's episode, we discuss how to maintain activity levels while intermittent fasting, and how IF affects muscle mass. (Hint: it's GREAT for it!) We also discuss the benefits and side effects of Vegan diets, and finding what works for you, food wise. We discuss our experience with how long it takes to get back into the fasting zone after the holidays, how your body knows when to lose versus maintain weight, and what to do if you GAIN weight when you first start IF? (Oh my!)

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

SHOW NOTES

Listener Q&A: Allison - How To Maintain Activity Levels With IF? 

Listener Q&A: Katherine - Should You Work Out Fasted For Muscle Composition?

How IF Supports Muscle

Protein Intake Timing

Listener Q&A: Lauren - How Long To Get Back Into The Fasting Zone After The Holidays?

Listener Q&A: Lauren - How Does The Body Know When To Lose And When To Maintain?

Listener Q&A: Skipp - Have You Tried A Whole Foods, Plant-Based Vegan Diet?

Listener Q&A: Karen - What To Do If You Gain Weight When Starting IF?

STUFF WE LIKE

Instant Pot (Basically the most awesome thing EVER! It's a pressure cooker, slow cooker, AND steamer. It's so easy to use, healthy, and yummy!)

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

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Welcome to episode 9 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. 

In today's episode, we discuss when to take vitamins and supplements when practicing IF, the best IF windows for maximum weight loss, how to deal with social backlash and naysayers, why it's not ALL about calories, determining your own carb tolerance, how much wine we drink, and much more!

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

SHOW NOTES

Throwing Away The Scale!

Listener Q&A: Marcia - When Should You Take Vitamins And Supplements When Intermittent Fasting?

Listener Q&A: Marcia - What IF Window Provides Maximum Weight Loss Benefits? 

Listener Q&A: Angie - How Do You Respond To People Who INSIST It's All Calories In Vs. Calories Out?

Social Tips For Naysayers

Factors Affecting Calories In Vs. Calories Out

Listener Q&A: Stephanie - Are Certain Weight Losses Possible?

Low Carb/Keto Vs. Higher Carb Approaches

Listener Q&A: Stephanie - Can You Consume ANY Calories During The Fast?

Listener Q&A: Stephanie - How Many Carbs During The Feast Window?

Historical Carb Macronutrients

Personal Carb Reactions

Listener Q&A: Stephanie - How Soon To Experience Weight Loss With IF? Is 5 Days Enough?

Listener Q&A: Stephanie - How Much Wine In Your Eating Window?

STUFF WE LIKE

Measuring Leggings -Like A Glove

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

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Welcome to episode 8 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. 

Gin's going on a cruise! In today's episode, we give our personal tips for how to adjust your IF patterns when on vacation. (Vacation doesn't have to mean instant weight gain!) We also answer listener questions about getting enough calories with one meal a day, and ensuring adequate electrolytes when fasting, including sodium, magnesium, and potassium! We also talk about the vague "Whoosh Effect."

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

SHOW NOTES

Gin's Tips For Intermittent Fasting On Special Occasions (Like A Cruise!)

Melanie's Tip's For Intermittent Fasting While Traveling

IF and Road Trips

IF and Airplane Traveling

Using IF To Beat Jet Lag & Reset Your Circadian Rhythm 

IF And Extended Vacations

Lindsay: Are you consuming enough calories with One Meal A Day?

Calorie Restriction And Longevity

Appetite Adjustment And Nutrient Partitioning

Listener Q&A: Sandy - Getting Electrolytes When IFing

Why We Don't Crave Micronutrients 

How To Get Enough Electrolytes And Minerals

Sodium

Iodine

Magnesium And Potassium

Three Ways To Supplement Magnesium

Concentrated Mineral Supplements

Listener Q&A: Lisa - What Is The Whoosh Effect?

STUFF WE LIKE

Natural Vitality Natural Calm (Magnesium Drink Supplement)

Pure Zechstein Magnesium Oil Spray (Transdermal Magnesium Spray For Skin)

Good State Liquid Ionic Magnesium (Ionic Magnesium Supplement)

Trace Mineral Drops

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

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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

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

The Difference Between Modified Vs. Full Fasts

Gin's and Melanie's Thoughts On More Extreme Fasting (multiple 48 hours)

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

How Melanie And Gin "Exercise" (Filling Life With Movement!)

How IF Benefits Exercise!

HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training)

Exercise In The Early Stages Of IF

Carbs And Gut Health

Gin's Thoughts On Grains

Melanie's Thoughts On Grains

Melanie's Thoughts On Higher Carb Intake And Grains

Suggestions For Grain-Free Baking

Vegetable And Fruit Fiber Vs. Grain Fiber

Not Fearing Carbs, Metabolic Flexibility, And Real Foods

Melanie's Guide For Fermentable Carbs For IBS And Digestive Problems

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

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Welcome to episode 6 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. Curious if you can drink alcohol in an IF lifestyle? This episode has got you covered! We discuss all the details of drinking alcohol while intermittent fasting, with a particular emphasis on wine! Learn how alcohol affects fat burning (it doesn't stop weight loss!), all about alcohol and wine's health benefits, how IF affects drinking, some pretty cool wine effects, and much more! We also answer a listener question about how to make better food choices while practicing IF.

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

SHOW NOTES

Our Favorite Alcoholic Drinks

The Relationship Between Alcohol And Weight Gain/ Weight Loss

Theories For Why Alcohol Does NOT Encourage Weight Gain

Why IF And Alcohol Go Well Together

IF And Alcohol Tolerance

Alcohol, Wine, And Health Benefits 

Why Alcohol May Be Good For You 

Wine Polyphenol/Antioxidant Benefits 

Cautions About Alcohol When Beginning IF

How Alcohol Is Metabolized

Does Alcohol Break The Fast?

How Pinot Noir Increases Sex Appeal

How The Compounds In Wine May Help You Burn Fat, And Act Like Exercise!

When You Might Want To Not Drink With IF

Listener Q&A: Melia - How To Make Better Food Choices To Lose Weight

STUFF WE LIKE

7 Awesome Organic White Wines For Less Than $10

REFERENCES

Measuring the Burden— Current and Future Research trendsResults From the nIAAA Expert Panel on Alcohol and Chronic disease Epidemiology

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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Welcome to episode 5 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. In this episode, we tackle COFFEE in all its glory! We'll talk about its health benefits, how it affects the fasted state, how you should (and should not) drink it for the best results, the details on MCTs and Bulletproof Coffee, and much more! We also answer listener questions about using essential oils while fasting (and let ya know how to make your own AWESOME homemade, non-insulin spiking breath freshener), as well as what to do if you're insulin resistant and/or not seeing results within a few weeks of starting IF.

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

SHOW NOTES

Coffee!

Coffee Health Benefits

Coffee and fat burning

Bulletproof Coffee

MCT Oil and Metabolism

The Shangri-La Diet

MCTS and Ketones

Coffee And Sweeteners/Flavors

Using Cream In Your Coffee When Transitioning To IF

Listener Q&A - Mary Lyn: Fasting And Essential Oils

Listener Q&A - Felicity: Slow Results With IF And Insulin Resistance 

STUFF WE LIKE

Check out the STUFF WE LIKE page for links to Bulletproof Coffee, The Hungry Brain, and The Bulletproof Diet.

Trace Minerals (Awesome way to add minerals to your water during your fast!)

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

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Welcome to episode 4 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. In this episode, we delve into the science of Intermittent Fasting! We'll discuss the role of insulin in hunger and weight loss, the differences between calorie restriction and intermittent fasting, and how IF affects the metabolism. We also answer listener questions about losing weight with IF when you work night shifts, and provide our thoughts on doing extended (rather than intermittent) fasts.

Note: We had a slight issue with some of the audio quality this episode, but everything will be back to normal next week!

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

SHOW NOTES

The Role Of Insulin In Intermittent Fasting 

Calorie Restriction vs. Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent Fasting And The Metabolism

Listener Q&A - Kay: Intermittent Fasting For Night Shift Workers

Listener Q&A - Barbara: What are the benefits of an extended fast?

STUFF WE LIKE

Check out the STUFF WE LIKE page for links to The Obesity Code!

REFERENCED STUFF

Twenty-four-hour energy expenditure and urinary catecholamines of humans consuming low-to-moderate amounts of medium-chain triglycerides: a dose-response study in a human respiratory chamber

Meal frequency and energy balance.

Resting energy expenditure in short-term starvation is increased as a result of an increase in serum norepinephrine.

Compared with nibbling, neither gorging nor a morning fast affect short-term energy balance in obese patients in a chamber calorimeter.

Feeding frequency and energy balance in adult males.

Effect of 6-Month Calorie Restriction on Biomarkers of Longevity, Metabolic Adaptation, and Oxidative Stress in Overweight Individuals

Long-term Effects of Dieting on Resting Metabolic Rate in Obese Outpatients.

Effect of meal size and frequency on the thermic effect of food

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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Welcome to episode 3 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. In this episode, we discuss our personal favorite IF benefits, and answer listener questions about autophagy and if you can do breakfast for one meal a day.

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

SHOW NOTES

Melanie's Top 5 IF Benefits

Gin's Top 5 IF Benefits

IF Benefit: Weight Loss 

IF Benefit: Weight Maintenance (And Muscle Maintenance!)

IF Benefit: Easy

IF Benefit: Feasting! 

IF Benefit: Anti-Inflammatory (Allergies, Acne, Headaches, etc.) 

IF Benefit: The "High" In The Zone Feeling

IF Benefit: No "Dieting" (No Calorie Counting, No Foods Off Limits)

Listener Q&A - Rachel Ramirez: What is Autophagy? 

Listener Q&A - Sam: Breakfast For One Meal A Day? 

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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