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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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#498 - Trusting Influencers, GLP-1 Benefits, Fasting & Donating Blood, The Perfect Coffee Fasting, Fad Diets, Dietary Misinformation, And More!

2026/11/02

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#497 - Special Guest: Brian Vaszily, Purity Woods, The Art of Anti-Aging, Scary Skincare Secrets, Combatting Doom & Gloom, How to Prevent Wrinkles, Safe Skincare, The Importance of Organic, Maple Leaf Extract, Greenwashing Problems, The Ultimate Dream C

2026/10/26

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#496 - Imagining Food To Eat Less, Reducing Food Cravings, The One Condition Fasting Doesn't Work For, The Power Of Visualization, Fasting & Bile Reflux, And More!

2026/10/19

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode496⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LINKS Featured Restaurant: https://www.rpmrestaurants.com/rpm-seafood-chicago/menus/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠STUDIES: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21148388/ 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. Our Sponsors: * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code IFPODCAST for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

#495 - Ketones Production While Eating, Fasting & Anxiety, Top American Foods, Caffeine To Increase Ketones, Coffee For Fat Burning, Boosting Mood, And More!

2026/10/12

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode495⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS LEESA: Get up to 30% off mattresses PLUS an extra $50 off with code IFPODCAST at Leesa.com. PELUVA: Get 10% off with code IFPODCAST at peluva.com! LINKS Featured Restaurant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠STUDIES: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28177691/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8624477/ https://journal.trialanderror.org/pub/intermittent-fasting/release/1 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10647529/ 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. Our Sponsors: * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code IFPODCAST for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

#494 - Special Guest: Brad Kearns, Born To Walk, Exercise Myths, Eat More Move More, The Ideal Shoes, Fasted Exercise, The Benefits Of Sprinting, Zone 1 Cardio Gains, Your Best Path To Longevity, HRT Pros/Cons, Barefoot Minimalist Shoes, GLP-1s & Easy W

2026/10/05

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#493 - Easiest And Hardest Things About Fasting, Dairy, Protein, And Appetite, Whey Vs. Casein, Cutting Out Cream In Coffee, Fasting Backlash, Ravenous During The Eating Window, Social Acceptance, Emotional Eating Coping Mechanisms, Fasting And Perimeno

2026/09/28

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#492 - Is Diet Brain Good Or Bad, Dining Naked, How To Increase Autophagy, Fasting In Animals, Fasting Equal To Calorie Restriction, Behavioral Changes With Diet, Sore Muscles Without Exercise, And More!

2026/09/21

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode492⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS PURVINE: Go to PurVine.app and use code IFPODCAST for 10 welcome points. PELUVA: Get 10% off with code IFPODCAST at peluva.com! LINKS Featured Restaurant: http://classsoireesteakhouse.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠STUDIES: https://www.clinicalnutritionjournal.com/article/S0261-5614(26)00113-5/fulltext 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. Our Sponsors: * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code IFPODCAST for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

#491 - The Great OMAD Debate, The Top 4 First Dates, The Twinkie Diet Study, Craving Dating, Dinner, Drinks, Coffee, Picnics, Is It All Calories, And More!

2026/09/14

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#490 - Internet Addiction Food Problems, Edema And Swelling, Intuitive Eating, Factors Affecting Overeating, The Benefits Of Jumping, Fasting And Crohn's Disease, And More!

2026/09/07

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489 - Special Guest: Dr. Anna Marie Frank, Your Mindset For Fasting, 60 Second Reset, Stop Bullying Yourself, Changing Your Thoughts, Eating Shame, Finding Your Why, Getting Out Of Your Own Way, And More!

2026/08/31

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#488 - Shocking Findings: How Much Hunter-Gatherers Burn, Fasting Vs. Starving, Not Breaking The Fast If Full, Weight Loss From Exercise Vs. Food, Metabolism Slowing Down Concerns, Coffee Acidity, Ghrelin, Insulin, And Ketones, Leptin Resistance, And Mo

2026/08/24

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#487 - Top Overrated Foods, Why You Shouldn't Eat "Healthy", Calories On Menus, Takeout Food Choices, What Determines What You Order, Lucid Dreams, Coconut Oil, Granola, Kombucha & Smoothies, Low-Fat, Keto, Vegan Problems, And More!

2026/08/17

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#486 - Smoothie Problems & Tips, Food Variety & Appetite, Gut On Fast Track, Optimizing Your Environment, Is Drinking Healthy, Decluttering, Food Sensitivity Epidemic, And More!

2026/08/10

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode486⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS TIMELINE: Get Timeline's clinically proven new formula and Mitopure at a lower price at timeline.com/ifpodcast LINKS Featured Restaurant: https://stjohnrestaurant.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠STUDIES: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41620120/ Fast Like a Girl Episode: https://melanieavalon.com/girlfasting/ The Hunger Code: https://amzn.to/4ooCVHi Jason Fung Episode: ifpodcast.com/episode481 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. Our Sponsors: * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code IFPODCAST for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

#485 - Taming The Ravenous Beast, Bone Broth Fasting, Metabolism Affecting Appetite, Would You Become Obese, Food Reward In Your Cycle, Homemade Wine Making, And More!

2026/08/03

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#484 - Special Guest: McCall McPherson, Fixing Hypothyroidism, GLP-1 Benefits, Fasting For Inflammation, Normal Vs. Conventional Ranges, Microdosing Ozempic, TSH Problems, Conventional Vs. Compounded Medications, LDN, Reversing Hashimoto's, And More!

2026/07/27

TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode484⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book: Take Back Your Thyroid: The Science-Based Plan to Restore Your Energy, Balance Your Hormones, and Reclaim Your Health SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS TIMELINE: Get Timeline's clinically proven new formula and Mitopure at a lower price at timeline.com/ifpodcast 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. Our Sponsors: * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code IFPODCAST for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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4.2 out of 5

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Penelope V – I – P13 2025/10/14

Self entitled ads

The first 15 minutes of the podcast are all about ads and Melanie putting herself on a pedestal. The second part is shooting the breeze about nothing ...

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Whatever!1234 2025/07/05

I can't stand Melanie's dry mouth sounds. Eat something! Or at least sip some calorie free water

Every time I try to listen to this podcast and this has been going on for years, starving herself Melanie has that horrible dry mouth striving for sal...

★★★★★

Catluvr_93 2025/06/19

Best pairing so far!

I’ve been listening for a couple of years now and I think Barry and Melanie are the best pairing yet! They are both super nice and have a very good r...

★★★★★

Small town fasting 2025/06/18

Learning so much with this podcast!

I absolutely love listening to The Intermittent Fasting Podcast. I learn something new every time I tune in. Melanie does such thorough research and...

★★★★★

chibitina 2025/06/15

Enjoying the evolution of this podcast!

I started from the very beginning of this podcast sometime in 2021 and enjoyed it so much I binged every single episode, and have now followed the sho...

★★★★★

KeenaKinney 2025/06/15

The Intermittent Podcast

The only podcast I don’t miss! Melanie Avalon’s The Intermittent Podcast is the only one that consistently brings the most current, valid information ...

★★★★★

LeahST19 2025/06/14

Love it

So informative has helped me so much in my biohacking journey

★★★★★

Doja314 2025/06/10

#1 Weekly Podcast

I love the Intermittent Fasting Podcast! I love hearing the studies that Melanie and Barry find and interpret for us and the Q&As. I learn something n...

★★★★★

KatherineCarlo 2025/06/09

My favorite podcast!

I have been a longtime listener of the IF Podcast and a big fan of all of Melanie’s shows. I found this show back in 2019 when I first started IF’ing....

★★★★☆

Mini Ozzy 2025/06/09

My go to podcast each week

I have been a listener since the first (lost) episode aired! I have loved each and every host on this podcast, but Barry really brings a unique male p...

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