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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#037 - James Clement: The Switch, Super Centenarians, Autophagy, Antioxidants, Fasting Vs. Feeding, AMPK vs. MTOR, Hacking Aging, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2020

⏱️ 135 minutes

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Summary

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/TheSwitch 2:00 - Instagram Giveaway: Follow @MelanieAvalon And Comment Your Favorite Biohack To Enter To Win A Signed Copy Of The Switch! 2:25 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life (Melanie Avalon) 3:40 - FOOD SENSE GUIDE: Get Melanie's App To Tackle Your Food Sensitivities! Food Sense Includes A Searchable Catalogue Of 300+ Foods, Revealing Their Gluten, FODMAP, Lectin, Histamine, Amine, Glutamate, Oxalate, Salicylate, Sulfite, And Thiol Status. Food Sense Also Includes Compound Overviews, Reactions To Look For, Lists Of Foods High And Low In Them, The Ability To Create Your Own Personal Lists, And More! 5:30 - James Unconventional History And Health Revolutions 9:40 - The Studies In Super Centenarians 14:15 - Genetic Mutations, Lifestyle Practices, And Environment For Longevity 21:30 - The Role Of Diet In Longevity 23:15 - The Changeability Of The Gut Microbiome 29:30 - What Is Autophagy And MTOR Why Is It Important For Longevity? 34:45 - Does Autophagy Require Lifestyle Intervention? 37:40 - The Different Routes To Autophagy, And Long Lived Populations Long Lived (Okinawa, Loma Linda, Mount Athos Monks) 42:00 - Modern Diets Like Carnivore, Elimination Diets, And The Role Of Protein In Longevity 46:30 - The Problem With HCHF 48:30 - DRY FARM WINES: Low Sugar, Low Alcohol, Toxin-Free, Mold- Free, Pesticide-Free , Hang-over Free Natural Wine! Use The Link DryFarmWines.com/melanieavalon To Get A Bottle For A Penny! 49:30 - The Switch: MTOR, AMPK, And Autophagy 51:40 - Fasting And Calorie Restriction: Overlapping Or Additive? 55:00 - The Different Types of Autophagy 53:20 - Are The Benefits Of IF Just Due To Calorie Restriction Or Weight Loss? 56:20 - The Fasting Mimicking Diet 4:20 58:15 - Combating CR Effects With Exercise 1:01:20 - Fasting Forever And The Need For Cycling 1:03:00 - Daily Vs. Monthly Cycling And Genetic Expression 1:08:15 - Habitual Hunger, Energy Cues , And Retraining Cells With Keto Or Extended Fasts 1:11:30 -Carbs, Comfort Foods, Dopamine and Serotonin From The Gut 1:13:30 - AMPK Activators 1:17:00 - BLUBLOX - Blue-light Blocking Glasses For Sleep, Stress, And Health! Go To BluBlox.com And Use The Code melanieavalon For 15% Off! 1:19:45 - JOOVV: Red Light And NIR Therapy For Fat Burning, Muscle Recovery, Mood, Sleep, And More! Use The Link Joovv.Com/Melanieavalon With The Code MelanieAvalon For A Free Gift From Joovv, And Also Forward Your Proof Of Purchase To [email protected], To Receive A Signed Copy Of What When Wine: Lose Weight And Feel Great With Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, And Wine! 1:21:15 - Gluconeogenesis, Cortisol, Stress, And Blood Sugar 1:27:30 - Elevated Blood Sugar Levels On Low Carb, Elevated Blood Sugar, Aging , And Disease 1:30:20 - Endogenous Vs Exogenous Antioxidants, DNA Breaks, NAD, And The Dark Side To Antioxidants 1:38:25 - Antioxidants While Fasting 1:43:22 - NR and NMN Supplementation 1:50:05 - BEAUTY COUNTER: Non-Toxic Beauty Products Tested For Heavy Metals, Which Support Skin Health And Look Amazing! Shop At Beautycounter.Com/MelanieAvalon For Something Magical! For Exclusive Offers And Discounts, And More On The Science Of Skincare, Get On Melanie's Private Beauty Counter Email List At MelanieAvalon.Com/CleanBeauty! 1:51:45 - The Hermetic Potential Of Low Dose Toxic Exposure 1:58:30 - Are We Programmed to Start Aging At 25? 2:06:30 - Instagram Giveaway: Follow @MelanieAvalon And Comment Your Favorite Biohack To Enter To Win A Signed Copy Of The Switch!

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0:00.0

What you and I would have to do by fasting, calorie restriction, they get naturally just because that's how their genes are wired.

0:07.0

Could you restrict your calories also do intermittent fasting and limit your protein intake?

0:14.0

It turns out that they mostly cancel each other out.

0:17.0

We need to balance the switch being off and the switch being on. A natural diet is going to give

0:24.1

you natural health span and light span. If you're really focused on completely avoiding disease,

0:30.1

then I think you want to hack your biology. Welcome to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast, where we meet

0:37.3

the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health, mindset, longevity, and so much more.

0:44.7

Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack your life?

0:49.1

This show is for you.

0:50.9

Please keep in mind, we're not dispensing medical advice and are not responsible for any

0:55.9

outcomes you may experience from implementing the tactics lying here in.

1:00.9

Are you ready?

1:02.1

Let's do this.

1:05.0

Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking podcast.

1:08.5

You guys are in for a good conversation today. So many topics so close to my

1:13.1

life span, longevity. Why do some people live to 100 and others don't? How our diet and daily

1:19.7

lifestyle practices affect that. I'll keep this intro short because we dive in deep. I was a huge

1:25.0

fan of James Clement's book, The Switch, and we've been talking and

1:28.3

emailing a lot since then on so many fascinating research topics. I am just learning so much.

1:34.8

One of the things, by the way, we've been discussing a lot recently that we don't talk about

1:38.5

in this podcast is the role of endotoxin release from gut bacteria and how dietary fats can actually escort those

1:46.0

into the bloodstream. It's pretty fascinating. I could go on a tangent, so I will just stop myself

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