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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2020

⏱️ 80 minutes

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/carbfatburning 2:25 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 3:15 - Get $50 Off A Lumen Device At MelanieAvalon.com/Lumen With The Code melanieavalon 3:30 - LISTEN ON HIMALAYA!: Download The Free Himalaya App (Www.Himalaya.Fm) To FINALLY Keep All Your Podcasts In One Place, Follow Your Favorites, Make Playlists, Leave Comments, And More! You Can Also Join Melanie's Exclusive Community For Exclusive Monthly Content, Episode Discussion, And Guest Requests! 3:45 - BIOPTIMIZERS: A Company Whose Mission Is To Fix Your Digestion! Get A FREE Bottle Of Their Anti-Viral Probiotic P3OM At www.p3om.com/melaniefree 7:25 - The History Of Lumen 10:45 - Measuring Respiratory Quotient 12:20 - How Does Lumen Measure Carb Or Fat Burning? 16:30 - Inventing A New Breath System 19:40 - How To Use The Lumen App 23:15 - The Role Of Carbon Dioxide In Carbs Vs. Fat 26:10 - Calibrating The Lumen Device 27:50 - Changing Your Diet With Lumen 29:30: BEAUTYCOUNTER: 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! 32:30 - Low Carb Vs Low Fat: The Need For Diet Flexibility 36:20 - Is Low Carb The Answer For Everything? 36:55 - Do Some People React Differently To Carbs Vs Fats? 38:40 - Factors Affecting Fat Burning (Fasting, Jet Lag, Etc.) 39:35 - Burning Fat While Eating Carbs 41:15 - How Fast Do CO2 Levels Change? 42:15 - The Health Benefits Of High CO2? 45:00 - How To Use Lumen 48:30 - The Problem With Too Much Fasting Or Keto 50:20 - 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! 51:55 - The Problems With Measuring Ketones 56:50 - The Role Of De Novo Lipogenesis 58:30 - Updating The App For Fasting 1:00:15 - The Numbered Data In Lumen 1:02:20 - Melanie's Lumen Trend 1:07:30 - Get $50 Off A Lumen Device At MelanieAvalon.com/Lumen With The Code MelanieAvalon

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0:00.0	We all know we're burning calories, but the interesting question is, where is that energy coming from?
0:06.2	It's an invention and a startup joint hands, analyzing gas in our breath by understanding the ratio between the CO2 that you eliminate and the O2 that you consume,
0:16.0	will tell us if our body is now producing energy from carbs or from fats.
0:20.9	What we realize is probably not as simple as low carb or fasting is the right thing or keto
0:26.6	is the right thing or plant base is right.
0:28.8	It's probably something a bit more complex because our body is a super complex machine.
0:32.6	Welcome to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast where we meet 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?
0:49.0	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. Are you ready? Let's do this.
1:03.5	Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast. All right, so here is the backstory on today's
1:09.8	episode. So you guys know I'm all into all of the biohacking things, especially when it comes to monitoring your body and what you can learn from it.
1:18.0	Taking blood tests, genetic tests, measuring blood sugar, ketone levels.
1:22.9	And I started seeing this device around the biohacking interwebs called Lumen, which supposedly could tell if you
1:29.8	were burning carbs or fats based on your breath. And I realized this is what they would do in
1:35.5	scientific studies when they would study diets and then say whether or not the participants were
1:39.9	burning fat or carbs. I just didn't realize this technology is now available to the general
1:44.9	public. So I was super intrigued by the idea. And then they reached out to me wanting to support and
1:49.7	partner with the podcast. And I was like, okay, let's see. So they sent me a device. I tried it out
1:55.5	for about a month. And it has been truly incredible. I've been dying to tell listeners about it,
2:00.7	but I had to wait until
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