GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/inflammation 2:00 - 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! 2:35 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 2:40 - Food Sense Guide: Get Melanie's App To Tackle Your Food Sensitivities! Food Sense Includes A Searchable Catalogue Of 300+ Foods, Revealing Their Amine, Histamine, FODMAP, Gluten, Glutamate, Lectin, 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! 3:30 - PREP DISH: Prep Dish Is An Awesome Meal Planning Service Which Sends You Weekly Grocery And Recipe Lists, So You Can Do All Your Meal Preparation At Once, And Be Good To Go For The Week! The Meals Are All Gluten Free Or Paleo, Which Is Fantastic If You're Already Doing So, But Also A Wonderful Way To "Try Out" Gluten Free Or Paleo With Delicious Meals, And No Feelings Of Restriction! Get A Free 2 Week Trial At Prepdish.Com/Melanieavalon Ketotarian: The (Mostly) Plant-Based Plan to Burn Fat, Boost Your Energy, Crush Your Cravings, and Calm Inflammation: A Cookbook The Inflammation Spectrum: Find Your Food Triggers and Reset Your System 7:00 - Will Cole's Personal Story 13:00 - Chronic Illness And COVID Response: Fear Of The Unknown 14:50 - What Is The Purpose Of Inflammation? 17:00 - The Cytokine Model of Cognitive Function: The Brain Is Not Immune Privileged 18:15 - How The Inflammation Spectrum Manifests Today 19:45 - Where Does The Damage From Inflammation Come From? ​ 21:00 - Would We Have Autoimmune Conditions Without Inflammation? Did Hunter Gatherers Have Inflammation? 24:15 - Allergies Vs Sensitivities Vs Intolerances, Lab Testing, And Orthorexia 29:30 - IGE Allergies 32:00 - Food Sense Guide www.melanieavalon.com/foodsenseguide 32:45 - The 3 Stages Of Autoimmunity: Silent, and Official 36:45 - 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! 38:40 - Type Of Autoimmune Conditions 39:00 - Is It Ever Too Late? 42:10: What Is The Purpose Of An Elimination Diet 45:40 - The Inflammation Quiz 46:30 - Why Intuition Is Hard When Your Inflamed 48:55 - Toolboxes And Mantras 49:20 - Inflammation From Non-Food Factors 50:20 - Intermittent Fasting, Night Time Eating, Ritual Eating, And Digestion 55:15 - Grains: Does Everyone Need To Avoid Gluten? 57:35 - Is Dairy Always Inflammatory? 59:00 - Reintroducing: The Agency To Choose What You Want 1:00:55 - Lumen: Get $50 Off A Lumen Device At MelanieAvalon.com/Lumen With The Code melanieavalon 1:02:30 - Herbs And Spices 1:04:20 - The Role Of Protein In Inflammation 1:05:30 - Very Low Protein Diets 1:06:15 - Macros In The Inflammation Spectrum (Keto, High Carb, Low Carb, Etc.) 1:07:15 - Ketotarian: The (Mostly) Plant-Based Plan to Burn Fat, Boost Your Energy, Crush Your Cravings, and Calm Inflammation: A Cookbook 1:07:30 - Novel Superfoods And Reacting To Supplements 1:09:40 - Anti-Inflammatories: Aspirin Vs Fish Oil, Etc. 1:13:55 - Food Fears When Reintroducing Foods