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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#061 - Cate Shanahan, M.D.: PUFAs, Dietary Fat Problems, Hunger And Cravings, Fixing Fat Burn Potential, Cellular Emergencies, Snacking, Stubborn Fat, Fish Oil, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2020

⏱️ 70 minutes

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: MelanieAvalon.com/fatburnfix 1:35 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At facebook.com/groups/PaleoOMAD/ For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 1:50 - Vagus Nerve Treatment: Get Xen By Neuvana: At Melanieavalon.com/Xen With The Code Melanie20 For 20% Off! 5:45 - Cate's Story 9:15 - Corrupted Medical Practices  10:00 - The Problems With Insulin For Type 2 Diabetes 10:45 - Rethinking Saturated Fat  12:10 - When We Went Low Fat  16:05 - PUFAs, Oxygen Reactions, And Damage To The Mitochondria  21:30 - How You Feel The Cellular Emergency  23:00 - The Need For Snacking  24:15 - Energy Generation Potential From Different Dietary Fats  24:50 - Why PUFAs "Seem" Healthy: Current Agriculture, Hiring Scientists, Rodent Studies  30:05 - Lumen Lovers: Biohack Your Carb And Fat Burning (With Melanie Avalon): Join Melanie's Facebook Group At facebook.com/groups/melanieavalonlumen/ If You're Interested In The Lumen Breath Analyzer, Which Tells Your Body If You're Burning Carbs Or Fat! You Can Learn More In Melanie's Episode With The Founder (The Melanie Avalon Podcast Episode #43 - Daniel Tal) And Get $50 Off A Lumen Device At 31:15 - How Long Are PUFAs Stored In The Body? 33:45 - Soy In Infant Formulas  34:00 - PUFA Storage In The Cells  34:50 - The Change In PUFA Body Fat Percentages 36:45 - High Carb Vs High PUFA Diet, And Becoming Carb Addicts  38:30 - Ray Peat And PUFAs  38:50 - How Does Fat Cell Turnover Occur? How IS Fat Burned? How Blood Flow Affects Fat Burn  40:00 - Fat, Blood Flow, And Lumpy Or Stubborn Fat  43:40 - When It's Appropriate To Do IF 44:45 - Losing Weight When Metabolically Damaged, Rapid Weight Loss, And Weight Regain  47:55 - 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! Find Your Perfect Beautycounter Products With Melanie's Quiz: Melanieavalon.Com/Beautycounterquiz 49:50 - The Brain, Pancreas, Liver Connection  52:00 - Gluconeogenesis And Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes And Insulin Resistance In The Liver 55:05 - Elevated Blood Sugar On Low Carb Diets  56:25 - The Vagus Nerve  56:45 - Should You Take Fish Oil?

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The seed oils, soy, sunflower, safflower, corn, pot and seed canola.

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They're high in PUFA, polyunsensaturate fatty acid, which is unstable, reacts with oxygen

0:09.8

in our bloodstream, drains our bodies of energy when we try to burn it for fuel.

0:14.2

We actually produce inflammation, heat, free radical cascades, and as a protective measure,

0:19.4

we end up developing diabetes. Our mitochondria just

0:22.0

can't handle it. Hangar, brain fog, and the anxiety and the things that happen when you feel

0:26.5

like it's been too long since you ate. It hasn't been too long since you ate. It's been too long

0:31.1

since your cells got energy. Welcome to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the

0:40.0

secrets of health, mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your

0:46.7

existence and biohack your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind, we're not dispensing

0:53.1

medical advice and are not responsible for any

0:55.9

outcomes you may experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. Are you ready? Let's do this.

1:04.1

Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast. Friends, the episode is finally here. I am always talking about poofas, aka

1:14.0

polyunsaturated fats. I get so many requests to talk about it more and do an episode on it.

1:19.6

And here we are with one of the go-to experts. I am so excited. I really think you guys will enjoy

1:25.1

this. The show notes for today's episode will be at

1:28.0

Melanieavalon.com slash fat burn fix. Those show notes will have a complete transcript, so

1:34.1

definitely check that out. There will also be an episode giveaway for this episode.

1:38.5

For that, just join my Facebook group, IF BioHackers, Intermittent Fasting plus Real Foods Plus

1:43.7

Life. Comment something you learned

1:45.4

or something that resonated with you from this episode to enter to win something I love.

1:49.9

Hi friends, if you've been wanting to try my Avalon X Spirolina or are already obsessed like me

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