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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#090 - Shawn Stevenson: Microbiome Mysteries, The Natural Human Diet, Food Sensitivities, Dietary Fat & Burning Body Fat, Environmental Toxins, Gut Dysbiosis, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2021

⏱️ 99 minutes

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/eatsmarter 1:45 - 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! Join Melanie's Facebook Group Clean Beauty And Safe Skincare With Melanie Avalon At Facebook.com/groups/cleanbeautymelanieavalon To Discuss And Learn About All The Things Clean Beauty, Beautycounter And Safe Skincare! 7:50 - Shawn's Background 9:20 - Unique Metabolic Protocols 12:10 - Empowering Patients 13:20 - Clinical Trial To Clinical Practice 16:20 - Deciphering The Science Literature 16:55 - The Microbiome, Diet & Metabolism 19:20 - The Prevalence Of Statins  20:00 - Statins And Diabetes 21:55 - The Microbiome Of Obesity And Leanness 25:30 - Pesticides Effect On Microbiome 30:25 - Probiotics  33:20 - The Human Immune System 35:25 - Epigenetics And The Microbiome 38:30 - Obesity In America 39:50 - Adapting To A Change In Diet 40:50 - Microbes And Longevity 43:05 - Prebiotics 44:00 - Improving The Microbiome Diversity 44:30 - Weight Regain And Other Symptoms 45:15 - The Microbiome Of Real Food 46:00 - "Post"-Biotics 46:30 - Washing Fruit And Vegetables 47:30 - Exposure To Pesticides 49:20 - Pesticides And Environmental Toxins In Food 50:40 - The Immune System In Your Gut 52:10 - Grains In The Human Diet 54:10 - Gluten And Leptin Resistance 56:10 - Gluten Crossing The Gut Barrier 57:30 - Creating Dysbiosis By Accident 1:01:10 - Food Sensitives  1:03:20 - Sprouting To Reduce Antinutrients 1:06:30 - Food Becoming Fat, And Burning Fat 1:09:20 - The Need To Rename Dietary Fat 1:11:00 - Subcutaneous Fat 1:12:45 - Visceral Fat 1:14:05 - Intramuscular Fat 1:15:40 - Structural Fats 1:15:40 - Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) 1:16:50 - Beige Adipose Tissue 1:19:20 - Does Keto Increase Intramuscular Fat? 1:20:15 - The Quality Of The Macronutrients 1:21:00 - Do Fat Cells Want To Be Full? 1:23:30 - Resiliency Of Fat Cells 1:26:00 - The Role Of Hunger And Calories In Over-Restriction

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0:00.0

There is a very specific microbiome makeup that's associated with obesity and excess body fat.

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So if we want to improve our microbiome ratio and improve our number of species of microbes,

0:12.0

we have to improve our intake of prebiotic.

0:16.0

The more diversity we have is associated with the greater number of health benefits.

0:20.0

Every single thing that we're

0:21.7

taking a medication for, it doesn't just affect one thing. Everything is connected. Every year, over 400,000

0:27.8

people die with issues related to obesity. Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast, where we meet

0:36.1

the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,

0:40.2

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

0:47.1

your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind. We're not dispensing medical advice

0:52.9

and are not responsible for any outcomes you may

0:55.7

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, super excited about today's episode,

1:14.1

Sean Stevenson is a legend in the podcast sphere, in the holistic health world. His model health show is one of the top shows on iTunes

1:20.0

pretty much all the time. So it was really exciting to connect with a fellow podcaster. And his book,

1:26.5

Eat Smarter. Oh my goodness. so much science, so much detail.

1:30.9

We dive into so many fun topics today, and I think you guys will really enjoy it.

1:34.8

The show notes will be at Melanieavalon.com slash eat smarter.

1:39.1

Those show notes will have a full transcript, so definitely check that out.

1:42.7

Also, there will be an episode giveaway for this

1:45.1

episode. For that, just join my Facebook group, IF BioHackers, Intermittentance fasting plus Real Foods

1:50.7

Plus Life, comment something you learned or something that resonated with you on the pinned

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