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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#115 - Valter Longo, Ph.D.: The Longevity Diet, Programmed Aging, Intermittent Fasting, Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD), Plant Based Diets, Embryogenesis, Autoimmune Disorders, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2021

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/fastingmimickingdiet 2:00 - 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! 2:15 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon Stay Up To Date With All The News And Pre-Order Info About Melanie's New Serrapeptase Supplement At melanieavalon.com/serrapeptase! 10:00 - Valter's Story 11:35 - Why Do We Age?: Programmed Aging 15:40 - Do All Species Have An Aging Program? 16:30 - The Longevity Program: Offensive Or Defensive Of Aging? 17:15 - The Relation To Fertility 17:30 - The Evolution Of The Longevity Program 18:55 - "Maintenance Mode" 19:20 - What Age Do We Enter Each "Mode"? 20:50 - The Concentrated Growth Mode 21:45 - Where Is The Information For Again Stored? 26:20 - The Research In Calorie Restriction And Low Protein For Anti-Aging 27:30 - The Danger Of Malnourishment And Immunosuppressant 29:30 - Bone Fractures From Lack Of Protein 30:05 - Are The Benefits Additive, If You Exclude For The Downsides? 31:45 - mTor Activation Following A High Protein Meal 33:10 - Transitioning Off Of A High Protein Diet 34:25 - Plant Protein Vs Animal Protein 36:55 - High Growth Factors 37:40 - High Protein Vs Energy Toxicity 38:00 - Milk Based Products 38:50 - The Research In Mice Compared To Humans 42:00 - The Fasting Mimicking Diet 43:40 - Biomarker Response To The Fasting Mimicking Diet 45:00 - Cholesterol And Triglyceride Markers 45:35 - Fasting More Than 12 Hours 47:55 - Breakfast Eaters That Also Fast 48:40 - Gallbladder Study In Fasting Individuals 54:20 - The 4 Markers Of Longevity; The Difference Fasting Vs Fasting Mimicking 57:50 - Eating The ProLon Diet In A Shortened Window 58:10 - The ProLon DIY ProLon - Fasting Mimicking Diet 1:00:30 - STEM Cells, Is It A Limited Resource? 1:02:10 - Fasting Mimicking Effect On Autoimmune Conditions 1:04:45 - The Future Of Anti-Aging And Longevity: Repair Or Replace? 1:06:30 - Embryogenesis

Transcript

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0:00.0

So how do humans stay young for 40 years?

0:03.0

What is the program that the term is that?

0:05.0

I think that making it to 110 healthy is an extremely difficult task.

0:11.0

If you don't really know what you're doing, come with malnourishment and lots of problems.

0:16.0

Biohacking is perfectly fine, but we have to be respectful of where we come from and what we know

0:21.8

works. When I came up with the fasting making diet, there was also an idea of be respectful

0:26.1

of all these nutrients and these ingredients that made so many people live so long.

0:31.6

Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast, where we meet 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.

1:04.0

Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking podcast. Oh my goodness, friends, it is always so surreal

1:10.2

when I get to interview people that I have

1:12.8

looked up to for so long. Since I am also the host of the intermittent fasting podcast,

1:18.7

it might not be surprising at all that Walter Longo is somebody whose work I have been

1:23.6

studying for quite a while. I get questions from you guys all the time about the fasting

1:28.7

mimicking diet, fasting and longevity, plant-based diets and longevity, and we really dive

1:34.4

deep into all of that in today's episode. I'm super grateful for the work that Walter Longo is

1:39.5

doing in the fasting world, and I really, really enjoyed this conversation. And I can't wait to hear

1:45.5

what you guys think. The show notes for today's episode will be at Melanieavalon.com

1:50.5

slash fasting mimicking diet. Those show notes will have a full transcript, so definitely

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