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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#117 - Tim Spector: The ZOE Program, Our Unique Gut Microbiomes, Blood Sugar & Blood Fat Clearance, Increasing Gut Diversity, Energy Toxicity & Inflammation, Good Fats & Bad Fats, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2021

⏱️ 84 minutes

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GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/zoe Go To joinzoe.com And Get 10% Off The Zoe Program With The Coupon Code Melanieavalon10 3:30 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD Group For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 3:55 - 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! 12:40 - Tim's Personal Story 16:25 - When Does The Difference In Microbiome Occur In Twins? 19:00 - What Is The Capacity To Change The Microbiome? 20:50 - The Supersize Microbiome Diet 22:15 - Blastocystis 26:35 - Germ-Free Mice 28:10 - Anxiety & Depression 28:35 - Does Every Animal Have A Microbiome? 28:55 - Parasites, Fungi, Bacteria & Viruses 29:30 - The Layers Of The Microbiome 30:45 - The Microbiome And Diet 32:15 - 30 Plants A Week 33:30 - Low Carb, Keto, And Carnivore Diets And Gut Diversity 35:20 - What About People With Digestive Issues? 38:15 - Is The Problem With The Lack Of Carbs Or The Increase In Fat? 40:50 - Do Spices Or Herbs Count Toward The 30 Plants? 42:45 - Fasting And Changes In The Biome 45:30 - Circadian Rhythms And Chronotypes 46:45 - How Zoe Works 53:35 - The Macronutrient Breakdown Of The Zoe Muffins 57:15 - Blood Sugar Spikes And Dips, Is It Reactive Hypoglycemia? 1:01:00 - Night-Time Hypoglycemia 1:01:30 - What About Muffins That Are HFLC Or LFHC? 1:04:45 - Food Myths 1:06:00 - Poor Fat Clearance, And Good Vs Bad Fat 1:09:40 - C8 Research 1:12:30 - Being On Keto And Having A Carb Challenge Meal 1:15:15 - What Has Been The Most Surprising Finding From Zoe And The PREDICT Studies? 1:16:30 - The Blue Poop Challenge 1:19:15 - CGMs, Accuracy Vs Precision

Transcript

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0:00.0

We're sort of seeing in the Zoe studies that it's actually easier to influence your bad microbes

0:06.0

than it is to improve your good ones.

0:09.3

If identical twins are different for their microbes, that means that a lot of these things we

0:13.2

have taken for granted just aren't true.

0:14.9

The idea that a calorie is always equal, it's complete nonsense, and the science is now absolutely

0:19.9

proving it.

0:20.6

I think a real growing

0:21.5

area about how important gut microbes are for things like anxiety and depression in humans.

0:26.5

And studies have shown it's, you can get the same results for the good diet as you can with

0:30.0

antidepressant tablets. Welcome to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast, where we meet the world's

0:36.7

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, this is a long, long awaited episode. We've been talking about

1:14.1

the Zoe program on the intermittent fasting podcast for quite a while now, and I finally bit the

1:20.1

bullet and jumped in and did the whole experience. I have an unboxing video and videos about my

1:26.1

experience on my Instagram, but wow, it was so fascinating.

1:32.5

I ate these specially formulated Zoe muffins with specific timing and fasting, which, by the way,

1:39.1

it is so hard to fast after you've eaten one of these muffins.

1:43.1

And which also, by by the way people say the

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