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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#123 Dr. David Minkoff: The “Perfect” Protein, Essential & Non-Essential Amino Acids, Enzymes & HCL, Longevity, Healing & Recovery, Neurotransmitters & Depression, Autophagy & Inflammation, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2021

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/perfectprotein 1:40 - 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! 1:50 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon Stay Up To Date With All The News About Melanie's New Serrapeptase Supplement At melanieavalon.com/serrapeptase Or Head Straight Over To avalonx.us To Place Your Order Now! 8:45 - David's Personal Story 10:45 - Healing An Injury With Amino Acids 16:35 - Should We Supplement If We Aren't Getting Enough Protein? 18:55 - Taking Acid Blockers 20:35 - Gaining Lean Body Mass With Amino Acids  21:50 - What Is The Difference Between Amino Acids And Protein? 26:10 - Amino Acid Deficits 28:30 - Amino Acid Blood Testing 29:10 - People Who Thrive Without Protein 31:10 - Utilization Of Proteins 34:10 - Excess Nitrogen Excretion 39:55 - Meeting Or Exceeding Your Amino Acid Needs With PerfectAmino 41:30 - Using PerfectAmino On The Ketogenic Diet 42:05 - Are Proteins Insulinogenic 43:10 - Fasting, Autophagy, And Essential Amino Acids 44:40 - Whey Protein 45:30 - Collagen 46:40 - What Is The Inflammatory Protentional Of Animal Protein? 48:20 - How Fruit Has Changed 49:50 - How Protein Has (Or Has Not) Changed 51:00 - Acne In Teens 52:00 - Lower Protein Intake In Long-Lived Populations 54:05 - Can Your Body Properly Adjust To Low Protein Diets? 55:40 - Obesity And High Carb Diets 59:15 - Kidney Health And BUN Score 1:01:05 - LMNT: For Fasting Or Low-Carb Diets Electrolytes Are Key For Relieving Hunger, Cramps, Headaches, Tiredness, And Dizziness. With No Sugar, Artificial Ingredients, Coloring, And Only 2 Grams Of Carbs Per Packet. Try LMNT For Complete And Total Hydration. For A Limited Time Go To drinklmnt.com/melanieavalon To Get A Sample Pack For Only The Price Of Shipping! 1:03:50 - Spirulina 1:07:15 - Adding PerfectAnimo To Your Meals 1:09:20 - Branch-Chain Amino Acids 1:10:25 - Enzymes 1:14:10 - Neurotransmitters And Depression 1:15:30 - Your Immune System 1:18:10 - If You Have A Deficit, Should You Selectively Supplement? 1:18:50 - Digestion, Enzymes, And HCL 1:21:15 - Biochemical Individuality 1:22:00 - Supplements What Everyone Needs 1:26:15 - Mitochondrial Tests 1:26:45 - Metabolism 1:31:45 - Iodine Needs: Too Much Or Not Enough?

Transcript

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0:00.0

The best regular protein is whole chicken eggs.

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48% of the amino acids are used by the body to build protein.

0:09.0

When you take perfect amino, which is the eight essential amino acids,

0:13.0

in a very specific ratio, 99% of the nitrogen is retained.

0:18.0

If you take 10 grams on an empty stomach, there is no spike in insulin and there is no

0:22.7

spike in blood sugar. You know, in today's world where we have an epidemic, you know, you need

0:27.3

amino acids like mad because you want to make sure your immune system is in top shape.

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.

1:03.7

Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking podcast. Okay friends, you guys know I am obsessed

1:09.9

with the health benefits of protein, and it was so

1:12.7

exciting to finally dive deep, deep, deep into the nitty, gritty nuances of protein. We're talking

1:19.3

amino acids, usability, the limiting factors into how you actually can utilize and assimilate

1:25.6

protein. This episode is such a game changer,

1:28.2

and I really think you guys are going to enjoy it. There will be a full transcript in the show

1:32.3

notes. Those will be at Melanieavalon.com slash perfect protein. And then there will be two

1:37.9

episode giveaways for this episode. One will be in my Facebook group, I have biohackers,

1:42.9

intermittent fasting plus real foods plus life,

1:45.3

comment something you learned or something that resonated with you on the pinned post

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