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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#235 - Dr. Gary Richter, DVM: Pet Longevity, Intermittent Fasting For Dogs & Cats, Pet Supplements, Holistic Veterinary Care, Fresh Whole Foods Diets, Indoor Vs. Outdoor Cats, Berberine, Spermidine, & Rapamycin, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2024

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Transcript

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0:00.0

When you look at longevity science, most of it's based on animal research. Physiologically speaking, cats are not small dogs. Dogs are not small people. Genetics is an incredibly complicated thing and that it's an awful lot that goes on behind the curtain, diet, exercise, and lifestyle. How do you set up your pets day-to-day living in such a way that it promotes longevity. Most veterinarians do not get a whole lot of

0:22.5

nutrition education in school. Those raw food diets have been naturally grain-free forever, and there

0:29.1

has not been a problem with DCM with those foods. Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast,

0:35.0

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

0:40.4

mindset, longevity, and so much more.

0:43.7

Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack your life?

0:48.0

This show is for you.

0:49.9

Please keep in mind.

0:51.0

We're not dispensing medical advice and are not responsible for any outcomes

0:55.4

you may 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, pet lovers, this episode is for you. I learned so much about

1:14.0

taking care of our furry friends, specifically cats and dogs, reading Dr. Gary Richter's books,

1:20.5

longevity for dogs and longevity for cats. And first of all, we will be doing a book giveaway for

1:26.0

this one. So if you would like to win a copy of

1:28.8

his books, go to my Instagram, comment on the Friday announcement post, something that resonated

1:34.5

with you to enter to win a copy of his books. And you can also enter in my Facebook group.

1:40.2

That Facebook group is IF BioHackers, Intermittent Fasting plus Real Foods plus Life. Just check out

1:46.3

the pinned announcement post at the top of the group to enter. You can also use the coupon code

1:51.0

Healthy Pet 40 to get 40% off sitewide at Dr. Richter's site, which is Ultimate Pet Nutrition.com.

1:58.2

And then just get excited for this episode because we talk about so many things.

2:03.5

We talk about the best food to feed your pets, whether or not your pets should be intermittent

2:08.0

fasting, how to transition your pets to a different diet, which can be a little bit tricky,

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