#434 - Protein Politics, Fasting To Reduce Blood Pressure, Is Protein Just For Men, The Simulation Hypothesis, Liver King, Magnesium, Seed, And Serrapeptase Timing, And More!

The Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Health & Fitness

4.3 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 434 of the Interment and Fasting podcast.
0:09.7	If you want to burn fat, gain energy, and enhance your help by changing when you eat, not what you eat, with no calorie counting, then this show is for you.
0:20.2	I'm Melanie Avalon, biohacker, founder of Avalon X, and author of What, When, Wine?
0:26.6	Lose weight and feel great with paleo-style meals, intermittent fasting, and wine.
0:31.3	And I'm joined by my co-host, Barry Conrad, actor, singer-songwriter, and creator and host of Bantor with BC.
0:38.3	For more on us, check out MelanieAvalon.com and Barry Conrad official.com.
0:43.3	You can submit questions for the show by emailing questions at I havepodcast.com or by going to I havepodcast.com.
0:50.3	We would love to hear from you.
0:52.3	Please remember the thoughts and opinions on this show do not constitute medical advice
0:57.4	or treatment.
0:58.5	So pour yourself a mug of black coffee, a cup of tea, or even a glass of wine if it's
1:04.4	that time and get ready for the Interminted Fasting podcast.
1:08.4	Hi friends, I'm about to tell you how you can get 20% off a product that could
1:13.6	eliminate the digestive distress you might have occasionally with certain foods or meals.
1:18.9	Okay, I am so, so excited about this.
1:21.6	You guys have heard me talk about FODMAPs for a long time on this show because I
1:25.8	personally struggle with them.
1:28.9	FodMaps stands for fermentable, oligocytes, disaccharides, monosaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols,
1:33.9	which are different compounds found in typically nutritious foods, which could be causing you
1:38.8	GI distress. In fact, and this is pretty mind-blowing, a lot of research has found that a lot of
1:43.8	people who may
1:44.7	think they're reacting to gluten are actually reacting to FODMAPs. I talk about digestive support
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