#452 - Intermittent Fasting For Type 2 Diabetes, Super Power Blood Tests, Biological Age, ADF Fasting, Special Occasions On Down Days, Cardio Vs. Strength Exercise During Fasting, TV Roles We Would Play, And More!

The Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Health & Fitness

4.3 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 452 of the intermittent fasting podcast.
0:09.9	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 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 that
1:04.6	time.
1:05.0	And get ready for the Interminton Fasting Podcast.
1:08.4	Hi everybody and welcome.
1:10.1	This is episode number 452 of the Intermittent
1:14.0	Fasting Podcast. I'm Melanie Avalon. I'm here with Barry Conrad. Barry, how are you today?
1:20.1	Melanie, I'm doing sensational. I feel so good. I feel I'm having one of those weeks, I think
1:27.1	multiple weeks of just feeling grateful.
1:30.5	Like gratitude has been the banner over my last few weeks, last few days, and I just feel really good.
1:36.9	I feel like I'm in my purpose. I feel invigorated. I feel inspired. I feel excited. I feel
1:42.0	driven. I feel stretched. All of those things. So that's,
1:45.5	that's a good place to be for me. That is so amazing. I love that. How are you feeling?
1:50.3	I'm feeling good too. And gratitude is such gratitude and laughter can help so many situations.
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