Ep. 162 Learn More About Blood Sugar And Intermittent Fasting: A Look at the Science of Dieting With Melanie Avalon

Everyday Wellness with Cynthia Thurlow ™

Cynthia Thurlow

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Today, the amazing, smart, and talented Melanie Avalon joins me once again! Melanie is a SAG-AFTRA actress, author of What When Wine: Lose Weight and Feel Great with Paleo-Style Meals, Intermittent Fasting, and Wine, host of the top iTunes podcasts The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast, and The Intermittent Fasting Podcast with Gin Stephens, and she has appeared on this podcast twice before. Melanie is certified as a wine specialist by the WSET and as a holistic nutritionist by the AFPA. She is also a member of MENSA. Melanie developed the top iTunes app, “Food Sense Guide", to help those with food sensitivities, and she currently runs three rapidly growing Facebook groups. A few months ago, Melanie and I had a long conversation and decided to do two episodes at the same time. The first was Episode 143, which aired in April. In that episode, we focused on biohacking, for which Melanie is well-known. For today’s episode, we pivot and focus on blood sugar dysregulation. Melanie and I will bring you up to speed with everything you need to know about managing your blood sugar, tapping into the intrinsic hormonal regulation in your body, and ensuring that your blood sugar is well supported. Stay tuned for more! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How Melanie first became interested in the science of dieting. Melanie talks about metabolic flexibility, the amount of energy stored in our body fat, and the purpose of insulin. Why your bio-individuality needs to be taken into account when figuring out the best diet. What a continuous glucose monitor is, what it does, and the benefits of using it. Why Melanie decided to bring carbs back into her diet. Why Melanie feels that the definitions of low fat, high carb versus a high fat, low carb are so important. Dairy is a hormonal food designed for growth. Melanie talks about the Lumen, which is one of the easiest biohacking devices to use. Melanie discusses the Biosense ketone meter. Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Connect with Melanie Avalon On Facebook or PaleoOMAD, or Clean Beauty and Safe Skin Care On Twitter On her website The Intermittent Fasting Podcast The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast Books mentioned: The Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf

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0:00.0	This is everyday wellness, a podcast dedicated to helping you achieve your health and wellness goals and provide practical strategies that you can use in your real life.
0:11.0	And now, here is your host, Nurse Practition practitioner Cynthia Thurlow.
0:18.4	Today I am joined again by the amazing,
0:21.5	smart and talented Melanie Avalon.
0:24.8	She and I had a really lengthy conversation
0:28.4	earlier this spring, and we just decided to do two episodes at the same time.
0:33.8	One was focused on biohacking for which she is well known for.
0:38.9	And this conversation today is going to pivot a bit.
0:41.3	We're going to focus on blood sugar
0:42.8	dysregulation, all the things that you need to know about managing your
0:46.1	blood sugar, tapping into your intrinsic hormonal regulation in the body and utilizing ways to ensure that your blood sugar is well supported,
0:58.7	including stacking your macros and other strategies.
1:03.4	So I hope you'll enjoy our discussion.
1:05.1	You can definitely tell there's a natural friendship
1:07.7	and rapport there and she is a joy to interview.
1:12.0	So let's talk a little bit about the value of metabolic flexibility. I know you are a fan of
1:18.9	intermittent fasting as well as you know all these little biohacking devices and I'm wearing my
1:24.4	CGM right now and I'm just coming off of like a 30 hour fast for some reason I
1:29.0	thought that would be a good thing to do after doing a a refeating day on Saturday.
1:33.4	I was like, okay, and I've like completely over-consumed
1:36.2	way more carbs than I would normally,
1:38.0	so let's just do a long fast.
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