Episodes

  • #455 - Food Digestion Times, Digestive Enzymes, Why People Quit Fasting, Eating For Fullness Vs. Taste, Fasting Sustainability, Health Mindsets Affecting Diet Adherence, Marathon Health Effects, Travel Tips And More!

    #455 - Food Digestion Times, Digestive Enzymes, Why People Quit Fasting, Eating For Fullness Vs. Taste, Fasting Sustainability, Health Mindsets Affecting Diet Adherence, Marathon Health Effects, Travel Tips And More!
    Jan 5 2026
    TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode455⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS HYPERLIGHT: Get 10% off with code Melanie10X at ⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/hyperlight⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKS Featured Restaurant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fenchurch Restaurant STUDIES Breaking the fast: Meal patterns and beliefs about healthy eating style are associated with adherence to intermittent fasting diets STUFF WE LIKE Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/stuffwelike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all the stuff we like! FOOD SENSE GUIDE Get Melanie's app to tackle your food sensitivities. Food Sense includes a searchable catalog of 300+ foods, revealing their gluten, FODMAP, lectin, histamine, amine, glutamate, oxalate, salicylate, sulfite, and thiol status. It also includes compound overviews, reactions to look for, lists of foods high and low in these compounds, the ability to create your own personal lists, and more. Our content does not constitute an attempt to practice medicine and does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical advice and answers to personal health questions.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • #454 - New Year’s Eve, Cheese As A Protein Source, Carnitine And Autophagy, Fearing Animal And Plant Protein, Cancer And Animal Protein, Dairy And Weight Loss, Cellular Mitophagy, And More!

    #454 - New Year’s Eve, Cheese As A Protein Source, Carnitine And Autophagy, Fearing Animal And Plant Protein, Cancer And Animal Protein, Dairy And Weight Loss, Cellular Mitophagy, And More!
    Dec 29 2025
    TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOW NOTES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/episode454⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS AND DISCOUNTS HYPERLIGHT: Get 10% off with code Melanie10X at ⁠ifpodcast.com/hyperlight⁠ BIOPTIMIZERS: Get 15% off with code IFPODCAST15 at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bioptimizers.com/ifpodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKS Featured Restaurant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Community Kitchen The Pirates' House ⁠ STUDIES Animal and plant protein usual intakes are not adversely associated with all-cause, cardiovascular disease–, or cancer-related mortality risk: an NHANES III analysis ⁠Antioxidant, Antihypertensive, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Long-Term Ripened Cheddar Cheese Water-Soluble Extract The Effects of Dairy Product and Dairy Protein Intake on Inflammation: A Systematic Review of the Literature Consumption of a high-fat meal containing cheese compared with a vegan alternative lowers postprandial C-reactive protein in overweight and obese individuals with metabolic abnormalities: a randomised controlled cross-over study Exploring the Links between Diet and Inflammation: Dairy Foods as Case Studies Dairy Foods, Obesity, and Metabolic Health: The Role of the Food Matrix Compared with Single Nutrients Self-Eating for Muscle Fitness: Autophagy in the Control of Energy Metabolism l-Carnitine and Acetyl-l-Carnitine Induce Metabolism Alteration and Mitophagy-Related Cell Death in Colorectal Cancer Cells Carnitine induces autophagy and restores high-fat diet-induced mitochondrial dysfunction STUFF WE LIKE Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ifpodcast.com/stuffwelike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all the stuff we like! FOOD SENSE GUIDE Get Melanie's app to tackle your food sensitivities. Food Sense includes a searchable catalog of 300+ foods, revealing their gluten, FODMAP, lectin, histamine, amine, glutamate, oxalate, salicylate, sulfite, and thiol status. It also includes compound overviews, reactions to look for, lists of foods high and low in these compounds, the ability to create your own personal lists, and more. Our content does not constitute an attempt to practice medicine and does not establish a doctor-patient relationship. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical advice and answers to personal health questions.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • #453 - Social Norms Affecting Eating Behavior, Contagious Obesity, Creatine Breaking A Fast, Food Tasting Better With Others, Increasing Food Pleasure, Societal Weight Norms, And More!

    #453 - Social Norms Affecting Eating Behavior, Contagious Obesity, Creatine Breaking A Fast, Food Tasting Better With Others, Increasing Food Pleasure, Societal Weight Norms, And More!
    Dec 23 2025
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • #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!

    #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!
    Dec 20 2025
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • #451 - Special Guest Sarah Morgan, Oral Peptide Strips, BPC-157, GHK-Cu, CJC-1295, PT-141+, Thymosin Alpha-1, Peptide Benefits, The Future Of GLP-1s, Drugs Vs. Supplements, Supporting Sleep, Weight Loss, Muscle, & Skin, And More!

    #451 - Special Guest Sarah Morgan, Oral Peptide Strips, BPC-157, GHK-Cu, CJC-1295, PT-141+, Thymosin Alpha-1, Peptide Benefits, The Future Of GLP-1s, Drugs Vs. Supplements, Supporting Sleep, Weight Loss, Muscle, & Skin, And More!
    Dec 8 2025
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • #450 - Holiday Weight Gain And Fasting, Salt And Sweet Perception, Resetting Your Taste Buds, Healthy Food Relationships, C8 MCT Oil, Olive Oil, And More!

    #450 - Holiday Weight Gain And Fasting, Salt And Sweet Perception, Resetting Your Taste Buds, Healthy Food Relationships, C8 MCT Oil, Olive Oil, And More!
    Dec 1 2025
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • #449 - Tips For Stopping Hunger, Accidental Weight Loss, Food Burps, Fasting Sleep Mood Benefits, 10 Hour Windows, Lumen Vs. Tone Vs. CGM, Setting Yourself Up For a Fast, Electrolyte Support, Stubborn Weight Loss, Supporting Digestion, And More!

    #449 - Tips For Stopping Hunger, Accidental Weight Loss, Food Burps, Fasting Sleep Mood Benefits, 10 Hour Windows, Lumen Vs. Tone Vs. CGM, Setting Yourself Up For a Fast, Electrolyte Support, Stubborn Weight Loss, Supporting Digestion, And More!
    Nov 24 2025
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • #448 - Special Guest Jay Campbell, Rapid Weight Loss, Peptides, Fruit Fasting, Fat Loss Supplements, Hormonal Optimization, GLP Commandments, Benefits & Risks, Dry Fasting, Alcohol Problem, Breaking Weight Loss Plateaus, And More!

    #448 - Special Guest Jay Campbell, Rapid Weight Loss, Peptides, Fruit Fasting, Fat Loss Supplements, Hormonal Optimization, GLP Commandments, Benefits & Risks, Dry Fasting, Alcohol Problem, Breaking Weight Loss Plateaus, And More!
    Nov 17 2025
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    1 hr and 44 mins