The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

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Join best-selling author and actress Melanie Avalon as she interviews today's leading health and wellness experts, going beyond the fads to bring you all the biohacking tips, tricks, and techniques to effortlessly upgrade your body, brain, and life. Because why not live awesome? You got this! Theme Music by Narek Mirzaei, Artwork by Barbara McGregor

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  • lsmith6520
    Best Interview 5 out of 5 ♥️😀
    This has to be one of your best Interviews. I loved hearing Dr. Mindy Pelz answer questions about fasting. I would Love Love more interviews with her on your podcast. The perimenopause and menopausal women have to be a big audience for you and this was very informative. I would love a Q & A session with you and Mindy!
  • Maureen IF girlfriend
    What a treat!
    I love the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast because Melanie keeps it real. She brings real subject matter experts on her show and always asks amazing and tough questions. Melanie isn't afraid to go against status quo and is super smart with her facts. Thanks for all you do and share Melanie!!
  • Carolynn Shangraw
    Life changing podcast
    I started listening to this podcast in 2018. To say it has changed my life is such an understatement. Intermittent fasting has given me so much freedom from food obsession! I have also regained my mental sharpness and energy. On most days, I feel truly amazing. I remember hearing the words "Delay Don't Deny" from Gin all those years ago and a lightbulb literally went off in my head. I've never looked back! Thank you to Melanie, Gin, Cynthia and Vanessa. I appreciate you all so much!
  • llesterline
    Fascinating and Informative
    I highly recommend the Melanie Avalon podcast. She is thoroughly researches before she interviews the people on her podcast and asks the best questions. I am a firm believer in well-being /longevity and health- span- these informative podcasts always provide helpful insights and things that can be done to help improve your life. Grateful for all the work you do. Laura
  • tal104
    My favorite podcast!
    Long time listener here- and this is still my favorite podcast! Melanie and her guests are so knowledgeable, even when the topic isn’t something I’m super interested in, I always learn something new and I’m glad I gave it a listen. This podcast has literally changed my life, in all good ways. Keep bringing us the latest and greatest ways to improve our health ❤️ Thank you, Melanie!
  • mysterri07
    Always on point
    As a long-time listener, I can't recommend the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast enough! Melanie's enthusiasm is contagious, and her guests always bring fascinating insights into the world of biohacking. If you're into optimizing your health and performance, this podcast is a must-listen!
  • Empowered 50’s
    Anticipation
    I like to listen to podcasts while I drive. I anticipate this podcast every week- knowing it will be researched carefully with thought provoking questions from Melanie to the guest. She is an excellent host and makes the listener want to learn more. Thank you for the time and effort you put into the content!
  • Lestrac
    One of my favorite podcasts!
    I love both of Melanie’s podcasts! I always learn something new from this podcast. I love her deep dives into all the science. 🔬 I am a science teacher; often times I even learn something that I can share with my class!
  • AbbyFischer
    Very educational
    Love the podcast never miss a week. So many interesting topics and very in depth interviews. Very researched and interesting.
  • :3🐶🐺🐕🐩🐾🎅
    Not a wasted minute
    I have been listening to Melanie’s podcast for years. She is so well prepared for her guests there is no wasted time during the podcast. She asks all the right questions. This podcast has changed my life for the better!!!
  • Gertrude95
    Knowledgable, Unbias, For the Researcher
    This podcast refrains from pushing any particular agenda. Instead, it provides factual studies and literature to empower listeners to draw their own conclusions. It changed my husbands life, he suffered ocular migraines (losing sight in one eye with each migraine) since early teen years and finding this podcast led us to fasting which not only controlled his reactive hyperglycemia, but resolved his migraines. Melanie's approach, akin to Dave Asprey, involves delving into studies with a discerning eye, revealing potential biases and findings. Her ability to navigate through research with precision and impartiality is truly commendable. She very intelligent and doing the work to help you live better. Hats off. Also, she cares about the environment- what's not to love! 3 Year Listener
  • Karenonitunes
    So much information!
    I have learned a huge amount from this podcast. I like the way Melanie gives a voice to different experts. Each podcast gives me further resources to pursue (or not, if it is not a subject that interests me). However, whether or not I follow up further, I have learned from every episode, and have been able to take quite a few suggestion to improve my life and health. I have really pared down the number of podcasts I listen to (just not enough time) but this podcast is staying in my permanent lineup.
  • blueskies1234567
    Ads too long
    Takes way too long for show to start. It starts like 12min in. The ads in between segments are so much longer than in other podcasts i listen to. All im doing here is fast forwarding bec the number of ads is too overwhelming to enjoy the actual show which doesnt seem bad if i didnt have to fast forward thru all the ads.
  • Huygelen
    Melanie Avalon has changed my life!
    When I started IF, I found Melanie Avalon on the IF Intermittent Fasting podcast around May 2018. I was enthralled and went back in time to listen to all the previous episodes. Throughout her evolution with her three co-hosts, I have solidified how fasting works best for me. Once she created her Biohacking podcast, the breadth of topics has opened my eyes to how I can further improve my health and longevity. Melanie asks thought provoking questions to get the most out of her esteemed guests and benefit her listeners. She is clever, thoroughly prepared and a joy to listen to while I learn. Bravo Melanie! Keep on keeping on!
  • Stephanie328272
    Love!!
    Excellent podcast!! Love, love, love!!
  • Charlotte Fox Weber
    brilliant
    Brilliant conversationalist, and the tempo and pep of discussions keeps any listener deeply engaged!
  • Moxiegretl
    Not for me
    Tried listening to an episode (from 2021)with a guest I’ve enjoyed on other podcasts but her style of interviewing isn’t for me - she had so much ditzy or nervous sounding laughing in the middle of her trying to ask a serious question or making a statement. I prefer more polished podcast hosts who can carry a conversation without so many annoying tics. Two stars because the content was valuable, one star for the host.
  • Chickamauw
    Can no longer support
    I used to love this podcast but can longer support it and have unsubscribed. She has a very dangerous and disordered eating thought process. Melanie comes across to be anorexic from her instagram posts, and seems to be hiding it behind “intermittent fasting “. It’s a terrible example for an influencer to be glorifying this unhealthy obsession with weight loss and restriction.
  • zinc Lozenges
    SO INFORMATIVE AND ACTIONABLE
    The wide variety of topics and guests is Awesome. Melanie's questions are so insightful. She makes complex information interesting entertaining and understandable. Love it!
  • warrows
    this podcast is DANGEROUS
    As someone who was hospitalized for a severe eating disorder at the age of only 13, I cannot in good conscious endorse or support Melanie Avalon’s podcasts or work as a social media wellness influencer. In fact, I don’t think ANYONE should trust or rely on Melanie’s idea of what “wellness” is in the first place. It is clear that while she often features interesting guests on her shows, she is nonetheless using her platform and influence to talk about her deeply disordered relationship with food and obsessions with losing excessive amounts of weight and looking as thin as possible— all while sharing this dangerous information under the guise of “health” advice and harmless dietary tips. For anyone who has struggled with an eating disorder or known someone else who has one, it is clear with one look at her Instagram page that she is dangerously emaciated as a result of restricting her caloric intake to extremely low levels and abusing prescription thyroid medication and countless amounts of sponsored supplements to stay thin. It is clear from her photos that her “expert” and “healthy” dietary habits have caused her to have a BMI that doctors would deem dangerously underweight. In the comments of her pictures and in her podcast reviews, you can see a number of people speaking about how Melanie’s advice is extremely triggering for them and has caused their eating disorders to worsen as a direct result of listening to her shows and following her on social media. When people have reached out to Melanie out of concern for her health and well-being, she has been rude and dismissive— pretending that she’s “always been this thin” and is just “naturally” as emaciated as she clearly is while it’s easy for anyone to Google her name and see photos of her from a few years ago where she appeared to be at a much healthier weight. I don’t understand how people can get upset and wage mass-scale internet campaigns of harassment and concern at figures such as Eugenia Cooney while Melanie Avalon receives no such attention despite the fact that she’s quite literally made a career out of starving herself and abusing weight-loss inducing medication. I don’t understand how the myriad of health and fitness brands that sponsor her shows and the manufacturers she works with in producing her own supplement line are okay with having their companies endorse the dangerous words and advice of someone like Melanie. I believe intermittent fasting can be a healthy and safe dietary choice for many people, but I do not think Melanie Avalon is interested in “health” so much as she is losing weight and being dangerously thin. In her old YouTube videos, the charade she has been putting on in her podcast clearly hasn’t fully developed to the point it has now as she openly talks about her history with fad, crash dieting, obsessive calorie counting and restriction, and prescription medication abuse. I don’t understand how the people around her and the many professionals she brings on her show can stand by and watch this woman starve herself, live a life that revolves around eating as little as possible and losing as much weight as possible, and pass off her disordered habits as HEALTH ADVICE and still say that they are interested in promoting health and wellness. Melanie Avalon is the farthest thing from healthy. At best, she is deeply sick and does not see the dangerous reality in front of her that has resulted from her actions, and at worse she is intentionally lying to her audience and passing off her eating disorder as a lifestyle choice. I’d like to believe the former. It is clear to see in her photos, and it is obvious she is so deep in her struggles with a severe eating disorder that she remains unwilling to admit to the realities of her caloric restriction and substance abuse. I truly hopes she sees this and takes my review, along with the many other reviews and comments echoing these same concerns, as a wake up call to get the help she so clearly needs, because the information she is sharing is clearly harmful to herself and thousands of vulnerable followers (many of whom are young girls, just like I was when I first developed an eating disorder) and I don’t think she’ll realize how dangerous it is until she ends up in the hospital with a feeding tube down her nose. If you really care about health, you’ll stop supporting Melanie Avalon as she continues to profit off of starving herself and encouraging others to take unregulated weight loss supplements and adopt similarly dangerous habits.
  • Jaydabomb3
    Humble and Kind
    Melanie and her shows are amazing! I’ve been listening to her for years. She is extremely hardworking and smart and asks questions in such of a humble way for us listeners even though I think she knows the answers sometimes! I’ve learned sooo much from her! Keep up the great work and thank you!!
  • zarzanak
    A very educational and informative podcast
    Melanie is a fanatic when it comes to research. She dives in deep to review every topic she presents and has factual information to back up her advice. I trust everything she recommends because I know she has spent the time to make sure she has evidence to prove her advice. Not many people spend as much time on the research as she does. She is able to communicate her messages in an easy to understand way and is very kind and humble. I highly recommend her as a superb podcast resource!
  • Stacy_d
    So informative!
    I highly recommend this podcast to anyone who wants tips and tricks to clean up their world! Melanie is easy to listen to. Love this and her other podcast.
  • (Z00l@nder)!
    Please be kind
    I in general enjoy this podcast. I support holistic and natural medicine and think they are amazing resources for people. I do think episode 184 with Elle Russ took bashing conventional medicine too far. Elle frequently says doctors are “dumb dumbs” which is not helpful. Western doctors spent almost a decade, sometimes more, past college in their education. They care deeply for their patients. Saying all doctors don’t know what they are talking about when it comes to thyroid disease is a gross over generalization, and is offensive to the people who dedicate their lives to helping patients.
  • Life_Sailor
    Love it
    I have been listening to this podcast for more than 2 years ! And I can’t wait to be on Friday to get the new episode ! Love it
  • RC29707
    Excellent Podcast
    I really look forward to this podcast every week! I can tell Melanie puts tons of effort into it and is so well prepared for every episode. Her questions are thoughtful, and interesting. I appreciate how she's open to new ideas, but also has the courage to share a different point of view, as well. I also love the wide range of topics all woven together by the intention of helping folks become the best version of the themselves. I highly recommend this podcast.
  • RebeccaCFR
    Incredible - informative and relatable
    This podcast has provided so much valuable information, and more importantly, insight. Melanie is such an open minded leader in the bio hacking space, and she respects and invites so many perspectives. I look forward to learning more as she continues this journey! Thank you, Melanie!
  • Riverbuny
    Best interviewer ever
    Great job Melanie I love listening to all your podcasts. Your a great interviewer with very interesting guests .
  • tatianna916
    Cooper deficiencies caused by taking too much zinc
    Thank you so much for helping me figure out how to balance my supplement intake. Have been taking zinc for sometime like most people I know, probably more then I should. I couldn’t figure out for years why my health seemed off. I was looking up podcast on soil depletion and found this podcast which ended up being the 1 podcast that really changed my health for the better.
  • Luvpug2
    Incredibly Informative
    I have learned so much she has brought great experts to each episodes. I can’t wait for more.
  • Jake Blackford
    Great show, great topics, great guests
    And great questions! Melanie is on top of the health issues that matter most.
  • Dlovesocks
    Love this show
    Love this show. So many things to learn and she covers so much. One of my fav podcasts. Thanks Melanie!
  • Mraloysius
    Thank you
    Thank you Melanie. You have helped me so much. 50+ years old and trying so hard.
  • AprilKociolek
    Grateful for Melanie and her approachable style
    Melanie is amazing! Knowledgeable, gracious, kind, and dedicated to a journey of self-improvement and empowerment using a wide variety of research, expertise and products. So grateful for her guidance on my own journey to wellness and longevity. My go-to biohacking resource!
  • Haulin3
    I love it!!
    I love each and every hack and guest! Look forward to each episode! Loved Melanie’s book too!
  • ashhhhhh1099
    Love this Podcast!
    Melanie is a wealth of information and has so many wonderful guests on the show! I feel very in control of my health thanks to this show and IF. I appreciate that it goes in depth but not in a way that’s alienating or boring. Will you consider having on an applied kinesiologist? Would love to deep dive into the world of muscle testing and quantum physics.
  • Ms.Jennifer.K
    All-Star Podcast!
    Melanie is incredibly smart and asks the BEST questions when interviewing her guests! She is hands-down one of the most talented interviewers I’ve ever listened to! Plus, she has such interesting guests! I have been binge listening to all of the old episodes. 💛
  • Jill Dopp
    Great guests, great interviews!
    I always enjoy and learn from this podcast. Melanie is very thoughtful and kind and her research is top notch, I can tell that the guests are grateful for the probing questions. She also makes them feel so comfortable - all great podcasting skills. I have dozens of podcasts that I follow but I never miss this biohacking podcast. I have learned so much (and have so much more to learn!) -- thanks Melanie for all of your hard work!
  • RWlistens
    Smart, in-depth interviews
    Melanie is an excellent interviewer, she’s incredibly curious and smart about these topics, and what she doesn’t know, she seeks to find out by having on brilliant guests. I especially love the recent episode with R Blank. Incredibly helpful!
  • lmnoatp
    BEAUTYCOUNTER toxin free? Really?????
    Melanie, you, lost credibility with me in the first 5 minutes of listening to your podcast by promoting BEAUTYCOUNTER. I thought you researched everything? Evidently you only read the BEAUTYCOUNTER sales pitch (and not their ingredient lists) and bought it hook line and sinker. The compensation you receive for promoting them must have biased your research objectivity here. Instead of just reading their sales pitch and their FAQs of excuses, you should read and research their ingredient lists. Compare product for product to Poofy Organics ingredient lists, for example, to see a truly toxin free organic focused company. Truly I’m disappointed, I was looking forward to learning from you. One might say don’t throw the baby out with the bath water? I’m sorry, but if you can’t read BEAUTYCOUNTER labels, yet you sell your awesome sounding Serrapeptase based on the best, purest ingredients without toxic fillers, there’s a huge disconnect here. I can’t even…
  • Laurie Lewis
    AMAZING questions!
    Nobody asks questions like Melanie does! She’s not only well-researched and well-practiced, but I’m constantly in awe of how Melanie links ideas together and poses outrageously insightful and clever questions. REFRESHING!!!
  • A. K. Hill
    Such a trusted resource!
    Melanie, I love how you dive deep into all the things you share on here. You do great research, it saves us followers from having to look too deep ourselves. Every week I’m curious what subject you are going to tackle! I find you to be a very inspirational person, not just a pretty face, but extremely smart too! If you have the time I think if you could find a way to reach a younger audience you could inspire and be a great role model for the next generation of young women. Thank you so much for all you do! Alice
  • Bradkearns
    Extremely informative and entertaining show
    The host Melanie Avalon does a tremendous job conducting a very thoughtful and informative conversation. You can tell her preparation is exceptional and she routinely references material from the book written by the podcast guest. I appreciate the variety of guests who come on the show, as you can learn something new from everyone - even if they might have a different angle than other experts. This show is a great source of new information for me - I had never heard of things like deuterium depleted water and a bunch of other biohacking topics that Melanie covers on her show.
  • @MichaelUnbroken
    Fantastic podcast✨✨
    I just wanted to take a moment and say thank you for creating such an impactful podcast! I believe that we all have a voice that deserves to be heard. Thank you for putting this into the world! BE UNBROKEN! @MichaelUnbroken
  • PcladyLara
    Brilliant, authentic! Must put on your list!
    I’m a follower of Gin Stephen’s and came across this podcast from the IF podcast. You don’t know what you don’t know! It is truly amazing how much in depth research Melanie does before she even gets to the interviewing part! I look forward to every podcast and am working my way backwards to the beginning! Love listening to her wvery chance I get. And she answers her emails too!!!!
  • RachaelB70
    Melanie is a pro!
    Melanie is a great podcaster I have been following her for years. She is whip-smart, creates incredible content and is a great conversationalist. I learn so much from her episodes and her book is also great!
  • KatyDoesLife
    Fabulous podcast
    I'm in awe of the research you do for each podcast. V impressed with how you bring the science to a level for all to understand.
  • Missy Reagan
    Great informative podcast!
    Love the guests she brings on and she is always thorough in research and asks pointed questions which help the listener to learn.
  • karindyokorr
    Fantastic Resource for Learning
    I have learned so much from the podcast, from being introduced to wonderful minds and different view points. I appreciate that Melanie takes risks in her interviews, taking the time to learn from individuals who may or may not share her perspective on health and wellness approaches. Melanie’s interview style is very thorough and detailed. I recommend listening and learning!
  • Crystal RN4932
    Great information
    Thank you Melanie for offering a variety of opinions and wide array of people who are the top in their field. Always thought provoking and I learn something new every time I listen.
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