Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

:Episode 564 - Listener and NSNG success story "Dr. Natascha" discusses the problem of overmedication in the U.S., what people are taught is healthy, and how to properly educate patients on what IS healthy as a doctor on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. DR. NATASCHA Not including her last name, for anonymity sake An old caller -- both she and her husband have called in multiple times Originally from Germany, also plays the cello! STATINS & OVERMEDICATION Good to get a full particle panel before starting (and stopping) statins You might not need a statin A lot of doctors cannot read a particle test Triglycerides, LDLs (low -- bring sugar into your body to store), HDLs (high -- poop stuff out), VLDLs (very low) Statin can just modulate your putting 'crap' into your body If you are eating very healthily, there are few people who actually need a statin EATING "HEALTHY" FORTIFIED FOODS AND AVOIDING FATS On the box, it says that it is "fortified" iron and healthy wheat Wheat is neve

Andrew Weaver joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast to discuss fighting food addiction with an NSNG lifestyle, and going overboard with intermittent fasting and dieting. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club ANDREW WEAVER The OTHER Andrew Makes crazy artistic thing with balloons 2-60 balloon (2 inches around, 60 inches long) Balloon talk -- not called weenie balloons Earlier listener to the show Had some success with NSNG Has since fallen off the wagon (and crashed it) and jumped on another Before this he had his own podcast Has dealt with weight issues and food addiction his whole life NSNG made it easier but he tried to incorporate more IM Fasting which really hurt him He never recovered Before NSNG his blood sugar was 180 fasting (his rock bottom number was 299) 8.4 --> 4.8 Check out his podcast here They talk health, fitness, sports John's website Andrew's website Andrew's balloon & magic page INTERMITTENT FASTING & SUGAR INPUT NSNG was wo

Our friends at Audible bring you this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast with Vinnie Totorich and Anna Vocino. The two discuss selling books, Starbucks, ketosis, and some articles on fitness. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Audible Download a free audio book Enter promocode: vinnie15 for discount Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli LYNETTE CAROLLA Vinnie was on Lynette's show Went on as Lynette Carolla with Lynette's co-host until Lynette arrived A whole episode about Vinnie and Serena not being married (They also discuss children's health etc.) BOOK SALES What really sells book now is online marketing Publicists are really a scam Dean and Vinnie hired and fired 4+ publicists Vinnie gets on the phone and gets his books sold Anna is selling a GREAT (cook)book!!! Go check it out and buy it VINNIE'S CAR He is selling his FJ Cruiser GREAT condition! He has never even actually sat on the seats himself! Had seat covers Over 100k miles It has one of the highest resale values of any car be

Listener Jess Perreca joins Vinnie Tortorich to discuss being morbidly obese and the life or death situation that is his weight on this Saturday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club JESS Check out his website here Has been listening to Vinnie since the start Weighed 523lbs when the show first came out Was fat from age 6 Does not want to be heavy Jumped onto the NSNG train 1.5 years ago Dropped 75lbs in the first month of doing NSNG, then got close to under 400 Unfortunately, has jumped back up to 560 lbs now that he is no longer NSNG Food is his drug of choice He is bothered that he cannot stick to the regiment He realizes that it is a matter of life and death All that matters, ultimately, is that he rises from his failures and ends up succeeding in the end January he was 561, after 4 weeks he was 513.8 FOOD IN JESS'S LIFE Now, snacks limited to nuts and pork rinds Breakfast consists of egg and breakfast sausage Lunch and dinner are a vegetable and mea

Dr. Jason Fung again joins host Vinnie Tortorich, back by popular demand! The two discuss leptin, cholesterol and heart disease, and cortisol and insulin in relation to obesity on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty HEART DISEASE & CHOLESTEROL Listener Todd Had serum cholesterol go up, but triglycerides go way down from high fat diet If you eat cholesterol it DOES NOT make your cholesterol go up Eating fat DOES NOT turn into increase in cholesterol If you eat a high fat diet, both bad AND good cholesterol goes up, but triglycerides go down, so it ends up being neutral Cholesterol does not equal heart disease THE OBESITY CODE Dr. Jason Fung's new book It is about what really makes people fat How did we all decide at the same time that we would all eat more? We DIDN'T, therefore CALORIES are NOT what is causing obesity!!! We are programmed NOT to eat too many calories (Leptin) If calories were the issue, the

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two discuss Jillian Michaels, Vinnie's new "Fit or Bullshit" segment on the Carolla show, and Ru El is this week's special Monday guest! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club POLITICAL (CORRECTNESS) Anna ASKED an MC at a comedy show to call her a "derogatory" Italian name and the MC refused Vinnie was talking to a black girl named Keisha about all the different names containing "Keisha" including "Nakeisha and Lakeisha" The two were getting along quite well, and then another black girl in the class asked Vinnie to repeat the convo so she could record it and chop it up and show Vinnie in a bad light Even though he was not being racist and was literally just talking about black culture with a black student Does not think Bernie would be a good president -- he is too socialist and would take the money out of our pockets JILLIAN MICHAELS Jillian Michaels was saying t

Calie Durant joins Vinnie Tortorich to discuss staying with NSNG, and how one's weight can change over the years on the Saturday listener edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CALIE She is nearly 40, 5'6", around 140 lbs This is the heaviest she has been in her life Until 5 or 6 years ago, she could eat whatever she wanted without worrying Used to eat bagels, sandwiches, pasta, white flour, chocolate Now that she is on NSNG, she has eggs and spinach for breakfast, salad for lunch, dinner is some type of veg & protein She thinks it is hard to stick to this diet so strictly Life happens and it makes it hard! Vinnie doesn't want this to be super extreme That being said, allowing "cheat days" is not the way to go You can put LIL occasionally, but not have a whole day of doing whatever you want Try to have 21 or so stricter days, to get your body on this lifestyle so that when you do put LIL, your body can handle it better The first 3 weeks are hard and

Brad Kearns, author and triathlete, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer. The two discuss growing up in the 60's and 70's, finding the right life-path for you, and becoming a professional triathlete. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli BRAD & VINNIE Vinnie came onto the Primal Blueprint podcast (Brad's), and he advertised for PVC Vinnie's segment was edited out because they had a policy where they don't want people to advertise for products they sell on their website already (vitamins) Brad and Vinnie had a slight disagreement about that, now they are good friends! They briefly talked bad about each other, but now they are close and are fans of each other Brad became a hero of Vinnie's because he ended up being a stand up guy BRAD KEARNS Check out Brad's website Works with Mike Sisson One of the best triathletes in history Went to the hospital for the first time in 20 years last year Had appendicitis (he thinks it was brought

Co-host Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Trainer podcast. The two discuss the formation of Pure Vitamin Club and kid vitamins. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club STARTING PVC Nobody thought this company would work Both were warned that this would be a failure Vinnie went to bank to start check book for company at bank More recently, the woman who helped him saw him at the bank and said hi Asked "How did you do with that vitamin company" with a head tilt and a furrowed brow She was shocked that it was successful She had seen too many of these things fail, but not this one! Now look! Healthy, affordable, and successful vitamins PVC is great because it is not white-labeled No already established product formula in PVC, all brand new unlike every other vitamin company IS A KID VITAMIN ON THE WAY FOR PVC? For kids over 8, our PVC vitamins out currently do the trick We do not see a

Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty SUPER BOWL SUNDAY Anna watched, half time show was disappointing, so was 3rd quarter, so she went to the gym instead of watching the 4th quarter Vinnie watched at a neighbor's for the first quarter Neighbors' kids ride motorbikes and play football, reminds Vinnie Then Vinnie went to Hancock park to his friend who is in bad shape's house Watched the rest of the game in his in-home theater Like being at the game! Some of these in-home theaters have movie snacks and everything Hard to watch the game when his friend is sick AMAZON WINNER Winner this week is Rebecca Palson USB Desktop Charger with Intelligent Technology Nylon Waterproof portable accessories organizer cosmetics purse Rebecca is a TRUE super fan, has phone-called Has lost well over 100 lbs Came to LA Go Rebecca! Schoolteacher Friends with the Lorey's! Saturday podcast with her

Trey Beauchamp, active Facebook group member and a huge supporter of the show, joins Vinnie Tortorich this Saturday on the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club TREY BEAUCHAMP Pronounced "Beachem" Works on the road Brother of the infamous Lonnie Dating and getting serious with a girl from the Facebook group ;) Katie Miskell!!! DOES NSNG ELIMINATE THE NEED TO BULK AND CUT? The idea that you have to "bulk and cut" is just bro science Regardless, to unhealthily "bulk", you need to carbo load, and to cut, you drop carbs unhealthily Body Builders did this to look good for one day Listen to the show You need protein and fats to build muscles So much better to gain muscle NSNG -- healthier with better muscles Working for big muscles and strength are really one in the same Guys who train with carbs are "fit fat" They have huge muscles but practically look pregnant

Lisa Smith-Batchen, ultra-athlete, ironman competitor, and the only American to win Marathon des Sables joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday show of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast to discuss running farther and competing more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli WHO IS LISA? INCREDIBLE ultra athlete In her 50s, still going strong Has set records, run amazing ultras Dreamchasers Outdoor Adventures Online Coaching

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Andy Schreiber talk The SodaStream, gay bars, and Andy's Mexican dinner dealing with ready-made foods and ingredients on today's Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club HOW ANDY CHANGED VINNIE'S LIFE Andy got Vinnie a SodaStream -- Vinnie likes his water gassed up Save a lot of money not buying Pellegrino etc even though the gas tanks are $15 Favorite appliance behind Vitamix Vinnie made fizzy coffee from cold-brewed coffee He loved his ice-soda coffee ANDY'S DINNER Wanted to make a Mexican chicken casserole-y thing without tortillas He doesn't always have time to do everything fresh in terms of prep Got a can of enchilada sauce Tomato puree Water Chili peppers Salt Onion Citric acid Garlic Locust bean gum spices In a rush, this is not a bad pre-made food to have BUT tomato puree is risky Not the end of the world if you don't have an egregious amount Used olive oil, spices, cotija cheese, skinless chicken browned, t

Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast where the two discuss Steve Vai, eating right, and Vinnie's brief weight issue. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli STEVE VAI Vinnie's crush Great body and the best guitarist "Bad Horsie" which plays at the beginning of this show is by Steve Vai VINNIE'S HARDWARE STORE TRIP Vinnie was prepping his bike Got a new lithium battery, went to local hardware store Also needed spray paint, but couldn't grab it off of the shelf It was locked up! Has to be locked up by law Must be 18+ to get Krylon You can make something a law, but you can't stop them from doing it Same thing with guns -- even if you lock up guns, evil people will get them, and shoot them Same thing with SUGAR AND GRAINS! PAM'S LETTER The name Pam is dying out, do you think it is because of Pam spray? Pam has gained weight on NSNG but her boyfriend, who is hardly doing it, has lost weight Pam used to be a body builde

Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino host this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two discuss Vinnie's past and how different NSNG foods can still affect your weight loss goals negatively. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club VINNIE'S SINGLE TEAR Vinnie shed a tear thinking about the vegans He just loves cheese and meat!!!! Good snacks/light meals Vinnie has a soft heart... Vinnie went to a vegan's house for Thanksgiving Weird having bean curd shaped as meat VINNIE'S "ARREST" Vinnie's car was towed with a gun in it in NoHo He was not allowed to have a concealed weapon without a permit, and got taken in for it He was pretty new to California He was handcuffed on the ground with a boot on his head Cops went through his gym bag and everything Was not given time, although multiple attorneys told him he would Vinnie got the mafia involved and the whole thing went away DAIRY Some people feel better not eating dairy You can take a blood test to see how much

Andy Schrieber and Vinnie Tortorich host this Wednesday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. The two discuss how gyms have changed over time, brought to you by our sponsors, Pure Vitamin Club, Villa Cappelli, and Squatty Potty. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club OLD GYMS Gyms used to have names like "Vinnie's Gym" Gyms were often separated by gender Women had a few hours they would work out Men had the rest Gyms used to be like very large work out rooms with few machines and steam rooms and pools etc., separate section for men and women Rudimentary squat rack, punching bag, rope, pull up devices NEW GYMS Vinnie still marvels at all that gyms like 24 hour Fitness have By and large, a lot of trainers at gyms are not the best trainers Crazy stuff at new gyms, elliptical machines that work muscles you hardly need People doing exercises that they don't really need and disrupt other people in the gym People pushing around plyometrics boxes around for exercise when you have a million machines that do t

Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich host this Monday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. The two discuss "the tush" and how to keep your buttocks in shape with exercise and NSNG. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Oil is stateside again! Get that 3L tin Squatty Potty "SHRIMPERS" Men with foot fetish Podofilia - sexual interest in feet Classic Vinnie and Anna, taking things too far "Toe Cleavage" Gay sex - how do you decide who gets to be on the bottom? Question of the day: Should Anna have lesbian sex? THE FACTS OF LIFE Kim Fields (Tootie) is hot now! They didn't know what to do with Natalie (Mindy Cohn) when she got boobs Too Close For Comfort is another one of these shows HOW TO GET THE BUTT IN SHAPE People want that big butt with the skinny leg Some women do the waist trainers for that hourglass figure The girls working on their butts with weights and such are the ones who will get the nice butts Throw leg press and hack squats in there When you do a squat with a bar on your sho

Dr. Fredrick Matsen joins Vinnie Tortorich today to discuss surgery and specifically, Vinnie's shoulder surgery on this Friday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club FREDERICK MATSEN Actually gives his attention to his clients One of the best joint and surgery experts in his field Vinnie went to visit him in Seattle He gives special shoulder and elbow surgeries and gives his clients the time they need He has the luxury where he is able to do that He has completely changed VInnie's range of motion Now Vinnie can actually use his shoulder If it wasn't for Matsen, this probably would not be possible He is the best of the best

Vinnie Tortorich and cohost Andy Schreiber talk Studio City and Oprah's weight loss endorsement as well as Vinnie's appearances on Oprah's show on this Wednesday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club STUDIO CITY A lot of gay men in the area Vinnie believes this has "enhanced" the neighborhood This is where Andy lives Also a lot of Jewish people in this neighborhood -- LA has quite a lot of Jews *SHOUTOUT TO TIM PAGEN, YOU'RE THE MAN! OPRAH AND WEIGHT WATCHERS Vinnie respects her, but she is not the person to look to for weight loss Vinnie and she are not friends, even though he was on the show When Vinnie was on Oprah, he was totally taken care of check out this cougar show with Vinnie's pants if you haven't seen them Oprah endorses Weight Watchers in a commercial in which she has a lot of excess weight She is getting paid for this She caused a big stir, especially on the Facebook page, when she put out a tweet about how she "loves bread" and gets to eat bread W

Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino host this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two discuss the late David Bowie, good TV on Netflix, the 100 Most Influential People in Fitness according to a blog, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli DAVID BOWIE As everyone knows, he died last month at the age of 69 Vinnie and Serena, on the day of his death, sat around for an hour or so playing his music He was the original cross-dresser (actually, second to Bugs Bunny) TRANSPARENT Great Netflix TV show Amy Landecker Vinnie met her at a Topanga party The two also really like "Making a Murderer" LIST OF MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN FITNESS Vinnie (and Anna) aren't on it (has been checked) If Vinnie had to put himself on the list, he would put himself between 48 and 65 Vinnie would put the following people in the Top Ten Gary Taubes Nina Teicholz David Perlmutter Terry Wahls Peter Attia Tim Noakes Ron Rosedale Dr. Drew Eric Westman Donald Oneil Ivor Cummins