Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Katie Coleman joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast in which they discuss diabetes. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club KATIE COLEMAN Katie is from the Bay Area (northern California, south of the bay) Has type 1 diabetes Rarer, autoimmune form Had it since she was 11 years old Has to take insulin because her body makes no insulin, but she eats a low carb, paleo diet Has a food business At first had a whole-grain bakery, but now she doesn't eat grain Started realizing that grain is bad for your blood sugar etc. DIABETES Type 1 is genetic Protect micro biome and eat right Type 2 is (most usually) self inflicted Often times reversible There is genetic predisposition

Jordan Younger joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast to discuss her blog and healthy eating, whether that is vegan or not. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club JORDAN YOUNGER Check out here website, The Balanced Blonde Was vegan living a healthy lifestyle Now she has transitioned away from labels in general Author of Breaking Vegan Used to have a lifestyle blog with a vegan component Now just a healthy lifestyle blog Lost some weight from vegan diet Created plant-based cleanses Loves writing and health — easy fix for both: a blog! Struggled with an eating disorder and whether or not veganism was right for her Shared this with her blog because she wanted people to know that it didn't work for everyone's body This really upset people Vinnie sometimes to say "Being Vegan is an easy way to have an eating disorder" Not always true, but for many it is Vinnie thinks vegetarianism is much healthier Veganism is a slippery slope : many people

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Andy Schreiber host this Wednesday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast where they discuss the flu-like feeling that some get while adapting to NSNG. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club KETO-FLU Occurs when your body cuts out sugar and such You don't have to be in ketosis to feel this When you are used to living on grain and sugar, cutting it out may make you feel a bit sick or lethargic Body is building up ketones A form of energy Used to be called "Atkins Flu" Your brain works better on ketone bodies Epileptic people are now told to be on ketogenic diets, for example To help it, add salt in your food, have extra water, etc. It is okay and it will go away!

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino speak about cognitive dissonance and a low carb diet with guest Steve Park on this Monday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli POLITICAL CORRECTNESS The “Orient” vs “Oriental” Vinnie is not always the best at being PC Can’t say “black”, must say “African American”, but what if they are African English? AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK Katie Miskell won (Trey will also win by association) She does lots of shopping through the banner ad and her shopping through Amazon has doubled She loves putting some coal in the fire Buy through the banner, submit what you bought, and win a shirt or a hat NSNG MEET UP The Beauchamps, some other listeners, Andy, Anna, Serena, Vinnie all worked hard to put it together Many people gave up their whole weekends Next year this will happen again, but probably for a small fee COGNITIVE DISSONANCE At Princeton, Vinnie’s seat on the panel was empty They got Vinnie to the pan

Lee Buxbaum, a loyal listener, joins Vinnie on this Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer where they discuss getting off that last bit of weight that seems the most stubborn. Although Vinnie thought this podcast was coming out after the New Year, he was mistaken, so enjoy this early holiday gift! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LEE BUXBAUM From Maryland Irish, but doesn't drink Found Vinnie through a friend from work who listened to the podcast Avid Facebook group user Great full head of hair that Vinnie is jealous of Has been Zone 2 running, 3-4 times a week, 5-6 miles a pop 13:30 mile, but will get faster with time THE LAST 5 LBS Lee is middle-aged and has a bit of a beer gut (even though he doesn't drink) and wants to get rid of that last bit 5'9 & 170 (he has lost 10 lbs effortlessly NSNG ) WHAT DOES LEE EAT EVERY DAY? He meal preps on Sunday for the week Breakfast: 3 eggs and 2 sausage patties, coffee with heavy cream (usually 2 cups) Lunch: Chicken breast/thighs and vegetables Snacks

Dr. Thomas Seyfried from Boston College joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club VINNIE AFTER CANCER After leukemia (and during) people kept telling Vinnie he needed to do certain things Eat macro-diet and micro-diet, juice everything, have wheatgrass, etc or he would die He went to his hematologist and asked how much of it was the truth His incredibly intelligent hematologist simply said "Stay away from sugar!" Everything is pointing towards sugar as one of the things that cancer loves SUGAR AND CANCER Sugar does not cancer, but cells that make tumors and such are fermentors This means they will gain energy from glucose fermentation Sugar feeds them This is a prime fuel, but not the only fuel Our red blood cells are constantly making a little lactate Tumor cells have defective mitochondria so they make lots of lactate WHAT CAUSES CANCER? Radiation Chemicals in the environment Chronic inflammation

Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Wednesday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. They discuss mall observations, the trip to India, and Fitbits. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club SHOPPING Vinnie hates shopping, but when he goes shopping, he notices that many people are fat People are always eating pretzels, fro-yo, drinking ice blendeds, etc. Super accessible, food court, it is everywhere Andy went to A-16, amazing store! (Adventure 16) TRIP TO INDIA Vinnie, Andy, and Serena went to a part of northeastern India to educate people about exercise and nutrition The government of the state was a co-sponsor Eco-Challenge 10k hike through one of the most amazing places Living Roots Eco Challenge The people are excited as Vinnie is a celebrity fitness trainer, and Serena is a bond girl Near 1000 people at this hike Vinnie and Andy had to buy all new gear for this FITBITS Tracks calories, heartbeat, sleep, distance Vinnie thinks these are unnecessary because he can tell when he exercises and

Chris Laxamana joins Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino on this Monday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty CHRIS LAXAMANA He is the reason Vinnie was on the Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew podcasts Hosts podcast, "Resume" PARIS ATTACKS This podcast recorded after Paris attacks ISIS takes responsibility Horrible, and never ends up well for ISIS members either Very sad and needs to stop AMAZON WINNER Go through the Amazon banner on the vinnietortorich.com website and buy through that link! Listener John bought presents for his wife, a photographer, for Christmas Winner gets free NSNG shirt! LISTENER ANDREW Andrew, an outdoorsman and food technologist, in the UK emailed Vinnie and Anna He says that the WHO report about the process meats industry is not real, just as Vinnie and Anna say Consumers are tired of people saying that their food is killing them People who eat the most processed meats also smoke and drink the most-- THAT is w

Karen Parrott joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday listener's question Angriest Trainer podcast and asks questions about eating out and knowing genetic risk. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli KAREN PARROTT Came to the inaugural NSNG meet up From Carlsbad, CA, just 100 miles away from LA Meet up was just a bunch of people wanting to know more about the lifestyle Went out to eat, meditated, worked out with Vinnie Karen highly recommends! Karen used to be overweight, but has lost 70 lbs and kept it off! In ~2002, had a nutritionist tell her grains and sugar were hurting her DOES KNOWING ONE'S GENETICS HELP WITH DISEASE RISK? Knowing can be dangerous because then you have a big excuse not to try For example, if you know you have obesity genes in your family, you will just say you're predisposed and can't help it, and eat junk food! WHAT ARE SOME OF VINNIE'S FAVORITE THINGS TO EAT OUT? Vinnie and Serena eat at restaurants a lot now that Tallulah is at college Lunch is always out and no

Chris Kelly, cyclist and wellness expert, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli POLITICAL CORRECTNESS Can't call a flight attendant a stewardess or a house keeper a maid Everyone is offended too easily! CHRIS KELLY Website nourishbalancethrive.com Similar story to Vinnie but is smarter and figured it out quicker Chris started falling apart (brain fog, fatigue, low libido) once he came to the US and started eating in the cafeteria at work Was riding bikes and racing a lot Was nearly a pro mountain biker (Category 1) Full-suspension bikes are fun! Doctors were not helping him so he had to find out things for himself GETTING SICK Chris had incredible fatigue -- not normal athlete fatigue in the afternoon he couldn't keep his eyes open, but at night being incredibly hyper Vinnie remembers this too would have to sleep at work Both made excuses for the reason they were feeling so tired and passed it o

Episode 108 from the Vault! Minnie Driver Vinnie and Anna welcome Minnie Driver and Andrea Anders in the studio. Special guest appearances from Loren Tarquinio and Izzy the Italian Greyhound. Michael Tortorich sums up the podcast in the My Uncle Vinnie Blog Wrap Up: British actress and singer-songwriter Minnie Driver is in the studio for the first time, along with returning guest Andrea Anders. Minnie is probably best-known for her role in Good Will Hunting, a film she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for her part in the television series The Riches. The conversation flows to Minnie's dating history, three balls, and Southern Comfort. Later in the podcast, they talk about Dr. Oz's diet tips. Stick around until the end because Minnie plays out the show on guitar with a nice serenade.

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino discuss minutia of many topics on this Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club POLITICAL CORRECTNESS Football teams: The Redskins Vinnie thinks going after this name is too politically correct Chiefs, Indians, Braves POLE DANCING Don Coddington, billionaire, buys Vinnie random stuff What is empowering about pole dancing for fun? Showing how sexy they are Vinnie is angry because of Cala-bitches We need more Serenas! LISTENERS Dr Dan: Listener has lost 17 lbs in 7 weeks Has changed his life -- he feels better VINNIE'S DAD In the hospital for a bone-spur type surgery He wants to be on the podcast instead of Marie! Vincent (Vinnie's dad) picks up cars, remakes them, etc. He has eaten himself to death His F150 looks like a 711 REAL STRENGTH MATTERS These guys are funny Brits with a great (Vinnie's favorite) podcast Seb and Josh When they saw Muscle Works they thought it was hilarious Their show talks to Olympians,

Welcome to the Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast, where Vinnie Tortorich speaks with listener Kory Seder. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club OLD PODCASTS The cost of keeping them up was breaking Vinnie's bank However, for a small fee ($2/month), you can go download them and listen to close to 500 episodes KORY SEDER Started listening around episode 10 He gets something out of every show -- whether its knowledge or a laugh Type 1 diabetic -- diagnosed three years ago at the age of 33 He looks young because he eats sugars and grains! Tried to grow out a beard to look older, nixed it When Vinnie grows a beard he looks like Mandy Patinkin Switched from water to gatorade during an Ironman when he lost the cap to his gatorade and initially thought he was going to bonk, but didn't He then realized after a bike time trial where he had a lot of sugar, sugar bad him feel really bad Went to doctor, diabetes Initially diagnosed with type 2 Finally saw an endocrinologist who correctly diagnosed hi

Christopher McDougall joins Vinnie Tortorich at the NESS conference to discuss Chris's works and running and reporting. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli WHO IS CHRISTOPHER MCDOUGALL? Author, correspondant, reported on wars in places like Rwanda Author of Born to Run , a book discussing the amazing athletic ability of a hidden tribe This book hooked Vinnie -- hunt to talk to McDougall! Also wrote Natural Born Heroes which Vinnie is also reading http://www.chrismcdougall.com Chris looks for what has lineage when he wants to find how to do something properly "Chi running"-style running has the lineage, has the history that works This is what tribes have done forever, and it keeps them healthy and allows them to run incredibly well and efficiently RUNNING SHOES Running shoes are baloney for the most part Running shoes wear out at the same place, proves that your running form needs to change flat soled sneakers tend to be better, minimalist-type shoes, if you run correctly

Kristin Couture, a listener from Connecticut, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club NEW JERSEY Both Vinnie and Kristin have some bad feelings toward Connecticut Too crowded, some rudeness PLUS, Chris Christie is the governor... and that says something Vinnie was in the airport and even the coffee was awful Mafia-run HOW NECESSARY ARE SUPPLEMENTS REALLY? Kristin takes magnesium, and a probiotic, and omega-3 Is this enough? Is this a waste of money? PVC was created so people didn't waste money and got the supplements they needed Some supplements with bad stuff ARE a waste of money, but without the sand and silica and such, they are not a waste We can't get all of our nutrients from food so supplements really are important Between preservation, diet, and how things are grown, no diet is perfect There is an argument really for any supplements -- depends what each individual really needs Just like

On today's Friday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast, running coach Jason Fitzgerald joins host Vinnie Tortorich as they discuss the proper way to run to avoid injury and increase efficiency. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty INDIA TRIP Pure Vitamin Club and NSNG in India right now Vinnie, Andy, and Serena all there JASON FITZGERALD They met at Princeton NESS conference (McDougal show coming next week) Ran races from Maine to Vermont, Connecticut Massachusetts without plans Visit his website here: http://strengthrunning.com

Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino host this Monday podcast where they talk about sponsors, the Amazon Winner, & speak with Anthony Boyd about challenged athletes at the 508. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Squatty Potty Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club TRIP TO INDIA Vinnie has done some television and radio ads for his interviews in India He and Serena are going very soon! Gonna take ~24 hours to get there TIM HARVEY Amazon winner Bought "Fresh Balls" and a Squatty Potty Tim has lost 30 pounds in 6 weeks Won a t-shirt by clicking through Amazon banner on Vinnie's website before buying things on Amazon BIKING Multiple people pedaling bike and pushing it up the grade only 15 miles in Interesting style of biking Includes challenged (quadri & paraplegic athletes) 2 challenged athletes to switch off stages The guys rotate and all have to finish to ride for their 'team' to be considered completed Anthony Boyd was one of the non challenged athletes on the team One athlete on the team could not control temperature

Dr. Ron Rosedale, nutritional and metabolic expert, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this special 2-hour Friday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast to discuss what to eat, when to eat, and how to control the big weight hormone that often allows sugar to kill us: leptin. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club WHO IS ROSEDALE? Founder of schools for metabolic research Researches diabetes, aging, leptin, insulin, one's metabolism, Says a "disease is caused not by the breakdown of the part itself, but interference in the instructions to that part, a disruption in the unity of the whole" The Rosedale diet Believes NSNG is the way to go, although an apple or an occasional sweet treat will not kill you or be the cause of an issue Book here LEPTIN AND DIET Leptin, a brain hormone, controls when you eat, how much, and how full you feel This hormone causes you not to burn fat as fuel Therefore, one has to control one's leptin levels to help their metabolism Our high carb, low fat diet c

Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber discuss Vinnie's travels, and Serena's Javelina Jundred on this episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club VINNIE ON THE ROAD Vinnie has been constantly traveling Being an ambassador for his own company 3 weeks ago in Princeton, last week visited Tallulah, Javelina 100 JAVELINA JUNDRED Serena's longest race! She just ran 100km !! Started out with halfs, then marathons for a few years, then 50k, then 50 miles, now a 100k! Started running seriously in her 40s -- hard work and determination and time has allowed her progress Some people can progress quickly, but often those people get hurt Best way to do it is to work up slowly She will be eating cheese, cold cuts, etc. Anna's new website: annavocino.com

Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino discuss the recent article posted which (wrongly) pushes that meat is bad and will kill you on this Monday's Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club Squatty Potty MIGRAINES Both Tallulah and Lucy (Anna's daughter) get migraines Coffee & aspirin/Advil does the trick Both have prescription medicine Diet changes may make a difference RUSSEL PETERS One of the top comedians Has a large Indian fanbase Vinnie going to India soon! CSPI They will push anything through even if it is not true This is an extended version of last Wednesday's podcast Fathead by Naughton Trans-fats will stop your heart -- CSPI put this in your french fries Used to be cow fat The panel did not give advice on red meat but did 'give warning' "Long discouraged the consumption of processed red meat" The sugar and grains lobby has been the one behind this all UVA Vinnie went to visit Tallulah in Charlottesville Tallulah has gotten more in shape and joined