Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Anna talks all things natural beauty with Pink Moon Daily's Estelle Hayes, including how to start the transition to healthier beauty products (hint: start with Fragrance Free), how NSNG represents freedom, why anti-bacterial sanitizers are no bueno, and how some actresses are embracing natural beauty on the red carpet. Here is the link to the Environmental Working Group's Cosmetic Database to search for ratings on the products you use every day. Here's an article that Estelle wrote about her top favorite non-toxic sunscreens. Here's a blog post Estelle wrote about her personal journey to natural products. Below is a list of links and notes from Estelle herself, plus some affiliate links Anna created if you are interested in purchasing these products via amazon: JUICE BEAUTY: "I really like this brand (I've used the tinted moisturizer, face oil, and blush stick and have heard great things about the CC cream and liquid foundation." Juice Beauty SPF 30 Tinted Mineral Moisturizer, Sand, 2 fl. oz.Juice Beauty Stem

Vinnie and Anna welcome the wonderful, honest, smartie pants, and damn good-lookin' Quentin Vennie in the studio to talk personal trainers, anxiety, precription drugs, and Moon Unit Zappa. Photo credits by D. Taylor Images. Check out these fantastic articles written by Quentin Vennie at HuffPo and Mind Body Green: Why Men Never Discuss Body Image Issues No Sugars No Grains: Is This The Key To Long Term Health 5 Life Changes That Cured My Panic Attacks Yoga In Baltimore Contact Quentin at his site, follow him on twitter, ogle him on Instagram.

Vinnie and Anna welcome back Dr. Timothy Noakes to the show to talk high fat, the history of the demonization of saturated fat, cholesterol brainwashing, and low carb athletes. Buy Lore of Running, 4th Edition. Check out Dr. Noakes' HELP site. Check out The Real Meal Revolution! Also check out Damian Kevitt's Finish The Ride event that Vinnie is participating in.

How to lose 75 pounds in one month living the NSNG lifestyle! One of our favorite guests, Jess Perreca, returns for a One-on-One sit down with me. You can't help but love this guy. Check him out at toobig.net.

Vinnie and Anna talk to Timothy Olson, endurance athlete extraordinaire, about his fascinating personal history. Follow Timothy on Twitter here. Check out his Facebook Page here. Look at his kick ass Instagram feed here. Support Timothy's sponsors here.

Vinnie and Anna talk to Steven Crutchfield from Villa Cappelli about snags with transitioning into NSNG.

Vinnie and the co-person on the show talk to Alexis Wolfer about natural beauty products and then talk to the Godfather of Paleo, Dr. Loren Cordain. You're gonna love these two. Check out The Beauty Bean site. Buy Alexis Wolfer's The Recipe for Radiance: Discover Beauty's Best-Kept Secrets in Your Kitchen. Buy Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Dr. Loren Cordain's Paleo Diet site is here (freshly updated and relaunched) , Facebook page here, and follow him on Twitter here. Buy Dr. Loren Cordain's The Paleo Diet Revised: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Foods You Were Designed to Eat. Buy Dr. Cordain's new book The Paleo Answer: 7 Days to Lose Weight, Feel Great, Stay Young.

Vinnie and Anna have a quick chat with Andrea Anders about jumping on and off the NSNG wagon, and then they chat with Dr. Yoni Freedhoff about his new book, The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work. Yoni Freedhoff, MD is widely known as Canada’s most outspoken obesity expert and he is an assistant professor of family medicine at the University of Ottawa, and the founder and medical director of the Bariatric Medical Institute – dedicated to non-surgical weight management since 2004. Dr. Freedhoff sounds off daily on his award-winning blog, Weighty Matters, and you can follow him on Twitter. Dr. Freedhoff’s latest book, The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work, is available now from your favorite online or in person bookseller.

Vinnie and Anna check in with much beloved regular Dietitian Cassie about overtraining, they talk all things real food with Mary Shenouda, the Paleo Chef, and then chat with Andrew Read about overweight trainers. The super hot Dietitian Cassie. Find out what's in a Shamrock Shake. The gorgeous Mary Shenouda. Check out her site Paleo Chef here. Get a copy of Mary's free cookbook download here. Her recipes are delicious, so sign up for her newsletter. Follow Mary on Twitter. Stalk her on Facebook. And for the ladies...trainer and kettlebell instructor Andrew Read...check out his training site here.

Vinnie talks one on one to Damian Kevitt. You will love his story. Damian had one of the most interesting cycling stories I've ever heard. He is the survivor of a brutal hit and run, but now Damian is going to Finish the Ride.

Vinnie and Anna talk to Dr. John Briffa about tap water, low carb, the benefits of quitting grains, and the BBC documentary "Sugar vs. Fat." Buy Escape the Diet Trap by Dr. John Briffa. Dr John Briffa Biography: Dr John Briffa BSc MB BS (Lond) is a practising doctor, internationally-published author and speaker. After graduating with honours from University College London School of Medicine he specialised in preventive and nutritional medicine, and is an expert in the use of lifestyle strategies for optimising wellbeing and performance. John is the Director of Dr Briffa Wellness, a specialised business consultancy that provides high-impact interventions for optimising personal and business performance. Over the last 18 years, Dr Briffa has helped thousands of business professionals maximize their vitality, resilience and effectiveness using simple and sustainable lifestyle modifications. Dr Briffa has worked with a wide variety of organisations in the UK, North America and Europe including PwC, Norton Rose Fu

Vinnie and Anna talk to Kevin Geary, host of The Rebooted Body podcast, about giving up the sugars and the grains to not only lose weight but to avoid developing diabetes at a young age. Check out Kevin's fantastic site and blog here. Follow Kevin on Twitter here. History of Genetically Modified Food. Refined Carbs can trigger food cravings.

Quentin Vennie lookin' fine!! Vinnie and Anna talk all things running shoes with Dave Jewell and all things fitness with Quentin Vennie. Go to Quentin Vennie's site here. Follow Quentin on Twitter here. Buy Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen.

Dr. Keith Runyan Vinnie and Anna discuss blood work to follow up on his cancer remission as well as proper cholesterol checks to perpetuate Vinnie's bragging rights. Then they talk to the wonderful Dr. Keith Runyan who developed diabetes . Check out Dr. Runyan's site here. Buy Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It.

Check out the hot sexy Senator! Gary Hand is down from 250+ lbs to 185 lbs since May 2012. Vinnie and Anna talk to Liz DiAlto about vagina strength, fitness, the nuns, and what she eats to stay so hot. Buy some Jade Eggs: Jade Eggs (Kegel Exercise) Set of 3 100% Gemstone, Drilled Hole (green).

Vinnie and Anna talk to Dr. Eric Westman of Duke University about his books A Low Carbohydrate, Ketogenic Diet Manual: No Sugar, No Starch Diet, New Atkins for a New You: The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight and Feeling Great., and Cholesterol Clarity: What The HDL Is Wrong With My Numbers?. Buy this thing and have fun cooking with it:Paderno World Cuisine A4982799 Tri-Blade Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer.

Vinnie and Anna talk to Alessandra Macaluso, author of the fantastic The Bitch's Bridal Bible: The Must-Have, Real-Deal Guide for Brides. Check out Alessandra's blog Punk Wife here. Then Vinnie and Anna talk to Dr. Jerry Kennedy (site here) , from the fantastic Dr. Jerry Kennedy Show.

Vinnie and Anna welcome dietitian and writer Andy Bellatti on the show to talk about food fraud, Big Food, and how to buy good olive oil at your local grocery store. Follow Andy Bellatti on twitter here. Check out Andy's blog Small Bitesand the facebook page for Dietitians for Professional Integrity. California Olive Oil Council here.

Vinnie and Anna welcome race director Chris Kostman back into the studio to talk NSNG, The Iditabike, Moose Stew dumpster diving , and endurance events. Chris' articles about racing the Iditabike / Iditasport: http://www.adventurecorps.com/when/iditasport/index.html Michael Secrest Breaking the 24-Hour Motor-Paced World Record: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ectZqYTiE7c Jonathan Boyer in the 1985 Race Across America (Chris had a front row seat to the whole race): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pKCQsLyaqI

Vinnie and Anna talk about the Opie and Anthony goings on and answer some NSNG 101 questions for the new listeners. Check out Vinnie's appearance on Bobby Kelly's YKWD Podcast. Listen to the NSNG 101: What to Eat podcast episode.