Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2342 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich speaks with Dr. Gary Fettke about dietary guidelines, the influence of Big Food & Pharma, big victories for health, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/06/big-victories-dr-gary-fettke-episode-2342 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN You can watch this episode on Vinnie's Fitness Confidential YOUTUBE channel -https://youtu.be/ioG0zXHppaA BIG VICTORIES Vinnie asks Gary to review for any new listeners the history of the challenges to his medical practice licensing for telling people to eat low-carb. (4:00) Gary changed his approach based on observations in his practice. He became targeted by Big Food and others because of his messaging. He protested the ridiculous things recommend to diabetics: They were told it was ok to have ice cream and cookies 3 times a day! Journalists were targeted as well. (11:00) All they were doing is talking about biochemical science. The health syst

Episode 2341 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad talk about discipline, time management, always getting to something, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/06/always-getting-to-something-episode-2341 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast ALWAYS GETTING TO SOMETHING Vinnie and Gina lead the show with a little chat about musician Barry White. (2:00) They discuss discipline and habits and compare notes on how they each approach them. (6:00) In consultations, Vinnie is still hearing how the pandemic had altered people's course with their habits, and how it also affected people's relationship to alcohol and eating. (9:30) Discipline and delayed gratification are always worth it. (14:00) Vinnie shares some examples from his own life. He treats his finances the same way—by delaying gratification. Gina talks about the importance of inspiring others to av

Episode 2340 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss optimizing your health and alcohol, give ideas for "NSNG® Adult Drinks 101", and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/06/adult-drinks-101-episode-2340 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN You can watch this episode on Vinnie's Fitness Confidential YOUTUBE channel -https://youtu.be/0hsznGWNHXk OPTIMIZING YOUR HEALTH Vinnie and Anna start the show to discuss avoiding the phone and screen time and compare notes. (4:00) Vinnie mentions a recent Instagram post where he talks about what three foods to avoid, and the response he received in the comments. What is a glycogen load? Vinnie gives an example. (11:00) Anna mentions the importance of going into your older years in optimal health and references Peter Attia's book "Outlive". (16:30) Two important points about exercise are (19:00): You can't outrun a bad diet. Exercise is the fountain of youth. ADULT DRINKS 101

Episode 2339 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich speaks with Dr. Paul Kolodzik about using CGMs and metabolic health and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/06/cgms-metabolic-health-dr-paul-kolodzik-episode-2339 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN CGMs AND METABOLIC HEALTH Vinnie shared a recent Instagram post he posted about 3 things not to have for breakfast and received a lot of backlash about it. (2:00) They talk about the problem with oatmeal. Any proteins from oatmeal or similar are insignificant compared to animal protein. Paul shares what his concerns are as an Emergency Response doctor, and it's primarily metabolic health. (8:45) Television news covers more traumatic things like gunshot wounds, overdoses, etc. Most of what he sees every day is because of vascular disease, obesity, or other metabolic issues. They discuss some of the complications of COVID due to metabolic issues. (11:45) They discuss the issue of CPAP mach

Episode 2338 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad talk about how it is never too late or early to be learning, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/05/never-too-late-early-episode-2338 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN NEVER TOO LATE OR EARLY After a bit of reminiscing about music shows like Soul Train and Eurovision, Gina lets Vinnie in on a little secret. (6:00) Gina shares a rumor and then kicks it to the curb. There is also some chat about the show "Firefly" and "rom coms". Gina recently purchased the NSNG® PDF and sent it to her mom since her mom has been asking questions. (13:30) She explains her mom and family's long history regarding dietary information and habits while growing up in the 1980s & 90s. Vinnie learns about "Shrinky Dinks". Vinnie suggests watching Fat: a documentary (see links below) to learn how some of the misinformation started. He also suggests reading Nina Teicholz's "Big Fat Sur

Episode 2337 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino talk about artificial sweeteners, fighting sugar addiction with tough love and delayed gratification, and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/05/tough-love-delayed-gratification-episode-2337 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN TOUGH LOVE & DELAYED GRATIFICATION Vinnie starts the show by noting that he has been approached by several prominent health experts for a possible "summit" event. (2:00) He gets a little concerned because he wants to ensure the NSNG® message stays as pure as possible. The WHO (World Health Organization) recently released an article that discourages using artificial sweeteners. (15:30) Vinnie was giving this advice since the 1980s! Anna reads the article and they discuss why they are a problem. They do not help with long-term weight loss and other undesirable effects. But then the WHO contradicts itself by saying things like raw sugar a

Episode 2336 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino present "Kitchen 101" where Anna gives you the rundown on all the kitchen tools you'll need for starting, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/05/kitchen-101-what-you-need-episode-2336 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN KITCHEN 101 NOTE: If you can, it would be a good idea to watch the video for this episode as Anna will be going through a big list of kitchen tools and gadgets. After a little chat about recording platforms, Vinnie and Anna discuss how some people are intimidated by cooking. (5:00) Anna emphasizes that cooking for yourself is an act of self-care and self-love--so learn to do it! (15:00) If you are new to cooking, Anna shares the steps that will happen so that you can become comfortable cooking, and even confident experimenting. Get out a pen and paper if you can; Anna goes through a great list of items that will help you. From baking sheets to typ

Episode 2335 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad talk about long-range trail hiking, why using weight loss drugs is making a deal with the devil, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/05/a-deal-with-the-devil-episode-2335 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL Vinnie and Gina discuss long-range trail hikes, and what some people have experienced along the way. (2:00) They chat about "trail angels" and what they do. Some people have taken whole families on these extended hikes, just to give their families a view into a different way to learn about life. Gina asks Vinnie about the recent report that shows with drugs like Ozempic, that along with some fat loss, you lose muscle. (13:00) Losing muscle is bad--it is bad for the function of your metabolism and strength. That's why what you eat and strength training are important. This leads to a conversation about the trend of celebrity usage of those

Episode 2334 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino declare death to B.S., give examples where people have become disconnected from logic, answer some questions from listeners, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/05/declare-death-to-bs-episode-2334 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN DECLARE DEATH TO B.S. Vinnie and Anna start the show by straightening out a couple of misunderstandings. (3:00) Anna launches into some items she has seen recently that are downright incorrect. (7:00) One is about an oatmeal product and cholesterol. Another is the recent revelation about Ozempic and how it creates muscle loss. Anna brings up some of the trends she has seen on "Shark Tank". (18:00) Vinnie and Anna discuss how many emails they each receive from vendors wanting to "schill" their products. (19:30) Anna reads an example letter. They discuss examples of all the B.S. out there and how it feeds on people's desperation. It's n

Episode 2333 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich speaks with natural bodybuilder Robert Sikes and they discuss the good and the bad of bodybuilding, what it takes to be "keto savage," and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/05/what-it-takes-with-robert-sikes-episode-2333 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN WHAT IT TAKES Vinnie welcomes natural bodybuilder Robert Sikes back; Robert is the host of the Keto Savage podcast. Vinnie explains his experience growing up around a gym and shares some of the early bodybuilders he admired. (2:00) Robert is a natural bodybuilder, which means he hasn't used steroids. (7:15) He used to do the usual traditional diet for bulking up for bodybuilding (high carb, high protein, low fat). But he then shares the behind-the-scenes of that lifestyle. Vinnie shares his experience from being around bodybuilders at the gym. Robert agrees that is more often an unhealthy sport, rather than a healthy one. Robert

Episode 2332 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad talk about Vinnie's upcoming Mt. Whitney climb, altitude training, reminding yourself that today is your day, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/05/today-is-your-day-epsiode-2332 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN TODAY IS YOUR DAY Vinnie shares that he and "The Billionaire Don Coddington" have a Whitney climb coming up—and they'll do it twice! (5:00) They chat about camping on the mountain as well as various camping equipment, and necessities like coffee. They get into discussing altitude training, including the theory that you should "Train low, Sleep high", and Vinnie explains why. (17:00) This segues to a brief version of how Vinnie discovered he had leukemia. (20:23) Gina and Vinnie discuss some of the signs and symptoms Vinnie had. Vinnie shares another reason why he loves to climb: because goals like that keep him training and moving! (29:00) You don't

Episode 2331 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino share a huge list of resources to learn the science behind a low-carb lifestyle, discuss Bulgarian split squats, and how knowledge is always power, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/05/knowledge-always-power-episode-2331 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN KNOWLEDGE IS ALWAYS POWER Vinnie and Anna start the show worked up about a recent question they received. As a result, they share a long list of names and resources so you can learn the science behind the low-carb lifestyle. (14:00) Gary Taubes: Why We Get Fat, The Case Against Sugar, The Case for Keto Nina Teicholz: Big Fat Surprise Prof. Tim Noakes: Diabetes Unpacked, thenoakesfoundation.org Dr. Eric Westman: ericwestmanmd.com Dr. Malcolm Kendrick: The Great Cholesterol Con and drmalcolmkendrick.org Ivor Cummins: The Fat Emperor on youtube Dave Feldman: cholesterolcode.com and you can find his "Extreme Drop

Episode 2330 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Ivor Cummins back and they discuss details about cholesterol and avoiding the revolving door between the FDA, academia, big businesses, and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/05/avoiding-revolving-door-episode-2330 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN AVOIDING THE REVOLVING DOOR Vinnie welcomes Ivor Cummins back, and Ivor reviews his years of expertise in biochemical engineering and data analysis for any new listeners. (2:30) Ivor's video "Cholesterol Conundrum" launched a new awareness about cholesterol. They discuss how Ancel Keyes and Academia spread wrong information and Big Food and Big Pharma joined in. This has created a "revolving door" relationship in funding and misleading information. Vinnie believes that most people want to do the right thing but are ignorant of the facts. (10:00) Even a big percentage of doctors have been misled. (16:00) Ivor shares what h

Episode 2329 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad have a little fun with a table manners quiz, discuss two common questions about exercise, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/05/two-common-questions-episode-2329 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN TWO COMMON QUESTIONS After a discussion of bad disco music, Miss Manner's etiquette, sloppy clothing, and ways to avoid "death scrolling" on your phone, Vinnie and Gina turn the conversation to answer two of the most common questions about exercise. (2:00) Gina asks Vinnie what he considers the best and/or worst time to exercise. (18:20) Vinnie has some recommendations on what may be best. Gina brings up the topic of difficulty falling asleep if exercising too late; Vinnie has answers. Magnesium can help relax you. Blue light (screen time) on any electronic device should be stopped at least one hour before going to bed. Next question Gina asks: Is it better to work o

Episode 2328 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino welcome George Kolasa and Justin Tarquinio to discuss cancer, George's glioblastoma journey, Cycle for Survival, and turning pain into purpose, and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/05/pain-into-purpose-episode-2328 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN PAIN INTO PURPOSE Vinnie and Anna start the show talking about cancer and Vinnie's battle with a rare form of leukemia. (2:00) Gina Grad's dad passed away from the same form of leukemia, and he had always lived a healthy lifestyle. Anna asks Vinnie to share more details about his journey. Vinnie has been cancer free for 16 years; his leukemia is a form that usually returns within 5 years. Vinnie and Anna bring on family members George Kolasa and Justin Tarquinio. (26:30) George and Justin are partners and are here to share their story. George was diagnosed about a year ago with glioblastoma, a rare type of brain

Episode 2327 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt back to the show to discuss what drives satiety, whole foods vs. processed foods, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/05/what-drives-satiety-dr-andreas-eenfeldt-episode-2327 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN WHAT DRIVES SATIETY Vinnie welcomes back Dr. Eenfeldt who is the Founder & CEO of dietdoctor.com. Andreas was also in both of Vinnie's "FAT" documentaries. Vinnie and Andreas talk about the evolution of keto and debunking myths about it. (9:00) They also discuss various challenges of veganism, and how both keto and veganism have a "religious" following. Carnivore has a similar following; however, all these options can work but may be too much for many people to sustain. They talk about the importance of protein in varying diets. They turn the conversation to the topic of satiety (feeling full or satisfied). (21:00) What contributes to sati

Episode 2326 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad discuss the influx of new NSNG® followers, what a "map of a consult" looks like, and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/05/map-of-a-consult-episode-2326 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN MAP OF A CONSULT After a little chat about music from the 1990s, Vinnie and Gina discuss the newer influx of Mike Rowe listeners. (8:00) One in particular caught his attention, and they chat about why. Gina asks Vinnie what a "map of a consult" looks like. (12:20) They discuss Gina's first time meeting Vinnie and getting introduced to NSNG®. Gina describes how she had been immersed in a "diet mentality" from a very young age. At first, she was skeptical about NSNG® as it contradicted everything she had been previously told. She also struggled with things like society's idealized version of beauty and slimness. This leads to a discussion about Gina's recent much-needed breast

Episode 2325 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino give an Exercise 101 guide and discuss the goal of living an optimal life, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/05/living-an-optimal-life-epsiode-2325 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN LIVING AN OPTIMAL LIFE Vinnie and Anna have gone over the basics of NSNG® nutrition; now it's time to go over exercise. There is no doubt that exercise will help you live not only a "normal" life but an optimal one! Vinnie goes over what he recently saw at the gym; how even when some people are at the gym they are not really working out, especially if they are "death scrolling". In earlier years, it was the norm for people to be active all day; but now our modern lifestyles have trained us to be weak. Vinnie and Anna chat about recent goals and talk about being "fit to do what". This leads to chatting a bit about CrossFit and Lance Armstrong and the issues Vinnie has with them. (2

Episode 2324 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes back NSNG® success story Scott King and they discuss new challenges, being honest with yourself, that it's the journey, not the destination, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/04/being-honest-yourself-episode-2324 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN BEING HONEST WITH YOURSELF Vinnie welcomes back longtime NSNG® success story, Scott King. Scott reviews his health and weight loss history and how he discovered Vinnie. (6:00) Scott was at one time 600 lbs., had gastric bypass surgery, but gained a lot of the weight back. Scott knew he had to change his lifestyle when he realized, in a scary situation, he wouldn't be able to help his family. Vinnie noticed a recent Instagram post by Scott, where Scott revealed something he had been struggling with. It was a new bad habit: he shares that he had gotten addicted to "zero sugar" energy drinks. Scott's sugar cravings came back,

Episode 2323 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad discuss behind the curtain of the weight loss "reality" show "The Biggest Loser" and more. https:/vinnietortorich.com/2024/04/behind-the-curtain-episode-2323 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN BEHIND THE CURTAIN Vinnie and Gina start the show with a little chat about music, cheeseburgers, and the failure rate of veganism. (2:30) Gina asks Vinnie about well-known television trainer Jillian Michaels. (7:00) Vinnie shares some thoughts about her, the show "The Biggest Loser" and what he knows went on behind the curtain. Vinnie had a chance to audition for the show and gives reasons why he chose not to. He and Gina believe Jillian is probably behaving as directed, however: It's a horrible way to treat people who are desperate to get help. The show's whole premise comes across as trying to help but is actually humiliating to the contestants. Vinnie then shares a bit about