Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

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

Episode 2322- On this Monday's show Anna Vocino welcomes special surprise guest Serena Scott Thomas and they discuss "Solidcore" exercise, midlife challenges for women, and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/04/midlife-challenges-episode-2319 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN MIDLIFE CHALLENGES Serena Scott Thomas joins Anna Vocino on this special episode as Vinnie is on vacation. (2:00) For exercise, Serena has been going to "Solidcore". (6:00) She gives the reason she started, how it's going, and all the benefits she's experiencing. She had a running injury but also realized how weak some of her stabilizing muscles were. She loves it so much she is obsessed and goes 4-5 times a week. It has made great changes in her strength and physique. Anna and Serena talk a bit about hormetic stressors: you have to have a certain amount of stress to grow and get stronger. (21:45) Anna's 50th birthday is coming up soon and they discuss agi

Episode 2321 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich brings in Anna Vocino to review the basics of NSNG® for newcomers to the show, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/04/basics-of-NSNG-epsiode-2321 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN A LITTLE INTRODUCTION This episode is to review the basics of NSNG for the new "Rowebies". (2:00) That's the nickname given to people who have discovered NSNG® after listening to Vinnie on the Mike Rowe Podcast. It is not uncommon for people to have consultations with Vinnie to stay on track, even if they've been NSNG for a long time. Vinnie describes how he started NSNG. (17:15) Vinnie has been an ultra athlete for years, yet got leukemia. He describes what part of his lifestyle was like as an ultra-athlete. THE BASICS OF NSNG® They run down the list of what you can and should eat. (28:30) List of Healthy fats, meats, eggs, full-fat dairy, and so much more, and the benefits of each. This list is ava

Episode 2320 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich tells Gina Grad the tale of paying the price when he went home to Louisiana for Easter, the fallout from seed oils, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com2023/04/paying-the-price-episode-2320 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN PAYING THE PRICE Vinnie took a road trip home to Louisiana recently and shares how he plans for it. (2:50) He also shares the events that took place and how he decided if and when he will put Life Into Living (LIL). Vinnie has a rule for himself that he will have fried catfish only when he visits Louisiana. (8:15) But sometimes things just don't go quite as you planned… Nevertheless, Vinnie made sure to stop the LIL before it got way out of hand. He felt different afterward and attributes it to seed oils that a lot of the food was probably prepared with. They chat about how Vinnie has always cultivated "delayed gratification", especially when involved with spo

Episode 2319 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss calculations and observations, from NSNG® successes to Anna's trip to Italy, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/04/calculations-observations-episode-2319 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN CALCULATIONS & OBSERVATIONS Vinnie and Anna start the show discussing Vinnie's upcoming Mike Rowe podcast episode; it will be his second appearance. He conservatively estimates that NSNG® has helped people lose over a million pounds. The NSNG® e-book is only $10 and has changed people's lives in so many ways. They switch to discussing some of Vinnie's recent Instagram posts. (16:50) They chat a bit more about the upcoming Mike Rowe episode that Vinnie has done. (25:15) Vinnie shares a bit about working on his fourth documentary. Then Anna shares a bunch of observations from her recent trip to Italy. (29:40) She talks about food culture. She shares her thoughts abo

Episode 2318 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich speaks with longtime friend Dr. Wayne Sotile about resilience and growth, confirmation bias, psycho-social development, and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/04/resilience-growth-dr-wayne-sotile-episode-2318 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN RESILIENCE & GROWTH Vinnie and Wayne are from the same area of Louisiana and spend some time telling various stories about growing up there. (2:00) Wayne shares his educational and medical background and how he came to study resilience. (18:05) They chat about the concept of luck vs. hard work; there are no shortcuts. (23:00) Wayne now works with doctors and other high-achieving people; as a result, they discuss how many doctors are overworked and hospitals understaffed. Vinnie asks Wayne's thoughts on why so many doctors appear to be resistant to new information. They discuss confirmation bias and how resilient people are much more

Episode 2317 - BEST OF: Today we replay an episode from 2015 when Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Dr. Thomas Seyfried from Boston College and they discuss all about how sugar fuels cancer. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/04/best-of-sugar-fuels-cancer-with-dr-thomas-seyfreid-episode-2317/ PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club SUGAR FUELS CANCER After leukemia (and during) people kept telling Vinnie he needed to do certain things. (3:00) 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 toward sugar as one of the things that cancer loves. Sugar does not cause cancer; cells that make tumors feed on sugar. (4:40) Sugar 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. Dr. Sey

Episode 2316 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss pushing your limits with cold plunges, leg day, vibrating pills, and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/04/pushing-your-limits-episode-2316 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN PUSHING YOUR LIMITS Vinnie and Anna chat a bit about Vinnie's (at the time of this recording) upcoming trip to California. (2:00) Anna then brings up how she has been getting into the "cold plunging" movement. (6:30) She describes how she's progressed doing it, how it feels, and how she hopes to benefit. She's been inspired to try it from listening to people like Gary Brecka. Cold plunges done correctly have shown positive healing results for people with autoimmune conditions. Anna's 50th birthday is coming up and Vinnie scoffs at the idea because Anna looks so amazing. (10:45) Anna wants to head into her next decade in the most positive ways possible. This leads to some fun discu

Episode 2315 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich and return guest Professor Tim Noakes discuss sports science, dealing with carb intolerance, your brain and "the bonk", and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/04/dealing-carb-intolerance-tim-noakes-episode-2315 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN DEALING WITH CARB INTOLERANCE Vinnie and Prof. Tim Noakes begin with a discussion of Tim's professional background, especially in the early years of sports science. (2:00) He has been involved with sports science for decades. Sports science studies the whole human biological system, and its entire functioning. They discuss the early days of sports science used in the Olympics and other events like the Tour de France and what things were discovered. Tim has written several books such as Lore of Running (now in its 4th edition) and Real Food on Trial. (11:00) Tim constantly reviews new information and updates his work based on the findi

Episode 2314 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad discuss amazing memory skills, thinking about fitness outside the box, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/04/fitness-outside-the-box-episode-2314 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN FITNESS OUTSIDE THE BOX Gina has a long history being on several podcasts, and she added another one. (2:00) Check out the "Brian and Gina Show" on your podcast platform and also at @LAmag on Twitter and Instagram. You can also find videos for the show on youtube here. This leads to a conversation about Vinnie's "half-photo" memory, and other prominent people with impressive memory recall, and what some of the issues with it would be. (6:00) Gina shares what she recently did that helped her get more walking in without even trying. (24:30) Vinnie emphasizes that "your body doesn't know if your brain is having fun"—so do whatever works to get movement in! Exercise doesn't have to be t

Episode 2313 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino answer several questions regarding health, plus the concern of ignorance vs. choice in lifestyle, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/04/ignorance-vs-choice-episode-2313 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN IGNORANCE vs. CHOICE Vinnie and Anna start the show chatting about various streaming shows that they've been (or should) be watching, as well as the 80s movies they enjoy. (2:00) They then switch to answering questions from social media. (13:20) How can you influence those you care about to try NSNG® before they go on meds? Both Vinnie and Anna have insight about this, and some of it boils down to ignorance (about what works) vs. choice (ignoring what they know). Anna had the same struggle with her mom, as well as with other people she knows. All you can do is be a good example--don't preach to those who are not ready. How much fiber is needed when someone has

Episode 2312 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes physicist Ally Houston, and the two discuss brain health, metabolic health, being a "recovering physicist," and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/03/recovering-physicist-ally-houston-episode-2312 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN A RECOVERING PHYSICIST Vinnie welcomes physicist Ally Houston; Vinnie heard of Ally through Dr. Georgia Ede. (2:00) Ally talks a bit about his career and studies as a physicist, and the two briefly discuss the concept of perpetual motion and entropy (look it up). (3:45) They discuss mental health and challenges like OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder). (9:30) Getting your metabolic health back with change your life! Ally shares his health background. (14:15) He had been struggling since a child with various autoimmune conditions as well as mental health diagnoses. Ally describes conditions like achalasia cardia, sarcoidosis, and others. They di

Episode 2311 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad chat about chocolate eggs and diet hacks, zone 2 training, and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/chocolate-eggs-diet-hacks-episode-2311 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN CHOCOLATE EGGS & DIET HACKS Vinnie and Gina spend the first few minutes talking about some great music and musicians; as a result, Vinnie gives Gina some homework. (2:00) Gina gives a little history of her childhood during Easter time and gives Vinnie his next challenge, which is trying a Cadbury chocolate egg. (14:30) Vinnie shares his thoughts and they both talk about chocolates. Vinnie references the book "Salt Sugar Fat" which talks about how food companies use scientists to create cravings for processed foods. (24:40) Gina brings up a diet hack she heard about recently and gets Vinnie's take. (30:00) They chat about cold plunging as well as James Nestor, his book "Breath", and proper br

Episode 2310 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino answer some questions from prepping to run a race to teaching you all about protein powders, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/03/all-about-protein-powders-episode-2310 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN ALL ABOUT PROTEIN POWDERS Vinnie and Anna chat a little bit about cold plunging and saunas. (1:45) Anna asks Vinnie to share suggestions on the best ways to prep leading up to running a half marathon (or similar) race. (6:00) Vinnie goes through various types of protein powders, including for vegans and vegetarians. (14:00) Vegans and vegetarians may use pea or hemp protein, but they aren't as digestible and are incomplete. Vinnie lists the various type of protein powders (whey, egg, etc.) and the differences between each. Protein powders shouldn't be used as meal replacements, but rather as a supplement to real food. (30:00) Stay away from powders that have f

Episode 2309 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich speaks again with Dr. Gregory Martin Ph.D., PAS, and they discuss the avian flu, the status of poultry, and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/03/status-poultry-dr-greg-martin-episode-2309 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN THE STATUS OF POULTRY After a couple of minutes of introductory chat, Vinnie asks Dr. Martin about the current status of poultry flocks and the avian flu. (6:00) Anything you find in the store right now should be good; Dr. Martin explains why. A brief mention of Foghorn Leghorn leads to some talk of vintage cartoons. (17:50) And talk of vintage cartoons leads to talking about some travel talk about beautiful areas of the United States to visit. As the two venture back to talking about chickens and other poultry, Dr. Martin answers some questions regarding their nutritional value, and why there is a difference between dark meat and white meat. (33:30) Dr. M

Episode 2308 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad discuss Vinnie's next taste test of a popular item made of chemical mush, titanium dioxide, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/03/chemical-mush-episode-2308 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN CHEMICAL MUSH Vinnie and Gina start the show with a little history about singer Barry White. (2:15) They then venture into the challenge of Vinnie taste-testing a popular pizza roll product. (7:20) They chat about Vinnie's quest to find it in the grocery store, and his opinion of the product. Gina goes over some of the ingredients, one of which is titanium dioxide. Vinnie explains how toxic that ingredient is–it can cause cancer. They also chat about the nutrition label, serving size, and some other labeling that is meant to distract you. They wrap up with a brief chat about famous athletes. (37:30) PLUS... Vinnie reveals an NSNG® FOODS special Promo Code. (LISTEN FOR IT!

Episode 2307 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss a recent WW announcement which is all about the money pull, as well as bring on listener Rose Dobbins for a mini-consult, and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/03/money-pull-episode-2307 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN THE MONEY PULL Anna reveals she'll be a regular on another podcast called "Bedside Matters" (which at the time of this episode is not launched yet, but listen for the details)! (5:00) There's a little bit of chat about how "the other half lives" about private jets and movie stars. (8:00) Anna reads an article regarding WW (previously known as Weight Watchers) that sends Vinnie into the ether. (16:30) WW is going for the money pull with the recent trend of weight loss drugs. This never deals with the habits and emotional aspects behind unhealthy eating habits! Vinnie has been ranting about WW and other methods for years. There's a bit

Episode 2306 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes back Dave Feldman, and the two discuss decoding cholesterol, recent studies regarding cholesterol, modeling data, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/03/decoding-cholesterol-dave-feldman-episode-2306 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN DECODING CHOLESTEROL Vinnie welcomes Dave back and chats a bit about Dave's first appearance on the Dr. Drew podcast. (3:00) Both Dave and Ivor Cummins have brought a lot of attention to understanding cholesterol. Dave's background in coding has helped him decipher how cholesterol works in the system of our bodies. Dave explains what ApoA-1 and ApoB are in simple-to-understand terms and what part it plays in your body. (5:00) A good metabolism is a balance of building up and breaking down of certain materials, specifically fuel, in the body. (10:30) Dave and Vinnie discuss what a CAC score is; Dave is surprised there isn't more interest i

Episode 2305 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad discuss Vinnie's next taste test with a Twix, how your liver is a gangsta, the Fruitarian episode, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/your-liver-is-a-gansta-episode-2305 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOUR LIVER IS A GANSTA Gina leads the show off with a small, personal story about the comments she receives due to NSNG®. (2:00) Today's taste challenge to Vinnie is a Twix bar, and the two discuss various chocolates, the ingredients, and other items. (4:50) Vinnie chats about how people find themselves lying to themselves about having "just a little" of something and then find themselves no longer losing weight. (18:50) Your liver is a gangsta: it will do what it's going to do and you can't lie to it. Vinnie mentions that he and Anna will not be at KetoCon this year and explains why. (22:00) He reminds the listeners that people don't seek him out to be lied to. G

Episode 2304 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss social media and phone use, how wellness is about more than just sugar, CrossFit, and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/03/more-than-just-sugar-episode-2304 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN MORE THAN JUST SUGAR Vinnie and Anna chat a bit about music, which leads to a discussion about nostalgic movies and social media. (5:00) Everyone under around 30 years old at Vinnie's gym has a cell phone in their hand doing the "death scroll." Anna reads a list of synonyms for sugar. (20:00) They chat about flavored fizzy waters as well. Vinnie reminds listeners that good health is about more than just sugar. It's not just about keeping blood sugars down; the podcast and NSNG® are about becoming healthy! Seed oils don't raise blood sugar either, but they are bad for you. They switch the discussion to exercise. (32:15) Vinnie answers a question about CrossFit and