Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2283 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss scheduling time for your goals, easy weeknight meals, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/01/easy-weeknight-meals-episode-2283 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN EASY WEEKNIGHT MEALS Vinnie and Anna start the show with a little motivation to make positive changes now, instead of waiting. (6:00) They discuss the importance of actually scheduling your time; Vinnie uses a Day Planner book. They bring "Lois" on for a few minutes to discuss a couple of items. (17:40) Anna shares easy weeknight meals and Vinnie adds his own ideas as well. (35:20) Many people express concern with the cost of meat, especially red meat, but you can find great deals and make multiple meals. Anna has tons of recipes and meal plans on her website and Substack. She also talks about how many spice brands use non-NSNG® non-caking agents. (57:20) They also discuss possible ideas (some

Episode 2282 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich speaks to health coach Alan Roberts and they discuss Big Pharma and healthcare, societal lies about health, weight loss drugs, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/societal-lies-alan-roberts-episode-2282 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN SOCIETAL LIES Vinnie welcomes Alan to the show and Alan gives his background in healthcare administration and his journey to better health. (1:30) He also got into doing YouTube videos about health. He eventually learned that most facilities don't actually care for their residents; he gives an example. (4:15) At one point he finally woke up about how his own health wasn't great. (5:15) They discuss things like hunger management, sugar addiction, and more. (7:00) They chat about stacking medications and the side effects. (10:30) Many doctors only talk about medicine as treatment, and never talk about prevention and nutrition. (22:00) They discuss ho

Episode 2281 - On this Wednesday's show, Vinnie Tortorich speaks to return guest Leona "Lois" Jaeger and they discuss goals, priorities, carving out time, hiking, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/01/carving-out-time-episode-2281 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN CARVING OUT TIME Vinnie and Leona discuss some specific goals she has, and what it takes to "get there", including setting priorities. (2:00) What does it take to get into serious shape, because she's never been at that fitness level before? She wants people to know not to give up on themselves, just because they are older. They chat about the real need to prioritize oneself and carve out the time: you have to have a life, too! (10:15) Vinnie gives Leona a little guidance about workouts and the best shoes for heavy weightlifting. (15:45) Leona shares her goals, which involve lifting heavier and doing some powerlifting and including many more extended walks and hikes on

Episode 2280 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss the new Food Compass, a recent CBS article about kids and obesity, a "state of the union" announcement about the podcast, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/01/state-union-episode-2280/ PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN DOUBLING DOWN ON THE LIE Vinnie and Anna start the show discussing Nina Teicholz and the new "Food Compass" published by Tufts University. (3:55) They discuss A1C and getting a CAC score. (9:00) They discuss saturated fat and other items claimed to be bad by prominent vegan "doctors." STATE OF THE UNION The show turns to the topic of a "State of the Union" of the podcast and what's to come. (20:15) The show will go back down to three episodes a week, but still have five days' worth of content. On occasion, there may be a bonus Saturday show. Don't zip past the Villa Capelli ad--you'll hear why! (27:20) Then Vinnie and Anna launch into

Episode 2279 - On this Sunday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad discuss the bodybuilding industry and many bodybuilders are dropping dead, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/01/dropping-dead-episode-2279 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN DROPPING DEAD Vinnie and Gina jump right into talking about bodybuilding and the increase in the number of deaths recently. (1:45) Vinnie discusses some early bodybuilders like Franco Columbu and Ronnie Coleman. Gina shares a portion of the article that talks about the issues in the world of bodybuilding, like drug use and deaths. (6:00) The problem is amplified by social media platforms. Twenty-eight bodybuilders dropped dead before competitions within the last few years; many are under 30 years old! (15:00) Vinnie also chats about the differences in women's bodybuilding, too; Rachel McLish compared to Carla Dunlap, for example. (17:00) They also discuss how " 'roid rage" is a real thing.

Episode 2278 - On this Saturday's show, Vinnie Tortorich speaks to Brent Budgor and the two discuss everything from the holidays, inspirational online support in the Twitter community, bicycle collecting, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/01/inspirational-online-support-episode-2278 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN INSPIRATIONAL ONLINE SUPPORT Vinnie and Brent start the show by chatting a bit about the holiday season and how Brent celebrates. (2:00) They also talk about Jewish and Italian humor. They pivot the conversation to discussing Twitter and the inspirational online support Vinnie and others give. (7:15) They chat about Jen Mendyka and others, who really put themselves out there for accountability; as a result, they are inspiring many others! Vinnie answers as many questions as possible. They talk a bit about being shadow-banned, and how widely Vinnie's social media numbers vary. Then Vinnie brings up Brent's hobby and

Episode 2277 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich speaks to Dr. Mark McDonald about his book Freedom from Fear, his opinions on the breakdown of society, conflicting information, health topics, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/01/conflicting-information-episode-2277 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN CONFLICTING INFORMATION Vinnie and Mark jump right into the topic of Dr. McDonald's recent book. (2:00) Vinnie shares his longtime interest in kids' health issues. Mark states his concerns are also in emotional health, resilience, and learning to think rationally, not just emotionally. (6:00) He calls it the "anti-life" movement and explains why. This leads to a discussion of media and other interests misrepresenting information or outright lying, from pandemic issues to vegan activists, and other health issues. (12:00) Mark states how there cannot be reasonable discussion without the foundation of provable truth. (20:30) They

Episode 2276 - On this Wednesday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and long-time NSNG® fan Kurt Lepird discuss community, gimmicky food, SAD, maps, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/01/sad-maps-more-episode-2276 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN SAD, MAPS, & MORE Vinnie and Kurt begin the show by talking about how the NSNG® community feels like family. (2:30) Kurt shares his history with finding Vinnie through Adam Carolla 7 years ago. He also gives a rundown of his health journey; as a result, he's an advocate for NSNG® and loves to participate in the Facebook group (as an admin) and on Twitter to help others learn about healthy options. Vinnie discusses gimmicky food and SAD (Standard American Diet) and part of the problem with them. (5:00) Kurt continues to be motivated by the Facebook group, and he and Vinnie chat about early "Meat Ups" and the NSNG® community. They discuss Kurt's restaurant and how he handles the temptation of

Episode 2275 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino share a basic workout plan that you can start to help reach your goals--because there are no passive muscles--and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/01/no-passive-muscles-episode-2275 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN FOLLOWING THE MONEY Vinnie and Anna start the show with a little bit of music & movie talk. They switch to discussing how to fit exercise in during the day. (11:00) Vinnie and Anna are two of the busiest people they know, and they make sure to fit in movement every day. Exercise is too important to ignore or avoid--there are no passive muscles! Anna talks about the concept of getting your most important items done during the "most powerful" part of your day. They both share what they do to achieve this. Vinnie shares what a bare minimum workout can be; it can be done in as little as 30 minutes, 2 times a week. (17:30) The approach may vary a bit

Episode 2274 - On this Sunday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad chat about a variety of things, including diet guidelines and following the money, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/following-money-episode-2274 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN FOLLOWING THE MONEY Vinnie and Gina chat for a bit about a few shows, movies, Dean Martin, Frank Stallone, and holiday traditions. (1:30) They also talk about why the original "Rocky" movie had such an impact when it was released. They switch to nutrition when Gina asks Vinnie about a report she heard regarding the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics. (20:15) The chat about how junk food companies are linked to the Academy by money, and that money determines the diet guidelines we are given. You can follow the agenda by following the money. Vinnie has been discussing this link for years and that is why certain recommendations are not to be believed. This is a similar reason of why he wil

Episode 2273 - On this Saturday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes listener Frank who shares his harrowing story of health, reading the signs, how low carb has saved him, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/01/reading-signs-episode-2273 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN READING THE SIGNS Vinnie and Frank talk about Frank's history of health and of finding Vinnie and other low-carb advocates through listening to low-carb podcasts. (5:00) Frank was gaining weight, and his doctor was concerned over his rising A1C and other blood markers. One of the significant changes in his body was a large, rapid increase in skin tags; Frank knew that was reading the signs of insulin resistance. When Frank went low-carb, many of his health markers improved, including reducing the number of skin tags and losing 40 lbs. Franks's lifestyle changed again due to his work life, and he gained some weight back; as a result, he tells a harrowing tale of an

Episode 2272 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Dr. Anthony Jay and they discuss the effects of plastics and other chemicals on our biology, including our DNA, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/01/effects-plastics-dr-anthony-jay-episode-2272 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN THE EFFECTS OF PLASTICS Vinnie and Anthony begin the show with an update about Dr. Jay's career and consulting practice. (1:30) Dr. Jay is the author of "Estrogeneration", which addresses the effects of plastics and other chemicals on our health. (3:00) Dr. Jay explains the "off-gassing" of plastics. So many items we use daily have estrogenic effects! BPA was invented by Charles Edwards Dodds in the 1920s for birth control; however, it has been used in a wide array of plastics. (6:00) Vinnie and Dr. Jay also discuss how fragrances, soaps, sunscreens, and more, contain chemicals that negatively affect our bodies. (11:50) Low vitamin D can cau

Episode 2271 - On this Wednesday's show, Vinnie Tortorich speaks to friend and master kayak craftsman Joey Schott and they discuss crafting a quality life--from kayaks to NSNG®, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/01/crafting-quality-life-episode-2271 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN CRAFTING A QUALITY LIFE Vinnie and Joey jump into the topic of building kayaks, and Vinnie explains why Joey is one of the best. (1:45) Vinnie's resolution last year was to be able to build a kayak. Joey works with people to customize them for each person. They chat a bit about the design of the boat. Joey also follows NSNG and shares how he found out about Vinnie through Dave the Kayaker. (14:20) Joey recently had hip surgery and he credits being low carb for having less inflammation; his doctor was impressed. Joey reviews what he did the weeks before to prep for his surgery. They also chat about how Vinnie had been shadow-banned; however, now his

Episode 2270 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino chat about tough love, making new goals last, working out, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/01/making-new-goals-last-episode-2270 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN MAKING NEW GOALS LAST Vinnie and Anna start the show with a little dose of tough love: Now that the holiday is over, it's back to your goals!! (2:00) They share their thoughts on creating goals. (8:00) Vinnie explains the process he does each year, throughout the year; he always checks in with his list to make sure he's on track. You need to always know where you're at on your goals because time flies by. Vinnie lists some of his goals for 2023. Anna has a favorite book called "Your Best Year Yet" by Jinny Ditzler that she uses as a guide for reflecting on a previous year and setting goals for the upcoming year. (37:30) Vinnie talks about how he became more closely involved with his Instagram and

Episode 2269 - On this Sunday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad discuss so-called coffee drinks and drinking your sugar, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/01/drinking-your-sugar-episode-2269 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN DRINKING YOUR SUGAR Vinnie and Gina discuss an item that was sent to them with a list of items added to a Starbucks drink. (2:30) They discuss in general how so many people are ordering "coffee drinks" that barely have any coffee in them. (11:00) Gina reads the list of items added to a particular coffee drink. (Fair warning: hold your stomach.) Vinnie guesstimates how many grams of carbs must be in the drink Gina describes. They then chat about how it seems like people think that drinking sugar doesn't equate to eating sugar. (21:00) Vinnie and Gina talk about the story of a kid named Kevin whom Vinnie trained, and how his life changed after he quit drinking sugar. [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND I

Episode 2268 - On this Saturday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes listener Mary Kole and they discuss how she was finally given the right tools for success, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/12/right-tools-success-episode-2268 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR SUCCESS Vinnie welcomes Mary to the show and they chat awhile about music and share some nostalgia. (2:00) Mary then shares her story on how she found Vinnie and NSNG®. (21:00) She had pulsatile tinnitus, T2D, and other health issues. Mary also found a different healthcare practitioner who understood and supported her desire to go low-carb. She has really learned to pay attention to how her body feels and is also careful about what she labels LIL (life into living). Her husband was impressed by seeing her be able to get off her insulin, and now he follows NSNG® too. (29:00) Mary explains how she was finally given the right tools for success by discover

Episode 2267 - On this Friday's show, it's New Year's Eve Eve and Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino chat about staying on track with NSNG®, resolutions, the year in review, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/12/new-years-eve-eve-episode-2267/ PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN NEW YEAR'S EVE EVE Vinnie and Anna start the show by having fun analyzing "Same Auld Lang Syne" by Dan Fogelberg. (1:30) After a bit, they switch to discussing why New Year's Eve Eve is Anna's favorite time of year. (23:00) Anna recommends Jinny Ditzler's book, "Your Best Year Yet." You can find it by going to Vinnie's shop link first and then looking here. This leads Anna and Vinnie to discuss things like business and concepts of "passive income." They agree it's better to work smarter, and NSNG® is a way your body works smarter for your health. If you are someone who had success at NSNG® but then got off track and is having trouble getting back into it, it

Episode 2266 - On this Wednesday's show, Vinnie Tortorich flies solo and gives you his ideas on how he maintains NSNG® during the stress of the holidays, shares some of his own resolutions, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/stress-holidays-episode-2266 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN STRESS OF THE HOLIDAYS Vinnie starts the show on a personal note about Serena and her family. (2:00) Vinnie is no stranger to stress but mentions how he stays NSNG® during stressful times. (9:00) He's also made a commitment to daily exercise, no matter what or how m much he has going on. It's not different for him than it is for you--life gets in the way, but you figure it out. It's not what you do between Christmas and New Year's, it matters what you do between New Year's and Christmas; Vinnie explains. (14:00) Start thinking of resolutions now; Vinnie shares some of his. (17:30) He will continue to increase weight lifting and cardio goals. Vinnie qu

Episode 2265 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino share the results of a quest for a Quest bar, why your good intentions are stolen, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/12/results-quest-episode-2265 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN THE RESULTS OF A QUEST Vinnie was asked to review a Quest bar and he and Anna expose why your good intentions have been stolen. (6:55) The Quest bar was located in the vitamin aisle! They chat about why net carbs are a lie. They go through the entire ingredient list and nutrition panel, and why the nutritional panel should be ignored. (19:00) Anna has an interesting story about "natural flavors". (28:30) They also chat about what our body does with things it considers poison, like fake sugars and alcohol. (31:30) Anna has additional issues with the packaging, especially with her experience in packaging her products. (32:40) The conversation gets even more interesting after Vinnie

Episode 2264 - On this Sunday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad chat about taking a walk after a meal, cheesy Christmas rom-coms, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/12/taking-walk-episode-2264 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN TAKING A WALK Gina has a question for Vinnie based on a study that claims walking for even a couple of minutes after a meal can help with weight loss. Vinnie shares his thoughts on it. (2:15) They chat about CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitors) and what people are realizing when they use them. (9:40) Walking is good, but not a panacea for bad food. (11:30) The conversation switches to Vinnie's appreciation for cheesy Christmas rom-coms and Gina's dismay at it all. (14:00) [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE The documentary launched on January 11! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's third documentary in just over three years. Get it now on Apple TV (iTunes) and/or Amazon Video! Link to the film on