Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2222 - On this Saturday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes listener Phyllis Udice and they chat about her success on NSNG®, her transition to carnivore, food freedom, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/food-freedom-episode-2222 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN FOOD FREEDOM Vinnie welcomes Phyllis to the show and comments on what an inspiration her before and after photos are. (1:30) She didn't have a lot to lose, but the difference is amazing and she looks both healthy and younger. Phyllis shares her back story of some of her struggles with weight and self-image growing up. (4:00) She did all the different diets starting at a young age. She was always worried about food and what she could and couldn't have. Being on NSNG®, she's noticed how dramatically her body composition has changed for the better. Vinnie and Phyllis discuss food addiction and its challenges. (8:15) She has read all the books by low-carb doctors an

Episode 2221 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich speaks to Dr. Lisa Strohman about how some technology and social media have led to kids being "half-baked", how much of it creates disconnection not connection, the ill effects of certain social media, and more. http://vinnietortorich.com/half-baked-disconnected-dr-lisa-strohman-episode-2221 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN HALF-BAKED Vinnie welcomes Dr. Lisa to the show, who is the author of two books, Unplug and Digital Distress. Vinnie starts by telling Dr. Lisa about what he observed at the gym recently when a young man literally couldn't put his phone down. (2:30) So many people are dependent on their phones, but he doesn't want his life ruled by a 2" x 4" piece of glass! (7:00) Vinnie says kids are "half-baked" and what he means by that. Dr. Lisa agrees; kids do not have a real sense of self without having external affirmation; as a result, everything is distorted. (8:00) Kid

Episode 2220 - On this Wednesday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and return guest Lacey (Lucy X) chat about an update and a challenge: Lacy's workplace happenings, weight loss medications, a challenge from Adam Carolla, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/update-challenge-episode-2220 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN AN UPDATE & A CHALLENGE Vinnie welcomes back Lacey (not her real name, just like her other non-real names, Lucy X and Ms. Sierra). Vinnie asks her to recap her own personal success story and how it made her question her job at Noom. (1:30) They chat about some of the discrepancies, monthly costs, and how the company is pivoting in its methods. They also chat about the small cost of Vinnie's Intro to NSNG® e-book, and how it compares to programs like Weight Watchers and others. Ten dollars for Vinnie's e-book is not "nickel and dimeing"! Noom is now trying to incorporate medicines (GLP-1) into its program! (13:50) No

Episode 2219 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino are "shot out of a cannon" when discussing the recent updates about the NSNG® E-BOOK (PDF), the new limited edition 2022 NSNG® hats, weightlifting, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/shot-out-cannon-episode-2219 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN SHOT OUT OF A CANNON Vinnie has a new backdrop in the podcast video, and he tells a little story about the art that is now behind him. (3:10) They call in "Lois" (aka Leona) to chat about the new Limited Edition 2022 NSNG® hats that you can pre-order here. (8:50) Lois signs off and both Vinnie and Anna are "shot out of a cannon" as they address the various comments they have seen about the recent change to the Intro to NSNG® PDF. (17:50) The idea of charging a nominal fee has been discussed numerous times over the last 4 or so years. They explain all the reasons that the E-BOOK now has a nominal $10 fee for downloa

Episode 2218 - On this Sunday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad discuss, getting back on track, having your feet on the ground, running shoes, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/feet-on-ground-episode-2218 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN FEET ON THE GROUND Gina starts out the show with the progress she has made in the past couple of weeks, after going through a phase of being "lazy and self-sabotaging." (1:30) She knows what to do and got back on track--it works! There is always room in her day for a walk. She stopped mindless eating and is really being mindful overall. Vinnie and Gina discuss regional weather and how it affects activity. (3:00) Gina notes that she is a person who is less hungry with more activity. They chat a bit about the bad idea of rewarding yourself with bad food after exercise. This leads to the discussion about running shoes, running, and how shoes affect your stride and stride length. (8:30) Vi

Episode 2217 - On this Saturday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes newcomer Daniel Seedorf and they chat about his motivation to start NSNG®, a firefighter's wake-up call, his success so far, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/firefighters-wake-up-call-episode-2217 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN A FIREFIGHTER'S WAKE-UP CALL Vinnie welcomes Daniel to the show and they chat a bit about Bond Girls and family. (1:30) Daniel discovered Vinnie through the Mike Rowe podcast. (7:00) He considered it a kind of "divine timing" because he knew he needed to make a change, but he wasn't sure how to start. NSNG® almost sounded "too easy"--but it works! They also discuss Vinnie being "shadow-banned" on various social media and on Wikipedia. (10:50) This made Daniel want to learn even more about Vinnie. Vinnie gives the backstory about his Wikipedia entry being removed. Daniel gives an interesting story of how he found out he had fatty liv

Episode 2216 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich speaks with Dr. Stephen Cunnane and they discuss brain development and fats, taking care of your brain, supplements, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/taking-care-your-brain-dr-stephen-cunnane-episode-2216 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN TAKING CARE OF YOUR BRAIN Vinnie starts the show by sharing how he heard about Dr. Stephen Cunnane through Dr. Mary Newport, who has been on the show recently. (1:45) Dr. Steven Cunnane talks a bit about his book, Survival of the Fattest: The Key to Human Brain Evolution The book discusses brain development in babies and the need for healthy fats. (6:00) It also discusses how various nutrients play the part in various ways in human evolution. The big question Vinnie and Stephen discuss is: are you taking care of your brain? (15:00) Or are you letting it rot with what you are eating? Vinnie's interest in the brain comes from taking years of bea

Episode 2215 - On this Wednesday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber talk about Ultra Salt being in the house, discuss some of the issues they had to handle, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/in-the-house-episode-2215 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN IN THE HOUSE Vinnie is excited to have Andy back in this episode and the two start with a little bit of music. (2:00) Andy and Vinnie chat about the long chain of frustrations with various companies that have been occurring with Ultra Salt®'s production. (4:30) Andy then gives an update and good news about Ultra Salt®: it's in the house and shipping has started! (8:50) They switch to chatting about men's hair loss and various products. (19:30) They also chat about getting your skin checked by a dermatologist for cancer screening. (23:00) Some doctors provide full-body scans for skin cancer screenings. They chat a bit about Ultra Fat® and Halloween trick-or-treating. (29

Episode 2214 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino chat about Vinnie's Aspen days and some answers about ketosis and net carbs, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/aspen-days-some-answers-episode-2214 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN ASPEN DAYS & SOME ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Vinnie starts the show with some music by Bonnie Raitt; this leads to lively storytelling of Vinnie's time in Aspen as a trainer in the 1980s and '90s and some celebrity stories to match. (1:30) Then Anna switches it up and the duo gives some answers to some questions. (33:33) The first question is regarding using a ketosis monitor, what the numbers mean, what numbers are considered an optimal range, and more. They also chat a bit about glucose monitoring and cortisol as well. The next question is about net carbs, why they are BS, and why nutritional panels on packaged foods aren't necessarily accurate. (48:50) Always pay attention to

Episode 2213 - On this Sunday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad chat about surprise birthday gifts, food label nonsense, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/food-label-nonsense-episode-2213 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN FOOD LABEL NONSENSE Vinnie and Gina start the show with a chat about Vinnie's recent birthday and a gift he received. (1:30) Gina asks Vinnie about recent news reports saying nutritional labels could be moving to the front of the package. (6:00) The idea is to rank foods. Vinnie gives his thoughts about this plan. He's had strong opinions about nutritional labeling for 30+ years. Gina tells Vinnie a story about her mom and Beyond meat; as a result, Vinnie and Gina chat about how interesting Gina's mom is and what needs to happen next. (12:40) [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

Episode 2212 - BEST OF: On this special edition of the Saturday show, we dusted off episode 256 (from April 2014) when Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino speak to Dr. Tim Noakes and they discuss a wide variety of health topics, from bad studies and good info, low carb, Big Pharma, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/bad-studies-good-info-dr-tim-noakes-episode-2212 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN BAD STUDIES & GOOD INFO Vinnie and Anna start the show with a couple of different stories. (1:30) They both have stories regarding some thievery happening in their areas of Los Angeles. Anna then tells Vinnie about what she witnessed while at an audition. (10:20) Vinnie is still cancer free! A few shout-outs to some "superfans"! Dr. Tim Noakes joins Vinnie and Anna and they start by asking him about confusion in the headlines regarding health topics. (16:00) Many nutritional studies are only based on association, not controlled int

Episode 2211 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Dr. Drew Pinsky where they discuss various addictions and how they work, how society has become soft and succulent, seed oils, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/soft-succulent-dr-drew-pinsky-episode-2211 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN SOFT AND SUCCULENT Vinnie welcomes Dr. Drew to the show and first they chat a little about Vinnie's birthday. (3:15) Then Vinnie expresses concern about kids and cell phone use and relays a story that is an example of why is he's concerned. (5:50) Drew agrees and gives an example of his own realization of how dependent he has become on his phone. Vinnie then asks Drew about what goes on in the brain with cell phone addiction; Drew gives his thoughts. (11:00) The conversation leads to discussing other types of addictions and the biology of what is going on in the brain. (13:30) They discuss Drew's daughter and her struggles with

Episode 2210 - BEST OF: On this special edition of the Wednesday show, we replay episode 838 when Vinnie Tortorich welcomes back Dr. William Davis to discuss his book "Undoctored", the state of the healthcare industry, becoming undoctored, the effects of grains and sugars on your body, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/best-of-becoming-undoctored-dr-william-davis-epsiode-2210 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN BECOMING UNDOCTORED Vinnie welcomes Dr. William Davis who is a prominent cardiologist and also the author of "Wheat Belly". (2:00) Dr. Davis gives his own backstory of when he was in med school and the effects of the lifestyle and food that was available. (4:00) Vinnie and William discuss how diet is so important and the dietary guidelines are just bad! (8:00) All the grains that are promoted are to blame for T2D and autoimmune disorders. Many vitamin and mineral deficiencies happen because grains affect absorption and gut and

Episode 2209 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino chat about teachable moments, opportunities for learning, why Vinnie was in Los Angeles recently, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/opportunities-learning-episode-2209 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING Vinnie starts the show with some lively Louie Prima music and he and Anna chat a bit about Louie Prima, Minnie Driver, Mah-rie, and Jay Leno; how's that for variety? (3:00) This leads to Vinnie explaining why he chose to play Louie Prima; it reminded him of entertaining the neighbors and what kinds of foods were involved. The opportunity for learning here has to do with certain occasions and planning. (8:00) Then Vinnie discusses training the neighbor's son and what is happening--or not happening-- in his development. (14:40) Vinnie shares some advice about feeding growing teens, especially very active ones. Vinnie and Anna switch

Episode 2208 - On this Sunday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad chat about music, the area around Los Angeles, Zone 2 breakdown, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/zone-2-breakdown-episode-2208 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI ZONE 2 BREAKDOWN Vinnie and Gina open the show by talking a little bit about "Diamond in the Back". (2:00) They also chat a bit about an area in Los Angeles called Ahmanson Ranch. Vinnie used to have to go to that area a lot and it also has good hiking trails. Speaking of Walking, Gina has a question regarding an Instagram post she saw from another fitness creator. (11:00) She explains what the content creator called 12/4/30 LISS (low incline steady state). Vinnie says the creator is almost right, but then shares information about why Zone 2 is better. Vinnie then gives you something you can use: a Zone 2 breakdown and how to get started on the treadmill. (15:30) Some of the benefits of Zone 2 are building up your

Episode 2207 - On this Saturday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes "Rowebie" Richard Rednour and they discuss his journey to NSNG®, multiple medications, his progress so far, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/multiple-medications-episode-2207 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI MULTIPLE MEDICATIONS Vinnie welcomes Richard to the show and asks how he got started on NSNG®. Richard had learned a bit about low carb, but it wasn't until he heard Vinnie on the Mike Rowe podcast that he started incorporating changes. (2:00) They also chat about seed oils and the prevalence of diseases today such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, depression, and autoimmune disorders. (4:30) Cancer and heart disease were the only diseases you ever really heard much about in the 1970s. Richard then describes the multiple medications he was on when starting NSNG®; 5 of them alone were for treating T2 diabetes! He shares what the doctors and nutritionists told him to do as far a

Episode 2206 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes back Dr. Eric Westman and the two discuss the benefits of fat as fuel, sugar addiction, Big Food, Dr. Westman's new book about ending carb confusion, and more. [libsyn_podcast id=24590337] PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN END YOUR CARB CONFUSION Vinnie welcomes Dr. Eric Westman back to the show and asks him about the Duke Keto Medical Clinic. (1:15) Keto is shifting your body to fat-burning and there are so many benefits to it; Eric gives an example. (8:00) Eating a keto diet doesn't have to be expensive; there are ways to find deals on meat purchases. Many people find that they end up eating less food because they are more satisfied. Vinnie chats about his interest in building lean muscle mass when he was younger and noticed that bodybuilders would get "cut" by eating protein and fat, not carbs. (15:30) Vinnie then asks Eric what nutrition training was like when he was in

Episode 2205 - On this Wednesday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Meagan Hawkes back as a guest and they discuss her history, her progress, "drive-by" foods, serving too many kings, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/serving-too-many-kings-episode-2205 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI SERVING TOO MANY KINGS Vinnie welcomes Meagan back to the show and asks her to recap her NSNG® history a bit. (2:00) Meagan lost a bunch of weight, but then had some stressful challenges and her weight started creeping back up. She then decided to experiment with other variations of eating, including LFHP (low fat, high protein) and various fasting advice. (5:30) She was still NSNG® but playing around with her macros. She did that for 90 days but explains why it didn't work for her. During their chat, Meagan mentions what she calls "drive-by" eating; as a result, Vinnie and Meagan discuss how easy it is to fall into mindless eating. (10:00) Meagan mentions that

Episode 2204 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino chat about Vinnie's uncle, the fallout from a LIL ("life into living"), an answer to a question from social media about eating fruits and honey, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/fallout-from-lil-episode-2204 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN FALLOUT FROM A LIL Vinnie starts the show by recalling his uncle and the great and strong person he was. (2:50) This leads Vinnie to tell a story of his travels to Louisiana, the funeral, the family gathering afterward, and how a piece of fish kicked his ass. It's fallout from a LIL ("life into living" moment). Vinnie also tells a different story, starting with a couple of Instagram posts he and Serena did together regarding more LIL. (19:00) This leads to another story about a birthday dinner he and Serena had with friends and the fallout from that as well. (23:30) Vinnie and Anna chat about perfection, and Vinnie r

Episode 2203 - On this Sunday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Gina Grad chat about "the other Pumpkin", sugars and A1C, lowering the bar, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/10/lowering-bar-episode-2203 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI LOWERING THE BAR Gina starts the show by asking Vinnie why Anna was mad, and the Tale of Two Pumpkins is born. (1:30) Vinnie explains how it originated, and Gina (and Anna) is none too pleased. (5:00) The conversation then switches to additional information about sugar that Gina hadn't realized. (5:50) She mentions what happens to your bowels when too much sugar is consumed, including fructose and both natural and artificial sweeteners. (6:30) Vinnie mentions how they are poison to the system, similar to how alcohol works; he explains. (8:00) Vinnie also tells Gina how the consumption of sugar since the 1800s has increased. (9:00) They also chat about how this has led to more recent developments of NAFLD (non-