Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2183 - On this Sunday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Gina Grad chat about how life is too important, how cell phones have become pacifiers, and other effects they have had on society, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/life-is-too-important-episode-2183 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI LIFE IS TOO IMPORTANT Vinnie and Gina start the show with a little recipe chat. (1:15) Vinnie then asks Gina about a Twitter post that referenced a Carolla Classic episode, and Vinnie tells a brief story about his first interview with Adam and Drew. (5:03) The discussion changes to cell phones. (7:40) Vinnie rarely takes his with him--Life is too important to spend looking at your phone all the time. Gina agrees and is trying to raise her stepson with less access to them. Vinnie recalls when Blackberry's were a thing and when iPhones came out; he learned that nobody was doing anything important on them. (11:20) They both agree the cell phone has become a

Episode 2182 - On this Saturday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes couple Steven Fullerton and Somors Stephenson and they discuss their success with NSNG®, regenerative farming practices, the events they are hosting in order to improve community health, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/09/infectious-good-way-episode-2182 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI INFECTIOUS IN A GOOD WAY Vinnie loves what Steven and Somors are doing for their community and claims it's infectious in a good way. (2:00) Vinnie then asks the couple to explain their backstory and what led them to NSNG®. (3:00) Somors was having several issues, one being Hashimoto's (autoimmune thyroid condition). Steven had a high-stress job of his own that led to several issues as well. Both give their stories of how they accumulated knowledge from different sources and learned how to eat correctly. Vinnie has had the same experts on the show over the years, many of them doctors willing to t

Episode 2181 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes multi-talented Charles Mattocks and they discuss Charles's docuseries, his documentary, chat about being a game changer, how current medical advice is just a bandage on a bullet wound, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/09/bandage-bullet-wound-Charles-Mattocks-episode-2181 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI BANDAGE ON A BULLET WOUND Vinnie welcomes Charles to the show and they start off with a little of Charles's family background as well as how he started in his career in music and acting. (2:00) Charles is also a celebrity chef and has been focusing on healthy meals for his audience. Vinnie and Charles talk a bit about social media and getting the message out regarding health and lifestyle. (10:30) Charles then talks about being diagnosed with T2 diabetes and how it ignited him to take action; as a result, he would like to build a "dream team" of experts to address proper health. (1

Episode 2180 - On this Wednesday's show, Vinnie Tortorich has returning guest Miss Sierra (previously known as LucyX) and they chat about the truth about fiber, digestion issues, cholesterol, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/truth-about-fiber-episode-2180 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI THE TRUTH ABOUT FIBER Vinnie welcomes back Miss Sierra (aka, Lucy X) and has some questions regarding articles she has regarding dietary fiber and how it works. (2:15) Sierra questions Vinnie on the different types of fiber and if it's really necessary. (5:30) Vinnie also explains why "net carbs" is B.S. and other myths about fiber. This leads Vinnie to discuss how much the stomach can hold, and how long digestion takes, and uses a particular urban legend as an example. (9:04) Vinnie's thorough explanation demonstrates why the urban legend isn't true. Miss Sierra has more questions regarding soluble vs. non-soluble fiber and whether it really affects choles

Episode 2179 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino chat about making sure you get out and do something, breathing exercises, as well as answer questions from Twitter, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/do-something-episode-2179 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI DO SOMETHING Vinnie and Anna start off with a chat about some memories of the famous stairs in Santa Monica, CA. (2:20) They mention some of the things he has coming up in September.(5:58) Vinnie and Anna chat a bit about "Lessons in Looping". (8:20) Anna received her breathing gadget (recommended by James Nestor) and they go through some breathing lessons. (17:07) Vinnie then mentions that he almost skipped leg day today; as a result, he advises how you can always do something! (22:30) ANSWERING QUESTIONS Anna has some questions from Twitter. (25:40) One question is about shelf-stable NSNG foods and Vinnie and Anna give several ideas. They also answer a question abo

Episode 2178 - On this Sunday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad chat about eating beef, how meat heals, amino acids, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/meat-heals-episode-2178 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI MEAT HEALS Gina leads the episode off with a story of how she recently tried beef for the first time in years. (1:35) She has a unique way of realizing she may be iron deficient. (6:05) Vinnie has some great explanations of what it is about beef that is so nutritious. (6:15) He discusses "poor man's EPO" and the effects of creatine. He also explains why more creatine is not necessarily better; you can get enough with meat and eggs. Vinnie reminds Gina that meat heals. (10:44) Vinnie tells Gina about some of his fitness heroes and how they never did drugs. (18:10) Gina then asks Vinnie his opinion of "German Volume Training". (19:29) Vinnie and Gina share some of their opinions on various steakhouses around Los Angeles. Vinnie is pro

Episode 2177 - On this Saturday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Jen Mendyka whose story is a success-in-progress, and they chat about her current weight loss, health improvements, the food pyramid, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/success-progress-episode-2177 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI SUCCESS-IN-PROGRESS Vinnie welcomes Jen to the show and lets her know what a great inspiration she's been to him and others. (1:30) Vinnie asks Jen for her backstory on how she discovered NSNG®. (1:50) Jen discovered Vinnie in a roundabout way and it took her a while to actually start. She was interested in helping her T2D husband. They chat about what some of her mindset had been growing up and what motivated her to finally really dial things in. (6:20) She has lost 50 lbs in 3 months! Jen is a success-in-progress and shared her "before/during" on Twitter. They also chat about the effects of certain foods like seed oils. (17:00) Vinnie tells a littl

Episode 2176 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes back Dr. Ben Bikman and they discuss the recent Alzheimer's research controversy, the brain food of ketones vs. glucose, autophagy, cold immersion therapy, and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/alzheimers-brain-food-dr-ben-bikman-episode-2176 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI ALZHEIMER'S CONTROVERSY Vinnie welcomes Dr. Ben Bikman back to the show and they start the discussion with the recent controversy around how Alzheimer's research and the "plaque theory" was falsified. (6:54) Dr. Bikman has updated studies verifying the plaque theory was wrong, explaining what the studies prove. (11:00) He also tells Vinnie how the FDA had recently approved a new drug for Alzheimer's even though the drug was proven not to be ineffective. Vinnie and Ben chat about "gurus" who advocate the use of Metformin for longevity but ignore the truth about the drug. (16:15) Ben goes into detail about ho

Episode 2175 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes special guest Ryan Munsey to the show and they discuss feelings, habits, and performance, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/feelings-habits-performance-episode-2175 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI FEELINGS, HABITS, & PERFORMANCE Vinnie welcomes author Ryan Munsey , author of "F*ck Your Feelings"; Ryan also hosts his own podcast called "The Better Human Project". (2:00) They first chat a bit about podcasting and audio books, but then lead into Ryan's background in nutrition and health, and how it led him to write his book. (11:30) Ryan shares his curiosity of why people have a hard time following through with things, even when they are mapped out for them. What he writes in his book applies to pretty much everything, not just health and fitness. Vinnie and Ryan discuss looking for a mental edge and having an approach that is based on action, not outcomes. (15:30) They also

Episode 2174 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss music, changing routines, corporate "health class" bad advice, trying to gain weight, some additional good advice, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/changing-routines-episode-2174 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI CHANGING ROUTINES Vinnie start the show with a little guitar maestro music. Anna mentions a concert she attended that Vinnie would have enjoyed; "Lois" was at the same concert, so they call her in to chat about it. (2:00) Vinnie and Anna switch to discuss how Serena has been changing routines, and Vinnie has joined her a few times. (26:50) Vinnie shares his thoughts on some of the workouts he's participated in with Serena. Vinnie answers some questions for Anna that can benefit people starting out using weights. Anna and Vinnie make a great point about how sometimes setbacks can actually help you figure out a better solution. BAD ADVICE & GOOD ADVICE A

Episode 2173 - On this Sunday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad discuss kids and exercise, inspiring coaches they had, the rope in gym class, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/kids-exercise-episode-2173 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI KIDS & EXERCISE Gina starts the show mentioning a study she came across that reports the 75% of teens don't exercise. (5:45) This leads Vinnie to discuss how the Presidential Physical Fitness Test got started in schools. He and Gina talks about today's kids and exercise compared to what they were required to do in school. (11:00) Vinnie reminisces about the rope in gym class and the nick-name he and his schoolmates had for it. (16:55) Vinnie tells stories about a couple of inspiring coaches he knew growing up and how they made a huge difference in his life. (11:50) Gina then suggests the important lesson of being open-minded to new things as what you learn could overlap into other areas of your life. (

Episode 2172 - On this Saturday's show Vinnie Tortorich chats with guest Tina Sweatt, and they discuss PCOS and obesity, Metformin, becoming one notch above normal, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/one-notch-above-normal-episode-2172 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI ONE NOTCH ABOVE NORMAL Vinnie welcomes fan Tina Sweatt to talk about her progress on her NSNG® journey, but first, there's a little chat about online dating. (2:00) Vinnie then asks Tina her backstory and how she got started doing NSNG®. (13:50) Tina chats about her struggles starting and how she ended up supplementing for a time with Metformin. Vinnie has a lot of questions regarding her bloodwork, diagnosis of PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), and more. It was a combination of things that helped Tina to lose 60 lbs., and she gives credit to her NSNG® lifestyle. Tina's success has led her to reach a goal where she is no longer considered "medically obese"! (38:15) So Vinnie a

Episode 2171 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Dr. Mark Cucuzzella and they discuss the obesity epidemic, heart disease, calcium scores and cholesterol, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/obesity-epidemic-heart-disease-episode-2171 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI THE OBESITY EPIDEMIC Vinnie welcomes Dr. Mark Cucuzzella back to the show and gives a little refresher on Dr. Mark's background. (1:45) They then discuss the rise in obesity and sugar and high carb food consumption especially in kids, and how the number is growing and has become a worldwide obesity epidemic. (6:10) They mention Dr. Lewis Cantley, who is one of the leading researchers in the world on the relationship between sugar and cancer. (7:00) They also discuss a few other experts who have been talking about these subjects, but for some reason still struggle to get the word out. The effects of policies are impacting our kids in a big way, and not in a good way.

Episode 2170 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber chat about challenging yourself, the definition of diet, some business updates, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/definition-of-diet-episode-2170 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI THE DEFINITION OF DIET Vinnie welcomes Andy back; Andy has been super-busy with all business NSNG®. Vinnie tells Andy a little story of an opportunity that came up for him where he decided to challenge himself, as well as the result of that challenge. (2:40) Vinnie mentions that as soon as he finds his weakness, that's what he works on. The conversation then switches to what the definition of diet is. (16:16) Vinnie mentions that there are words people use in his consults with them that alert him to a "diet mentality." (18:05) People always want to know what they are "allowed"; consequently, Vinnie has a good summary. Andy adds that there is the issue of eating for boredom as well. Vinnie gi

Episode 2169 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino chat about aging pets, breath work, answer some listener questions about carb cycling, mixed messages, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/mixed-messages-episode-2169 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI MIXED MESSAGES Vinnie and Anna start the show discussing aging pets; the discussion was prompted by a friend's recent loss of her dog. (4:30) The conversation turns to listener questions and Vinnie gives an impassioned explanation about carb cycling and the mixed messages that other "experts" send about it. (16:00) Vinnie mentions running into the same question in the Ladies' NSNG group; as a result, he gives the best answer that nobody wants to hear. (23:35) The reality is you can't try to game the system and have success! Anna understands why people are confused--so many mixed messages are constantly being sent, and Vinnie just wants to relay the truth. At this point, Vinnie n

Episode 2168 - On this Sunday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad chat about getting clear answers from "The Fruitarian", to "inflammatory meat", the benefits of lifting weights, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/getting-clear-answers-episode-2168 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI GETTING CLEAR ANSWERS Vinnie welcomes his new BFF Gina and they start off the show with Vinnie encouraging Gina to listen to the "Fruitarian" episode. (2:00) Vinnie gives Gina a little rundown of the episode and how it was difficult getting clear answers during that interview. Speaking of clear answers, Gina then asks for Vinnie's take on claims she has heard about meat being "inflammatory". (8:50) They discuss claims by varied groups as well as epidemiological studies. Then Vinnie and Gina chat about a study in Japan that claims that as little as 30 minutes a week of weight lifting could have benefits. (16:50) Vinnie explains what works best with weightlifting a

Episode 2167 - On this Saturday's show, Vinnie Tortorich speaks with new listener Ashley Grimaldo about how NSNG® has been a family affair, the success of their journey, coming from a family history of metabolic diseases, sugar addiction, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/family-affair-episode-2167 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI A FAMILY AFFAIR Vinnie welcomes Ashley to the show; she is a "Mike Rowe newbie" and she gives some brief backstory on her journey with NSNG®. (2:15) She has dropped approximately 25 lbs. so far, and her 12-year-old son has dropped 40 lbs.! As a result, more members of her family have joined and are feeling the effects of better health, despite a long family history of metabolic issues. Inspired by her son's success, Vinnie shares a great story about "Kevin" from his book, Fitness Confidential.(7:15) Ashely also shares how NSNG® feels different than other methods she has tried. (18:55) She and Vinnie also chat about

Episode 2166 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich speaks with Dr. Stephen Hussey about his book, Understanding the Heart, the evolution of the heart, healthy metabolism, oxidative stress, diet, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/evolution-heart-stephen-hussey-episode-2166 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EVOLUTION OF THE HEART Vinnie welcomes Dr. Stephen Hussey to the show and they jump right in discussing Stephen's background and the whys and how he got into the medical field. (1:50) Stephen is a Type 1 diabetic and wanted to learn what he could about it. Vinnie tells the story of a couple shown in his first documentary who had a T1D child and emphasizes the importance of advocating for yourself and to keep learning. (13:30) Vinnie asks Stephen to share what his book is about, so Stephen gives a summary of the evolution of the heart. (18:40) They also discuss how diet is so important to development, health, and healing. (24:10) They dis

Episode 2165 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich is flying solo this episode and chats about respecting where your food comes from, a few Twitter posts, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/flying-solo-episode-2165 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI FLYING SOLO Vinnie starts the show with an update about UltraFat and Pure Vitamin Club. (1:40) He then chats about a show called "Snowflake Mountain" that was recommended to him. (6:00) The thing he appreciated about the episode was the lesson of learning and appreciating where your food comes from. Vinnie then talks about a few Tweets he received, including one from a newbie NSNGer who has made great progress in a short amount of time. (14:25) He also discusses a Tweet that displays a chart of good fats and bad fats and he lets you know exactly what items are B.S. (18:08) [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE The documentary launched on January 11! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's th

Episode 2164 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino chat about changing things up, natural sweeteners, annoying social media comments, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/changing-things-up-episode-2164 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI CHANGING THINGS UP After a little chit-chat, Vinnie tells Anna about the various types of exercises Serena has been doing. (4:58) It's never too late to try something different. Vinnie and Serena have noticed a difference in a short amount of time by changing things up. Vinnie then tells a story about a seminar he spoke at recently in Virginia. (16:47) This leads Anna and Vinnie to chat about sweeteners and the beliefs around them. Vinnie then switches to discuss the kinds of comments he gets on social media and gives some examples. (34:00) They also mention how people are always looking for the "Golden Ticket" or "Magic Bullet". The reality is that weight loss and changing things up is a proce