Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2163 - On this Sunday School show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad discuss a recent study that reveals--and it's no surprise--some health issues around fake meat, battling cancer, the Beyond Impossible documentary, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/no-surprise-episode-2163 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI NO SURPRISE Gina starts the show with an article about research results for fake meat, and the results aren't great. (1:30) Vinnie and Gina chat about how the study results are no surprise; as a result, Vinnie tells Gina what led him to even start questioning fake meat further. (4:00) This leads to Vinnie and Gina discussing their friend Bryan Bishop (aka, "Bald Bryan") and his struggle with keeping weight on during cancer treatments. (13:00) Gina emphasizes her trust in Vinnie's advice--he cares about the individual, not just the "narrative". Vinnie speaks a little about his own cancer struggle, and how he is able to relate to Bryan

Episode 2162 - On this Saturday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Allie Morgan to discuss the benefits of being on NSNG and carnivore, the measurable difference in health, helping her son go from non-verbal to high-functioning autistic, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/non-verbal-high-functioning-episode-2162 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI NON-VERBAL TO HIGH-FUNCTIONING Vinnie welcomes Allie Morgan to the show to talk about how her autistic son is non-verbal on the SAD (Standard American Diet) and high-functioning on NSNG®. (3:30) First Vinnie asks Allie about her own backstory and why she is on the carnivore diet. (5:40) Allie has had some lifelong battles with various health issues that she reviews; as a result, the carnivore diet is what works best for her health and history. She has had IBS, hearing issues, PCOS, mental health challenges, and several other issues; many of the issues ran in the family. Vinnie then asks Allie what the is

Episode 2161 - This Friday's show is a special one where Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss a different kind of motivation, ridiculous "bulletproof" claims, Vinnie's recent experience at a steakhouse, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/different-kind-motivation-episode-2161 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods A DIFFERENT KIND OF MOTIVATION Vinnie and Anna start the show with a little chat centered around really good scotch. (2:40) But then Vinnie brings up a documentary he recently watched about Shania Twain. (9:39) He's really impressed with her story as she has overcome a lot of challenges. This brings up a different kind of motivation and inspiration. He also comments on her attitude and what he admires about it. Vinnie and Anna then switch to talking about ridiculous advertised claims made by "bulletproof" creator Dave Asprey. (21:40) THE STEAKHOUSE EXPERIENCE Vinnie goes on to tell the story of his experience at a steakhouse. (32:15) He shares his t

Episode 2160 – BEST OF: We dig way back in the vault to EPISODE 5 where Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss the Nutella Mom lawsuit, advertising, having more to lose, the Biggest Loser show, artificial sweeteners, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/best-of-nutella-mom-lawsuit-sweeteners-more-lose-episode-2160 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods Villa Cappelli "NUTELLA MOM" AND BAD ADVERTISING Vinnie is annoyed by the claims of the "Nutella Mom" lawsuit which claims she didn't know the spread was unhealthy. (8:55) Vinnie and Anna discuss advertising over the years and how it has lied about things like smoking. (3:40) The same kind of advertising happens with packaged foods, like the Nutella Mom lawsuit. There is a big difference between having a treat once in a great while and having sugary items daily. (14:15) MORE TO LOSE Anna asks Vinnie about how people with a lot of weight to lose can get started. (22:35) Vinnie has a love-hate relationship with "The

Episode 2159 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss Vinnie's aerobic goal update, adventures at KetoCon, "life into living" stories (LIL), the Fruitarian episode, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/08/adventures-ketocon-episode-2159 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods ADVENTURES AT KETOCON Vinnie tells Anna he is "shot out a cannon" and shares a new promo event for NSNG® foods. (3:45) Vinnie and Anna chat about Vinnie's aerobic goals for this year. (9:10) Vinnie has been traveling a lot, so chats about options during his trip. Both Anna and Vinnie talk about how they like to set challenges for themselves for fun and to mix things up a bit. Vinnie and Anna recap their adventures at KetoCon weekend. (15:10) Anna has some updates for upcoming demos she'll be doing. (40:20) The conversation then moves into the discussion of opportunities for "life into living". (41:53) "Mah-rie" is on the straight and narrow and Vinnie mentions how well she'

Episode 2158 - On this Sunday School show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad chat about a couple of celebrity meetings, how to dress to stay cool on hot days, the importance of vitamin D, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/stay-cool-episode-2158 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods STAY COOL The show opens with a little Joni Mitchell music and starts a conversation about the two celebrities Vinnie has ever really "fanboyed" over. (4:53) Then Vinnie asks Gina about a tweet he sent out (but has since removed); as a result, they discuss how to dress for hot days in order to stay cool. (10:54) Vinnie and Gina also mention the importance of vitamin D. (17:58) To wrap things up, Vinnie and Gina chat a moment about the appeal of natural aging. (20:49) [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 t

Episode 2157 - On this Saturday's show Vinnie Tortorich has Sarah Sweeney return to go over exercises that are used to assess some challenges in speech and they discuss Vinnie's childhood, demonstrate exercises their benefits, breathing, muscle fatigue, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/some-challenges-hope-sarah-sweeney-episode-2157 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods SOME CHALLENGES This episode will be available on YouTube, if you'd like to follow along and see the exercises Sarah has Vinnie do for assessment purposes. Vinnie welcomes Sarah back to the show and the two discuss Vinnie's childhood treatment by other kids, teachers, and nuns, and his frustrations with having a speech impediment. (2:45) Vinnie is grateful for a good home life, Joe Bonnadonna, and some close friends who all helped make daily life more bearable. (5:45) Vinnie shares some challenges at school growing up which ultimately led to his turning away from religion. (11:00) A BIT OF HOPE

Episode 2156 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie has "Lucy X" return to the show with more behind-the-scenes information from her online nutrition job, and they chat about keto, CICO, fasted exercise, bodybuilding, carbs, and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/more-behind-scenes-episode-2156 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods MORE BEHIND-THE-SCENES Vinnie welcomes Lucy X back as she has some items to share regarding her job at an online health coaching job and she gives some of her backstory. (2:10) They chat a bit about why Vinnie and NSNG® are so helpful, and it's because Vinnie's approach isn't misleading or gimmicky. (7:00) Lucy X has brought three articles from the company to discuss with Vinnie and gets his take on them; as a result, there is a lot of good clarification by Vinnie on how nutrition and the body works. (11:30) The first article is about keto and whether it's sustainable or worth doing. (12:10) The second article is about "Health Myths Debunke

Episode 2155 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schrieber chat about covid, a teachable moment with Vinnie, updates with NSNG® Foods and Pure Vitamin Club, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/teachable-moment-episode-2155 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods A TEACHABLE MOMENT Vinnie welcomes Andy back after a couple of weeks away from the show and tells Andy how people have been enjoying the "Best Of" episodes as well. (1:35) Vinnie asks Andy how he's doing after having covid. (2:20) Vinnie then switches to a conversation he had during a consult that was a teachable moment to the client--and everyone else. (6:10) Even folks who have been doing low-carb for years can let certain habits hinder them without fully realizing it. He gives a perfect example of this when he chats about the consult. Vinnie asks Andy for updates on NSNG® Foods and Pure Vitamin Club--all good! (16:00) [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE The documentary launched on Jan

Episode 2154 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss a variety of things from being a "Parrothead", an anti-meat article, kids and hormones, the effects of plastics, a chat with "Mah-rie", and much, much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2020/07/variety-things-episode-2154 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods A VARIETY OF THINGS Vinnie and Anna start the show with some music and commentary on a variety of things such as Jimmy Buffet and being "not retired". (1:59) They also chat a bit about the increase in followers since Vinnie's Mike Rowe appearance. (25:11) Anna then tells Vinnie about an article from Canada about food labeling and claims about the "negative effects" of eating meat. (35:05) There are also recommendations about healthy homemade options for dogs to eat. (39:00) Then Anna asks Vinnie to address a Twitter question regarding the current state of kids and hormones. (44:30) What could be causing issues with kids and hormonal issues th

Episode 2153 - On this Sunday School show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad chat about diet pills and obesity, lifestyle differences, parallel lives, things that are not as they seem, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/not-as-they-seem-episode-2153 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods NOT AS THEY SEEM After a little discussion about music and Vinnie's proclivity toward hippie chicks in his younger days, Gina starts the show by mentioning that her social media feed is full of products geared toward weight loss. (1:45) She asks Vinnie his opinion on some of the drugs and how they are "supposed" to work; naturally, they are not as they seem. (9:30) One is a pill and one is an injectable; both address issues that can be resolved by controlling hormones through what you eat. Vinnie studies people and lifestyles and has some comments based on those observations. (21:48) Vinnie and Gina chat about how frustrating the medical system and medications can be. Vinnie mention

Episode 2152 - On this Saturday's show Vinnie Tortorich speaks with Bill and Christy Vogel about their charity Sounding Joy, Bill's success with NSNG®, wellness for the over-50 crowd, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/sounding-joy-wellness-over-50-episode-2152 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods SOUNDING JOY Vinnie welcomes Bill and Christy Vogel for a return visit and Vinnie asks Christy to give an update on her new charity, SoundingJoy.org. (2:45) Christy also gives her backstory regarding hearing impairment and why she is passionate about it. (8:38) Hearing aids can be cost prohibitive and aren't covered much by insurance. There are some startling facts shared about kids with hearing issues. (19:00) Vinnie is very passionate about this topic because of his own history of hearing issues. Christy explains how the Sounding Joy program works and where you can go to find out more and donate. (23:25) WELLNESS OVER 50 Vinnie then switches to Bill who has his own

Episode 2151 - On this Friday's show Anna Vocino joins Vinnie Tortorich and discuss motivation vs. excuses, eating cheap foods, fried catfish recipes, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/motivation-vs-excuses-episode-2151 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods MOTIVATION VS. EXCUSES Vinnie and Anna start off the show with a little lesson in etymology. (2:05) They quickly switch to chat about having motivation vs. excuses. (5:50) Vinnie talks about how he was inspired to boost his mindset in order to get a good workout in after a long day. He also admits that he has days he doesn't feel like it, but he never wants to let it slide. Anna shares her thoughts on the topic and how it helps her. Then Vinnie tells the story of how his lifestyle changed after college football and the effect it had. (24:50) He and Anna chat about cheap food that was available. Vinnie became more active, but it wasn't until he switched up what he ate that he saw improvement. FRYIN' UP CATFIS

Episode 2150 - In this BEST OF episode we replay an episode that originally aired on January 17, 2014 where Anna and Vinnie speak with the great Andrew Weaver about his podcast; the last half they speak to Fruitarian Michael Arnstein and ask him several questions about his fruitarian lifestyle, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/best-of-fruitarian-michael-arnstein-epsiode-2150 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods ANDREW WEAVER & PODCASTS Vinnie and Anna start the show with Andrew Weaver and some comedy fun about Twitter accounts. (1:15) Andrew's also talks about how his podcast came about and that he is a fanboy of Vinnie's. Vinnie mentions Michael Arnstein and what he plans to ask him. (11:00) They also chat about other well-known podcast personalities. THE FRUITARIAN Vinnie and Anna then welcome fruitarian Michael Arnstein to the conversation and ask him questions about his lifestyle.(28:00) They ask him about his claims about his daily fruit intake as we

Episode 2149 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss the lure of "diet trickery" and fasting, weight lifting, a little celebrity chat, and more. http://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/diet-trickery-episode-2149 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods "DIET TRICKERY" Vinnie and Anna start off the show with a bit of commentary on some of the bro-science that is all over the internet. (3:30) This leads to some examples of questions he gets on Twitter about things like intermittent fasting ("IF"). (7:35) Vinnie shares his thoughts on intermittent fasting and that it is not meant to be "diet trickery". Fasting used with medical guidance and with attention to autophagy is good; however, "diet trickery" can be bad. Anna mentions that it's often thought adding IF will be better; as a result, the idea becomes "dieting more", which is still stuck in a diet mentality. (15:30) HELP WITH WEIGHT LIFTING Vinnie and Anna then switch to talking about lifting weights. (16

Episode 2148 - On this Sunday School show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad chat about "metabolic disruption", cheat meals, how to handle cravings, participation in life, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/metabolic-disruption-episode-2148 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods METABOLIC DISRUPTION Gina starts the show by mentioning that there is a constant debate going on at the Adam Carolla studio about cheat meals vs. cheat days. (1:25) She also tells Vinnie about a question her mom sent about the idea of "metabolic disruption"; consequently, Vinnie gives her a clear answer. (7:20) NSNG® is not a "crazy diet" and they discuss how it's not a temporary process or some kind of magic. (13:55) They chat about food addiction and the challenge of battling hormones. (17:17) Vinnie surprises Gina with a bit of "lagniappe". (21:58) [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

Episode 2147 - On this Saturday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Debbie Tortorigi and they discuss stress after a tragic loss, falling off the NSNG® wagon, getting back on the wagon, the success that follows, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/back-on-wagon-episode-2147 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods BACK ON THE WAGON Vinnie welcomes Debbie to the show and they chat a little about their "almost-twins" name and Italian immigrant background. (2:30) Debbie has been through a lot this past year, including the loss of her husband. (7:45) Debbie talks about some of the challenges and what medical issues she was dealing with due to the stress involved. (9:50) She also mentions she has a doctor who supports her NSNG® approach to eating. Vinnie agrees that it seems like more doctors are becoming more aware of the benefits of low carb. Vinnie and Debbie also discuss what Debbie did to get back on the wagon and what differences she's experienced. (13:40) They also

Episode 2146 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes speech pathologist Sarah Sweeney to discuss the importance of better breathing and speech, thumb-sucking, posture, therapies for kids and adults, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/better-breathing-speech-with-sarah-sweeny-episode-2146 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods BETTER BREATHING & SPEECH Vinnie welcomes Sarah and they chat a bit about how Vinnie came to hear about Sarah. (3:30) They also chat about the early days of the podcast as Sarah has been a listener for about 10 years. (9:00) Vinnie gives Sarah a bit of background about his speech issues as well as what he was told about them previously. (12:50) They also discuss how an issue like thumb sucking in young children is usually a sign of an "airway issue".(32:02) This can have a range of effects on structure, growth, and breathing. A common issue Sarah deals with is a child who is "tongue-tied". She then describes in detail the issu

Episode 2145 - On this BEST OF show, Vinnie and Anna interview Howie Mandel about his diet and fitness regimen, heart health, America's Got Talent, and of course, everything OCD. Howie tells all, and he's hilarious and wonderful every honest step of the way. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/best-of-americas-angriest-trainer-the-howie-mandel-interview-episode-2145 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods HOWIES' HEALTH & FITNESS Vinnie and Anna welcome Howie to the show, and Howie chats about how he has improved his diet and fitness regimen and credits Vinnie for all his help. (2:20) Vinnie has helped Howie change his concept of what foods he puts in his body. (7:30) As a result, Howie had way more energy. They also discuss one of the apps he uses to track foods. (9:55) Vinnie makes recommendations about combining certain foods. He also emphasizes that fat is not the villain. Howie asks about fat burning vs. sugar burning. (14:40) They also chat about what kinds of work

Episode 2144 - On this Monday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino chat about a variety of topics: articles about the carnivore diet, dinner parties, emails that are "ridiculous and sad", answers to Twitter questions, and much more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/ridiculous-sad-episode-2144 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods RIDICULOUS AND SAD Anna brings up an article she found regarding the carnivore diet. (2:35) Vinnie and Anna discuss how eating has become politicized; as a result, this leads to sharing a couple of stories about dinner parties. They also chat about if and when they eat a carnivore diet. Anna then addresses an email that was sent to her and she and Vinnie share a lot of thoughts about it. (18:40) They both work very hard and put out tons of free content. This email is just "ridiculous and sad". ANSWERS TO TWITTER QUESTIONS Vinnie and Anna answer several questions from Twitter about the "last 5 pounds", chocolate cravings, increases in appetit