Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2143 - On this Sunday School show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad chat about expanding your day, the benefits of sleep, a little music and TV, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/expanding-your-day-episode-2143 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods EXPANDING YOUR DAY Vinnie and Gina start the show off by sharing thoughts about some music and a few TV shows they have (and haven't) enjoyed. (1:35) Gina has started waking up earlier to fit in her walking and is amazed at the differences she has noticed. (10:45) Vinnie elaborates how training late in the day used to mess him up and wear him out; as a result, he wasn't letting his body rest properly. (13:39) One benefit of getting up early is taking advantage of early morning temperatures. (22:40) Vinnie reviews how much walking the Romans used to do in one day as part of their military service. (24:00) Vinnie and Gina chat about our attitudes about "saving time." (25:35) They finish the show by listing a few

Episode 2142 - On this Saturday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes returning guest Suzy Demeester and they talk about aging backwards, running towards your goals, confusing science, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/running-towards-your-goals-episode-2142 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods RUNNING TOWARDS YOUR GOALS Vinnie and Suzy start off chatting about aging, her success with NSNG®, and that she appears to be aging backwards. (1:40) Vinnie and Suzy chat a bit about her backstory and how she decided to get into running recently; as a result, Suzy is up to running a half marathon each month! (5:20) This leads Suzy to emphasize the lessons Vinnie teaches about running in Zone 2 for fitness. (14:27) Suzy is so happy with her guidance from Vinnie's consults, she has increased her goals towards body transformation. (17:20) Vinnie gives some suggestion on good products for running to reduce the chance of injuries like blisters. (18:50) CONFUSING SCIENCE The conv

Episode 2141 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Jayne Buxton to discuss her book The Great Plant-Based Con where they address veganism, dietary guidelines, bad information, the environment, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/the-great-plant-based-con-with-jayne-buxton-episode-2141 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods "THE GREAT PLANT-BASED CON" Vinnie welcomes Jayne and they discuss her approach to researching and writing her book. (3:59) The two exchange stories of various attacks on social media that they both receive. (15:15) Vinnie and Jayne also discuss how the vegan argument has changed over time from animal welfare into an environmental issue. (21:50) They chat about mixed messages and misinformation; as a result, Jayne says the misinformation leads to a "mirage of a solution." (37:20) Vinnie reviews some of the history that lead up to the current dietary guidelines and how politics was involved, as discussed in Fat: A Documentary. (44:45

Episode 2140 - BEST OF: In this BEST OF episode We replay a 2020 episode where Anna Vocino joins Vinnie for a 1-on-1, and the two talk about Vinnie's trip to Louisiana, morbid obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, changing your thinking, unhealthy southern food, Fat Doc 2, fake and "natural" sweeteners, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/best-of-changing-your-thinking-episode-2140 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods Villa Cappelli CHANGING YOUR THINKING When Vinnie and Anna were kids, they would hear about "sugar diabetes." (12:25) Now, this is called Type 2 Diabetes. For many, this is a disease you can reverse. (13:27) Stop eating sugar and grains––this works for many. Make it a permanent lifestyle change; you need to be changing your thinking and realize it's not "just a diet." Work with your doctor on this. Anna has a great explanation and rant about the sugar and grain lobbies, and the diet industry. (14:37). NSNG® and turning around your health, are not temporary fix

Episode 2139 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino talk about making time for your health, the science behind cooking a great steak, cast iron skillets, and more. [libsyn_podcast id=23620670] PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods MAKING TIME FOR YOUR HEALTH Vinnie and Anna start the show off with a few thoughts about the 4th of July holiday. (4:39) Vinnie tells Anna how he's been doing motivational posts on Instagram, and a lot of them are based on consults he has while he's walking. (6:55) He tells Anna about a call he just had with someone asking about how much time should be spent on exercise. (8:58) Vinnie then wonders about "this time thing" and chats about the idea of "not having enough time" and making time for your health. (9:40) People have time but are doing other things instead that they are not willing to give up to do better with their health. (13:38) Vinnie reminds us that our bodies weren't meant to be stationary--"use it or lose it." (19

Episode 2138 - On this Sunday School show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad chat about cell phone use, getting out and doing things, working with your hands, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/cell-phone-use-getting-out-episode-2138 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods CELL PHONE USE & GETTING OUT Vinnie and Gina chat about cellphones and why Vinnie thinks we should avoid them. (3:12) Vinnie mentions getting his first laptop, which leads to a couple of stories about online dating. (7:08) They then chat a little about gaming on the phone, which leads to a camping story Vinnie shares that involves a moment with a bear. (14:34) Gina then shares a story she's following on social media of a family hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. (17:15) Vinnie likes to make the Sunday School episodes about getting out and doing things, and he gives some examples of why. (20:23) They then chat about a few more things having to do with less cell phone use, more real-life, and workin

Episode 2137 - On this Saturday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes "success-in-progress" Kim Cooper, and they chat about diabetic education classes, gastric bypass surgery, medications, and more. http://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/diabetic-education-surgery-ads-episode-2137 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods DIABETIC EDUCATION & SURGERY ADS Vinnie welcomes Kim and immediately starts chatting about Kim's health history and how she found Vinnie and NSNG®. (2:10) Kim was diagnosed with T2 diabetes and was assigned to "diabetic education classes". (2:23) She describes some of the things she was taught in those classes but wasn't getting better. (3:00) Vinnie and Kim discuss her temptation for bypass surgery because she felt like nothing was making a difference. (6:40) They also discuss how bypass surgery is marketed, various diabetic medications, and all the side effects, including death. (10:15) Vinnie mentions the large number of people he has had consults with who hav

Episode 2136 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and fellow pro-trainer Fred Hahn chat about life experience as a trainer, the benefits of weight training, "the slow burn", health for kids, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/07/slow-burn-fred-hahn-episode-2136 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods WEIGHT TRAINING Vinnie welcomes pro-fitness trainer and author Fred Hahn to the show and they mention their shared connection to Billionaire Don Coddington.(2:00) Vinnie and Fred exchange stories of their early interest in fitness and weight training. (4:18) They also chat about a lot of early experiences and influences; as a result, they talk about certain weight lifters over the years using drugs, vs. using a natural approach. (6:35) So many huge weightlifters are dying because of the substances they have been using. (13:30) Fred's approach to training his clients is to get the most effective strength-building workout in the shortest, most reasonable time. (16:15)

Episode 2135 - On this Wednesday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber chat about the good old days, products for gaining weight, a new promo code for Pure Vitamin Club, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/06/good-old-days-new-promo-episode-2135 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods THE GOOD OLD DAYS Vinnie and Andy lead off the show chatting about the good old days with skits from the 1970s and 1980s' Saturday Night Live TV show; as a result, Vinnie recalls products from that era. (3:40) Andy was extremely lean in his 20s, and Vinnie asks him about "emulsified fat" products that were recommended to people who needed to put weight on. (5:30) One of the products was a malt tablet and Andy and Vinnie chat about shakes you could make that were mostly sugar. (10:50) Speaking of shakes, the conversation leads to local dairy farms where Andy lived, and about home milk delivery. (17:08) Vinnie mentions how it seems few kids seem to know where their food comes from; V

Episode 2134 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino chat about telling the truth, the food business and the "Fancy Food Show", staying cancer-free, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/06/telling-truth-episode-2134 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods TELLING THE TRUTH Vinnie and Anna start the show with Anna cooking while Vinnie gives her a rundown of the recent Saturday show (Episode 2132) with "Lucy X". (3:30) Vinnie also recommends watching the motivational Instagram videos that he's been posting; LucyX is mentioned in one of these as well. (8:29) LucyX's story is very similar to another listener from a few years ago, who had the same challenges about telling the truth with Weight Watchers. (10:40) FOOD BUSINESS & THE FANCY FOOD SHOW Vinnie and Anna then switch to chatting about Anna's recent travels to the "fancy food show" (Specialty Foods Association trade show), where she had a booth for Eat Happy Kitchen products. (17:57) Anna had a l

Episode 2133 - On this Sunday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad talk about interesting encounters, racing, the benefits of working with your hands, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/06/interesting-encounters-working-hands-episode-2133 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods INTERESTING ENCOUNTERS Vinnie leads off this episode with a song and a story of "the walking man" of Brentwood. (2:00) This story leads to a couple interesting encounters Vinnie has experienced. (5:18) RACING & WORKING WITH YOUR HANDS Speaking of interesting encounters, Gina and Vinnie chat about NHRA racing pros John Force & Brittany Force, who were guests on Adam Carolla's podcast. (8:06) After discussing some interesting points about the pro racers, Vinnie chats about his history with his brothers and how they got into racing as kids. (10:20) Vinnie tells Gina about building things like go-carts from scratch with this dad and brother, and the adventures that came from that. (11:48

Episode 2132 - On this Saturday's show, Vinnie Tortorich has an eye-opening conversation with "Lucy X" and they discuss success with NSNG®, behind the scenes at a big online "weight loss" program, feeling like a fraud, and more. https://vinnietortrich.com/2022/06/behind-scenes-episode-2132 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods Villa Cappelli BEHIND THE SCENES Vinnie welcomes "Lucy X" and tells her how, after having a consult with her, how angry he was at some of the info she shared with him. (2:50) Lucy elaborates on her educational background which is centered in health, wellness, and nutrition. (4:44) She realized that what she learned in school wasn't working for her; as a result, when she heard Vinnie on Mike Rowe's show she decided to learn more. (5:29) Vinnie and Lucy discuss each of their backgrounds in health & fitness training in both college and high school and how much they loved it. (5:40) They then switch gears into discussing Lucy's weight loss journey, f

Episode 2131 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes back Dr. Peter Ballerstedt and they discuss why we need ruminants, healthy human development, dietary misinformation, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/06/why-we-need-ruminants-dr-peter-ballerstedt-episode-2131 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods Villa Cappelli WHY WE NEED RUMINANTS Vinnie welcomes Dr. Peter Ballerstedt, PhD., and explains how he took an interest in Peter's work. (2:55) Peter explains the process of ruminant digestion and how it benefits humans and is essential for the soil and environment. (5:23) Peter then mentions that some Oxford scientists revealed that the wrong metric has been being used to estimate global warming. (6:45) They then discuss how people have been "sold a bill of goods" about information comparing the impact of animal-source protein vs. plant-based protein. (8:43) There is no sustainable food system without livestock agriculture, especially ruminants. (15:34) Pet

Episode 2130 - On this Wednesday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber chat about television trivia, infomercials, an idea Vinnie has brewing, a special summer promotion, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/06/trivia-timing-episode-2130 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods Villa Cappelli TRIVIA AND TIMING Vinnie and Andy start off with a fun flashback to a famous commercial from the mid-1980s. (1:15) Andy and Vinnie have great minds for various trivia; as a result, Vinnie tests Andy on a few things just for fun. (6:05) Then Vinnie brings up a product he had developed a while back; this leads into a discussion about a successful celebrity couple and infomercials. (10:00) Vinnie was told his invention was "very viable" and he is thinking about developing it further, because now the timing may be better. (13:28) SUMMER PROMOTION! Now that NSNG® Foods is full steam ahead and caught up, Andy announces hot summer news and promotions for Ultra Fat®. (14:56) Andy men

Episode 2129 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino chat about an email from a vegan, vitamins, an article about environmental concerns, and more. http://vinnietortorich.com/2022/06/email-vegan-episode-2129 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods EMAIL FROM A VEGAN Vinnie and Anna lead off by discussing how busy they both have been, which leads to some playing a bit of music. (2:20) Then Vinnie and Anna discuss an email from a vegan that was sent to them which leads to a zippy little "stinger" that Anna makes up on the fly. (12:40) Anna reads an email from Chris, a vegan, who Brings up "Beyond Impossible" and makes claims about B-12; as a result, Vinnie explains the sources of the vitamin. (14:20) Vinnie and Anna also discuss some of the "rebranding" that is being used from "vegan" to "plant-based." (12:58) The email also inspires discussion of celebrity endorsements and whether or not they are effective, in Vinnie and Anna's opinions. (29:43) ENVIRONMENTA

Episode 2128 - On this Sunday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad talk about how Gina is healing, her recent trip to Mammoth, great places to hike, safety, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/06/fun-mountains-episode-2128 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods FUN IN THE MOUNTAINS Vinnie gets an update from Gina on how she is healing from surgery and what she has been doing for activity. (00:50) Gina elaborates on her trip with her husband to Mammoth (in California). (2:15) Vinnie adds some stories of his fun in the mountains there. (4:35) Gina has downloaded the "All Trails" app and Vinnie has some suggestions for her about the app. (9:30) Vinnie gives suggestions of other mountain areas in California to explore and has advice for anyone going to those areas. (10:15) He recommends if you ask for advice about climbing, then take it, because it is better to be over-prepared. (14:24) Vinnie and Gina end the show with a fun pointer for glowing Instagram posts. (17:30

Episode 2127 - On this Saturday's show, Vinnie Tortorich speaks with Leona Jaeger and they discuss eating high carbs, limiting dairy, various ways to workout, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/06/eating-high-carbs-ways-to-workout-epsidoe-2127 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods Villa Cappelli EATING HIGH CARBS & LIMITING DAIRY Vinnie welcomes Leona to both the show and the podcast team; then Vinnie asks her to share some of her history and how she discovered him and NSNG®. (2:20) Leona tells Vinnie that she heard him on The Adam & Dr. Drew podcast (in 2015) and mentions a little more of her history. (3:40) She was frustrated about the years of conflicting information about eating high carbs and burning body fat; as a result, when she heard Vinnie explain things so clearly, NSNG® and a low-carb lifestyle just made sense. (7:32) Vinnie explains how even his Italian ancestors warned him that pasta and bread could make you fat. (8:52) Vinnie explains where t

Episode 2126 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich speaks with Roderick Green, a Paralympian athlete, and they discuss growing up in a competitive family, his various accomplishments, and the importance of mind over matter, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/06/mind-over-matter-episode-2126 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods Villa Cappelli MIND OVER MATTER Vinnie welcomes Roderick Green and they chat about Roderick's many athletic accomplishments and rankings. Roderick was born without a fibula in his right leg, which resulted in amputation below the knee at age two. He was from a large family and the kids were very active and competitive with each other, so he was involved with athletics from a young age. Vinnie then asks Roderick to give more background about how he advanced throughout his athletic career. They also chat about the various controversies and challenges regarding materials for prosthetics and current testing that occurs for the Paralympics. T

Episode 2125 - On this Wednesday show, Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber talk about the many exciting updates going on at NSNG® Foods, some favorite places to get good deli meats, temporarily going carnivore, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/06/exciting-updates-going-carnivore-episode-2125 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods Villa Cappelli EXCITING UPDATES Vinnie and Andy start off discussing exciting updates to Ultra Fat production. They are in talks with retail brokers for several store chains that are interested in getting Ultra Fat® onto their shelves. Production has increased even further with adding even more equipment. Ultra Fat® will be available on Amazon again soon, once NSNG® Foods' website orders are filled first. The Pure Vitamin Club team has been working very hard, and the multivitamin orders are almost caught up as well. More exciting updates coming as soon as next week about availability in Europe. GOING CARNIVORE Serena is out of town for a

Episode 2124 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino talk about being on the road again, how to stay NSNG® while traveling, share their opinions on flying, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2022/06/on-road-again-episode-2124 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods ON THE ROAD AGAIN Vinnie and Anna lead off by discussing some interactions they've recently had with different types of folks on social media--some good, some not. Vinnie and Anna will both be on the road again for various events in the upcoming weeks. Vinnie has almost 7000 miles of a road trip planned. Both Vinnie and Anna love a good road trip, and Anna asks Vinnie what does he to get activity in while on long road trips. Vinnie mentions he is on target for this year's goal of 1 hour of aerobic activity a day. Anna and Vinnie share ideas of what they do for food and activity during road trips. TRAVEL STORIES & MUSIC Vinnie and Anna share travel stories of airline trips and why they, if