Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 1179 - Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino talk Vinnie's recent drive to Louisiana, what to eat on long distance drives, obesity in the south, the Fat Doc, Type II Diabetes, vegan doctors, and more on this Monday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow LONG DISTANCE DRIVES Vinnie just drove to Louisiana He did this podcast out of his old digs in Louisiana He will be releasing "Tuesday Tips" Fasted a good amount during his drive - Vinnie loves to drive! NEVER eat something sweet and carby when you drive because it will make you sleepy The fact that he was fat adapted helped him get through the drive Coffee and nuts are his staples while driving Macadamia nuts were the best Villa Cappelli he also had Vinnie stopped at an Applebees on the way Watched the World Series while he was there Ordered shrimp and steak and broccoli Looked like they had just served gravy Steak covered in gravy Vinnie scraped it off as much as possible and ate it Re

: Episode 1178 - The wonderful Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk weird dreams, Jaws, healthy breakfasts, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club HEALTHY BREAKFASTS If you want to eat breakfast, eat bacon and eggs (or similar foods) Many find they don't need to eat breakfasts Fruit does not make it healthy For example, iHop makes pancakes with pineapple on them This is still straight sugar and grain Pineapple is also one of the worst fruits for you Egg whites are the bad excuse for eggs Eat REAL FULL eggs - THIS is where you get the nutrients Have some cheese for breakfast! Trader Joes has an amazing Triple Creme Brie (not an ad)

: Episode 1177 - Listener and boxer Glenn Barras joins Vinnie from Louisiana to talk about how a low-carb diet allowed Glenn to lose weight and feel better, and the fact that age is just a number for athletes like Glenn and Vinnie. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club AGE IS JUST A NUMBER From the Baton Rouge area Vinnie could tell by his accent and phone number Former Air Force guy 54 years old and a boxer! Boxing is all adrenaline Age is largely but a number Old does not mean you shouldn't keep doing things like the sports you love Part of why Glenn still does it is because he still can! He has had several consults with Vinnie Glenn wants to stay active and inspire others to stay active Keep the weight off and what you can do is pretty limitless Many of Vinnie's high school and college classmates gained TONS of weight This partly made him exercise more because he didn't want this for him Glenn had a similar experience Gained a lot of weight when he stopped playing rugby Had trouble

: Episode 1176 - Reserve Lt. Colonel, Dr. Mark Cucuzella, M.D., joins Vinnie this Friday and the two talk natural, healthy running, Dr. Cucuzella's true passion, reversing diabetes with a low carb diet, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow DR. MARK CUCUZELLA He is a doctor and a runner Doesn't run with shoes sometimes In Boston, he does run with shoes In WV, he often doesn't wear shoes Educated at UVA (like Tallulah), now works in West Virginia Now a professor at WVU He is also an Air Force Reserve Lt. Colonel REVERSING DIABETES A lot of the people in the South, including West Virginia, are obese with diabetes His true passion is trying to reverse diabetes Developed pre-diabetes while running marathons - was eating low fat, etc. Realized there was something he wasn't taught in med school Learned about different particles, different numbers Found LCHF and got much better Ate like crap before learning about the issues of carbs and the be

: Episode 1175 - Vinnie and Andy talk trying to get our products to Europe. We will not give up until PVC and PCC make it across the pond! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club GETTING OUR PRODUCTS TO EUROPE Andy and Vinnie have been trying to get the products into Europe Andy went to Europe and met with the appropriate people with a UK resident (Serena's brother) The two have been trying for ages, but Europe keeps coming up with hitches Finally were approved, then told the bank they were working with was putting all apps, including accepted ones, on hold Couldn't use a virtual address, then used Ben's Paypal afterwards came up with another road block We have been trying to get PVC to Europe for years now Won't stop until we make this happen! Europeans, please hang tight We appreciate your patience Also, fun update: End of November/beginning of December, we have something exciting coming up

[libsyn_podcast id=7265213] : Episode 1174 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk energy expenditure and energy gain from NSNG, the fact that gastric bypasses are a bad option for sustainable health benefits, vegans, the progress being made on the Fat Doc, and more on this Monday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow FAILING Failure is no longer a thing Everyone is a winner Nobody has motivation to do well becaus everyone is treated like they do well even when they don't For Vinnie, his motivation to do well in Theology class was to get to play football Failing is a good thing, and we should be able to fail It's a great motivator Not everyone is a champion We learn from failure! ENERGY EXPENDITURE Many people say they can't get off the couch because they have no energy One of the men who spoke to Vinnie recently said before low carb, he had no energy Didn't play actively with his kids Eventually, started going to the gym Now he has lots of

: Episode 1173 - The wonderful Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk Joe Dean, taking the garbage out, getting out of your comfort zone, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club JOE DEAN AND CONVERSE He created a shoe named after Julius Irving, Dr. J Basically leather Converse A big guy for Converse, Joe Dean brought all of these guys in Went after Michael Jordan but MJ wanted to stand out Joe Dean called Nike He was a great role model for Vinnie One of the main reasons Vinnie was able to leave the bayou A huge inspiration for Vinnie He recently passed away "Taking the garbage out" Don't wait for your parents to ask you to take the garbage out, don't wait until someone's watching Just get things done Make sure you do things well and as soon as you can Get out of your comfort zone Don't try, do.

: Episode 1172 - Loli and Saro join Vinnie this Saturday to talk Loli and Saro's amazing stories, overcoming eating disorders and unhealthy weight loss, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club LOLI AND SARO & OVERCOMING UNHEALTHY EATING Loli and Saro had dinner wiht Vinnie and Serena They were incredibly generous and donated a big sum to the Fat Doc It was Serena's birthday! Saro has done a consult with Vinnie previously Both have lost a ton of weight Saro has lost 40 lbs off of 5'10" Loli lost 173 lbs Only 5'1" She lost a whole person She got married very young, had two kids Got to 280 lbs on a starvation diet She really previously bought into all the BS slogans "Eat less move more" "Low fat and healthy grains" She went vegetarian, and it just made her mean and hungry Had bulimia and anorexia Has gained and lost a lot of weight Eating emotionally, eating crap FINALLY, she found NSNG It was sustainable and made her feel so much better Got back into meat with NSNG Tried bac

: Episode 1171 - Vinnie and Peter Pardini talk overpriced meats in LA, bloating that comes with eating carbs, making movies efficiently (like the Fat Doc), the power of Oprah, and more on this Friday episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow CARBS MAKE YOU BLOATED Vinnie and Peter love eating meat Can eat a whole pound of steak and it doesn't make you feel bloated Having a beer, conversely, has a worse effect Vinnie had half a beer and felt bloated Conversely, low carb scotch did not make him feel bloated MAKING MOVIES Like any good movie, making FAT Doc takes time Peter is the director on this film He is an amazing filmmaker and Vinnie is lucky to have him We want to make sure we get this right, but we also are going as fast as we can It's all about the hustle - we hope to have this out ASAP! This is going to be a fact-based documentary featuring many experts and the history of the Standard American Diet The first months it was slow going N

: Episode 1170 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday to talk Vinnie's hectic life (including his back spasm), out of control kids, and the fact that magnesium helps cramps, soreness and inflammation. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club OUT OF CONTROL KIDS Kids in restaurants these days are either running around, dancing on tables or on their phones Parents, control your kids You are not your kids' friends when they're little, you're their parents Kids should be sitting at the table, conversing or eating Teach them manners and conversation and how to behave in public VINNIE'S BACK SPASM Vinnie's been dealing with a tough back spasm It put him completely out of business for a whole day He didn't do anything in particular to cause it Old injuries and maybe not enough stretching playing into it Incredibly painful First one in 10 years that has put him out of commission Always come at the worst times He stood up and his back locked up, and he dropped to his knees on the porch for

: Episode 1169 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday, and the two talk a story from the 80s which demonstrates the power of unhealthy relationships with food, Vinnie's weird back problem, the NSNG consensus on potatoes, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOOD Vinnie trained a couple in New Orleans in the 1980s The man was a cardiologist They had a giant mansion with beautiful winding staircase as well as an Au Pair The Au Pair, Elayna, was always training for marathons in her free time She started to do triathlons She made a schedule and made Vinnie feel like a wimp However, Elayna also had 40 or 50 lbs to lose Elayna seemed SO put together, but her apartment was filled with moldy pizza and crappy old food Despite her amazing exercise routine and her Type A personality, she hid food and relied on crap to hide her feelings Ate all night long She had an eating disorder - an unhealthy relationship with food

: Episode 1168 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School, and the two talk The Godfather and sugar guidelines, how your body and sugar interact, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club YOUR BODY AND SUGAR The government says it's okay to eat 12 tsps of sugar a day 53g You DO NOT need this much sugar Even if you eat fruit, your liver will still just see sugar Liver does not discriminate Sugar is sugar You need LESS THAN TWO TEASPOONS in your body If all you ate was broccoli, you'd have enough sugar Vinnie would rather see people get their carbs and sugar from veggies and fruits like berries sometimes

: Episode 1167 - Listener Rebecca Alcorn joins Vinnie this Saturday, and the two talk Rebecca's weight-loss journey where she lost 150 lbs by making weight loss simple with NSNG, her work as a hair dresser, falling in love with what she could do, and losing the emotional attachment to food. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club SIMPLE WEIGHT LOSS 5'6" 34 years old At 15 years old, weighing in over 200 lbs Was over 300 lbs, then right before she started her health journey, she was at 299 Low point was right before having her second child Her doctor advised bypass, but she knew that wasn't the answer She knew it had to do with how she ate Her sister in law showed her the NSNG Facebook page two years ago She lost over 100 lbs, too! This journey has saved her! Only did it half way at first Lost weight this way because she had so much to lose, but realized she had to do more Rebecca wanted to be an athlete, this is what inspired her to go full-in Rebecca's lost 150 lbs Her husband, everyon

: Episode 1166 - Dr. Titus Chiu joins Vinnie Tortorich this Friday, and the two talk his Dr. Chiu's work as a functional neurologist, concussions and post-concussion syndrome, the effects of carbs on the brain, ways to optimize brain health, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow DR. TITUS CHIU He is a functional neurologist Specializes in post-concussion syndrome He got hit by a car and thrown 10-15 ft in the air His helmet flew off after his head hit the ground Had no specific symptoms to begin with of post-concussion syndrome, but could not help his neck pain/issues His brother really helped him This pushed Dr. Chiu back to school, studying the brain, etc. Had some bad mental issues about 5 years after the issue This is what made him think he maybe had post-concussion syndrome Check out his amazing book, BrainSAVE, here BRAIN HEALTH One of the most vulnerable populations for concussions and post-concussion syndrome is female soccer pl

: Episode 1165 - Trey Beauchamp (of the infamous Beauchamp brothers) and Amber Peri join Vinnie to talk Amber's getting Type 2 diabetes in check with NSNG, their upcoming wedding, Trey's weight loss, and more this Saturday-turned-Wednesday show! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club TREY AND AMBER Trey is an NSNG oldie He and his brother went out of pocket to start the NSNG meet-up trend First in LA, second in Kansas City Trey made hot pink Vinnie look-alike pants and memorized the Vinnie-Oprah speech Amber was the helping hand that allowed for this to happen Amber and Trey are engaged to be married! Amber is out of Trey's league! The two met through the NSNG Singles Group! Their wedding is coming up this month! Sadly, Vinnie cannot attend Trey lost 104lbs mostly driving with NSNG GETTING TYPE 2 DIABETES IN CHECK Amber's lost 50 lbs and gotten her Type 2 Diabetes in check! Has a friend in the group, which is how she found NSNG Her friend looked not only thin, but young and healthy Amb

: Episode 1164 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday, and the two talk Gina Grad's ankle and Don Coddington's daughter, Vinnie's previous shoulder issues which have kept him from this kayak trip, the fact that nurses and doctors in training can change the medical world, health-food lies, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow DOCTORS AREN'T ALWAYS RIGHT It's healthy to question authority Not all doctors finish at the top of your class If something your doctor says sounds weird or wrong, call them on it If they can't explain the reasoning behind something to you, that should be a red flag Don's daughter was told to take a ton of Advil This, however, could cause stomach issues Don will be speaking to the doctor as a result VINNIE'S SHOULDER Vinnie had issues before he played college football Just aggravated those issues with that and a lot of his lifting afterwards By Vinnie's 33rd birthday, he was on his second surgery He could not raise

: Episode 1163 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie this Sunday and the two talk Gina's work with The Art of Elysium, and their charity drive, Girl Talk, benefitting young plastic surgery patients being taught self confidence after surgeries. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club THE ART OF ELYSIUM CHARITY DRIVE The drive this week is benefitting young plastic surgery patients Young girls benefitted are between ages 8 and 15 (The boys drive is in the spring) Check out more info here Art of Elysium teaches them a lot of self confidence At the end of the workshop, they have a fashion show The fashion show comes with swag bags Right now, they are collecting items for those bags Check out some items you can donate just from Amazon here 15 identical items is what they really need Here are some other things you can donate: Jewelry, Lip Smackers, Lip Gloss, headbands, makeup, socks, purses, coloring utensils, crafts, gift cards, fidget spinners, silly putty, hair bows, keychains, hats, makeup bags, glit

: Episode 1162 - FBomb entrepreneur, Ross Taylor, joins Vinnie to talk the importance of healthy fats in a diet, the different types of FBombs, and their many uses in one's diet. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club THE MANY USES OF FBOMBS Ross realized there was this gap in the high fat market for a fat supplement He and his wife came up with the FBomb! FBombs are ways to introduce more healthy fat into your diet You can put them in coffee or tea MCT oil, Coconut oil, or House Blend ALSO, they make FBomb nut butters which are delicious! They also make dressing oils FBomb Olive Oil, Macadamia Nut Oil, and Avocado Oil Essentially, little packets of fat Great for traveling, ultra athlete events, day-to-day, jogs, and more Most controversial product: Dry roasted macadamia nut with dark chocolate (barely any) and sea salt Ross and his wife will enjoy a little bit of dark chocolate or a glass of wine -- this is not a bad thing! Having foods with a tiny bit of natural sweetener every once

: Episode 1161 - Agronomy expert Dr. Peter Ballerstedt joins Vinnie today to discuss his work as a foraging, ruminant, and livestock expert. They also talk meat myths, human diet health, and more on this Friday show! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow DR. PETER BALLERSTEDT This is one incredibly smart man Check out his lecture: "Ruminant Reality: Livestock, Human Health and Environment" here He has studied the needs of humans and diet A low carb diet with plenty of meat is important We evolved because we ate meat He and Vinnie met at Low Carb USA! High fiber is important to feed beef livestock - better for them, makes it better for us, too LIVESTOCK AND CLIMATE CHANGE Cows are not causing climate change It's not even their farts that would The UN put out a report that claimed livestock produced more emission than all transportation What they DON'T acknowledge is that study is recognized as being flawed and its authors even retracted and correc

: Episode 1160 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday, and the two talk the upcoming first annual World Champion Guacamole competition, the benefits of Ultrasalt and other PVC vitamins, and what to bring on a tough hike or during any strenuous exercise. They also discuss the fact that yesterday, October 2nd, was the fourth anniversary of Pure Vitamin Club! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club GUACTOBERFEST Vinnie is going to be a judge at the World Champion Guacamole competition this month Nobody likes guac more than Andy Check it out here ULTRASALT SUCCESS Our electrolyte is the Justin Timberlake of PVC It's the breakout kid Most recent product, and taking off in unexpected ways Not only for athletes Good to prevent a hangover, too! Good for people on ketogenic diets Especially if you are just starting out WHAT TO BRING ON A TOUGH HIKE If you're going for a very difficult run or a hike, here are some good things to bring Ultrasalt Baby bell cheese Nuts Olives and pickles (nice