Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 910 - Vinnie & Andy talk about how modern food such as Pringles® are carefully created by chemical engineers to be as addictive as possible. They both reminisce about their first experience with Pringles as kids... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club KANSAS CITY Vinnie and Andy flew American... again Recorded at the airport Kansas City airport is not the best Vinnie had some amazing steaks on this trip Shed a tear for vegans PRINGLES A single Pringle on the ground next to Andy A flavored one, most likely Pringles came around when Vinnie and Andy were kids The tubes were trendy and the stacks economic Processed the crap out of them to make them all uniform STUFFED with chemicals Comes out as a liquid type paste They don't even taste good, in reality, but they are addictive Vinnie and Andy both remember trying one and being like... "this isn't even that good", but once you eat a few, you can't stop They also build up in your mouth Give you a stomach ache, eventually Vinnie had them a few

: Episode 909 - Vinnie, Anna & Andy take a trip to Kansas City MO for a meetup with fans where they hear amazing NSNG success stories, answer NSNG questions, talk about coffee, witness Trey Beauchamp impersonate Vinnie while wearing hot pink pants and much much more... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market KANSAS CITY MEETUP Vinnie and Andy surprised everyone at the KC Meetup Anna was already planning on coming Beauchamps, as always, instrumental in organizing this Brought Pure Coffee Club coffee and had some on air Wanted house blend to taste like real Louisiana coffee Beans from all over - Ethiopia, Sumatra, Costa Rica All roasted differently, too Decaf never gonna happen This was filmed live with all meet up participants in KC! NSNG QUESTIONS How does one figure out lean body mass? Go listen to last Monday show! Not a caliber that actually works Is fiber wheat? Is fiber bad? First, Vinnie won't go against a doctor's opinion, particularly in a post-op or

: Episode 908 - Many kids don't have healthy snacks to eat when they get home from school, so Vinnie & Andy talk about some great snacks that kids can ask their parents to keep in stock on this vinnie's sunday school episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club HEALTHY SNACKS Ask your parents for a healthy snack at home Junk food is NOT a good snack! Raw nuts are such a good, easy snack WAY better than cereal Hard boil some eggs ahead of time Baby Bell cheeses are easy and yummy Good to throw in your backpack and fun to unpeel Pepperoni and cream cheese is surprisingly delicious One of Tallulah's favorites

: Episode 907 - Vinnie speaks with the Low Carb High Fat Family, Adam & Anne Frost about how they discovered NSNG, had amazing success with it, and started a family-oriented podcast to help other families do the same thing. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LOW CARB HIGH FAT FAMILY Adam and Anne are Americans living in the Philippines Adam had a consult with Vinnie awhile back Benefitted a ton from it He can hold his breath for five minutes All about relaxing Anne home schools her kids She was a schoolteacher prior to having kids Have the LCHF Family podcast One podcast a week 20-30 minutes Good podcasts for kids CHECK OUT this show! Adam has lost 50 lbs and Anne 40 lbs Their older daughter lost 40 lbs at 12 years old! Now healthy! Adam's weight began to come off pretty quickly He looks so much younger Had he not found NSNG, he likely would be over 300 lbs at this point At this point, Anne is not trying to lose more weight but is happily NSNG Was counting macros when she still had significant w

: Episode 906 - Vinnie hosts Dr Ann Childers who talks about her health decline as a vegetarian and her eventual recovery after adding fat and meat back into her diet. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market DR ANN CHILDERS Psychiatric physician Check out her website here Lived in a vegetarian home at age 13 College, she continued to abstain from meat for financial reasons In Air Force, remained busy and not very social, ate things like powdered non-fat milk & cereal, etc. Thought raisin brain and cheerios were healthy Has since experimented on them and has seen how horribly sugary they are Taught in med school that fat = bad Never put her biochemistry education and nutrition education together Eventually, she realized how sick she had become from the vegetarian, low fat diet Super disorganized, foggy, hired organizer "Space cadet" She began to lose her teeth Began to loss bone INCLUDING her ribs She even flossed and brushed every day Now that she is low car

: Episode 905 - Vinnie talks with Andy about his love of Vince Lombardi and the hard-ass philosophy that Vinnie lives by which is both a benefit and a curse. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club HARD-ASS Vinnie has always been a huge Vince Lombardi fan Practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect Make accountability even if it is not imposed otherwise Andy became a great piano player this way! Vinnie works hard, never takes a day off because of success How he got out of the bayou, how he played college football at his side, how he got to LA, and how he has started businesses and created a brand Now when Vinnie takes days off, it is usually for Serena For years and years he would go to bed past midnight and wake up at 4:30am In Vinnie's mind, there is no finish line Like NSNG - it is a permanent lifestyle change You can't do things right once in awhile, you have to do them right all the time Look for the live Kansas City show from the meet-up soon!

: Episode 904 - Vinnie & Anna talk about a listener's question about DEXA scans, Vinnie's doppelganger at the gym, crazed do-gooders, quick tempers, dogs in cars, fasting and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market ST. LOUIS MEETUP The Beauchamps set up a meet up Anna, Vinnie, and Andy surprised the group and attended the meet up Lonnie and Trey both were instrumental in the LA meet up a few years back VINNIE'S DOPPELGANGER Vinnie found his doppelganger in the gym People kept comparing the two Wear the hat the same way Vinnie couldn't stop looking at the guy It was freaky seeing himself in 3D! DEXA SCANS DEXA Scan is a special type of X-ray that measures bone density Anna had one in 2003 A listener sent her stats (maybe 20 lbs to lose, though scan said 40) but according to DEXA scan she was over 40% fat Only accurate way to measure body fat is hydrostatic weighing Otherwise, it won't be all that accurate This is very uncomfortable and is not used as mu

: Episode 903 - Listener Aarn joins Vinnie today to discuss his weightloss journey, and how he has essentially lost the weight of half a man (an obese man) in return has gained his whole life back. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club AARN FARMER Pronounced "Aaron" Started a blog and podcast to keep himself honest He was 400lbs and at one point his blood pressure was 200/160, 237/180 on his worst day About to stroke out and die He found Vinnie! Saw how his fat was affecting his health HALF A MAN Did research, at first just stopped eating sugar, then heard Vinnie's show Then began to stop eating grain and the weight loss began Juiced before he found Vinnie, lots weight, then gained it all back when he realized he was essentially starving himself Has lost a TON of weight on NSNG Started with 100 lbs, then continued on with more weight loss after stalling for awhile He didn't see the blood pressure drop with the first 100 lbs, so decided to lose another 100 lbs Aarn knew he had to go all in When he got d

: Episode 902 - Dr Robert Lustig, MD, MSL, author of Fat Chance and the speaker on the famous YouTube video Sugar: The Bitter Truth, joins Vinnie to talk about his new book The Hacking of The American Mind. Dr. Lustig talks about the difference between happiness and pleasure, how serotonin and dopamine affect us, and the plot by the food industry to get us all addicted to their food. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market DR ROBERT LUSTIG The guy Vinnie has been following forever Dr. Lustig is the BEST Has over 7 mil views on his above YouTube vid His new book, The Hacking of The American Mind came out September 12th! About what people have done to our brains The word "hack" used to mean prank Now it is - clever solutions to accomplish problems White Hack Black Hack is a negative thing Hacking computers has taken on a negative message Hacking humans = how substances, food, other people alter us Bad food alters our mind Further, we have confused pleasure and hap

: Episode 901 - Vinnie & Andy talk about an article indicating that toddler obesity is on the rise and that the culprit is possibly formulas, as well as poor prenatal diet by the mothers... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club TODDLER OBESITY Vinnie and Andy read an article Discusses rising obesity in toddlers Obese toddlers begin showing signs of heart failure by age 1 Dr. Lustig has been yelling about this forever See video below He wrote a book about this!! Nearly all overweight babies bottle fed Most fed with formula One of most popular/healthiest ones Nonfat milk vegetable oil, palm whey protein concentrate lactose galactooligosaccharides polydextrose, more chemicals This is all plain BAD From non fat milk to artificial sugars A lot of other brands made of soybeans Even worse! Babies also come out of the womb very fat Prenatal care is not up to par Eat well while you are pregnant! You need a license to drive a car, you should likewise have training on how to live/eat while pregnant/before hav

: Episode 900 - Vinnie explains to Anna how to do proper squats and the proper form for lunges. They also discuss kayaks, a very strange Twitter exchange with a religious person and much more... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market SQUATS Go down slowly, that's what it's all about Vinnie doesn't go heavy any more Keep your toes slightly pointed out Great for booty, quads, hamstrings, lower back You may not feel like you're doing anything without going heavy, but it WILL do something Vinnie will spend lots of time warming up Slowly add weight Lunges are another easy exercise that many people do incorrectly Vinnie runs Anna through the steps PRAY THE CELIAC AWAY Some IDIOT on Twitter said that you can pray celiac away Anna tries not to get involved with things like this, but this she couldn't ignore Apparently in the 80s, a prayer diet existed "Pray your fat away" This was weirdly popular Shows how desperate people are to get healthy! Anna does pray, but this h

: Episode 899 - Vinnie & Andy offer some healthy and fast breakfast alternatives to the cereal that most kids eat on this vinnie's sunday school episode. They offer an easy way to wean your kids off sugary cereal and on something more healthy and NSNG. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club FAST BREAKFAST Eggs really don't take much more time than cereal prep Also, you can hard boil eggs and peel them for the next morning Wean off your cereal if you eat it a lot Cheesy eggs are delicious! You can mix in avocado, beans, bacon, tomatoes into eggs Scrambled eggs are super easy Kids, have your parents teach you how to make eggs easily Salami is a good quick alternative to bacon! Sign up for Vinnie's free Intro to NSNG course HERE

: Episode 898 - (NOTE: This is a repeat of episode 875 which aired on August 12th.) Listener David shares his NSNG success story where he loses 47 lbs in 4 months (his wife lost 23!) and talks about how going NSNG is like paying off debt (a la Dave Ramsey). PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER DAVID David is NSNG Found Vinnie and the Facebook group via a friend who was showing continual progress David topped out at 334 lbs, has so far lost over 40 lbs in 4 months! Realized he needed to do something He and his wife framed their NSNG lifestyle change around Lent It has been going very well and hasn't been difficult for David or his wife Unlike the Atkins diet, they do not have cravings with this way of eating PAYING OFF DEBT Just like debt, when you get to a certain point in gaining weight, you know you are in for the long haul You have to commit, piece by piece, to paying it off or losing it The last part can often be the hardest, but you gotta keep making payments and decreasing that load Jus

: Episode 896 - Vinnie & Andy Schreiber, President & CEO of Pure Vitamin Club, talk about the business of vitamins and how, no matter the great customer service a company provides, you can't please everybody! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE Pure Vitamin Club is very proud of their customer service They make a great product, and it is affordable when people complain it is likely because they are looking for something to complain about Andy has fielded most calls If you reach out to PVC, they WILL get back to you in a timely manner and provide whatever you need to make sure you come back for more

: Episode 895 - Vinnie and Anna talk about whether "organic" snack foods such as "organic Cheetos" or other "all-natural" snacks like the Rx bar are really any better for you... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market PURE COFFEE CLUB Trying to make high quality company Vinnie has come up with his own roasts Gonna start with three roasts We get the best beans from around the world We are taking super nice, generally expensive coffee, and making it affordable! Look out for happenings in the future NSNG Vinnie is making a comprehensive FREE pdf about NSNG He believes that this information should be free because he genuinely cares about peoples' health and lifestyles PDF coming in a few days HERE ORGANIC CHEETOS In most cases, making things "organic" does not make them better for you Frito - Lay company Whole Foods will be selling them Another messed up Whole Foods thing Totally junk food Still all grain, maybe fewer chemicals, will still make you fat because it's

: Episode 894 - Listener Dan calls in to talk about his NSNG success and to ask the question "will exercise stunt my kids growth?" and "what age can I start them on exercise?" PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER DAN Found Vinnie via the Carolla effect Vinnie answered every Twitter question Dan ever asked him He has been NSNG for 4 months Has lost over 20 lbs Always tried fads, but now has done this lifestyle change successfully Has two young sons, 9 and 11 Both have autism, but both very high functioning Mild forms, high functioning Social quirks Older one, very sensitive and this turns into anger, also a bit of a loner Amazing memory, amazing talent Younger one, will just shut down when he gets frustrated They are still in a normal classroom, mainstreaming is great for them STUNT MY KIDS GROWTH Kids don't need to do heavy, intense, muscle-building exercise Ex: lifting weights not necessarily the best for your kids If they want to run, if they want to do some martial arts, that is all great

: Episode 893 - Dr. Michael Shermer joins Vinnie to discuss several interesting topics such as skeptics, religion, psychics, and a shared connection with the Badwater 508. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market DR. SHERMER Does a lot of work in the sphere of morality Publisher of Skeptic magazine Has written a number of books, including The Moral Arc While he discusses a lot of morality, religion, and less tangible things, he also believes that science is incredibly important Also very into health and fitness SKEPTICS Lots of cultural elements involved with religious Finding meaning in random things Auditory, visual illusions People can make signs out of nothing The patterns, the illusions, the non-randomness all in our minds Really it is random Veganism - another thing to be skeptical about PETA doesn't care about your health, they only care about animals (and even then that's questionable) The Standard American Diet is another thing to be skeptical about Gary

: Episode 892 - Andy reads a question from listener Sharona (yes, Vinnie plays the song) about food hacks. She wants to know whether she should eat something with high fat after ice cream or avoid fat for the rest of the day... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club VINNIE'S LOOK Andy doesn't like the glasses, beard, hat look Covering up too much! Hasn't shaved because Serena is not in town His glasses are for glacier climbing - why he is wearing them in his office is a whole other question FOOD HACKS Sharona asked a question about fat after high carb whoopsie She had some ice cream (LIL), should she then follow up with olive oil or some fat or what? The French Paradox! Wine with cheese example Not really a simple answer Ann Childers did a little experiment with this Had some cheerios with non-fat milk, blood sugar shot way up Had some cheerios with heavy cream, not nearly as much of an insulin response Now this won't let you lose weight, but it is an n1 experiment Fat is the most sating thing! At baseb

: Episode 891 - Vinnie tells Anna about a time some college kids came up to him and told him he had an old man's face but a young man's body... Plus they talk about another Whole Foods debacle, high school reunions, La Croix and much more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market NFL PLAYER VS STRIPPER Vinnie and Anna will take a health or fitness word and play a fun game More like an NFL player's name or a stripper's name Today's word: amenorrhea Verdict: stripper WHOLE FOODS DEBACLE A woman forget to put something she grabbed and put on the bottom of her cart onto the conveyor belt She offered to pay, and still interrogated She was banned Absolutely ridiculous This family was spending around 30k a year there, and forgot to check out WATER Means someone was watching, waiting for her to mess up A friend of Anna and Vinnie was caught eating cashews and was detained and then banned VINNIE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION Vinnie and two friends were the only ones who looked be

: Episode 890 - Vinnie and Andy talk about how the Presidential Physical Fitness Award exercises are a great way for kids to stay active and physically fit on this Vinnie's Sunday School edition of the Fitness Confidential podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club FITNESS TESTS In schools, many schools had fitness tests Some states have these tests, others don't Used to be a national requirement We should push to get these back in schools! Kids, you can do this at home Presidential Physical Fitness Awards It can be super fun to do these little tests and learn all the exercises