Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 889 - Vinnie and listener Jim talk about their frequent TSA pat-downs, testosterone replacement, distilled spirits and much much more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER JIM Found Vinnie through the Carolla effect Vinnie doesn't back down when he knows he is right - that's a great way to be! Jim really liked the straight forwardness of Vinnie Used to live in CA, now in Idaho Jim, because of his situation, has had blood pressure troubles He had an artery explode in his head It took the hospital multiple visits before they actual did something about his aneurism Jim could tell he was dying, but the hospital still would not do anything for a good while He finally saw a specialist and found a doctor who would operate within hours of his potential death TSA PAT-DOWNS Vinnie and Jim both have a lot of experience with TSA Pat-downs, whether it be personal or related Vinnie is especially the "sketchy" looking guy who gets searched Largely because of his metal soldier Frustrating especiall

: Episode 888 - Dr Tim Noakes joins Vinnie to talk about his trial, his upcoming book Nutrition on Trial, the truth about the effectiveness of statins, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market DR TIM NOAKES Check out his website here! Believes in the good of LCHF South African doctor A writer of some really incredible books Check them out here One of Vinnie's favorite is Waterlogged There is no set amount of water that one person should drink Different for every person You can actually drink too much water! Noakes had to go through a really difficult trial because he advised a low carb high fat diet to a patient He was, of course, found innocent of doing anything wrong His new book is about the trial, called Nutrition on Trial About all of the smear-attempts, and the trial itself Marika helps him out in this Also talks about how low carb is real good for the insulin resistant Hopes it will help young doctors change the 'typical' ways Came across low car

: Episode 887 - Andy asks Vinnie whether or not the yummy paleo crackers he bought are really low carb and NSNG. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club PALEO CRACKERS This are called "Paleo Thin Crackers" From Julian's Bakery GMO free, Gluten Free, etc. Filtered water, blanched almond flour, cassava flour, sesame seeds, chia seeds, flax seeds, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika, sea salt A good paleo snack Pretty crunchy Doesn't seem like there is actually water in there Maybe a lie? Cassava flour is also not the best thing... Even the Livestrong Foundation agrees with this It's a starch Similar to rice If you want something crunchy, make cheese chips! On skillet, in microwave, in oven You can use all types of cheeses! You can make crackers similar to this but without the cassava flour

: Episode 886 - Vinnie tells Anna about his Mt Whitney hike debacle with his nephews who seemed to live on Swedish Fish and Gatorade... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market SWEDISH FISH Vinnie decided to go on a hiking trip with his two nephews and friend, Don His two nephews, one who is a freshman in college and the other who is a few years older, came to LA They are from Louisiana so had no experience with altitude whatsoever Don and Vinnie got passes to go and hike Whitney One of Vinnie's nephews was in great sport-shape, and the other one had some extra weight on him The boys did not eat NSNG, in fact they ate a diet of mostly carbs For example, literally ate candy for meals The altitude proved tough for them His fitter nephew had more trouble than his overweight nephew Fitter nephew seemed to give up quite early Hayden Overweight nephew did quite well, although he did not summit, he pushed himself Steel Also, now he is going to try out NSNG because he is

: Episode 885 - Vinnie & Andy talk about how jumping rope is a great all-purpose exercise and how many famous athletes attribute their success to training with a jump rope. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club JUMPING ROPE Jumping rope is easy, quick, and fun! You can get a lot out of jump rope There are lots of tricks to learn and you can do it almost anywhere! Also, double dutch is cool if you can get some other people to play with It is awesome exercise and can always stay interesting Buddy Lee is a guy you should look up - he is a super interesting man (and an amazing athlete/jump roper) Jump rope can help with ALL of your other athletic pursuits Vinnie thinks it helped him a ton with his football and could've helped him get his football scholarship! Jump ropes are super easy to get - the ones from Buddy Lee are a little more expensive but super nice!

: Episode 884 - Vinnie talks to listener Lisa who has an absolutely fascinating life story and shares her battle with using weight as form of emotional protection... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISA PEREZ Lives in NYC! Brooklyn Mostly Italian, but also an eighth Cuban People can still rag on Italians! Only group where you can still do that Found Vinnie through Adam Carolla Both of her parents checked out when she was young Her dad earlier, then her mom was really messed up too She always had to help her parents, not the other way around Lisa learned from a young age how to be self sufficient She used to do phone sex for money Also was a clown Ended up going over to office work! Lisa lived on her own on government money for awhile Lisa learned how to use her weight as protection WEIGHT Lisa is now NSNG She has learned how to no longer use food for emotional protection She is comfortable with herself, weight is no longer her blanket Good support for not using lbs as a protection on the NSNG Fac

: Episode 883 - Author and nutritionist Amy Berger, MS, CNS, NTP joins Vinnie to talk about her new book The Alzheimer's Antidote which describes dietary ketosis as a treatment for Alzheimer's. She and Vinnie also discuss how sometimes people eat too much fat... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market AMY BERGER Amy is an amazing luminary A very good writer Get serious about your health! Big proponent of: You can't make things other people's problems, do what you have to do "Tuit" - Get To It Amy was in the Air Force Integrity is doing what you're supposed to, even when nobody is looking Reviews books, writes blog posts, her website is SUPER informational She shares a lot of info from other luminaries in the LCHF field as well Amy offers 30, 60 and 90 minute phone calls so that you can pick her brain Check out this great service! Amy has noticed, that for many, you cannot eat UNLIMITED fat even if you are eating low carb For example, you don't need to put butter

: Episode 882 - Vinnie and Andy talk about one of their mutual friends who is concerned because his jealous friends are telling him he looks too skinny and gaunt... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club JEALOUS FRIENDS

: Episode 880 - Vinnie and Anna clear up any uncertainties about the difference between being in dietary ketosis or being fat adapted in NSNG... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market FAT ADAPTED You can lose weight in both ketosis and just in NSNG Fat Adaption You don't need to be in ketosis to lose weight Ketosis is extra restriction of carbs so that your body is more-so running off of ketones Breaking down food into fatty acids Fat adapted - your body will still run on fat Do what works for you Some people like being in ketosis, others prefer not to limit carbs so much Eating berries, lots of veggies, dairy a bit harder to stay in ketosis

: Episode 879 - Jason Cobb from the Wheel Travel podcast joins me to talk about what the benefits were from his phone consult with me, dirt bikes, Motocross, Supercross and the Baja 1000... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club DIRT BIKES Jason Cobb very familiar with the subject He has done a phone consult with Vinnie which really benefitted him Make sure to check out his podcast, all about biking, casual to extreme!

: Episode 878 - Vinnie talks to Sean Estes in the Specialized Media Relations dep who gave Vinnie his S-Works Fuse 6Fattie carbon fiber mountain bike. Vinnie tells us the story about how he got the bike and tells Sean about all the things he loves about it (as well as the things he would change). PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market S-WORKS Vinnie wanted to get back into mountain biking after having been very good at in the past but injuring his shoulder He knew he wanted a Specialized bike because they have amazing bikes Got in touch with Specialized via Tallulah Other connections led Vinnie to speaking with the right people and getting a bike! Sean works for Specialized in their media relations department Vinnie absolutely LOVES his bike Could not be happier Also is glad that he has met cool people from it!

: Episode 876 - Vinnie talks about his personal epidemiological study in Italy and why Italians are thin. Plus he gives us the story behind the infamous "Vinnie shell" photo... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market COFFEE Vinnie and Andy starting a coffee club Have a couple different blends Vinnie Blend, House Blend Getting closer and closer to making the blends perfectly! Coffee made different! Still gonna be awhile before they are put out ITALIANS ARE THIN Vinnie, Serena, and Tallulah just spent a bunch of time in Italy They noticed that nobody was fat there! Yes, not everyone was a super model, but very few people were actually unhealthily fat A few observations People walk more, work outside more (However, people are not athletes) The quality of the food is much higher They don't make chicken with half soy like Subway does The ingredients are well made and they don't add chemicals to everything The portions of grains are smaller, but just as filling! Overa

: Episode 875 - Listener David talks to Vinnie about his incredible 47lb NSNG success story and let's Vinnie know he is the Dave Ramsey of weight loss! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club DAVID MCKNIGHT David is an avid NSNGer A Texan! He has lost near 50 lbs thanks to NSNG! Found NSNG through a friend who was part of the FB group Weighed 334 "Experimented" with NSNG - it proved fruitful! It has not been difficult for David and his wife The cravings stopped Helpful to have an accountability partner DAVE RAMSEY David would listen to Dave as a luminary in his space, just as he listens to Vinnie in a health and fitness space Vinnie is doing the same thing - instilling common sense and helping people! David found Dave to be a real help! Go all in - cold turkey

: Episode 874 - Author and bariatric surgeon Robert Cywes, MD, PhD joins Vinnie to talk about the fact that consumption of carbohydrates are the main cause of obesity, and most obese people are using carbohydrates as a drug to deal with emotional issues. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market DR. CYWES Dr. Cywes largely focuses his practice on bariatric surgery Making the stomach smaller, using the lapband, etc He also sees that carbs are the main source of obesity Does a lot of research into the causes of obesity Very well versed in management of adolescent obesity as it becomes a more pressing issue Check out this website here CARBOHYDRATES Point black, carbs are addicting This is why so many people have a hard time quitting Poison your body but make you want to come back for more Because of their addictive nature and the temporary satisfaction that they bring, people use carbs to treat their emotional problems People get sad, pig out on ice cream or chips, n

: Episode 872 - Long time friend of the show Andrea Anders stops by to tell us about how she's only choosing real food for baby, and also Vinnie tells Anna the story of how he and Serena Scott Thomas got started as a couple. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market FOOD FOR BABY Babies should not be eating processed crap Just because they are small does not mean they can't eat real food, as long as it is prepared properly Baby foods full of sugar and chemicals Easier to blend at home, for example Can also make in large quantities and freeze All different types of mixes you can make for your baby Feeding baby real food will also make baby more inclined to like real food later on Won't get used to the chemicals, etc. Andrea understands the importance of real food VINNIE AND SERENA Met through mutual friends thanks to Tallulah Outside of Starbucks Had met a few times before they ended up going on a date Went to Mammoth, etc. Once Vinnie cut his hair, the rest was hi

: Episode 871 - Vinnie and Andy answer a listener who tweeted their concern because their kid wants to be a vegan, on this Vinnie's Sunday School episode of the Fitness Confidential Podcast. Content warning - word "stripper" used in relation to a name. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club KID WANTS TO BE A VEGAN A vegan diet is not a complete diet You do not get enough protein, fat, etc. without eating any animal products You also won't get enough vitamins If you choose to eat vegan, you must find another way to get the nutrients 85% of children who become vegans will end up not being vegan in the end Don't become vegan just to have a different identity Being a vegetarian is a better option! Or fish-eater even You can also find eggs that treat their chickens properly, etc. Ask your parents to look around if you are interested

: Episode 870 - Listener Kerry Wells talks to Vinnie about how quitting grains finally enabled her to lose fat, becoming a registered dietician as well as exploring the topic of dairy. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER KERRY WELLS Got two business degrees Didn't want to remain in a cubicle Hopped around everywhere, hated it from day 1 Recently has decided to also become a registered dietician so she can share the NSNG message! Kerry was always slightly over weight Lost weight through calorie counting, but realized it was not sustainable Will not keep weight off QUITTING GRAINS Kerry knew she had to get off of sugar and grains because calorie counting did not work Kerry's gateway drug was grains After she kicked grains, kicking sugar was far easier Sugar is killing us, grain turns into sugar!

: Episode 869 - Author, researcher and journalist Nina Teicholz joins us to explain the deeply flawed scientific "evidence" in this movie. Nina truly explains What The Health fact or fiction. SEE BELOW REGULAR SHOW NOTES FOR IMPORTANT LINKS TO NINA'S WORK! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Green Grocer Thrive Market Villa Cappelli NINA TEICHOLZ From NorCal Has gone to a number of extremely excellent schools Argues that nutrition experts over the past 60 years have been wrong in regards to eating fat Investigative journalist Friend of Gary Taubes, as is Vinnie Believes in a low carb diet! Before going to LCHF, she had bone spurs and sinus infections She realized this SAD was not the right diet Incredibly educated, amazing woman A number of books and decades of research Suppression of the science is why the Standard American Diet prevails Studies that PROVED Low Carb was GOOD were hidden by those in charge 7 Country study which "proved" low fat is good was a false, BS study British Medical Journal b

: Episode 868 - Vinnie and Andy discuss a new study that may begin to answer the question is coffee good for your health, as well as share some information about their soon-to-be-launched company Pure Coffee Club. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club COFFEE GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH Interesting study released a couple of weeks ago regarding health benefits of coffee Study discusses benefit of coffee on heart disease, respiratory disease, more Out of USC Study by Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer - looked at half a million coffee drinkers and saw it is good! Vinnie always believed in the goodness of coffee - nobody could ever really give him a concrete reason regarding why it was bad If you have more than the equivalent of a cup of coffee in you, you can be considered blood doping in the Olympics Actual ergogenic Might be one of the best health food supplements you can take PURE COFFEE CLUB Vinnie and Andy have a new product in the works They are going to create coffee with Pure Coffee Club They have rese

: Episode 867 - Anna and Vinnie bring in comedian Jon Fisher who has just started NSNG and has several ketosis questions, as well as questions about protein powder, exercise recovery and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market KETOSIS QUESTIONS The Gym Song