Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 815 - Anna joins Vinnie this Saturday while the two discuss the difference between NSNG vs ketosis vs ketoacidosis, vegans, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club NSNG VS KETOSIS NSNG is not necessarily a ketogenic diet Most of the time, you are eating too many veggies to be in ketosis It is OK to not be in ketosis!!! You can still lose weight Vinnie doesn't really promote ketosis KETOACIDOSIS This is NOT the same as KETOSIS! You can die from ketoacidosis, you won't die from ketosis (unless you are starving yourself, which you won't be) Ketosis - your body has lots of ketones Your body would rather run on ketones! This is great! Good for people like Vinnie who are trying to avoid cancer and the like You do not want to be popping in and out of ketosis all the time Ketoacidosis - may come about in the throes of alcoholism or in Type 1 diabetics or in anorexic folks This is if you do not have insulin If you are in ketosis, you will not be low on insulin like that VEGANS Vinnie believes

: Episode 814 - Vinnie interviews mountain bike legend and fitness luminary Gary Fisher who has a passion for reversing childhood obesity and making American cities pollution free. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer GARY FISHER A mountain bike pioneer Started the hype behind the sport Also built amazing bikes Was a bit of a hippy back in the day! Did all types of crazy stuff Big into road racing Kicked suspended from road biking for having long hair Broke all kinds of records He and Vinnie talk some road race history SAVING AMERICA Very concerned about the health of America's children Also passionate about pollution in cities We can look to see traffic be controlled in different ways More shuttling Autonomous cars Eating and celebrating should not be synonymous Bone broth is great! Should move away from 'shelf life' and 'factory food' Human brain got bigger because of good, nutritious meat

: Episode 812 -Anna Vocino joins Vinnie Tortorich to discuss politics, the news, the new trend of alternate facts, and more! Hold on to your hats, this one's sure interesting! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer NEWS ALTERNATIVE FACTS

: Episode 811 - Repeat-guest fitness trainer Steve Parke and Vinnie talk about muscle cars, diesel in the U.K. and the passionate, client-centric mindset of a great trainer vs. the typical trainer found in most gyms. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club STEVE PARKE GREAT TRAINER Frank Zane Rachel McLish

: Episode 810 - Jonathan Levi joins Vinnie today to talk becoming a SuperHuman, training the brain, and taking shortcuts while still optimizing performance. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club Green Grocer JONATHAN LEVI He is an entrepreneur, and angel investor, and life hacker from Silicon Valley Jonathan has a course called Become a SuperHuman Teaches accelerated learning, memory techniques, speed reading Has his own podcast which you should certainly check out Talks to all types of people Experts at their craft So, they have their own shortcuts Check this out! Learn to overcome the impossible!

BEST OF: Nina Teicholz, author of The Big Fat Surprise, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this 1on1 Friday episode of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. The two discuss the incorrect school of thought that eating fats is what makes people fat, and talk about what in peoples' diets actually puts on the weight. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Green Grocergreengrocerdallas.com Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club 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 Great, just like Gary Taubes! Has done what nobody else has done in the war of bringing sat fats back into existence Really talked about Ancel Keys and showed how he was wrong and why he did what he did Discusses other better studies Ugandan tribe with low cholesterol and hardly any heart disease eating lots of meat, drinking lots of whole milk Check out her book here! The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet ANC

: Episode 808 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk bad songs, Vinnie's friends, and dealing with "different" carbs on this Monday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer BUNNY Vinnie has a family friend, Bunny He is a HUGE fan of the show now Bunny has been having some health issues, but is on the mend! Feel better, Bunny! FAMILY When people are addicted to sugar and grains, they will make every excuse for eating them They will try to make themselves feel better about eating them Ignorance is bliss for many of these people Sometimes, it is best to just ignore family Or, try to ease people into it Introducing Anna's cookbook is another good way to show the joys of NSNG "DIFFERENT" CARBS NO difference between simple carbs and complex carbs in regard to sugar load When you eat either, your grelin and leptin release go up Potatoes are BAD In moderation, sweet potatoes are okay Not every night Sweet potato tasted like a piece of pie when you've been NSNG for awhile Best v

: Episode 807 - Vinnie & Anna talk about how kids can still have healthy pizza by eating the NSNG pizza recipes from Anna's book Eat Happy; 2 different NSNG pizza crusts as well as NSNG pizza sauce! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club NSNG PIZZA You can still eat pizza when you are NSNG, AND you get to make it Crust with almond flour and cheese Crust with cauliflower Tastes like normal pizza crust! You can still put whatever you want on it It is super fun to make your own pizza Also make some home made pizza sauce to avoid the sugar Gluten Free, Grain Free, Low Carb Recipes For A Joyful Life

: Episode 806 - Vinnie helps listener Justin during a phone consultation and explains the importance of getting off the sugar train as well as not blaming himself; it's not lack of motivation, it's his hormones working against him! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER JUSTIN SUGAR TRAIN Sugar is addictive Taking that first initial plunge is what is hardest! When we eat sugar, our hormones tell us to eat more sugar Don't blame the person - it isn't necessarily lack of motivation or effort Addictions are tough to break! Best way to do it is cold turkey Often, withdrawals will occur for a bit Once you overcome these withdrawals, things will get easier You will no longer crave sugar but if you eat it, it will make you feel bad Sugars true effects

: Episode 805 - Vinnie chats with Physical Therapist Ray Klepper @dewey_klepper about how fat adaptation both prevents sports injuries and reduces recovery time from them. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer RAY KLEPPER Ray is a physical therapist from Chico, California Does a good amount of work with chronic pain that hasn't been able to be fixed before Ray believes that sugar and grains which lead to inflammation are a big issue for injuries Ray was big into running and cardio It caused stress and inflammation so he is into lifting at the moment SPORTS INJURIES Not only can you make better sports injuries, but you can prevent them through fat adaptation When Ray fractured his elbow, he had very little pain because of his low carb diet Tissue turnover is much better when you are fat adapted If you are not metabolically flexible, it really hurts inflammation Chronic pain is nearly always made worse by the SAD diet Sugar will kill us unless we do something about it Vinnie

: Episode 804 - Andy joins Vinnie this Wednesday to discuss Specialized bikes, the fallibility of some vegan doctors, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club SPECIALIZED BIKES Vinnie has a bike from Specialized The BEST Mountain Bikes One of the guys who helped hooked Vinnie up with the bike follows Vinnie's way of eating Two guys from Specialized are going to be on the show at some point, they also use PVC Sean Estes Mountain Bike guys understand the connection with the bike to the ground VEGAN DOCTORS Just to be clear, Vinnie works with a lot of vegans whom he likes very much He just doesn't like the "bro" vegans There are doctors who say eggs and meat will cause diabetes, other health issues A lot of vegan doctors are full of lies without real claims Jimmy Moore once challenged a vegan doctor, and the doctor just ran him over Nutrition easily becomes conflated Vinnie can't tell if some vegans are trolling him or not Ethical veganism makes sense! Nutritional veganism is often not supported by

: Episode 803 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie today and the two discuss music, the Silver State 508 with Chris Kostman, weird race hallucinations, mountain bikes, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer SILVER STATE 508 Chris sold the race to two guys in San Diego It was so expensive to put on Chris Kostman was the youngest guy to compete in RAM and held that record for a long time He and Vinnie are good friends now This is a super hard race, but a fantastic one! You can also do a 4 man team Lots of those teams, more than solo RACE HALLUCINATIONS In ultra sports, competitors often experience hallucinations Running or biking, you start to see things on your route Can be scary or just plain strange Vinnie and Serena have both experienced this, cycling and running, respectively Vinnie would see animals up ahead that really were not there Chris had this experience when he was not eating well, eating too much sugar, and he would see weird stuff He had tactile hallucinations A

: Episode 802 - On this episode of vinnie's sunday school, Vinnie and Anna discuss healthy vs. unhealthy crunchy snacks. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CRUNCHY SNACKS Parents should not bring cupcakes and sugary treats to sports games Eat some fruit or some nuts at a sports game, it will actually make you feel better! If you want a crunchy snack, try almond flour pita chips They taste JUST like normal pita chips, but are healthier Cheese crisps are also awesome Grate some cheese, put it in the oven or microwave or cast iron skillet so it melts, then let it harden! Any type of cheese Cut an apple into small slices and add some cheddar cheese!

: Episode 801 - Enjoy Vinnie's most recent April Flappers performance where he discussing breaking carb addiction and carb myths! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CARB MYTHS

: Episode 799 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday and the two talk Andy's "health food shake" (called a Gibson), the new sublingual vitamin B12 and its slogan, Vinnie's speech impediment, Andy's eyesight, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club ANDY'S HEALTH FOOD SHAKE It is a martini (Not actually a health food shake) Really it isn't even a martini because there is no olive It is a gibson with cocktail onion SUBLINGUAL VITAMIN B12 -NOT SUGAR-COATED Sublingual B12 Vitamin has been a long time coming This vitamin will be the first of its kind Coming soon! New slogan: "We're Not Gonna Sugarcoat This" ANDY'S EYESIGHT Andy had problems in school, people were worried he wasn't smart Really, he could not see the black board Went to optometrist, realized he had horrible eyesight Things looked up from there

: Episode 798 - Anna joins Vinnie today to talk new tech, cars, taking time to become fat adapted, and eating fat to lose fat. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer TECH INDUSTRY Seems that tech companies make things that break intentionally Then you go and buy something else from them Anna has been having Apple problems Kids don't know how to fix things like cars these days Vinnie knew how to fix a car, but doesn't really understand tech Tallulah is the other way around EATING FAT You can't try and beat the system If you are trying to become fat adapted, you really have to be careful Also, you NEED to eat the high fat Ex: don't try to take the skin off of your chicken Little fat bombs are good Do not shy away from fat! Try it for 45 days or so before reassessing Try not to become too picky with things, or it can be unhealthy as well CARB QUIZ Anna took a 'carb quiz' Take a quiz to see how many carbs you should be seeing The quiz says that they do not endorse low carb diets

Episode 797 - Listener Chris talks to Vinnie about bike fitting, crank lengths, and other technical bicycle related topics on this Saturday's Fitness Confidential Podcast Bicycle Crank Length: Lies, Misinformation and Old Wives' Tales

: Episode 796 - Anthony Jay PhD joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss his book, Estrogeneration, and the two talk about the harmful effects of estrogenics, chemicals that act as estrogens in the body and can cause weight gain, poor health, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer ANTHONY JAY PhD PhD in Biochemistry President of AJ Consulting Company President of non-profit, International Medical Research Collaborative ESTROGENICS Check out his book here! Estrogenic foods and products can cause a ton of health problems Like plastic that overheats and leaches BPA plastic, for the record, is dangerous Long term exposure is the big problem Often, you will have to call companies to ask what their products are made of Soy is quite an estrogenic food Isoflavones Stay away from recycle number 7 When you buy plastic bottles, go 2, 4 or 5 Glass is better though Plastic baby beds contain phthalates Similar levels in new cars Switch to zinc sunscreen Avoid benzophenone

: Episode 795 - Andy describes to Vinnie some hilarious mistaken customer service calls to Pure Vitamin Club, including an irate customer who purchased from a company that sold male enhancement spray. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club MALE ENHANCEMENT SPRAY Andy responds to all e-mail support and phone call questions for PVC He does it himself! People are shocked Someone angrily called Andy complaining about "Pure Vitamen" For a product called "Vigor XL" A "male enhancement spray" Absolute scam There is a spray and a tablet Their website is BS too Andy sees these angry e-mails not intended for PVC quite often People scammed by other companies PVC is not a scam, so that is good Another good scam - man called about Pure Vitamins Store NOT the same company! Pure Vitamins Store told this man to call PVC'S number to COMPLAIN The guy in fact was a previous customer and that is in part why the confusion occurred Now he is likely to come back to PVC

: Episode 794 - Don't "Quit the Carton"! Vinnie and Anna expose some non-science nonsense perpetuated by militant vegans (and Vinnie has to have a new calming song), talk about the sexiest men, and discuss Vinnie's new mountain bike from Specialized, the -Works Fuse 6Fattie. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer QUIT THE CARTON Vegan propaganda Says eggs cause diabetes If you stop eating eggs, you won't get diabetes! This is BS!!!!! Honestly sounds like a joke One would think this video is a parody but unfortunately, it is not The guy in it is eating lots of sugar, but says EGGS are the issues MOUNTAIN BIKING Specialized Bikes provided Vinnie with a new mountain bike Check them out for bikes and the best accessories Vinnie is starting back up his mountain biking career Plans on competing again Vinnie's new calming song: Breathe by Anna Nalick