Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 709 -- Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk holiday recipes, Thanksgiving celebrations, and more on this Monday edition of the Fitness Confidential podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty HOLIDAY RECIPES There are plenty of great holiday-type recipes in the Eat Happy cookbook Buy it here! TONS of NSNG recipes Also, Anna will be doing a Q&A this evening on Holiday Recipes (11/21) on the Vinnie Tortorich's No Sugar No Grains Facebook Page! Anna has crock-pot recipes too for lots of people You can also bring these to pot-luck type events, and it makes it easier for you because you have an NSNG option! Anna also has lots of little tips and tricks in Eat Happy Don't eat bayleaves, and buy them a few times a year so they aren't brittle You don't need excuses to not eat people's food, stick to your guns That being said, feel free to put some LIL as long as you get right back on track Thanksgiving dinner is one meal, so you do you! Don't have carbphobia if yo

: Episode 708 -- Breanna Cornell, ultrarunner, joins Vinnie today to discusss 100 milers, and being an ultra athlete in general! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club BREANNA CORNELL Check out Brea's page here! She is an incredible ultra runner Vinnie crewed for her and Serena Did Salton Sea with her 100 MILERS "Do what you love, and love what you do!" She cannot stop running now that she's gotten into it

: Episode 707 - Dominic D'Agostino rejoins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday edition of Fitness Confidential podcast. The two discuss ketogenic diets, and keto and weight loss. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty DR. DOMINIC D'AGOSTINO Dominic has been coming on the show since the very start He is the associate professor at USF, college of medicine Department of molecular pharmacology and physiology Also senior research scientist at Institute for Human and Machine Cognition Has his PhD of course Susan Masino is a colleague of his Check out his website here He is a big proponent of the ketogenic diet Check out his book here KETOSIS AND SEIZURE CONTROL Started doing research for ketogenic diet in 2010 Did research into deep diving seizures and a ketogenic diet KETO AND WEIGHT LOSS There was a study that came out that said ketogenic diet was not conducive to weight loss Contradicts much of what we know! From the medical community that implements this diet for medical purposes

: Episode 706 -- Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie Tortorich this Wednesday to discuss Pure Vitamin Club and what is ketosis, and ketoacidosis. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club BIG THINGS coming for PVC! PVC UK will be happening early in 2017 Working on making new vitamins, too Other products coming SHOW BUSINESS Andy has officially retired from show business! Before, he worked in the film industry NOW, he is 100% committed to NSNG Lifestyle New adventures coming too! Andy is currently catching up on emails/phone calls Call him Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm PST 1 (866) PUR- E321 WHAT IS KETOSIS Ketosis is a state in which your body runs off of stored fat as opposed to sugar intake Even when you are in ketosis, this doesn't mean you can eat unlimited fat and still lose weight KETOACIDOSIS is COMPLETELY different! If you are in dietary ketosis, this has nothing to do with ketoacidosis Causes of ketoacidosis: deep starvation, diabetes, liver disease (alcoholics) This is incredibly dangerous Ketosis is SAFE! Vinn

: Episode 705 - Anna & Vinnie talk about the Erythritol-based sweetener Swerve, Vinnie's faceplant, Brazilian bush, online macronutrient calculators and more. Plus, a special visit from Vinnie's mom to talk about their family trophy case! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Get the "Bacon and Eggs" cereal T-shirt here! Limited run so get it now Thanks to Ruel for the design and Sheila for the production! SWERVE Erythritol-based sweeteners are STILL very bad Your body will treat it like sugar Just because it is a 'natural' sweetener, does not make it good for you You do not NEED something sweet -- if you do, have some berries with HWC VINNIE'S FACEPLANT Vinnie was out on a run and ATE it His face was completely scraped up His teeth hurt for a good while too His elbow also bothered him all night VINNIE'S TROPHY CASE Growing up, Vinnie's family had a trophy case Marie tried to take away the trophy case years ago, the family resisted Trophies used to mean something -- yo

: Episode 704 -- Listener Aaron joins Vinnie for a second Saturday show to ask about ulcerative colitis and Crohn's, NSNG's effects on these, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER AARON He follows Vinnie on Twitter He has not booked a call with Vinnie, but YOU can at vinnietortorich.com Found Vinnie through the Carolla Effect Aaron has always had trouble with nutrition, so he checked Vinnie out because he was a breath of fresh air ULCERATIVE COLITIS AND CROHN'S Aaron had ulcerative colitis This is just around the colon Crohn's is more widespread, from your mouth all the way down to the exit Aaron uses NSNG to help deal with his stomach/digestive problems He was on some experimental drugs that did work for Crohn's but did not work for ulcerative colitis He essentially just did whatever the doctors told him to Although you can't make Crohn's go away, Vinnie's brother's Crohn's disease has gotten less and less bad NSNG makes it so people with Crohn's don't have to go number 2 10+ times

: Episode 703 -- Eric Sodicoff MD joins Vinnie Tortorich today to talk obesity, gyms, diabetes and why America really is fat. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty DR. ERIC SODICOFF Certified Internal Medicine specialist Also an Obesity Specialist! Agrees chiropractors are not real doctors GYMS & BRO SCIENCE Before big box gyms and bro science, people were thinner Now, thin is not what it meant before Fitness is considered the best way to lose weight -- that is BS Eating badly = weight gain Going to a big fancy gym is no better than getting on the ground and doing crunches for the weight-loss goal Europe does not have the same problem as us, largely because bro science and exercise are BS here It is ALL ABOUT FOOD in reality OBESITY MEDICINE Low fat does not work! He had trouble answering the question at first about people's weights He learned more about diets, and realized the SAD was so wrong Grelin and leptin are the main factors of obesity, and controlled by what y

: Episode 701 - Anna & Vinnie talk about Vinnie's t-shirt, his recent face plant, the difference between glycemic index spike and insulin spike, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty CHECK OUT THE T-SHIRT! Only available for about 1 month Between 3-4 weeks, we are in week 2 right now! Limited run!! VINNIE'S FACEPLANT Vinnie was on a run and simply ATE IT He took a nice trip and fell right on his face Arms and chin really messed up Must be careful when running, especially trail running GLYCEMIC INDEX Can be tricky because it is testing foods on a large scale More than just insulin Also, watermelon, for example, is high on the GI but okay to eat because of water content Take note that when you JUICE fruit/veggies, it turns it straight into sugar Loss of starch

: Episode 700!!! - Vinnie Tortorich welcomes listener Aaron, for the first show of a two show series, to discuss Twitter, and Aaron's missing body parts, and how those affect his diet. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER AARON He follows Vinnie on Twitter He has not booked a call with Vinnie, but YOU can at vinnietortorich.com Found Vinnie through the Carolla Effect Aaron has always had trouble with nutrition, so he checked Vinnie out because he was a breath of fresh air LEARNING ABOUT NUTRITION Hard to know what is right about nutrition They teach you so little in school Pretty much, people get their knowledge by word of mouth Difficult to get a straight answer MISSING BODY PARTS In Aaron's freshman year of college, he began to have stomach issues and lost lots of weight It took them ages to figure out what was wrong with him Cleveland clinic diagnosed him with ulcerative colitis He was on so much medication He was on prednisone for 7 years, lost tons of bone density He was down around 40 l

: Episode 699 - NFL player Chris Manhertz, Tight End formerly for the New Orleans Saints, and now for the Carolina Panthers, joins Vinnie to discuss football and becoming an elite athlete. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty CHRIS MANHERTZ Chris had not played football until he was approached by the Buffalo Bills organization after college He was a basketball player Tried out twice for the Buffalo organization Before the second try out he tried to learn as much as he could and gain the muscle required for the position When this interview was conducted, he was with the Saints and mid-October he signed with the Panthers It has been a long journey and process to get where he is today, playing pro football just a couple years out of college He is now straight muscle, at 255, 6'6" Before this he was super lean as a basketball player His parents let him play what he wanted to play Chris eats all in moderation "If you are going to eat something you shouldn't be eating, it's all

: Episode 697 - Vinnie & Anna talk about 80's muscle pants, emotional eating, intentional eating, Vinnie's mom and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty MUSCLE PANTS These sort of baggy pants to work out in from the '80s Have the muscle tees as well Just covering nips Complete ridiculousness Nowadays, companies like LuluLemon are making see through riding pants EMOTIONAL EATING The same as compulsive eating Vinnie has so many clients and callers who deal with this When you are feeling down, it is so much easier to break NSNG Anna personally dealt with this Everyone can fall into this category at some point Emotional eating is part of the addiction Easier to give in to sugar/grain addiction when you already feel bad Sometimes, stress makes it so that eating junk food is just more convenient Sometimes you don't even realize how much you emotionally eat You find, when you do NSNG, that you recognize these problems The issue is, when you eat emotionally, you are work

: Episode 696 - Tony Dicola, a great NSNG success, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday edition of the Fitness Confidential podcast to discuss his weight-loss journey, exercise, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty TONY DICOLA Found Vinnie on the Adam Carolla show He was 310, 5'9" at the time Has been strict NSNG since the beginning of 2016 Has lost over 100 lbs in a year, and now has set great goals for himself in the future! WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY In July 2016, he had lost over 100 lbs Tony now weighs 180 lbs His goal is 160 but he has lost over 120 lbs so far Tony does some basic exercise Crunches, push ups, squats, and runs a couple times a week, staying in Zone 2 He is now getting into hiking as well Tony proves that exercise is a poor way to lose weight, and while it can supplement weight loss, DIET is absolutely necessary Tony cannot believe how he could have changed so quickly It's all about cutting out the sugar and the grains!!! WHAT EXERCISE MATTERS?

Episode 695 -- Sylvia Tara, biochemist and author of The Secret Life of Fat, joins Vinnie today to talk about fat, an endocrine organ, that does so much good for puberty, for our immune systems, and for our brain. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty SYLVIA TARA Incredibly smart and beautiful! Holds a PhD in biochemistry from UCSD Also has an MBA from Wharton (U Penn) Worked with all of the big biotech companies SECRET LIFE OF FAT Check out her book here! The Secret Life of Fat: The Science Behind the Body's Least Understood Organ and What It Means for You Now focuses on popular misconceptions of fat, and how fat in reality does so much good for us People fear fat, but really it is just an endocrine organ ENDOCRINE ORGAN "Adipose Tissue", or fat, is an endocrine Organ Endocrine system controls all of the hormones in your body Therefore, fat is incredibly important for our development and homeostasis as well Our body tries to hold on to fat when we eat it for a reason Not

: Episode 693- Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino talk iTunes rankings, Anna's work, BS Weight Loss articles, eating carbs, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club The absolute best olive oil in the world, do not miss out! Villa Cappelli Top quality vitamins for a low price! Squatty Potty You'll want one for every bathroom! RANKINGS The podcast had a record day yet was not at the top of the charts ~18,000 more downloads Sometimes they will have a bad day, yet be top 5 in the rankings The algorithm makes absolutely no sense BS WEIGHT LOSS ARTICLES "How to Lose Weight While You Sleep" Total BS article, as they all are Article immediately goes to a coconut water ad Coconut water is basically straight sugar "Getting a better night's sleep" "One of the most effective [ways]" This is based off of caloric restriction diets That is the first flaw This "study" was done over 14 days This is REALLY not a study In reality, it has to do with hormones which this article does not acknowledge They also stress e

: Episode 692 -- Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Mike and Tanya Hynes this Saturday to discuss the podcast, their history with Vinnie and NSNG, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club MIKE AND TANYA They are SUPERFANS from Australia! Mike got a 1hr consultation for his birthday He is a professional pianist (hence piano in the show) They visited Villa Cappelli in Italy and did the podcast! They found Vinnie through Rich Roll, a few years back Started NSNG a year and a half ago Mike has lost about 25-30 lbs Still has a little bit of weight to lose Tanya has lost around 11lbs! They are runners!

: Episode 691 - Dr. Susan Masino joins Vinnie Tortorich today to discuss metabolism and brain health, in regards to the mechanisms that control how a ketogenic diet positively affect our bodies. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty DR. SUSAN MASINO She is a professor of Applied Science at Trinity College Has been conducting research there for two decades Has been doing research, in general, for even longer! Focus is adenosine and its effects on homeostasis and metabolism Regulator of cell function Her real passion is brain health She is now connected to the ketogenic community and the brain health community KETOGENIC DIET Susan Masino does believe that a ketogenic diet is incredibly beneficial Her goal is to figure out how this diet can help not only epilepsy, but other diseases For example, autism spectrum disorder Used as a treatment for epilepsy for 100 years now WHAT IS ADENOSINE? Adenosine is core molecule of ATP We need ATP to function (adenosine triphosphate -- ene

: Episode 690 - Vinnie and Andy discuss the magnesium in the multi-caps vs. the magnesium supplement, ab machines, and heavy whipping cream. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club MAGNESIUM VS. MULTI-CAP Multi-cap is all around good for everyone Magnesium is that somethin' extra More of a personal thing than the multi-cap Great for a lot of things, but not everybody needs it! AB MACHINES You work abs basically one way -- the way that causes the 6 pack Comes from crunching those muscles Ab machines can be very helpful! That being said, they are not necessary When you use an ab machine, change it up Put enough resistance where you aren't doing more than 20-25 reps Don't get into the whole "doing it fast" thing Doing this slowly and methodically is the best way to do abs This is the best way to thoroughly work those muscles WHIPPING CREAM You can make your own whipped cream from heavy whipping cream, BTW Heavy Whipping cream is good to use in small amounts Many use it in coffee and a bowl and berries and s

: Episode 689 - Ultra-athlete Luke Tyburski joins Vinnie & Annie to talk about his whole foods mashups and his Ultra Triathlon Documentary. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty PICKY EATERS Vinnie believes kids should eat whatever their parents give them "You get what you get and you don't get upset." Children should listen to their parents when it comes to what they eat Vinnie advocates letting your child skip a meal if they truly do not want to eat what you make them Kids who eat like this are generally too coddled and have diet issues later on Luke was on that show back in April 2015! VINNIE'S SHOWS Vinnie on KABC on Sunday nights, 7pm PT Call in and ask questions! You can listen online, or even retroactively Vinnie is also performing at the Irvine Improv on Thursday night, October 27th LUKE TYBURSKI Ultra athlete from right outside of London Completed the Ultimate Triathlon From Morocco to Monaco Rode, Biked, and Swam 2,000km (1,300mi) in TWELVE days SWAM the Gilb

: Episode 688 -- Tracy Reifkind joins Vinnie Tortorich today to talk about the kettlebell swing, and weight loss via a healthier diet and hope! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club TRACY REIFKIND Wrote a book -- check it here! She used to weigh over 250lbs Lost 120lbs First person in kettle bell community to accomplish what she did She tried other means of weight loss, but only found success when she ate healthier and did this kettlebell exercise She dropped the fast food and the excessive carbs -- overall, she stopped her unhealthy carby overeating Once Tracy got hope, nothing could stop her Fan of Vinnie, and Vinnie is also a fan of hers THE KETTLEBELL SWING Most efficient workout 4-hour body similarities Vinnie believes that exercise is a poor way to lose weight However, this is good and supplementary to diet change Tracy changed her diet drastically when she also took up the kettlebell swing There are many different versions of the swing Two-hand swing for example Tracy started with an 8-kilo Ligh

On this special Friday episode, we revisit the 2 hour Ron Rosedale episode (Controlling Leptin) which originally aired 11 months ago. Enjoy this highly informative, extra long podcast and become a super fan to get even more old podcasts like this!!!! Dr. Ron Rosedale, nutritional and metabolic expert, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this special 2-hour Friday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast to discuss what to eat, when to eat, controlling leptin, and how to control the big weight hormone that often allows sugar to kill us: leptin. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Pure Vitamin Club WHO IS ROSEDALE? Founder of schools for metabolic research Researches diabetes, aging, leptin, insulin, one's metabolism, Says a "disease is caused not by the breakdown of the part itself, but interference in the instructions to that part, a disruption in the unity of the whole" The Rosedale diet Believes NSNG is the way to go, although an apple or an occasional sweet treat will not kill you or be the cause