Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 643 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie Tortorich this Wednesday to discuss PVC, Vinnie's Big Fat Show, and keto flu & withdrawals. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club VINNIE ON THE ROAD Vinnie will have a show in Irvine (Irvine Improv) 27th of October Vinnie is looking at Washington and Oregon Looking at dates in New Jersey as well! Vinnie taking his Big Fat Show to more locations KETO FLU & WITHDRAWALS People just starting with NSNG often experience feeling a little off or sluggish in the first few days or first week When you have been eating 'tons of sugar and bad stuff', your body will go through a form of detox and withdrawal Your brain is trying to cross over to ketone bodies and isn't used to the lack of sugar This doesn't mean you need to be in ketosis!!! Keep eating NSNG and it should pass and you will feel better! If it doesn't, reach out to Vinnie or the FB group, see what might be wrong Sugar is an addiction, can be just as bad as heroine for some Ultimately, though, it is hea

: Episode 642 - Microbiologist Kiran Krishnan joins Vinnie & Anna to talk about healing leaky gut and other fascinating topics related to gut health and the human microbiome. You'll also discover several shocking fake foods and a multitude of new stripper names... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty KIRAN KRISHNAN Also will be joining Vinnie this Friday for a special 1 on 1 episode! Esteemed microbiologist Check out his website at peakbiotics.com Great success in dietary supplement and nutrition markets Great with microbial science HEALING LEAKY GUT What IS Leaky Gut? Intestinal hyperpermeability Molecules can leak into the bloodstream Can cause bloating, gas, stomach problems, etc. Crohn's is a bad form of leaky gut Greatest contenders causing leaky gut are gluten, inflammatory foods, sugars, food allergies, etc. Changing one's diet and eating habits is a game-changer Dr. Krishnan speaks about this more in detail...

: Episode 641 - Listener Jane and her boyfriend are planning to have a child and ask Vinnie about NSNG during pregnancy. Roll Tide! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club JANA GRAYSON Currently lives in Mississippi Is originally from Alabama, Roll Tide! (Todd) People from Alabama bleed Crimson Is looking into having children, and loves being NSNG Wants to know how close to strict NSNG she can say Is currently 35 NSNG DURING PREGNANCY When you eat NSNG, you eat good red meat, fish, poultry, pork and lots of vegetables This food is highly nutritious and therefore good for the baby You may need to eat more carbs than usual and not stay in ketosis If you can eat dairy, that is even better

: Episode 640 - Did you miss Vinnie's Big Fat Show in Pasadena at the IceHouse Comedy Club? Listen to the audio from the show here. Vinnie talks about staying fit, getting your good intentions back, yoga, his journey to where he is now, Sanjay Gupta, answers to many prevalent questions, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty BIG FAT Look for Vinnie speaking in other places in the next year!

Episode 639 - Vinnie and Andy Schreiber clear up the very prevalent confusion, as seen on Twitter, around pre & post-workout nutrition. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club VINNIE'S SHOULDER Vinnie had his Ream and Run surgery by Dr. Matsen just about a year ago He was on a Friday show Literally changed Vinnie's life He had prior been walking around like a cripple and now has near full range of motion! Wasn't able to ride his bike for the last couple of years before his surgery Now, he can ride again, slow and steady At the moment, he can ride like 2 hours without pain instead of 30 minutes PRE-WORKOUT NUTRITION You don't need a powder or potion That is ALL Bro Science If you are NSNG and your body knows how to use ketones and fat, you may not need to eat before! For example, this morning Vinnie had 2 eggs with 3 yolks with some MCT oil, full fat cream in his espresso, then rode 4 hours later without re-fueling Vinnie grabbed one tiny piece of beef jerky (NSNG jerky) as he walked out the door POST

: Episode 638 - Anna and Vinnie take time debunking Sanjay Gupta, CNN's medical experts. They go through one of his 2 minute health videos in detail and show how it is full of contradictions, misleading imagery, and confusing statements. It's no wonder that Americans are so confused about what is healthy and what is not. #circle #zero PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty WHO IS SANJAY GUPTA? Neurosurgeon and reporter Wanted to be Surgeon General (could be, one day [hopefully not]) Often on CNN for health related stuff Constantly contradicts himself Reads off of teleprompter People who write for him have no idea what they're talking about Try to sell "Standard American Diet" = SAD His videos lend themselves to allow Vinnie to begin debunking Sanjay Gupta DEBUNKING SANJAY GUPTA He is saying that some carbs are healthy and some are unhealthy BUT then he says they ALL DO THE SAME THING So how are some healthy and some unhealthy if they turn out the same in your body? This is

: Episode 637 - Listener Jim ask Vinnie for advice on overcoming the temptations that derail his NSNG journey. Jim is a very large man and Vinnie recommends that he seek professional help. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club JIM WRIGHT Works a job at a software company in Culver City Found Vinnie from Abel James Is around 500lbs and has been for a good while He'd diet, lose 50-100 and then gain back 150-200lbs Is 52 years old and 5'7" Has only been able to do NSNG for 8 days without eating sugar or grains Getting the momentum is the hardest part! It really is hard to not fall off the wagon PROFESSIONAL HELP Vinnie thinks he needs to find a way to get to 30 days of NSNG Get your body moving in the right direction Obesity Code by Jason Fung is a great read There is no shame in seeking professional help for sugar and grain addiction Seek professionals like Fung or Rosedale who can help your body settle down from what has been going on Jim isn't weak -- it is an addiction and one can be strong and still

: Episode 636 - Vinnie interviews Astrophysicist Rainer Klement, Ph.D, co-founder of German Society for Paleo Nutrition, about his research on ketogenic cancer treatment (using ketogenic diet to treat cancer)... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty RAINER KLEMENT A physicist, concentrated in Astronomy Discovered planet from another galaxy! Went to a lot of school in Germany Triathlon lover, and thus gained a love for health and fitness research Worked in oncology department and studying Ketogenic Diet KETOGENIC CANCER TREATMENT Ketogenic diet: High fat, moderate protein, low carb Low insulin levels lead to more ketone bodies from fatty acids Your metabolism works as though you've been fasting, and you still get all the nutrients you need Malignant cells cannot metabolize these ketone bodies Therefore, ketogenic diet suppress tumor growth Ketones actually mess with the expression of genes in tumors Link between sugar and cancer Sugar actually feeds tumors well, helping the

: Episode 635 -- Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie Tortorich today on the Wednesday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast to discuss Tina Louise, and eating schedules. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club DRINKS 5pm when this show was recorded Vinnie is drinking espresso Keeps Vinnie 'in line' Vinnie doesn't necessarily recommend this to most as the caffeine really affects a lot of peoples' sleep cycles Andy is drinking some Glenfiddich on the rocks PHONE CALLS Sign up for a phone call with Vinnie 30 mins or an hour EATING SCHEDULES People have been asking recently about 6 meals a day 1983 called and wants their diet plan back This is silly Eat when you are hungry, eat until you are full. A few minutes after you eat sugar and grains, you want to eat again Ex: after Chinese food, you're ready to eat again in 20 minutes It takes 3 hours for the content of your stomach to empty But when you eat carbs you're hungry within an hour This is because of your hormones kicking in Grelin, and leptin Listen t

: Episode 634 - Vinnie and Anna discuss a multitude of topics including Olympic trivia, Dan Jansen, recipes and Walking Pizza Lunchables (Pizza Bags). PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty THE BACHELORETTE Both Anna and Vinnie shamelessly watch The Bachelor and The Bachelorette All the guys on this season are wusses in their opinion All they do is complain You can tell which guys are so good at manipulating the bachelorette The tattle on each other and have no honor -- worries Vinnie for the future generation of young men ANNA'S BREAKFAST Focus of the cookbook is dinner -- sides, entrees, etc. Not that many break fast recipes but those get to be enough once you lose the sweet tooth Anna at 6:30 am had some coffee with cream and MCT Oil She now, at 10:30 am, is having some chicken breast leftover and glazed portobello mushrooms, and some acorn squash for breakfast She will have a snack around 3 or 4 and then wait until dinner at around 7 CAULIFLOWER Cauliflower is now very

: Episode 633- Listener and fellow blogger/podcaster Aarn Farmer joins Vinnie Tortorich today on this Saturday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast to discuss the journey and staying honest through it. 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 237/180 About to stroke out and die He found Vinnie! Has lost 150lbs since finding Vinnie over the last 18mos At first, disliked Vinnie's podcast but then fell in love with it Runs a blog about how to save money at Walmart Still has weight to lose STAYING HONEST Fat man's credo: "I don't eat before noontime" If you have a liter of coke that morning, though, it is awful To get better, it is important to stay honest with yourself It is about the big picture It is not most peoples' fault, their good intentions have been stolen Aarn had to accept that he was in a bad way and would die if he didn't change his nutrition He reali

: Episode 632 - Author and expert Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum discusses fibromyalgia and pain management... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty DR. JACOB TEITELBAUM A SUPER-Doctor MD Was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and therefore learned about pain management Check out his website here! PAIN MANAGEMENT 1/4 people struggle with Chronic Pain It is okay to use things like physical therapy although most physical therapists know very little about pain relief Use the whole tool kit — therapy, medications if used wisely, surgery if necessary, herbals (curamin — has been better than morphine for some — can be taken along with any pain medication) Europharma makes this, and they also have a similar topical cream Pain relief miracle You truly need all the vitamins and minerals Nutritional support Many people find eating sugar and grain decreases stiffness and pain Herbals can decrease Alzheimer's/dementia likelihood, cancer likelihood, etc. Pain is not like an infection — it is not an out

: Episode 631 - Vinnie tackles Andy's question about intermittent fasting and Vinnie responds in more than 140 characters... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club INTERMITTENT FASTING Vinnie isn't a fan of it for a long period of time, but he does know its place IF becomes a phrase thrown around -- nearly becomes bro science Hard to give a complete answer in 140 characters (Twitter) Good for someone who is metabolically stuck and still has a lot to lose Read Obesity Code by Jason Fung IF is not for everyone Even if you don't eat a few hours before you sleep and wait a couple hours before you eat breakfast, you are still Intermittent Fasting for about half a day For some people in dietary ketosis (which Vinnie also thinks is not for everyone) might skip a meal by accident because they are so fat adapted

: Episode 630 - Vinnie and Anna talk about grass-fed beef, food in France, f***ed-up chocolate, and NSNG Philly cheesesteaks! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty GRASS-FED BEEF Is conventional beef better than grass-fed because it is fatter? Grass-fed still has plenty of fat as long as you are eating the fatty parts Taste & quality is what really matters Grass-fed beef isn't given corn or grains so that is good if you can afford it but if not, no big deal! As long as you avoid fast-food meat as much as possible, you're good Vinnie eats a lot of grass-fed but mostly just eats whatever he can Prices of grass-fed depends on availability EUROPEAN EATING Lots of dairy Different stores for every type of food They don't full their food full of hormones and chemicals No GMOs When Anna was in Italy, she did notice the kids were getting a bit chunkier CHOCOLATE NSNG PHILLY CHEESESTEAK

: Episode 629 - Listener Courtney talks to Vinnie about winning the NSNG mind game. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club COURTNEY ARTHUR Courtney has booked some phone calls with Vinnie Has two daughters: Colette and Pippa Courtney is 5'8" and weighs 135 She always thinks she has weight to lose STIPULATION is she was less when she started NSNG NSNG MIND GAME Easy to get down on yourself Can be hard to stay strong It DOES get easier with time Its about feeling good as well as losing weight The scale is dangerous because it doesn't show the real results for a lot of people How Courtney sees herself is different than from how other people see her She wants to be extra lean but she is healthy and a thin as is! Just because she was lighter doesn't mean she should be

: Episode 628 - Vinnie interviews Gina Grad, co-host of Mark in the Morning on 100.3 KSWD The Sound in Los Angeles as well as the Adam Carolla Show, talk about her weight loss journey, her NSNG success, and breaking through NSNG plateaus. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty GINA GRAD In the Carolla Digital Family 'Newsgirl' Also co-hosts "Mark in the Morning" Works out before work -- wakes up 'conservatively' at 4am SECOND best voice in podcast radio -- behind Anna Vocino of course Experimented with all the different diets; calorie restriction, point system Her favorite? NSNG! Works the best and is a lifestyle rather than a diet NSNG PLATEAU Always quite a bit harder for women Often women have hormonal problems as well, as do men but more common in women Most people do plateau and then give up because they lose faith -- one must keep on keeping on Test to see what works for you take out dairy one week, fruits another, etc., to see how your body reacts to different foods

: Episode 627 - Co-host Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie Tortorich this Wednesday on the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast to discuss tonsils, vitamins, Vinnie's upcoming appearance at the Pasadena Icehouse and gender identity. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Doing better than ever! Got some new products in the works GENDER IDENTITY Vinnie is supportive of people making their own decision about their gender identity However, he was just surprised that a child that young could realize their feelings regarding that Andy goes on to explain how that works He just had this instinctual feeling that he was not attracted to girls Didn't have to do with the sexual mechanics Kids figure this out at their own pace Some kids can figure out what their comfortable identity is at 5, others at 10 or 11 or older Sexual identity is VERY different from something like changing food preference Vinnie is just wondering where all this was when he was a kid Andy believes the difference now is children are less shamed and les

: Episode 626 - Co-host Anna Vocino joins Vinnie Tortorich today to talk about kids' lunches, sugar, coffee, and obesity. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty PURE, WHITE, AND DEADLY Dr. Yudkin 1972, book written about the dangers of sugar Cool thing is back in the early '60s there was a war between Dr. John Yudkin and Ancel Keys Ancel argued yes carbs, Yudkin argued sugar and carbs are bad K ration in war is still based off of Keys Keys only pushed sugar because it helped his wallet Keys himself did not eat high carbs "cereal is for the little people" Sounded the alarm back in the 70s Check out interesting article and also Lustig's speech here! Yudkin was ridiculed and shamed, but posthumously it is making a comeback Gladiators would stuff themselves with grains to get a layer of fat so when they fought they had something to protect them VIDEO WE LIKE: NSNG COFFEE Your body treats fake sweeteners and honey and stevia the same as it does all sugar Agave syrup is sugar!!! C

: Episode 625 - John Wanglin joins Vinnie Tortorich today to talk about his NSNG Success. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER JOHN Heard about Vinnie via the Carolla effect Has been really great for Vinnie -- he loves Adam!!! Since finding Vinnie in October, John got on the NSNG train and went really strict, then fell off the wagon, and got back on after the New Year Since then, he has lost 60lbs This is the first diet change that he has enjoyed It has become a new lifestyle for him -- not like any other 'diet' he has been on John is under 300 lbs for the first time in forever! Feels so much better, as well His wife also jumped on board and has lost weight and feels so much better NSNG SUCCESS After losing so much weight, John feels worlds better He went back to the doctor without fear, and is waiting to hear back about his numbers Re: his liver and triglycerides, blood pressure, etc.

: Episode 624 - Dr. David Ludwig joins Vinnie Tortorich today on the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast to discuss controlling hunger and the obesity epidemic. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty DR. DAVID LUDWIG PhD and an MD Attended Stanford and is a professor at Harvard Professor of Nutrition Director of New Balance Foundation of Obesity Prevention CONTROLLING HUNGER Check out his website here Great article