Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 1263 - Vinnie and Gina Grad co-host this Sunday School episode, and the two talk the Brolin men, Inherent Vice, crazy food bloggers, the fact that a vegan diet lacks essential foods and supplements, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club CRAZY FOOD BLOGGERS Gina is getting into food blogging People recommended Medical Medium blog to her This person has NO background in science or medicine He has a 'spirit' who speaks nutrition to him He recommends crazy, sugary drinks and markets them as healthy Celery juice is sugar water - you do not need this crap Has best selling books that essentially rip people off

: Episode 1262 - Meagan Hawkes joins Vinnie this Saturday to discuss her consult, the Seattle Meet-Up, keeping diabetes away (Type 2) with NSNG®, and more on this podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club KEEPING DIABETES AWAY Meagan has done a consult with Vinnie Super helpful She also helped set up the Seattle (Renton) Meet-Up with Jackie Jones and met Vinnie there Everyone was at this meet-up, it was great! Andy, Serena, Andy and Loren Really encouraging and reaffirming to meet people who live and eat the same way every day Started fully Jan 3rd of 2017! A1C was 7.6 when she started, and now it is 5.1! Diabetic-free now just from food (Type 2) Lost 115 lbs in two years Totally enjoying life which she wasn't totally before Hiking, being outside, super confident in herself She has older kids

: Episode 1261 - Vinnie Tortorich talks with Gillian Szollos this Friday, and the two discuss treating epilepsy with a ketogenic diet, cutting out sugar to prevent the return of cancer, lipedema, her diet, exercise, and more on this fantastic show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow GILLIAN SZOLLOS She is located in Canada Vinnie and Serena met her through Ross Taylor (F-Bomb guy) Presents at many conferences and conventions - lots of public speaking She has epilepsy and treats it with a ketogenic diet Had seizures as a child but subsided until she was about 44 Gillian will be 50 this year Was up to 130 seizures a month Suffered from seizures like the ones that they show in movies, and from other kinds, too Gillian encourages everyone to go online and learn what different seizures look like About 50% of people can get seizure freedom from medication This was not the case for Gillian Her neurologist told her keto diets only worked for kids - said she

: Episode 1260 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday, and the two talk Andy's recent trip figuring out how to distribute Pure Vitamin Club in Europe, the new PCC mug (which they are not currently selling), suggesting the Fat Doc on Netflix, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club PURE VITAMIN CLUB IN EUROPE They are using the same product they use here The product is getting stocked in advance for a few months in European warehouses We are going to establish a toll-free number for European customers SUGGEST FAT DOC ON NETFLIX Please check out this link Suggest "FAT: A Documentary" on this page and hit 'submit' You do not need to have a Netflix account to do this

: Episode 1259 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk amazing Wagyu from Crowd Cow, food politics, their shared disapproval of factory farming, BS carb-friendly articles, some great recipes, and more on this Monday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow DAVE FELDMAN He's a software engineer who has done a lot of research into low carb Going to be in the Fat Doc - one of the experts Dave had two burgers and some eggs for their recent dinner Had NO blood glucose change He measures everything because he's such a calculated, science guy He began his research with experiments on himself and then his friends Check out his website here They talked what it's going to take to get the world move in the right direction in regards to food FOOD POLITICS There are politicians who say everyone should be vegan People holding onto vegan identity They are right to dislike factory farming, but people eating more sugar and grains and no meat is not the answer (They d

: Episode 1258 - This Sunday, we re-air Gina Grad's first appearance on Vinnie's podcast from 2016. If you like what you are hearing, make sure to buy all of our old podcasts! 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 Pure Coffee Club GINA GRAD Gina now co-hosts Sunday School with Vinnie 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 a

: Episode 1257 - Facebook follower Erin Deppe joins Vinnie this Saturday to discuss losing weight, supportive partners, the Facebook group, exercise, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club SUPPORTIVE PARTNERS Found Vinnie via the Carolla effect Started NSNG awhile after that Had issues with sugar but it was tough for her to stick with low carb She had lots of false starts Eventually, she just felt like it got out of control Her supportive partner also got on board 5'7" and 186 Started at 256 Trying to get down around to 160 Her youngest daughter has ADHD issues She's now on NSNG and she's seen improvement

: Episode 1256 - This Friday, Vinnie and Anna provide their own remarks of the state of the union, discussing some behind-the-scenes stuff, the history of the podcast, the Eat Happy cookbooks, the Fat Doc, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow STATE OF THE UNION This podcast has been around for 7 years It was slow and steady along the way Had to grow the audience organically Now, people are copying their style of podcasting When they started this, they didn't know each other well Chemistry luck Anna took her own pictures for her cookbooks Took a course, learned how to take pictures of food Trying to figure out how to layout the next cookbook so it isn't too long with all of the pictures! Anna is going to be doing these cooking videos - at least once a week, do a recipe, answer some questions She's interested in helping people on a micro-level One family at a time, with their health Fat Doc will be out soon Figuring out who distributors will be

: Episode 1255 - Andy and Vinnie talk coffee, sugary drinks at coffee shops, breaking under the weight of our own weight, and more on this Wednesday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club SUGARY DRINKS Starbucks and other coffee shops have 'seasonal' drinks Really just riffs of other drinks they have year round Vinnie came across a nutrition guide for these drinks while he was waiting on a breve cappucino Rose Hazelnut Latte, 16 ounces, 66g of SUGAR More than a 12oz coke! People drink this for breakfast! This drink is like 3x the sugar of a Snickers bar Rose Hazelnut Ice Blended Drink, 16 ounces, 82g of sugar This is more than anyone should be eating!!! People will get the BIGGER versions of this Cookie and Creme 16oz, over 100 grams of sugar This is actually terrifying This is why we are breaking under the weight of our weight This is why people have diabetes, sleep apnea, fatty liver disease Because eating and drinking things like this daily has been normalized

: Episode 1254 - The wonderful Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday, and the two talk about Vinnie's cancer trials, bro science, Nina Teicholz, cleanses, various muscle-building exercises, the Fat Doc and Netflix, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Crowd Cow Villa Cappelli F Bomb VINNIE'S CANCER TRIALS When Vinnie had cancer, they thought the chemo would kill him He thought to himself, what have I done with my life? His clients were avoiding sugar and grains, but he was so nauseous all the time he just had to eat whatever he could keep down Asked his doctor if antioxidants or anything like that made a difference because that was the buzz word regarding cancer prevention at the time A sort of bro science Collagen protein and others came after - Anna's functional doc told her this stuff was all BS CLEANSES Buying 'cleanses' are total scams Yes, if you stop eating bad food, your body will start to recuperate You don't need any $450 fancy juices to make this happen In fact, a

: Episode 1253 - Vinnie Tortorich and the wonderful Gina Grad talk some of Vinnie's most famous clients, his work with Playboy Playmates, and more on this PG-13 rated version of Sunday School. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club PLAYBOY PLAYMATES Vinnie started in Hollywood helping Playboy employees and Playmates lose weight First woman he helped worked at Playboy - Dana She lost over 100 lbs This is how Vinnie first became connected with Playboy Playboy had a bit of an overweight Playmate when Vinnie was working there She needed to lose weight - Vinnie was there to help Working with Playmates helped launch his career in celebrity fitness For example, it helped him get connected with Margaret Cho (not a playmate, a comedienne), who he helped lose a lot of weight 60 lbs or so came off

: Episode 1252 - Vinnie Tortorich talks with Chris Sontag, and the two discuss his before and after, losing tons of weight doing NSNG® and fasting, getting the Fat Doc on Netflix, and more on this Saturday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG®AND FASTING Chris has had an amazing journey He heard about Vinnie after doing some intermittent fasting Went 375 (6'3") to 335 by doing this in his early to mid 30s Would only eat between 12 and 8 but not really changing his diet Started at the gym after that Before he did NSNG®was still eating Subway twice a day Salad and grilled chicken breast sandwich Then, Chris got into Vinnie's podcast and book Did NSNG®AND intermittent fasting and the weight really fell off for Chris He listened to every podcast, and tore it all up Once he was on the NSNG®wagon, eating about one meal a day, with a more carnivorous diet, he got down to ~227 lbs He has lost about 150 lbs!!!! Largely thanks to NSNG® The best thing for Chris now, is he knows how t

: Episode 1251 - Dan Schulof, founder of Varisty Pets and Ketonatural Pet Foods, joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss his fantastic book Dogs, Dog Food, and Dogma, nutrition for pets, the pet obesity epidemic, raw dog food, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club F Bomb Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow DOGS, DOG FOOD, AND DOGMA Daniel Schulof has a FANTASTIC book that every responsible dog owner should read Dan became really interested in dog health in 2012 when he got his first dog He first got a rottweiler - a fantastic dog, who needed lots of exercise to stay in control A responsible dog owner, Dan did some research into dog health He found that obesity in animals was incredibly prevalent "We are loving our pets to death" Scientific health records hadn't made their way into pet health at that point Pet stores are full of fancy 'healthy' foods now There are so many choices - how to choose food? First, find dog food that contains the nutrients dog needs Second, food that allows to kee

: Episode 1250 - Vinnie and Andy co-host this Wednesday show, where the two talk beauty contests, body image, Andy's time at Playboy, corporate responsibility, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club BEAUTY CONTESTS The two recorded this from Miami There are two beauty contests going on Miss Florida and Miss Teen Florida US The older girls are all stunning - all could be in the Miss USA contest! All of these girls walking around in sashes and high heels even though this is not where the competition is being held Makeup and hair done to the 9s Younger girls seem to be wearing clothing way too mature and old for them OR they look like they're wearing 1980s prom dresses So many psycho pageant moms in the hotel Stage moms on steroids, living vicariously through their kids Many of these young girls seem miserable These contests are being set up for failure These pageants can be super damaging for body image and the like Can affect young girls really negatively Vinnie wishes he coul

: Episode 1249 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie talk NSNG® drinks, training over time for aerobic events, Vinnie's profuse sweating, gym confrontation, eating according to how one feels, and more on this Monday episode of the podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow Vinnie's favorite dinner Anna is ordering today! Gets free wagyu with the steak she buys F Bomb NSNG® DRINKS Vinnie doesn't drink much Has water and coffee regularly Loves his soda stream to make fizzy water The carbonation is really satisfying He'll also make ginger tea Really just adds ginger root (whizzed up, sometimes with HWC or butter) to near-boiling water Ginger does help nausea (and has other medicinal purposes) Helps him when he goes on the ocean - he gets very sea sick TRAINING OVER TIME Vinnie is going to climb Mont Blanc this summer He has begun specific training for this Did about 42 hours of on his feet training for this in January Took 4 break days throughout the month (mostly for tra

: Episode 1248 - Gina Grad co-hosts this Sunday School episode, and the two talk walking as exercise, finding out what you're good at, failure, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club WALKING AS EXERCISE Walking can be a good form of exercise Gina loves walking 3 or 4 miles at least a day It makes her feel so much better Hiking is another great way to get exercise without running or going to the gym A good way to start getting into shape, too! Or if you are in shape, walk a ton! Take the dogs for long walks, etc. FINDING WHAT YOU'RE GOOD AT "Find out what you're good at, and do it on purpose" Don't be afraid to fail Sometimes you need to fail to figure out what you are good or bad at Vinnie figured out he was bad at music, and that's how he found football He wasn't good when he first started, but knew he had potential Did perfect practice and got good!

: Episode 1247 - This Saturday, we feature a "best of" show from 2015, with cholesterol expert, Dr. Kendrick. This episode is one featured in the "Cholesterol Collection" 10 for 10. For more amazing podcasts like this, please check out the collection here. Welcome to the Friday edition of The Angriest Trainer. Today, Vinnie's guest is Dr. Malcolm Kendrick. Dr. Kendrick is a Scottish doctor and author of the book, "The Great Cholesterol Con". You can visit his blog at "DrMalcolmKendrick.org". DR. KENDRICK The post Depression, Type 2 Diabetes, Happiness and the The Great Cholesterol Con with DR. MALCOLM KENDRICK appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club

: Episode 1246 - Bodybuilder Robert Sikes joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss competitive natural bodybuilding, eating keto vs. carbing up, gaining muscle sustainably, his Keto Savage brand, his diet and work out routine, and more on this fantastic episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Crowd Cow F Bomb Villa Cappelli NATURAL BODYBUILDING Robert is a natural bodybuilder Vinnie was on his show, check it out here on his Keto Savage podcast! Most bodybuilders don't do this Most use steroids and other products This is the healthy way to engage in these competitions It may take longer but it is so much better for you Also sustainable to have these ripped bodies this way Most bodybuilders think they need to carb up TONS then cut for 30 minutes of looking good Robert eats keto all the time, and this is what keeps him looking so amazing and feeling so good He's been ketogenic for 5 years Robert used to do high protein high carbs, low to moderate fat This is VERY inefficient Messes wit

: Episode 1245 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Wednesday episode recorded in Florida, and the two talk eating NSNG® in the airport and on planes, the recent advertisement shoot, food choices in Miami, the gym while traveling, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club AIRPORT Vinnie usually packs food for airplanes and flights He brought a little bottle of Villa Cappelli, some macadamia nuts, some keto crunch He'll see what they have on the plane before he goes to the nuts he brought If they have a little cheese plate or something like that, he'll do that Had a hard boiled egg in there, too ADVERT SHOOT They filmed a commercial in Miami for Ultra Salt Hear more about this on last Wednesday's show We filmed a million takes! Out in the hot sun, trying lots of different things We hope you guys will be impressed with this ad! Hopefully the first of many if it works

: Episode 1244 - Anna joins Vinnie this Monday and the two talk knives, fat bombs, a proper cup of coffee, controlling hormones and auto-immune diseases with NSNG®, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow KNIVES As we all know, Anna is an amazing chef She has one fantastic chef utility knife When her mom passed away, the first thing she wanted from her was her great knives Rather than buying a ton of different knives, just get a chef utility knife A knife sharpener is the move Anna and Vinnie recommend this Work Sharp one You can get a razor finish on these knives Can get to kitchen grade, or to carving grade Check out the video of them sharpening Anna's knife below HORMONES AND AUTO-IMMUNE DISORDERS Anna has had hormonal issues, as well as other inflammatory issues, as have so many others Many with hypothyroidism can benefit from NSNG® Lucy, for example, needed help Didn't make sense to give her more grains or sugars Cutting down on sugar and g