Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 1582 - Stuart Blocher joins Vinnie for a second Saturday appearance, and the two talk phone consults, not worrying about weight fluctuation, working from home and inflammation, becoming a runner, and more! Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/05/weight-fluctuation-running-more-episode-1582 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Evamor Water Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow WEIGHT FLUCTUATION Stuart has been on the show before. Check it out here: Getting on Track with Phone Consults – Episode 1488 https://vinnietortorich.com/2020/01/getting-on-track-phone-consults-episode-1488/ He's met Vinnie a couple of times: in LA and at the Seattle Meat-Up. Originally, before this way of eating in 2016, he was north of 270 lbs at 5'11". Now, he's in his mid-180s, and 42 years old. He's lost almost 100 lbs! He fluctuates a few pounds but doesn't worry about it. This could be water weight and sometimes eating a bit more food than other times. He also travels a lot which can affect his sleep

: Episode 1581 - Reporter Scott Carney joins Vinnie this Friday once again to discuss his new book, The Wedge, human resilience, Wynn Hof, working with couples, threats and physiological control, and more! Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/05/human-resilience-scott-carney-episode-1581 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Evamor Water Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow SCOTT CARNEY Scott has been on the show before. Check it out here: What Doesn't Kill Us with Scott Carney – Episode 1296 https://vinnietortorich.com/2019/04/what-doesnt-kill-us-scott-carney-episode-1296/ He's one of Vinnie's favorite guests! He is also an investigative journalist and anthropologist. Scott reported on Wynn Hof–he's quite an amazing work. His techniques work. As a result, he's learned a lot about the strength of the human body and pushing yourself farther than you thought you could physically go. HUMAN RESILIENCE Scott's new book, The Wedge, discusses consciousness, stress, human resilience and more! Orde

: Episode 1580 - On this special Wednesday show, Serena Scott Thomas and her brother, Ben Scott Thomas, join Vinnie and the three talk English accents, family time during lockdown, inappropriate street names, COVID-19 and more! Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/05/family-time-during-lockdown-episode-1580 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Evamor Water Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow FAMILY TIME DURING LOCKDOWN Ben, Serena's brother, is stuck in Virginia at the moment, from England. He came to visit Vinnie and Serena in early March and has been here since. Kristin, Serena's sister, was supposed to visit as well but realized she might get stuck and put off her trip. It has been nice to spend so much time with family! The three also talk differences in language and accent. Vinnie and Ben have been doing a lot of kayaking, socially distanced hiking, and shooting. Additionally, they've all really gotten into cooking. Serena has made fabulous meals every night. They've also been playi

: Episode 1579 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk Paul Cappelli, kayaks, planning life into living, COVID-19, hunger pangs, and more on this Monday show. Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/05/planning-life-into-living-episode-1579 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Evamor Water Villa Cappelli Support Steven & Paul's memory during this difficult time and buy the best olive oil on the planet. F Bomb Crowd Cow PLANNING LIFE INTO LIVING Don't try to eat around things when you're doing life into living. Eat real, quality ice cream, for example. Plan your life into living so you don't fall off of the wagon for too long. Make sure you know it's just one treat, or one day, then move right along. Don't make excuses to get right back to eating right. Not planning ahead is how you end up feeling particularly horrible the next day physically. This happened to Anna recently–she ended up eating crap as a result and feeling bad. TWITTER QUESTIONS someone asked about how to avoid eating

: Episode 1578 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two discuss autotune, overcoming childhood adversity and hearing issues, football, and more! Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/05/overcoming-childhood-adversity-episode-1578 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Evamor Water Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow OVERCOMING CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY Vinnie had serious issues with his hearing when he was young. He was legally deaf as a child. After two corrective surgeries, he gained his hearing, though it's not completely perfect. He had to overcome speaking issues as a result. The nuns and other students really goofed on Vinnie because of his hearing and speech impediment. He worked hard to overcome this adversity. This is something he's gone through life with. Teachers told Gina's parents she was deaf after she 'failed' a hearing test, really she was just bored and stopped participating. This adversity also made Vinnie a stronger, more aggressive and tenacious ath

: Episode 1577 -Big John joins Vinnie for this Saturday show, and the two talk Singapore, chewing gum, better energy levels with low carb diets, phasing out carbs in carb-heavy cultures, and more! Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/05/better-energy-levels-low-carb-diets-episode-1577 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Evamor Water Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow BIG JOHN John hails from Singapore! This is somewhere Vinnie would love to visit. Vinnie was on his show recently, Big John Big Life. Check out that podcast here. https://anchor.fm/bigjohnbiglife/episodes/Big-John-Talks-NSNG-with-VINNIE-TORTORICH-No-Sugar-No-Grains-edm0op He is a Brand Strategist and podcaster himself. We hope to see Big John on the show again after he's phased out more carbs! BETTER ENERGY LEVELS John has started on his weight loss journey. It can be very difficult to cut out carbs in Asia––much of the diet is rice based. Pretty quickly, though, Big John noticed the uptick in energy. He is 36 years old, a

: Episode 1576 - Dr. Paul Mason joins Vinnie on this Friday show, and the two talk the attempted silencing of Gary Fettke, the scientific establishment, wrongly demonizing saturated fat, lectin and Parkinson's disease, exercise efficiency and more! Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/05/demonizing-saturated-fat-paul-mason-episode-1576 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Evamor Water Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow DR. PAUL MASON He hails from Sydney, Australia. Gary Fettke and he are good friends. The way politicians and the establishment came after Gary & others like him without science backing them should cause people to lose faith in establishment doctors. He is very passionate about giving nutrition advice based on sound science. Anecdotally, he epidemiologically notices the link between lectin & diseases such as Parkinson's. Lectin is found in higher quantities in grains and legumes. Dr. Mason is wary of vegetarian and vegan diets as a result. The actual science is tha

: Episode 1575 - On this very special Wednesday show, Anna Vocino and Andy Schreiber join Vinnie to mourn the passing and celebrate the memory of Paul Cappelli. May he rest in peace, and the whole gang sends their love to his family and friends, and discusses his legacy and the wonderful, fun man he was. Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/05/in-memory-of-paul-cappelli-episode-1575 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli IN MEMORY OF PAUL CAPPELLI Paul passed away this week after a battle with cancer. He was the name of Villa Cappelli. Paul moved from the states after an incredibly successful career in advertising to Italy and began this bed and breakfast and amazing olive oil company. His husband, Steven Crutchfield, and he have been family to this show. A true wunderkind, he will be sorely missed by everyone who knew him. Paul was always a gracious host and a fantastic friend. He was also an incredibly fun party guy! We use Paul's amazing olive oil in our softgel vitamins. FAT DOC IS OUT Go watch it now

: Episode 1574 - Vinnie and co-host Anna Vocino talk one hit wonders, Shania Twain, feeling full with NSNG®, lowering inflammation and healing well, working out during COVID-19 and more on this Monday show! Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/05/feeling-full-with-nsng-working-out-episode-1574 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Evamor Water Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow FEELING FULL WITH NSNG® You can never eat with impunity. However, with NSNG®, you will fill sated and not overeat. Once you're fat adapted, you will not feel those hunger pangs. Just eat when you're hungry and stop when you're full––most of the time, when you're eating the right things, you won't overeat. FAT DOC IS OUT Go watch it now! We need people to buy and review for it to stay at the top of iTunes pages. Please also share it with family and friends! Available for both rental and purchase. Here is the link to the iTunes page https://vinnietortorich.com/iTunes If you don't have iTunes, find it at Vimeo here!

: Episode 1573 - On this Sunday School episode, Gina Grad and Vinnie Tortorich talk Tik Tok and like apps, invisible ink, entertaining kids during quarantine, Mick Jagger, and more! Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/05/entertaining-kids-during-quarantine-episode-1573 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Evamor Water Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow ENTERTAINING KIDS We can all go a little stir crazy during this pandemic. Many people are confined to their homes and neighborhoods for walks and the like. There's still plenty to do with your kids! Gina & her fiancé bought water guns for them and their kid to beat the heat wave. Go on bike rides with your kids! Get them into cooking – Eat Happy has family friendly recipes to make with your kids. Learn a Tik Tok dance with them. It's creative and can be a bit of a workout, too. FAT DOC IS OUT Go watch it now! We need people to buy and review for it to stay at the top of iTunes pages. Please also share it with family and friends! Avai

: Episode 1572 - Listener Bob Zimmer joins Vinnie on this Saturday show, and the two talk his weight loss journey, NSNG® with family, the benefits of magnesium and B12, working out without soreness, running in Zone 2, smart life into living and more! Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/05/nsng-with-family-episode-1572 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Evamor Water Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow BOB'S STORY Bob has done a consult with Vinnie. He was about 206 lbs, had acid reflux and trouble sleeping, as well as bad allergies. He does a lot of international travel, and listened to Adam Carolla & this podcast on planes and the like. At first, Bob dropped about 20 lbs without trying too terribly hard to be perfect. In March 2018, he hit a plateau. This was when he did a consult. Bob will post many of his NSNG® recipes on Facebook. He finds the Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/434957346580399/) quite helpful. He's into Zone 2 running. When he didn't stay in Zone 2

: Episode 1571 - This Friday show, Dr. Austin Jeans joins Vinnie Tortorich and the two talk about Coronavirus lockdowns, low-carb athletics, Olympic athletes and fat adaptation, ergogenic distractive science, and more! Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/05/low-carb-athletics-dr-austin-jeans-episode-1571 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Evamor Water Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow DR. AUSTIN JEANS Dr. Jeans is located in Zimbabwe. They are also shut down due to Covid-19. He specializes in Sports Medicine and works with many athletes. He & Tim Noakes wrote this fantastic book, The Low-Carb Companion. Dr. Jeans came up under the tutelage of Tim Noakes. https://www.amazon.com/Low-Carb-Companion-Dr-Austin-Jeans/dp/1533324794 LOW-CARB ATHLETICS Triathlon came to his part of the word in the 1980s. He has been a big triathlon competitor since that time. Dr. Jeans' wife was an Olympian! He has been involved in the Olympic world in sports medicine for many years. As an athlete, fat i

: Episode 1570 - On this Wednesday show, Vinnie and Andy talk indoor cycling, rollers, Zone 2 exercise from home, our new product, and more! Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/04/indoor-cycling-other-home-workouts-episode-1570 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club INDOOR CYCLING Andy was a formidable cyclist a bit ago. He never had the best balance––this is because he is so dang tall! Not everyone can use rollers. Vinnie liked using rollers, but gave them away a long time ago. Track stands can also be good, but after some time they sound like a chainsaw. Same with the fluid ones. Rollers, you can stay on forever and they don't get hot. He does miss cycling. It can be hard to get fitness equipment right now. Vinnie ordered some rollers, and soon he can spin safely on the patio! FAT DOC IS OUT Go watch it now! We need people to buy and review for it to stay at the top of iTunes pages. Please also share it with family and friends! Available for both rental and purchase. Here is the lin

: Episode 1569 - On this special Monday show, Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich discuss health in the time of Coronavirus, talk the NFL season, re-opening states potentially prematurely, CPAP & NSNG®, and more. The two are also joined by Marie Tortorich and Jon Dunn later in the show. Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/04/health-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-episode-1569 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Evamor Water Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow Get some chicken thighs, marinade with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Super easy recipe. Get a bunch of other stuff, too, while you're there. Anna & Vinnie both subscribe. HEALTH IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS If you have your health right now, that is most important. Your priorities may change during this time, and that is okay. Be willing to shift with respect to your work. If you're cranky, ornery, fearful, etc., it will be hard for you to be creative. We are going to transition into a new normal. If things take a little longer but

: Episode 1568 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode and the two talk treating Coronavirus, the need for herd immunity, chickenpox and more. Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/04/treating-coronavirus-more-episdode-1568 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club TREATING CORONAVIRUS One day, we may need herd immunity to beat this. Herd immunity generally means 70%+ of the population has had the virus such that it doesn't spread so much. The issue is, experts are not sure if contracting the disease actually gives you immunity–so far there is no proof that that is the case. There are many treatments being tested. The FDA and others have found pros and cons to many. Vinnie talks the benefits of hydroxychloroquine – here is another relevant article documenting potential negatives: https://apnews.com/a5077c7227b8eb8b0dc23423c0bbe2b2 Eventually, as well, we will have a vaccine. Most importantly, listen to the CDC and health experts with respect to potential treatments, advisor

: Episode 1567 - BEST OF: Nearly one thousand episodes ago, Ivor Cummins, a biochemical engineer, went into detail about the Cholesterol Conundrum. Modern research has clearly proven that the root cause of arterial plaque is insulin resistance, most likely caused by high amounts of carbohydrates, not high cholesterol or high fat. Listen here, on this Best Of podcast! Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/04/best-of-cholesterol-conundrum-ivor-cummins-episode-1567 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club IVOR CUMMINS The Cholesterol Conundrum video can be found here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuj6nxCDBZ0 He is a chemical engineer. Originally, he was told he had to cut down his cholesterol. He didn't just listen to the doctor. He dug down the rabbit hole and DID NOT lower cholesterol. Ivor ails from Dublin, Ireland. CHOLESTEROL CONUNDRUM His cholesterol was a bit high. Liver enzymes (GGT and serum ferritin) were INCREDIBLY high . He asked the doctors what this meant & asked them wh

: Episode 1566 - Ivor Cummins, biochemical engineer, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday show, and the two talk the role of useful cholesterol numbers, heart disease and body type, Extra Time Movie, athletics on low carb high fat, coronavirus and more. Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/04/useful-cholesterol-numbers-ivor-cummins-episode-1566 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Evamor Water Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow Money off using this link. Free shipping for orders over $99! IVOR CUMMINS Ivor has been on the show a few times. Check out one of his first appearances here: Ivor Cummins and the Cholesterol Conundrum https://vinnietortorich.com/2016/04/ivor-cummins-and-the-cholesterol-conundrum/ His podcast is The Fat Emperor. https://thefatemperor.com/ Ivor was also in Fat Doc! USEFUL CHOLESTEROL NUMBERS He is also the author of Cholesterol Conundrum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuj6nxCDBZ0 He is a cholesterol expert, and really gets into what is good and what is bad with

: Episode 1565 - Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber talk NSNG® Foods, magnesium and headaches, working solo during the pandemic, and more on this Wednesday show. Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/04/magnesium-and-headaches-episode-1565 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® FOODS We will be coming out with one product later this summer. Eventually, we intend on coming out with many different products! We'll keep you posted on the launch. MAGNESIUM AND HEADACHES Vinnie had a little tension headache from tweaking his neck. He doesn't like to take drugs for these things if possible. Instead, he drank some espresso and took some magnesium, and this really helped. Magnesium can often help with tension headaches and migraines. FAT DOC IS OUT Go watch it now! We need people to buy and review for it to stay at the top of iTunes pages. Please also share it with family and friends! Available for both rental and purchase. Here is the link to the iTunes page https://vinnietortorich.com/i

: Episode 1564 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Monday show, and the two talk Playboy, mixed drinks, home workouts, feeling hungry and eating disorders, dessert from Eat Happy, satiating fat and more! Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/04/home-workouts-mixed-drinks-episode-1564 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Evamor Water Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow MIXED DRINKS If you don't just want plain alcohol, add sparkling water! You can add things like lemon and ginger to it. This also makes a good mixer. Feel free to also try La Croix. HOME WORKOUTS You may not be able to do every exercise from home, this is ok. Just made due with what you have. Vinnie provides some good exercise examples in the show, and Anna demonstrates. Don't push yourself when you start a new exercise. This is how you get hurt. Do not be beholden to numbers or a heavy weight. He also talks about inner-thigh firming. Take this time to put on at least 5 lbs of muscle mass! Any amount is good, but sh

: Episode 1563 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk shooting lessons, name changes, staying close with family during the Covid-19 pandemic, and more. Https://www.vinnietortorich.com/2020/04/staying-close-with-family-episode-1563 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club STAYING CLOSE WITH FAMILY Vinnie's grandpa came over from Italy at 13 on a boat. He worked his way into success. Their last name changed from Tortorici to Tortorich. His family fought for what they had. Many lived into triple digits, even with 10+ kids in certain generations. Staying close with your family is a key to staying strong. Lean on your family while you can. Take advantage of all of this family time–don't take it for granted, even in these hard times. One day, all of this time spent at home with relatives will be a distant memory. If you aren't with your family physically, take this time to be with them virtually. Play games, go on walks (safely), be inventive, just have great