

Fitness Confidential
Vinnie Tortorich
Fitness and weight loss expert Vinnie Tortorich, the author of the best-selling book "Fitness Confidential", dispels the widespread mistaken beliefs regarding weight loss and exercise and teaches us how to lose weight, get fit and reclaim our lives. Using his 35 years of experience in the fitness and weight loss industry in Hollywood combined with an absolute commitment to good health, Vinnie has helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world lose hundreds of thousands of unhealthy pounds in an easy and sustainable way. His listeners love him for his fearless humor, tireless honesty, extraordinary nose for BS, and simple message. Join Vinnie and his inspiring guests - doctors, scientists. researchers, journalists, farmers, athletes, and more - to hear the latest scientific discoveries and unravel the myths that have been hampering our health. Laugh your way to health and fitness with Fitness Confidential and Vinnie Tortorich.
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Aug 26, 2019 • 1h 6min
Bad Publicists, Alternative Flours, & More - Episode 1394
: Episode 1394 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk bad publicists, hats and Whole Foods, Eat Happy updates, cooking with alternative flours, and more on this Monday edition of the podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Fat Bomb Crowd Cow 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 If you don't have iTunes, find it at Vimeo here! You can also buy hardcopy or watch online at Amazon BAD PUBLICISTS Anna and Vinnie have some knowledge of working with publicists Both have looked into it Vinnie considered publicists when publishing his book Eventually, people either didn't believe in the book or wanted him to give away secrets He recently hired a publicist for the movie She started late, and immediately asked for his clients Anna didn't use a publicist for the cookbook, she did it herself with your support Vinnie hates the whole gate keeper idea ALTERNATIVE FLOURS Don't try to replace everything - better to get rid of some stuff totally When Anna bakes, she largely uses almond and coconut flour These flours still have higher carb contents

Aug 25, 2019 • 22min
Staving off Cancer by Avoiding Sugar - Episode 1393
: Episode 1393 - On this Sunday School episode, Gina Grad and Vinnie Tortorich discuss some Carolla show characters, staving off cancer, sugar, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club 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 If you don't have iTunes, find it at Vimeo here! You can also buy hardcopy or watch online at Amazon CAROLLA CHARACTERS The Carolla family is just that - a family! Vinnie has gotten to know many of them Gives nutrition advice, etc., to many of them One of them is now reading Vinnie's PDF, thinking about stopping veganism STAVING OFF CANCER There are a million different theories on how to do this Some people say juice, some people say veganism, CBD, etc. Not eating sugar has seen the best benefits More and more research into this This is part of why Vinnie started this lifestyle so intensely He's beat the odds by keeping his cancer away for so long

Aug 24, 2019 • 35min
CICO is Unsustainable - Episode 1392
: Episode 1392 - Listener Alyssa joins Vinnie this Saturday to discuss her weight loss journey, her career, and how CICO is unsustainable, unlike NSNG®, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club 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 If you don't have iTunes, find it at Vimeo here! You can also buy hardcopy or watch online at Amazon CICO IS UNSUSTAINABLE Has had 3 children in 4 years 39 now 5'3" She white knuckled it with CICO Knew that this was not sustainable One of her children had a skull fracture

Aug 23, 2019 • 1h 4min
Eliminating Medical Conditions with Dr. Christian Assad - Episode 1391
: Episode 1391 - On this 1 on 1 episode, cardiologist Dr. Christian Assad joins Vinnie to discuss Dr. Assad's journey, eliminating medical conditions with a low carb high fat diet, eating real food, his experience with very sick patients, and more this Friday. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Fat Bomb Crowd Cow 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 If you don't have iTunes, find it at Vimeo here! You can also buy hardcopy or watch online at Amazon DR. CHRISTIAN ASSAD He is a cardiologist Vinnie has been hoping to get on the show for some time Check out his Twitter here Dr. Assad is originally from Mexico Only 40, already accomplished tons as a doctor ~17 years of school to become a doctor He gained some weight, was uncomfortable, wanted to lose some weight Found LCHF lifestyle Cut down on carbs over time Extended fast, etc. Got off of medication for migraines Had horrible migraines, beat them with a LCHF diet ADHD also improved Foundationally, eating real food is the most important Advises his patients on a similar diet Many have serious heart issues Including plaque build up, heart attacks, etc. His main thing is making small adjustments to make people eat more vegetables, more nuts, more meats Convince them it's healthy first This way they get ketones without thinking about it

Aug 21, 2019 • 27min
Coffee is Healthy! - Episode 1390
: Episode 1390 - Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich host this Wednesday show, and the two discuss Tuesday Tips, the fact that coffee is healthy, PCC's Explorer Series, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club 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 If you don't have iTunes, find it at Vimeo here! You can also buy hardcopy or watch online at Amazon COFFEE IS HEALTHY It simply isn't true that coffee is unhealthy It's healthy, especially when you buy high quality products Good for optimal health Keck (USC's medical center) says that having a couple cups of coffee a day will decrease your odds of colorectal cancer by 26% Odds seem to lower if you drink more Not the caffeine, it's the properties of the coffee Vinnie drinks many cups a day

Aug 19, 2019 • 1h 3min
Zone 2 Basics & Cookbook Progress - Episode 1389
: Episode 1389 - Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino talk the upcoming cookbook, Eat Happy, Too, Joe Bonadonna, Zone 2 basics, and more on this Monday edition of the podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Fat Bomb Crowd Cow 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 If you don't have iTunes, find it at Vimeo here! You can also buy hardcopy or watch online at Amazon So far, this doc is the #1 documentary of ALL TIME on iTunes thanks to all of you! Vinnie had to put total faith in Peter Pardini for this project, and he is sure glad he did EAT HAPPY, TOO It's on the printing press! Anna just sent to the editor bonus recipes If you pre-order, that's how you access these Also an amazing video ad ZONE 2 BASICS This zone is the most important to lose wieght and get in the most heart healthy shape of your life Zone 1 is pushing a lawnmower, raking some leaves Up to 60% of your aerobic capacity Zone 2 is 70-79% of your aerobic capacity Some people can do this with a brisk walk, others can jog, and some can run quite quickly and staying in this Zone Moderate workout on an eliptical, cruiser speed with a jump rope, easy run breathing through your nose Shouldn't be panting and puffing Take the number 180, subtract your age, give or take a few depending on your fitness This is right around the BPM you should shoot for Lay on the low side So Anna's is 139 Anna walks every day for at least an hour, does kettlebell, body weight stuff, and more

Aug 18, 2019 • 30min
Sunday School Flashback: Lies About Meat - Episode 1388
: Episode 1388 - This Sunday, we are running a re-run of a Sunday School show from just over a month ago. Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two discuss lies about meat, the importance of cholesterol, plant-powered propaganda, GMOs, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club 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 If you don't have iTunes, find it at Vimeo here! You can also buy hardcopy or watch online at Amazon LIES ABOUT MEAT There's been plenty of talk for years that red meat is bad for you This has always been incorrect Now, they're saying white meat is bad, too These studies tend to completely misunderstand cholesterol, heart health, etc. They start trying to scare people with talk about 'high cholesterol', without knowing what that actually means and whether or not it is good or bad You NEED cholesterol to live -- doctors and scientists seem to forget this a lot Your brain runs on cholesterol, as do your cells If you don't eat enough, your body will make more The study also said plant-based proteins are enough This is not the case, it's not a complete protein Nothing beats animal meat, what we have been eating to evolve for millions of years

Aug 17, 2019 • 44min
Enjoying the Process to Achieve Good Health - Episode 1387
: Episode 1387 - Listener Robert Stanton joins Vinnie for another appearance on the podcast, and the two discuss his lifesaving lifestyle change, media and paradigm shifts, enjoying the process required to achieving good health, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club 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 If you don't have iTunes, find it at Vimeo here! You can also buy hardcopy or watch online at Amazon ENJOYING THE PROCESS Check out his first appearance on the show here This lifestyle change was Robert's last resort It quite literally was the difference between life and death for him Agrees we need the media to create the paradigm shift Robert has been working up on the rowing machine Keep working at it, your body is just expecting failure For most people, it isn't a walk in the park

Aug 16, 2019 • 1h 6min
Keto & Cancer with Bryan Bishop - Episode 1386
: Episode 1386 - Radio personality and author Bryan Bishop, of the Adam Carolla show, joins Vinnie this Friday to talk about his cancer journey, Shrinkage, steroids, ketogenic diets, the Carolla Show's upcoming reunion benefit, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Fat Bomb Crowd Cow 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 If you don't have iTunes, find it at Vimeo here! You can also buy hardcopy or watch online at Amazon BRYAN BISHOP Check out his first appearance here You may know him as "Bald Bryan" He's a survivor of cancer His wife was on the show discussing how to support a loved one with cancer - check it out here Has some amount of survivors' guilt Check out his book Shrinkage here Diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer 2 months before his wedding 6 mos to 1 year was the original prognosis Managed to survive Dropped 55 lbs eating healthier and exercising more 172 lbs Cancer treatments caused him to fluctuate for awhile He's definitely a foodie He's done keto for the last two months to see if it had an effect cutting out sugar Had an MRI - didn't have effect on the tumor, but that's likely because the tumor isn't active He's had other ancillary benefits Wants to do 10 year anniversary reunion show in November for Carolla Have lots of Adam Carolla show favorites, old and new Vinnie will be there

Aug 14, 2019 • 34min
Keto Junk Food & Low Fat Politics - Episode 1385
: Episode 1385 - Serena Scott Thomas joins Vinnie this Wednesday from KetoCon, and the two discuss the politics of the low fat diet, keto junk food, getting folks on the NSNG® bandwagon with engineer Umberto, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club 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 If you don't have iTunes, find it at Vimeo here! You can also buy hardcopy or watch online at Amazon #1 doc of all time on iTunes Keep it up!!!! LOW FAT DIET We have been so misled The doc largely covers the politics behind the propagation of this lie People think this is good and normal, and if you deviate, you may be treated strangely KETO JUNK FOOD Just because it's branded keto does not mean it is healthy A lot of keto products include sweeteners, often xylitol and others Even if it says keto, look at the ingredients Easy to fall in the trap of consumption of junk food Fake cookies, bread, juice, etc. CHECK OUT UMBERTO'S FANTASTIC SITE HERE


