

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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Jan 30, 2019 • 30min
Eating NSNG® in the Airport - Episode 1245
: 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

Jan 28, 2019 • 1h 15min
Controlling Hormones and Auto-Immune Diseases - Episode 1244
: 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 grains lowers inflammation, helps get hormones into check

Jan 27, 2019 • 19min
Red Meat and Heart Health - Episode 1243
: Episode 1243 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and they discuss Cajun language and dialect, red meat and heart health studies, the vegan propagandist agenda, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club HEART HEALTH Study showing less red meat will prevent heart disease Cleveland Clinic study, published in European Journal of Heart Health This is ridiculous! Kids, red meat is good for you The study claims TMAO is what is so bad However, TMAO is more readily found in veggies If they say TMAO is bad, they should be saying DO NOT eat veggies TMAO is actually good to prevent heart attacks Your body needs this Any study done by Harvard, Minnesota University, and Cleveland Clinic are all unreliable sources Heavily funded by corporations, vegans, etc. Whether the article is for or against you, disregard it if one of these institutions came up with it

Jan 26, 2019 • 50min
Podcasting and Assisting Lonnie's Family - Episode 1242
: Episode 1242 - Lonnie Beauchamp, an NSNG® original, joins Vinnie this Saturday, and the two talk Vinnie's ascent to podcasting, Lonnie's current family situation (please support his GoFundMe here), and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club ASCENT TO PODCASTING Getting a blackberry was Vinnie's first step He realized how addicted we are to our phones Vinnie thought, how can I use this addiction to technology for good? Using the internet, iTunes to help change peoples' lives He also started writing a book Computers can help oneself and other people, and for free LONNIE'S FAMILY The reason that the FB group exists is because of Lonnie He basically runs that community of over 20,000 people Lonnie has helped countless people Also arranged some of the first NSNG meet-ups His mother has been really sick His mom needed to go to the hospital because she was in unbearable pain She needs medical care and the bills have been extensive Vinnie started a GoFundMe for the many expenses Please support it here Any help is greatly appreciated This lifestyle would NOT be the same without Lonnie, so let's pay that forward She is close to death, and we need to do anything we can to help her Lonnie and his wife have really shouldered a lot of this

Jan 25, 2019 • 1h 3min
Uncovering the Truth with Nina Teicholz - Episode 1241
: Episode 1241 - The absolutely amazing Nina Teicholz joins Vinnie this Friday to talk uncovering the truth about health and fitness, vegan and vegetarian BS, opportunities to change the world, and more in this fascinating podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow NINA TEICHOLZ She has been on this show a number of times Check out her most recent appearance here Why does she do this? It's not about the money Principally, for her, it's about uncovering the truth The lies in health have such a huge, horrible impact Nina wants to get rid of that One of the most important issues to work on Nina is a huge part of Fat Doc UNCOVERING THE TRUTH There is so much science behind the low carb high fat diet The vegan and vegetarian diet promoters are uninterested in the facts It is ideological to a fault So much PR, but no rigorous evidence behind this 'healthy' diet Backed by HUGE corporate interests Including 40 of the worlds largest companies Unilever (vegetable oils), BASS (world's largest chemical company), Bayer (drug company - make money from people being sick), many other similar ones Vegans and vegetarians have become the hapless proletariat unknowingly Great analysis by Zoe Harcombe finding that a vegan diet can NOT sustain human life Serious issues with recommending this to the whole diet Our nutrition expert community has to stand up to such BS diets Where is the conscience? How do we stop this movement towards non-evidence based diets? All starts with dietary guidelines for Americans They affect everything Considered 'the gold standard' around the world Get politically involved with this We need to get a good committee to change these guidelines Vinnie's going to try to get Sarah Hallberg on this show (and maybe Sonny Perdue)

Jan 23, 2019 • 30min
PVC'S New Ultra Salt Commercial - Episode 1240
: Episode 1240 - Andy joins Vinnie this Wednesday, and the two talk Vinnie's new puppy, the new Ultra Salt commercial, the amazing quality of the Ultra Salt product, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club BONZO Bonzo the Vizsla Vinnie and Serena's new puppy! Vinnie has been taking care of him himself When it's raining, it's a pain to take him out He is still young enough that he has to pee every two minutes Bonzo has an instagram - check it out at @bonzothevizsla NEW ULTRA SALT This product has been selling very well Even scientists are amazed by how great this product is We put so much research into it Just got back from Florida where they filmed a commercial Made sure it was their brand, that the production company didn't change their vision We are airing it first in the US, and if it works well, it may make it to the UK The salt is THE highest quality (as is the product in general) Unparalleled in the market

Jan 21, 2019 • 1h 21min
Fat Pets and Girl Scout Cookies- Episode 1239
: Episode 1239 - The wonderful Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday, and the two talk the upcoming Ultra Salt commercial, the Beauchamp family GoFundMe, pageant life, new Jillian Michaels news, dog food and fat pets as the key to understanding human obesity, girl scout cookie season, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club BEAUCHAMP FAMILY Lonnie and Trey Beauchamp are huge parts of why this podcast is so successful Lonnie essentially runs the Facebook group which has over 20,000 members The brothers' mother is very ill and they need some financial help Vinnie made this GoFundMe so that some of the people who love this podcast and the FB group can help out Please donate anything and share here Vinnie and Andy have donated around $2,000 cumulatively thus far PAGEANT LIFE Vinnie ran into a lot of beauty queens recently These ones were in their early teens Girls of all shapes and sizes Didn't seem like they went to school Pageants consume some people's lives It's a divisive thing in America People either love or hate it Might be considered a dated past time JILLIAN SLAMS KETO DIET She criticized the diet However, her criticism was filled with errors Al Roker essentially responded that she pushes people til they're practically dead, so she really shouldn't be criticizing a healthy diet She called him a jerk, basically Jillian does anything to make money FAT PETS Check out this article In Vinnie's book, Fitness Confidential, he talks about domesticated animals Wild animals don't get fat, only those in our homes Certain dog foods are better for dogs than others Salt can be too rich for them We actually have a podcast coming out soon with an animal expert Understanding why our pets get obese can explain why we are getting so fat, too Look what's happening to your dogs, and don't let it happen to them or you GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SEASON It's that time of year Cute kids are selling cookies on the corner and making you feel guilty for not eating them If you feel the need to buy for the kids, just donate money and don't take any cookies, or donate them, or throw them away Don't make excuses to eat crap Don't keep putting NSNG off - just DO it Gluten free does not make it okay They just add more sugar

Jan 20, 2019 • 26min
Taking Care of Nature - Episode 1238
: Episode 1238 - The amazing Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk taking care of nature, the benefits of hunting, being too hard on one's self, and more this week. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club TAKING CARE OF NATURE We need to make sure the great outdoors is there for the next generation Clean up after yourself - don't litter! Kayakers and paddle boarders pick up trash out of the ocean, but they can't save the world It starts with you All of that wildlife that lives in marshes, bayous, etc., is essential for ecosystems Every day, people lose about 100 yards of land in the swamps Hunting matters Make sure you don't shoot lead shot into water Population control is also important for ecosystems Can also be good to teach kids where meat comes from Don't waste, etc.

Jan 19, 2019 • 43min
Steve Owens and Fascination Street - Episode 1237
: Episode 1237 - Steve Owens joins Vinnie this Saturday, and the two talk Steve's podcast, Fascination Street, his NSNG® journey, terminal diagnoses and pre-diagnosis health, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club FASCINATION STREET Steve is a podcaster Check the podcast out here! He came out to LA to start a podcast Interviews fascinating people on the pod Had Opi's father on it before he passed Some other huge names Clint Howard His most recent episode was with Adam Carolla (100th episode)! He converted a closet-type space for his podcasting Interview with Peter Pardini coming out soon! STEVE'S NSNG® JOURNEY Took him awhile to get into it Found him from the Carolla show Nothing was working for him at the time When he started NSNG®, he was 235 lbs (@ 5'10"), had horrible asthma He didn't go cold turkey First cut out milk and sugar from his coffee Now he weighs about 195 but still has some weight to lose His pulmonologist is also on board which is great Down to 1 inhaler from 3 This is a lifestyle change, not a diet Gaining weight continuously can just be a slow, awful way to die Make sure you take care of yourself while you can! PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE FAT DOC

Jan 18, 2019 • 1h 9min
Natural Healing with Dr. Paul Schulick- Episode 1236
: Episode 1236 - Dr. Paul Schulick joins Vinnie this Friday to talk natural healing, utilization of herbs for healing, food as medicine, skin and bacteria, addressing pain head on, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Crowd Cow F Bomb Villa Cappelli DR. PAUL SCHULICK Had bad digestive problems Bought a health food store in 1979 Started with some of the leaders of the time Ultimately, most of them new nothing He got worse He started using herbs Turmeric helped him greatly More than Vitamin E He's seen so many patients insanely improve from natural medicines Became a devotee of the herbal kingdom in the late 70s What you eat has the potential to heal or hurt you He wrote a book about ginger He believes it helps health greatly Chews on ginger every day You have about a trillion beings hanging on to your skin These are all very important You are very virus-ey and bacteria-ey Incredibly important for creating compounds Making you much healthier than you think Ought to take care of all of this A cold shower is good for you Especially after a tough workout Dr. Paul feels that it resets him Helps metabolism Helps the mind Meditation is also important Having a healthy mind is important for having a healthy body Weight loss and brain health can go hand in hand CBD products can be good depending on your issues However, many of these products are not what they claim to be Make sure you're getting the real thing Know where your products are coming from Understand why you are feeling the way you are Don't look to mask pain, look to address it


