

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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Oct 22, 2018 • 1h 30min
Energy Gain From NSNG - Episode 1174
[libsyn_podcast id=7265213] : Episode 1174 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk energy expenditure and energy gain from NSNG, the fact that gastric bypasses are a bad option for sustainable health benefits, vegans, the progress being made on the Fat Doc, and more on this Monday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow FAILING Failure is no longer a thing Everyone is a winner Nobody has motivation to do well becaus everyone is treated like they do well even when they don't For Vinnie, his motivation to do well in Theology class was to get to play football Failing is a good thing, and we should be able to fail It's a great motivator Not everyone is a champion We learn from failure! ENERGY EXPENDITURE Many people say they can't get off the couch because they have no energy One of the men who spoke to Vinnie recently said before low carb, he had no energy Didn't play actively with his kids Eventually, started going to the gym Now he has lots of energy and always wants to take it to the next step A lot of it is hormones If you are obese and eating lots of carbs your brain still treats you like you're starving because of your diet You need to break this cycle, have your brain feel fulfilled and ready to work Low carb allows for this Fat is the best energy! The high fat part of NSNG is just as important as the low carb The energy change will follow the dietary change You will need to get moving because of all the energy you have!

Oct 21, 2018 • 19min
Taking the Garbage Out & Being Uncomfortable- Episode 1173
: Episode 1173 - The wonderful Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk Joe Dean, taking the garbage out, getting out of your comfort zone, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club JOE DEAN AND CONVERSE He created a shoe named after Julius Irving, Dr. J Basically leather Converse A big guy for Converse, Joe Dean brought all of these guys in Went after Michael Jordan but MJ wanted to stand out Joe Dean called Nike He was a great role model for Vinnie One of the main reasons Vinnie was able to leave the bayou A huge inspiration for Vinnie He recently passed away "Taking the garbage out" Don't wait for your parents to ask you to take the garbage out, don't wait until someone's watching Just get things done Make sure you do things well and as soon as you can Get out of your comfort zone Don't try, do.

Oct 20, 2018 • 34min
Overcoming Eating Disorders & Unhealthy Weight Loss - Episode 1172
: Episode 1172 - Loli and Saro join Vinnie this Saturday to talk Loli and Saro's amazing stories, overcoming eating disorders and unhealthy weight loss, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club LOLI AND SARO & OVERCOMING UNHEALTHY EATING Loli and Saro had dinner wiht Vinnie and Serena They were incredibly generous and donated a big sum to the Fat Doc It was Serena's birthday! Saro has done a consult with Vinnie previously Both have lost a ton of weight Saro has lost 40 lbs off of 5'10" Loli lost 173 lbs Only 5'1" She lost a whole person She got married very young, had two kids Got to 280 lbs on a starvation diet She really previously bought into all the BS slogans "Eat less move more" "Low fat and healthy grains" She went vegetarian, and it just made her mean and hungry Had bulimia and anorexia Has gained and lost a lot of weight Eating emotionally, eating crap FINALLY, she found NSNG It was sustainable and made her feel so much better Got back into meat with NSNG Tried bacon and couldn't do it Tried chicken, and she still felt weird but stuck with it Made her feel better, and she got too ambitious and tried a pork chop Then went back to chicken - have to go slow when you come back from being a vegetarian! Both Vinnie and Saro stayed in ketosis after their meal, even having maybe a bite of ice cream and carby veggies Loli overcame heart palpitations, hair loss, skin problems, liver issues, eye pressure issues, and more with NSNG Completely changed her health

Oct 19, 2018 • 1h 18min
Making Movies - Fat: A Documentary - Episode 1171
: Episode 1171 - Vinnie and Peter Pardini talk overpriced meats in LA, bloating that comes with eating carbs, making movies efficiently (like the Fat Doc), the power of Oprah, and more on this Friday episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow CARBS MAKE YOU BLOATED Vinnie and Peter love eating meat Can eat a whole pound of steak and it doesn't make you feel bloated Having a beer, conversely, has a worse effect Vinnie had half a beer and felt bloated Conversely, low carb scotch did not make him feel bloated MAKING MOVIES Like any good movie, making FAT Doc takes time Peter is the director on this film He is an amazing filmmaker and Vinnie is lucky to have him We want to make sure we get this right, but we also are going as fast as we can It's all about the hustle - we hope to have this out ASAP! This is going to be a fact-based documentary featuring many experts and the history of the Standard American Diet The first months it was slow going Now it's coming together We can't even use all the footage we got - we have too much Going to use some other footage for pilots for other documentaries Please check out the ad for Fat: A Documentary Here is the link (at least watch for 30 sec and share with friends) OR look below! We need this to get this film distributed

Oct 17, 2018 • 27min
Magnesium Helps Cramps and Soreness - Episode 1170
: Episode 1170 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday to talk Vinnie's hectic life (including his back spasm), out of control kids, and the fact that magnesium helps cramps, soreness and inflammation. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club OUT OF CONTROL KIDS Kids in restaurants these days are either running around, dancing on tables or on their phones Parents, control your kids You are not your kids' friends when they're little, you're their parents Kids should be sitting at the table, conversing or eating Teach them manners and conversation and how to behave in public VINNIE'S BACK SPASM Vinnie's been dealing with a tough back spasm It put him completely out of business for a whole day He didn't do anything in particular to cause it Old injuries and maybe not enough stretching playing into it Incredibly painful First one in 10 years that has put him out of commission Always come at the worst times He stood up and his back locked up, and he dropped to his knees on the porch for 20-30mins MAGNESIUM HELPS CRAMPS Magnesium PVC is generally very good for cramps/soreness Helps with inflammation Vinnie usually takes it twice a day You can take several without having any laxative effect It's very high quality, potent magnesium, but not the stuff that causes the runs Try it for back spasms Helps breaks the cycle so you don't continue to tweak

Oct 15, 2018 • 1h 23min
Unhealthy Relationships with Food - Episode 1169
: Episode 1169 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday, and the two talk a story from the 80s which demonstrates the power of unhealthy relationships with food, Vinnie's weird back problem, the NSNG consensus on potatoes, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOOD Vinnie trained a couple in New Orleans in the 1980s The man was a cardiologist They had a giant mansion with beautiful winding staircase as well as an Au Pair The Au Pair, Elayna, was always training for marathons in her free time She started to do triathlons She made a schedule and made Vinnie feel like a wimp However, Elayna also had 40 or 50 lbs to lose Elayna seemed SO put together, but her apartment was filled with moldy pizza and crappy old food Despite her amazing exercise routine and her Type A personality, she hid food and relied on crap to hide her feelings Ate all night long She had an eating disorder - an unhealthy relationship with food -- binge ate at night It was bizarre because they actually never saw her eat in front of others Really sad For many, food is a crutch We have to be careful with how much we depend on food to help our emotions Food IS addictive, and this is unhealthy when we let ourselves stay addicted The good thing about NSNG is you don't need to calorie count or do other unhealthy behaviors POTATOES Most white potatoes are between 90 and 95 on the glycemic index 100 is straight sugar DO NOT eat white potatoes on NSNG For all intents and purposes, they're a grain A yam is around 65 Boiled sweet potato is even lower! An okay treat However, skip all fries!!! Boiling is the way to have the lowest glycemic index If you put it in the oven, it caramelizes and becomes extra sugary Mash with butter after boiling Sweet potatoes and yams should just be an occasional thing

Oct 14, 2018 • 20min
Your Body & Sugar - Episode 1168
: Episode 1168 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School, and the two talk The Godfather and sugar guidelines, how your body and sugar interact, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club YOUR BODY AND SUGAR The government says it's okay to eat 12 tsps of sugar a day 53g You DO NOT need this much sugar Even if you eat fruit, your liver will still just see sugar Liver does not discriminate Sugar is sugar You need LESS THAN TWO TEASPOONS in your body If all you ate was broccoli, you'd have enough sugar Vinnie would rather see people get their carbs and sugar from veggies and fruits like berries sometimes

Oct 13, 2018 • 27min
Make Weight Loss Simple with NSNG - Episode 1167
: Episode 1167 - Listener Rebecca Alcorn joins Vinnie this Saturday, and the two talk Rebecca's weight-loss journey where she lost 150 lbs by making weight loss simple with NSNG, her work as a hair dresser, falling in love with what she could do, and losing the emotional attachment to food. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club SIMPLE WEIGHT LOSS 5'6" 34 years old At 15 years old, weighing in over 200 lbs Was over 300 lbs, then right before she started her health journey, she was at 299 Low point was right before having her second child Her doctor advised bypass, but she knew that wasn't the answer She knew it had to do with how she ate Her sister in law showed her the NSNG Facebook page two years ago She lost over 100 lbs, too! This journey has saved her! Only did it half way at first Lost weight this way because she had so much to lose, but realized she had to do more Rebecca wanted to be an athlete, this is what inspired her to go full-in Rebecca's lost 150 lbs Her husband, everyone around her has lost weight She feels like she escaped a night mare Now she's an athlete and a whole new person

Oct 12, 2018 • 1h 16min
Concussions and Brain Health with Dr. Titus Chiu - Episode 1166
: Episode 1166 - Dr. Titus Chiu joins Vinnie Tortorich this Friday, and the two talk his Dr. Chiu's work as a functional neurologist, concussions and post-concussion syndrome, the effects of carbs on the brain, ways to optimize brain health, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow DR. TITUS CHIU He is a functional neurologist Specializes in post-concussion syndrome He got hit by a car and thrown 10-15 ft in the air His helmet flew off after his head hit the ground Had no specific symptoms to begin with of post-concussion syndrome, but could not help his neck pain/issues His brother really helped him This pushed Dr. Chiu back to school, studying the brain, etc. Had some bad mental issues about 5 years after the issue This is what made him think he maybe had post-concussion syndrome Check out his amazing book, BrainSAVE, here BRAIN HEALTH One of the most vulnerable populations for concussions and post-concussion syndrome is female soccer players No Sugar No Grains is a recommendation of Dr. Chiu for his concussion patients Peoples' emotional brains affect their brain health If you have lots of stress, it can make the concussion or post-concussion hang around for ages Body inflammation makes a big difference because it leads to brain inflammation Low carb is great for optimizing the brain Emotional brain and chemical brain both very important Stay off of alcohol to allow your brain to heal The brain DOES NOT need 'sugar' to live This is a very misunderstood topic The brain can use ketone bodies instead of sugar Ketones are actually superfuel for the chemical brain Ketosis can make your mind sharp as a tack Sustained energy You can actually get insulin resistance in the brain from too much sugar - this is bad Relaxation, enjoyment, socialization is incredibly important for the emotional brain The new smoking is being glued to digital screens for the brain Addictive because it boosts dopamine It's important, even if you don't have a concussion, to take time off of electronics and screens

Oct 10, 2018 • 43min
Getting Type 2 Diabetes in Check with NSNG - Episode 1165
: Episode 1165 - Trey Beauchamp (of the infamous Beauchamp brothers) and Amber Peri join Vinnie to talk Amber's getting Type 2 diabetes in check with NSNG, their upcoming wedding, Trey's weight loss, and more this Saturday-turned-Wednesday show! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club TREY AND AMBER Trey is an NSNG oldie He and his brother went out of pocket to start the NSNG meet-up trend First in LA, second in Kansas City Trey made hot pink Vinnie look-alike pants and memorized the Vinnie-Oprah speech Amber was the helping hand that allowed for this to happen Amber and Trey are engaged to be married! Amber is out of Trey's league! The two met through the NSNG Singles Group! Their wedding is coming up this month! Sadly, Vinnie cannot attend Trey lost 104lbs mostly driving with NSNG GETTING TYPE 2 DIABETES IN CHECK Amber's lost 50 lbs and gotten her Type 2 Diabetes in check! Has a friend in the group, which is how she found NSNG Her friend looked not only thin, but young and healthy Amber had gained weight over the past year though she grew up thin March 1st, 2017 Before this, she dabbled but was eating a lot of fruit and potatoes because she took no SUGAR no GRAINS too literally On this day, she found out she was a Type 2 diabetic It was pretty bad She went cold turkey NSNG After doing NSNG for awhile, her A1C went down like 6 points NO medication


