Fitness Confidential

: Episode 1155 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday, and the two talk how wildly unhealthy the Plexus Pink Drink is! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club PLEXUS PINK DRINK This is a "healthy" drink Plexus Slim (TM) Micro-Biome Activating "Clinically proven" pink drink All of the ingredients are fake Chromium, polynicitonate, xylo-oligo-saccharide (1000 ML - and it's a sugar!) Plexus Slim Blend Caffeine, other extracts and acids Filled with extracts, fake sugars, sand, coloring It is a glass of CRAP This is not a "way out"

: Episode 1154 - Vinnie Tortorich, Serena Scott Thomas, Andy Schreiber, and of course, Anna Vocino, host this Monday show LIVE from Seattle at the recent NSNG Meat-Up! Many of the folks attending share their own NSNG stories. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow SEATTLE MEAT-UP Technically, it was outside of Seattle Lots of old NSNGers like Jackie Jones were there and shared! Everyone brought amazing NSNG dishes Abram and his daughter joined the gang His daughter, Grace, shared her and her dad's amazing stories Robert Stanton also tells his story He died but came back to life Knew he needed a change Really was "fat, sick and nearly dead" Almost at 200lbs lost! Stuart Blocher has last nearly 90 lbs He travels for a living so NSNG started tough, but now is easy and worth it Stuart brought his mom! Barbara the nurse shares her NSNG story She went to school for health, but hardly learned anything about nutrition Her personal physician is all on board! Sandy and Luke join the crew as well Many tell stories about how their families have come around to it or introduced them to it Thousands of pounds lost at this meet up! People look a lot younger, too, after their weight loss FAT DOC TRAILER This trailer has over 36,000 views But, it's so important we get even more views! We want to get it up towards 100,000 SHARE with friends and watch it many times See it below or at this link

: Episode 1153 - The wonderful Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk Gina's NSNG success which has allowed her to look and feel younger, the upcoming recipe sharing that Gina will be doing weekly on the Carolla show PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club RECIPE SHARING Most of the folks over there at the Carolla Show are NSNG NSNG became a much bigger thing because of the Carolla Show Adam has done the entire world a service for having Vinnie on He tried it himself and realized it was making a lot of sense He's infinitely curious Gina herself has found tons of success eating this way! She will be sharing an NSNG recipe each week on the Carolla Show, starting soon! It will be the same day every week -- that day is TBD

: Episode 1152 - Listener and NSNGer Ryan Lafond joins Vinnie this Saturday to share his amazing weight loss journey of 170lbs in one year, and taking control of your health after a lifetime of unhealthiness. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH Ryan lost 170 lbs in a YEAR Check out the before and after below At the start: 6'1.5", 31, 387 lbs at the start Now, he weighs about 217 Waiting to see how his body continues to respond to this way of eating Not actively trying to lose more weight Previously, Ryan didn't give much attention to his health Was so busy, let his health suffer as a consequence He has no goal weight because he has no point of reference Has always been overweight or obese Embarrassed about his weight - it was affecting his life Became desperate to make a change Found Vinnie via the Carolla effect Slowly absorbed principles of NSNG Turning point was the release of the PDF His wife has had some medical issues Unfortunately going through chemo for ovarian cancer However, she has also lost about 60lbs with NSNG! This only cemented that he needs to take care of his health Ryan also wanted to be around for all of his kids big moments Saying no to the urges of the breads and the sweets was tough, but now it is easy! Ryan also picked up some more exercise Eating to live instead of living to eat Ryan Before [caption id="attachment_13191" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Ryan After[/caption][caption id="attachment_13192" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Ryan After[/caption]

: Episode 1151 - Dr. Tony Hampton joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss diet and diabetes, intermittent fasting, cultural diversity as it relates to health, environmental effects on health, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow TONY HAMPTON Check out his website here! Practices in Chicago Became interested in diabetes more enthusiastically when his wife was diagnosed Easier to care more when it is in your home "Breakfast as the most important meal" was a campaign by Quaker NOT eating breakfast is actually healthier Particularly serves African American clients Help as many people as possible not have a bad outcome while still allowing them to maintain their culture People only seek things that justify their approach THAT'S a huge issue with health People aren't willing to hear that they're wrong LOOK for alternate opinions and delve into them Dr. Hampton is a straight shooter - These are the facts, here is the evidence. Here's what to do with that. DIET AND DIABETES When Dr. Hampton really started looking into all of this, he found the works of Jason Fung, and others like him He realized the diabetes meds only treat the syptoms People still have heart attacks and strokes while on meds He wanted to treat the cause, not the symptoms Realized insulin resistance was the problem Took YouTube, not med school, to learn this Dr. Hampton had some diabetes patients that tried intermittent fasting with incredible results IF saves money and time Wrote a fantastic book - Fix Your Diet, Fix Your Diabetes INTERMITTENT FASTING IF allows your body to heal more You need to rest to heal Even if you're lean, your body has enough fat (especially when the meals you do eat are fatty) to make energy Went from 5% to 40-50% engagement once he pressed a big meat diet! Previously recommended vegetarian diet Show people how to eat, keep it simple ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS How you eat, and your health depends on your environment For example, in stressful environments, your hormones will be messed up and easier to eat crap Socio-economic status has a large effect Poorer communities tend to eat worse Some of it is culture! Ex: not eating chili with corn bread is blasphemous in some communities Have to thing of it in terms of choices: ex: if I don't eat the pasta, I can keep my eyesight Also, don't put your life in the hands of others Use your choices to educate others in your environment

: Episode 1149 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday, and the two talk the use of creatine, Vinnie's sole teenage drinking experience, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club CREATINE People think eating/taking some of this will help them cheat workouts, solve problems, etc. That is just not true to a great extent We want to believe it because it would make things easier Don't try to beat the system, it's not a magic bullet Only thing that works is eating well, and being consistent It's been around for a long time Vinnie has tried it Maybe it works to a very small degree Some studies show a measurable increase Gov agency says there are other studies that report NO effects Ultimately, it's pretty inconclusive Your body makes creatine Don't take more than one serving a day PVC will almost certainly not make a creatine product Make sure there are no added ingredients If you are going to use it, use powder form Can be more beneficial for vegetarians!

: Episode 1148 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday, and the two discuss the Fat Doc trailer, Anna's triage visit which resulted in overmedicating, breaking the addiction to sugar, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Thrive Market Crowd Cow FAT DOC TRAILER The official trailer is out! As of this posting, it has over 23,000 views Check it out below, or on Youtube! Share it with all of your friends and family, too As you can see in the ad, we have tons of amazing luminaries We are looking at the history of the SAD When we try to get this doc on all of these streaming platforms, we need to go in with lots of views Just as crowdfunding was integral, so will be getting views on this trailer Share, share, and share! This doc is NOT a method of fat-shaming Like, comment, watch, start a conversation OVERMEDICATING Anna went to the doctor, urgent care type place She had an asthma attack which is rare for her now that she's NSNG They gave her TONS of drugs Many doctors try to steamroll by compounding all of these drugs Those who are really sick aren't going to ask questions, especially if they're desperate to feel better Asthma medication is stupid expensive Taking a steroid when you don't need a steroid is NOT good for your body BREAKING THE ADDICTION There is no fast track to losing weight Your liver sees sweet and thinks SUGAR Don't try to cheat the system Break your addiction to sweets "Proprietary" blend doesn't mean anything Can still be a bunch of crap

: Episode 1148 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk embracing your natural beauty, outdoor feats, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NATURAL BEAUTY Makeup, botox, augmentations are not necessary You can embrace your natural beauty! A lot of the time, just being yourself is the most beautiful thing you can be Don't let the pressure get to you Humans are imperfectly perfect! Flaws can be very beautiful

: Episode 1147 - Listeners Joey and Marty join Vinnie this Friday, and the three discuss Joey and Marty's stories, the benefits they've reaped from NSNG, the fact that NSNG is more than weight loss, coffee, and more on this Saturday show! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Crowd Cow JOEY AND MARTY Marty isn't a fan of camping She may be a mountain woman but is not rough and tumble She'd rather be somewhere where she can blow dry her hair and make coffee easily and not get cold Joey, though, likes stuff like that! Vinnie spoke to these two driving up to San Diego Joey was 230+lbs as a teenager and again years ago NSNG IS MORE THAN WEIGHT LOSS He got back down to about 160 He's 5'11" Marty was pre-menopausal so she had started to gain a few lbs She lost around 10 lbs The weight loss is the least important benefit She doesn't have arthritis in her wrist Her pre-menopause symptoms have lessened a LOT She no longer has digestive issues, too! If you don't have weight to lose, this lifestyle is STILL so beneficial It can help you feel better overall For some people, their libido comes back, too Others have incredible skin changes (Marty had some of this)

: Episode 1146 - Dr. Brian Lenzkes joins Vinnie Tortorich to discuss Fat: A Documentary, Dr. Lenzkes' story, pills as security blankets, preventing diabetes, responsible doctoring, and more on this Friday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow FAT DOC TRAILER The first official Fat: A Documentary trailer is finally up! It's amazing Check it out below, or at this link! Sneak peak of history and luminary commentary DR. LENZKES Practices internal medicine Treats many with diabetes and those who are obese He was a football player and wrestler in high school Always struggled with weight Particularly in med school (plus, they didn't teach him much) He couldn't figure out how to lose weight, so struggled to help patients lose weight, too Found a bunch of luminaries like Jason Fung who showed him the way with low carb Has lost tons of weight personally Recently has begun recommending keto diet to his patients Doctors in med school take things that they learn at face value It is NOT the patient's fault most of the time that they struggle to lose weight So much easier to think a drug fixes it, etc.