Fitness Confidential

: Episode 1104 - This Monday, Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk lies about salt and sodium, Vinnie's headphone debacle, the trend of treating customers as criminals, corn oil, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli SALT AND SODIUM Salt does not make you puffy, sugar does It isn't sodium that's raising your blood pressure Vinnie takes in TONS of salt every day and is not puffy at all All of the doctors that have been on this show pretty much agree One even really began his career by refuting the idea that salt is bad for you CUSTOMERS AS CRIMINALS Vinnie was treated like a criminal when trying to return broken headphones They set themselves up to be scammed, and all Vinnie wanted was to cash in his warranty For hiking, Vinnie buys heavy duty bear spray at REI They're locked away so people don't "hold the place up" with bear spray In the south, guns are out on racks for the taking Such a different world! At REI, the fleeces were locked up, too Apparently people still these often A lot of it is because people steal confidently and stores refuse to intervene for safety reasons CORN OIL Corn oil is NOT good for you Dr. Oz used to dislike it Now, he is sponsored by them and is promoting it as "versatile" and capable of "lowering cholesterol" Mazola is the sponsor that sells a horrible product Oz just cares about money He lies to people If you want oil, USE OLIVE OIL

: Episode 1103 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School Episode and the two talk the dangers of fast food. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club FAST FOOD Alabama has the most fast food restaurants per capita Number of fast food restaurants correlated with poverty Gina, even when she isn't super strict NSNG, she avoids fast food A lot of places, the meat isn't even REAL meat In the midwest, it's really a fast food wasteland Many don't know much other than the chain restaurant Fast food is tough on your body Cooking real food is seriously not difficult Ask your parents to learn from a young age!

: Episode 1102 - Greg Fizdale joins Vinnie this Saturday, and the two talk the Carolla effect, going from LSLG to NSNG (low sugar low grains to no sugar no grains), his daughter's diet, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club LSLG TO NSNG First, Greg cut out the soda He went from low sugar low grain to NO sugar NO grain He and his wife got into it together His wife is very thin, down to her high school weight Greg has gone from 300+ to 188 in around a year He lost a lot of it in the first two weeks Sleeping improved a lot Good blood work thus far Has a bit of arthritis, but hopes that will improve! They aren't super strict with their daughter's diet, but she loves eating healthy Naturally, about 85% NSNG for his 4 year old

: Episode 1101 - Psychiatrist Dr. Georgia Ede joins Vinnie Tortorich this Friday, and the two discuss biases, variables, epidemiological studies, the relationship between good nutrition and brain health, artificial sweeteners and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli DR. GEORGIA EDE Went to medical school in Vermont Did her residency at Harvard for four years Dr. Ede believes that for many, it is easier to believe that saturated fat is what causes fat Not always financial bias Ex: Loma Linda University study (promotes vegetarian diet) found that saturated fats hurt mice (they ignored that also in the higher fat diet was a MUCH greater amount of sugar) Other studies that say meat is bad removed all processed foods at the same time There are no pure studies that say animal foods are bad for your health She believes removing the processed foods is where the money is at Now, Dr. Georgia does not eat plant foods or dairy Fish and other meats Pretty extreme diet In ketosis constantly Insulin has to cross into the brain Your brain can become insulin resistant Then your cells will starve to death when your brain is filled with glucose that can't be broken down Link between sugar consumption and Alzheimer She agrees that these artificial sweeteners are so similar to sugar that your body can't really tell the difference They trick the body into thinking carbs are coming, thereby raising insulin levels Coffee, Dr. Ede believes, can be very helpful for those with head trauma, ADD, ADHD, etc. Stimulant is good! Maybe this is why Vinnie does so well with coffee

: Episode 1100 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday to discuss the upcoming Badwater sponsorship gig, questionable fashion choices, weird PVC emails, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club BADWATER As we've discussed before, PVC is sponsoring the upcoming Badwater race Our Ultra Salt will be a hit here! Catch Vinnie and Badwater creater Chris Kostman on Facebook Live on July 15 The gang will be sporting some matching Ultra Salt shirts QUESTIONABLE FASHION Women have been wearing shorts where you can quite literally see their butts While Andy and Vinnie understand people can wear whatever they want, it is a reflection of you Some outfits look sloppy or inappropriate, and that can be the impression you give off to strangers WEIRD PVC EMAILS Dylan and Andy get some complaint-type emails sometimes Often, people are emailing the wrong company For example, Pure VitaMEN sells BS male-enhancement products Some companies use bottle designs that actually look similar to ours just to rip people off Last week, PVC got an email that read: "Dirty ***ing Crooks" He had the completely wrong company He hadn't ever bought anything from us

: Episode 1099 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday, and the two discuss the 90s and Vinnie's time at Playboy, weightlifting, heart rate apps, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli THE 90s Vinnie had some very weird experiences at Playboy and training others in the 80s and 90s He felt many a woman's boob job upon command He never went after these ladies or anything like that, but it was already a concern in HR Women asked him to rub their boob jobs because they needed to for blood movement reasons Vinnie has always tried to keep business business, even when women did try to make moves using things like their boob jobs or sciatica WEIGHTLIFTING For women: Many women worry about their thighs becoming too big from working out You might gain some muscle, but your legs will tighten up Lifting weights with legs is great for you It'll make your legs look good and younger, too Best way to lose fat is Zone 2 aerobic activity Vinnie has trained many size 2 women who are "skinny fat" It's often healthier to be a size 4 with muscle, you are still skinny but there is toning and lean muscle For all who are trying to make their arms larger: There's a number of ways to effectively lift weights Go to Vinnie's youtube to see the demonstrations Vinnie is doing There's a lot of bro-science misinformation out there -- make sure you're doing things right You can and likely will hurt yourself if you lift too heavy too fast or are using incorrect technique HEART RATE APPS Vinnie has no app to recommend If you have a heart rate monitor, great If you feel like your heart is beating too fast, look down, and slow a little bit He believes we do not need apps for everything in life! His own success has been app-less You don't need apps for success!

: Episode 1098 - The wonderful Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk Gina's sweet weekend, the importance of family, how wonderful traveling is, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club FAMILY Family is incredibly important Visiting is one of the best things Vinnie likes to go to them and visit new places, too Gina and her family visit one another often and it keeps their relationship great! It's a great excuse to travel across the country for many, too Traveling is so important -- you learn things about other people and about yourself You can't imagine other places until you actually visit them Even places you wouldn't normally think are amazing really are Example: check out some of these fly over states by car! Like Arches National Park, UT

: Episode 1097 - Dan Wiseman joins Vinnie once again on this Saturday show, and the two talk Vinnie's hectic summer, the Fat Doc, low carb vegans, sugar as a drug, responsibly raised meat, blood clots, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club FAT DOC UPDATE We are trying to film a lot of it this July Daniel donated to the cause People are still donating to this day LOW CARB VEGANS There are a number of vegans who want to be low carb Dan often takes up against them He does this for his own amusement SUGAR Sugar is truly a drug It is addictive, and that is the biggest issue It took Vinnie awhile to realize this, as it does for many It'll put you to sleep, too People are suffering as a result of this BLOOD CLOTS Dan has a mutation that causes more frequent blood clots As a kid, this was cool Recently, though, he suffered from really bad blood clots He had to go to the hospital to save his lung Had to receive medicine that made his blood UNABLE to clot He has to go to the doctor often to check this out Dan didn't want to remain on blood thinners forever Now he's on a drug that isn't affected by diet Don't play around with stuff like this

: Episode 1096 - Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD, joins Vinnie Tortorich this Friday and the two discuss the company he founded and now runs, Diet Doctor, which makes keto and low carb simple and easy. Dr. Eenfeldt decided to fully plunge into this way of eating after he witnessed it actually reverse supposedly chronic and progressive diseases like Type 2 diabetes. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli DR. ANDREAS EENFELDT A medical doctor hailing from Sweden He now only practices online, with Diet Doctor which he founded Dr. Eenfeldt wanted to help as many people as possible, and he found the internet was the best way to begin doing this Hopefully one day he will open a private clinic once he feels he can reach enough people He didn't want to just hand out pills and watch people continue to live unhealthy lives Only one week of nutrition in med school Dr. Eenfeldt found that for folks with Type 2 Diabetes and other metabolic problems, that low carb and keto did a lot more long-term than drugs Tested it himself, looked into studies and research behind it, and finally took the plunge with his patients He loved seeing this chronic, progressive diseases actually getting better Like Vinnie, he doesn't take support from products or companies he does not agree with Much like Vinnie, he ain't in it for the money - he is making significantly less than when he was an every day, med prescribing doctor Check out his fantastic book, here! Also likes Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It and Good Calories Bad Calories

: Episode 1095 - The wonderful Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday to discuss the importance of Vitamin D and the upcoming Death Valley ultra event we are sponsoring. Additionally, happy Independence Day to all of our American listeners! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club VITAMIN D Vinnie just recorded with a luminary (look out for his show in the future) who said pretty much everyone is Vitamin D deficient Many suggested we make our capsule 5000 IU We made ours 2000 so you can microdose and just take more if you need it People with darker skin are even more likely or to a greater degree deficient Ours is a vitamin D3 + K complex Most doctors get extremely minimal education on vitamins