Fitness Confidential

: Episode 1094 - The amazing Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday, and the two talk the Zoom, the fact that calories aren't what count, new food labeling, replacement foods, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Click on "Olivewood" Stunning, new charcuterie boards TRANSITION TO ZOOM Vinnie and Anna recorded this podcast with Zoom They have transitioned away from Skype because Skype is annoying and unreliable With Zoom, they can video themselves and record it, as well as screen share, etc. Check out this podcast on Youtube as well! You can actually see the two of them chatting and the whole thing CALORIES AREN'T WHAT COUNT CICO = calorie in calorie out As of May 5th, chain restaurants require calorie counts on menus This is BAD because it is reinforcing this notion that CICO is what matters There is NO WAY that eggs are worse than a "low cal" dessert just because the calorie content is lower While this type of thing may be well intentioned, it is sabotaging people who want to lose weight/get healthier but do not know Sure, you can starve yourself and lose some weight, but it is NOT healthy nor sustainable Vinnie isn't saying eating 5000 calories a day, but eating well is more important than eating less CICO is way worse FOOD LABELS Gone from new labels on foods is calories from fats Additionally, serving size is being standardized Except, small chip bags will just be one serving to simplify This is great because it will take some confusion out of it Total carb consumption will be lowered so that %s will be greater for fewer carbs Transfats being removed! About time because sat fats can be good "Natural sugars" will be listed on bars This is a way to trick folks again Just because sugars are 'natural' does not mean they're okay Your liver can't tell the difference Most important thing: READ INGREDIENTS! REPLACEMENT FOODS A lot of people try to make replacement foods Ex: low-carb bread for sandwiches This can be dangerous because it reinforces your craving for the food Anna only makes fat-head pizza every once in a couple months It's hard for people to convince themselves that they don't need foods like bread or pasta, etc. REBECCA TAYLOR She is NSNG and has lost weight and seen many health benefits Size 16 to size 8 Also has incredible increased energy She posted on her FB page about her journey and why NSNG works See below

: Episode 1093 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this episode of Vinnie's Sunday School, and the two talk how NSNG works, the body image pendulum, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG WORKS NSNG is cool because people like it even if they don't associate it with Vinnie If you aren't positive it's working, stop it, then you'll see Once you stop doing it, you realize how it really has been working BODY IMAGE Body image is difficult We DO NOT want to body shame people However, we can't make obesity normal! This just results in more people being unhealthy We want to make kids feel good in their skin, but also want to make sure they know what is healthy and encourage them to pursue a healthy lifestyle People, especially kids, do not want to be fat We shouldn't tell kids false things, either Celebrating a few extra pounds is different than celebrating 75+ lbs overweight We want our kids to put their health over everything else It's about how you look and HOW YOU FEEL

: Episode 1092 - The McGuires join Vinnie this Saturday and discuss their amazing weight-loss and health journey, the truth behind fat and sugar, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club TRUTH BEHIND FAT Mike was already really interested in figuring out why fat was so bad He couldn't really find anything Except for crappy studies funded by sugar and grain industries Mike found Vinnie talking about this truth on the Adam Carolla show AMAZING WEIGHT-LOSS & HEALTH They ate really badly before getting married When they got engaged, Maria took a diet pill but it wasn't super healthy She did lose weight She gained a ton of weight when she went back to work after having a baby She got up to about 220 Eventually she heard a podcast about how awful cereal was This was her first change She learned to cook, learned to drink coffee, too Eat Happy is the best! Maria now weights about 130 Almost 100 pounds Now she's at a great weight! Mike started thinner, but still started eating this way and is much healthier now It's now harder for them to eat crap than to eat healthily They love leftovers now, too!

: Episode - Radiation Oncologist Dr. Brendan Prendergast talks being a cancer doctor, the Paleo diet, CrossFit, evil sugars, and more on this Friday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli DR. BRENDAN PRENDERGAST Dr. Prendergast is a radiation oncologist This means he uses radiation for cancer therapy "Flips a switch" He is an incredibly intelligent man Practices in Florida Got into Paleo in med school (and crossfit, too!) This really shaped his idea of health and fitness He and his wife started a blog last year OurHealthHabit.com Brendan tries to incorporate his idea of healthy living into his work He hated that doctors give sick people crap just because they're told it's right! Often, the opposite diet is the right one Giving diabetics low-fat jello is not helping anyone Sugar just fuels cancer - this is easy to see! There is quite possibly a correlation between increased sugar consumption and higher cancer rates

: Episode 1090 - Andy joins Vinnie this Wednesday to discuss Mike Myers' "Coffee Talk", the fact that coffee truly is a healthy drink, its antioxidant effects, and more on this episode! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club HEALTHY DRINK There really are only three healthy drinks Water, coffee, and tea Maybe one day PVC will make some tea, too! Coffee is interesting, because it is good for you, but doctors will tell you otherwise Doctors worry about high blood pressure, but most drink tons of coffee and don't have high blood pressure There have always been conflicting articles However, even the articles that criticized coffee made coffee seem good in the report itself We came up with a few reasons that coffee is, in fact, good for you Firstly, our coffee is not white labeled It is personally selected - Vinnie and Andy traveled around and out of the country to find the best Andy recently found out an interesting study The positive antioxidant effect of coffee had a direct correlation to the quality of beans Highest antioxidant effects found in medium to dark roast Caffeine does come in healthy amounts! USC & cancer org recently conducted a study 1 cup of coffee - people had lower risks (about 12%) of many diseases including kidney, cancer, etc. 3 cups, even LOWER risk! A similar study looked at people from all different places, cultures, genetic makeups Same result!

: Episode 1089 - Vinnie and Anna cohost this Monday episode, and the two talk the upcoming Eat Happy sequel, Eat Happy, Too, traditionally wheat-filled foods that are NSNG adaptable, chubby-chasers, movie prep, eating and exercise, young folks, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli EAT HAPPY, TOO There is a new NSNG cookbook coming out this winter! Anna filled it with another 150 NSNG recipes Has another pizza crust recipe - pork rinds this time Keep an eye out, order for yourself and your loved ones EATING AND EXERCISE Both how you eat and how you exercise require commitment You can't just be a weekend warrior For both, it doesn't work to be "good" once a week and expect to see results As you are in your formative years, and as you get older, exercise is even more important Even if it is running for 30 mins each day, or playing some sports outside You need to bang your bones up as a kid -- it is good for you

: Episode 1088 - This Sunday, we are bringing back a podcast that aired just about a year ago! In this podcast, the amazing Nina Teicholz debunks the BS Netflix doc, "What The Health". Excitingly, Nina has agreed to be in Vinnie's upcoming Fat doc, where Vinnie and others will tell the truth about health and fitness. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli NINA TEICHOLZ From NorCal Has gone to a number of extremely excellent schools Argues that nutrition experts over the past 60 years have been wrong in regards to eating fat Investigative journalist Friend of Gary Taubes, as is Vinnie Believes in a low carb diet! Before going to LCHF, she had bone spurs and sinus infections She realized this SAD was not the right diet Incredibly educated, amazing woman A number of books and decades of research Suppression of the science is why the Standard American Diet prevails Studies that PROVED Low Carb was GOOD were hidden by those in charge 7 Country study which "proved" low fat is good was a false, BS study British Medical Journal backs Nina's findings Hears of plenty of situations Diabetes Association/Heart Association threaten LCHF Scientists with revocation of licenses if they teach NSNG "inappropriately reversed diabetes" She covered and was involved with the trial involving Dr. Noakes Has done what nobody else has done in the war of bringing sat fats back into existence Really talked about Ancel Keys and showed how he was wrong and why he did what he did Discusses other better studies Check out her book here! The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet WHAT THE HEALTH This is a new Netflix documentary We have done two other podcasts on this 'documentary' However, when it comes down to it, it is full BS This documentary is all about how meat and the like is bad for you The science does NOT BACK IT UP They only chose studies that work for them Eggs, meat not bad for you Crazy to think otherwise Frustrating that celebrities are pushing out this false information as well Eating meat and high fat has proven to be good for so many people Check out the FB group for example Helps blood pressure, cholesterol, etc. Veganism is not a healthy way to live What this movie preaches is hypocritical Their suggestions on how to live will make many sick You can read Nina's article debunking the "science" behind Netflix's What The Health here Here's a sample: The film makes 37 health claims, and for this review, I investigated every single one. (WTH also makes a myriad of claims about contaminants and issues of environmental impact, but these are outside my field of expertise, so I looked only at the claims on health.) - READ THE ARTICLE HERE You can listen to the other Fitness Confidential Podcasts talking about this movie here: Debunking What the Health In Detail – Episode 847 Netflix's "What the Health" – Lies That Will Kill! – Episode 845

: Episode 1087 - Izzy Presley joins Vinnie today to discuss podcasting and radio hosting, good times, March Gradness, and more on this Saturday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club IZZY PRESLEY Izzy is a podcast and radio guy Find him on the radio Monsters of Rock is his thing He is also a comedian! Vinnie has been on with Izzy before Check out Izzy here! Where Izzy grew up, it was tough to get laid Pretty small place and it was the same people every time From St. Cloud Izzy was a big rock guy Participated in March Gradness Was close to winning a date with Gina Grad The two talk coffee as well! He recommends Vinnie's show and lifestyle to many

: Episode 1086 - South African Olympic paddler Oscar Chalupsky joins Vinnie this Friday to talk his paddling career, kayak companies, how and when to eat, and more on this episode! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli OSCAR CHALUPSKY An absolutely amazing athlete Has done things in this world that nobody else has done He paddles for a living 55 years old! Went to the Olympics in 1992 Reached the semi-finals Oscar is the founder and former VP of Epic Kayaks Now he is the CEO of Nelo Kayaks He is a 12 time Surfski World Champ People like Oscar have inspired Vinnie to pursue this crazy LaFourche bayou kayak challenge He is an amazing kayak teacher Will teach you to never ever fall out of your kayak Eventually, Oscar realized there is such a thing as too much protein After this, he ended up going on pretty much a ketogenic diet He is a true ultra-athlete but will not even need food while he's doing it! Heart rate, 119 12 mph paddling More than TWICE as fast than most 4 hours of kayaking Still doesn't need the carbs! Oscar is living proof that "carbo-loading" and super high protein is not necessary Aerobic training is slow and steady

: Episode 1085 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday, and the two talk Facebook ads, Paleo Bakehouse BS, undercover sugar, before and afters, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club UNDERCOVER SUGAR Andy saw a FB ad for the Paleo Bakehouse He checked out their website Everything is apparently paleo He found ingredients list on their donuts Their third ingredient was crap, and it only got worse from there "Sugar free" does not mean healthy Evaporated cane juice which is really just sugar By definition, this is REFINED SUGAR Sugar has about 50 names that don't have the word sugar in there Check out Vinnie's pdf for a list of all of these undercover sugars Essentially, the government allows these companies to lie Paleo does NOT mean healthy Even more devious, they're using natural chocolate liqueur which again is going to be sugar They also use honey Basically, sugar on top of sugar on top of sugar without using the word sugar