Fitness Confidential

: Episode 1054 - Peter Pardini joins Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino this Monday, and the three largely talk about Vinnie and Peter's new doc, Fat: A Documentary. Today is the first official day of our campaign, and we are more than 14% there already. Please consider contributing to our Indiegogo campaign, found here, and/or share with your friends. This will be the last documentary on health and fitness you ever need to see if we can make it happen, and make it happen right. Let's make Fat happen! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli LET'S MAKE FAT We're working with Peter Pardini on this He is an amazing filmmaker Made the decisive documentary on the band, Chicago Peter also had a big weight loss journey, himself The cause is personal to him As of today, we are really pushing this campaign Find the campaign here! The Magic Pill is a good Netflix doc, but ours will be BETTER We will have many of the same experts, but also many more! Also have people from the other side, if they'll be on Our doc will not be boring It will not be just a propaganda movie Hence our bringing on people who don't agree with us Like, we want Michael Greger on this doc Vinnie and Peter are both exciting guys, if this will be anything, it will be entertaining and informative We're going to show a good history on how we got to where we are Vinnie is already out of pocket on this While we are raising a lot of money, it's really all going to go in to making the film Vinnie and Peter aren't going to be making money off of this campaign It is a labor of love As of Sunday night, we have raised over $20,000 and are about 15% to our goal! We want to raise at least $150,000 to make this a truly good, complete, high quality documentary We want your trust Everyone over here believes we can change more people's lives with this film The biggest missing link in good health is lack of access to information We also want to re-encourage people who perhaps have lost touch with NSNG a bit HELP us make this happen! An idea, if you've lost a lot of weight, give a dollar for every pound you've lost We have a lot of perks out there Some have already sold out Others available, and we may come out with more! You can be in the movie Vinnie and Serena will fly out to see you for an in-home consult Written transcripts of all interviews Signed conch-shell pic of Vinnie ... and so much more! TEXT NSNG TO 228-28 TO STAY UP-TO-DATE!

: Episode 1053 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie this Sunday School to discuss the launch of our new Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign to fund the new film, Fat: A Documentary, that Vinnie, Peter Pardini, and Serena are making. CONTRIBUTE TO THE CAMPAIGN HERE! Indiegogo campaign We want this documentary to reach millions People are still getting the wrong message Docs like The Magic Pill are helping, but Vinnie wants to make the best of 'em all! Vinnie wants to bust all of the myths around fat He will interview all of the experts in the field, including those with conflicting opinions from his own Already has a lot of amazing experts on board If you contribute to the campaign, you can receive different perks From written transcript of interviews to home visits by Vinnie and Serena If you can't contribute monetarily, please SHARE!!! We need to raise a good amount of money to make sure this film gets all it needs to be the best! Vinnie is not making money off of this campaign He has already spent a ton trying to get this to work Doing this for everyone! Fatdocumentary.com PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club

: Episode 1052 - Listener Courtney Suderman joins Vinnie Tortorich this Saturday, and the two talk the Seattle mini meet up, relationships, and how she went from athlete to overweight to healthy athlete again with NSNG, after battles with calorie restriction and the like. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club SEATTLE MINI MEET UP Vinnie and Andy spent some time at a coffee convention this year They let some folks know they were there Courtney is someone they met up with in Seattle! Her husband attended They met at the high school that he and her mother worked at Courtney is an executive assistant herself, her husband a math teacher 8 or more people showed up FROM ATHLETE TO OVERWEIGHT Courtney rowed in college She was around 160 in college ALL muscle She kept eating like she was in college after college Gained a lot of weight very quickly She did calorie restriction for awhile which never worked She could eat rice but not artichoke She found Vinnie in 2015 through Carolla Wanted to be as fit as her husband again Now, she doesn't slow her husband down and feels much better about herself Their relationship has improved Backpack, hike, etc. pretty often They bring veggies, squash, chicken with a little electric cooker when they go camping

: Episode 1051 - Filmmaker, writer and health journalist, Max Lugavere, joins Vinnie today to discuss his work in filmmaking (Bread Head), book writing, podcasting, health journalism, and more on his work in brain health research and publication on this Friday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Thrive Market MAX LUGAVERE Check out his website, where you can find his book, podcast, writings, and more, here! Released a doc called Bread Head which is all about dementia and prevention - the real first of its kind Still figuring out how to get it to people Labor of love, like Vinnie's will be His mother is still with us, though she struggles with bad dementia Really helped him dial in his interests within the health and fitness field She is 64, showed first symptoms at 58 Rare disease that is essentially Alzheimer's and Parkinson's at the same time His book, Genius Foods, is essentially a manual on what foods and lifestyle is best for your health Mitigating oxidative stress in the brain, too Vegetables! Avocados are the best fruit you can eat Exercise powerfully important for the brain Can help slow degeneration of brain diseases AMPK! Makes your brain cells stronger, sexier, and more efficient BREAD HEAD This film was crowd funded Lots of blood and sweat went into this film Max is still figuring out distribution Many symptoms may be mitigated, and progress slowed through a particular diet Cutting out basic things like bread, giving the film its name, can make a huge difference Ketones are good for the brain Lifestyle change has to start years and years before potential onset of any neurodegenerative disease No one-size-fits-all approach, but generally advocates limiting carbs and only taking in certain types of carbs Ex: sweet potatoes every once in awhile

: Episode 1050 - Andy joins Vinnie this Wednesday, and the two talk New Pure Coffee Club Products including NEW Double French and GROUND Honey Process/Sampler Pack, and they also discuss an article on fat bodybuilding. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NEW PURE COFFEE CLUB PRODUCTS Our Double French is available online! Our Honey Process now available ground As is our Sampler Pack! You can get a roaster and grinder pretty inexpensively! FAT BODYBUILDING Vinnie does NOT believe in fat shaming Overweight people DO NOT want to be overweight and unhealthy Everyone wants to be healthy and feel good in their own skin This article was about creating a new class in body building for overweight and obese people Vinnie thinks this is fine Good luck getting a crowd in, however Likely will be harder Bodybuilding is about strength You can be fat and strong!

: Episode 1049 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday, and the two talk Vinnie's upcoming documentary and its funding campaign, Vinnie's future kayak trip, bathroom BS, psycho superfoods, calorie restriction (aka starvation), and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli FAT: A DOCUMENTARY We are one week away from launching our crowd-funding campaign for this documentary! Text NSNG to 22828 to stay up-to-date Vinnie already has luminaries saying they want to be in this doc if it gets funded Vinnie and Peter need enough money to start, and they will go from there! We are fed up of misinformation Let's get people the right info via this doc! Doctors, opponents, anecdotes, etc., all in this BATHROOM BS Starbucks, and many stores, require people to buy something to use the restroom Shouldn't we just let people use restrooms if they really have to go? Horrible marketing scheme Some Starbucks don't have this PSYCHO SUPERFOODS People are making the craziest superfoods now "Activated charcoal" People, young people in particular, think sugar is going to make them live forever These are everywhere now Full of foods devoid of nutrition Processed food products Juices are straight sugar

: Episode 1048 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk Vinnie's upcoming documentary, Fat, which will look at where we went wrong with health. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club FAT, A DOCUMENTARY On May 7, Vinnie will announce it full on He is trying to crowd fund for this documentary Vinnie doesn't make money off of the podcast or NSNG guide online Text NSNG to 22828 Peter Pardini will be working on this project with Vinnie Met him through Adam Carolla Amazing film-maker Check out his documentary on Chicago, the band, with permission from your parents!!! He's an NSNGer and fan of the podcast! Where did we go wrong? Obesity is a newer epidemic

: Episode 1047 - Listener Andrea joins Vinnie this Saturday, and the two talk about the little Seattle meet-up, and how Andrea found herself falling into NSNG... literally, relationships, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club SEATTLE MEETUP Andrea and Vinnie met in Seattle She brought a friend to the meet-up Vinnie and Andy found themselves at a coffee convention this weekend FALLING INTO NSNG Andrea hurt her back because she fell 7 feet through her floor Compression fracture It was snowing outside, and Andrea was completely naked when she fell through the floor She was listening to podcasts As she was stuck, Vinnie's podcast came on She's literally waiting for someone to find her because she was totally stuck and alone Luckily, her neighbor heard her calling for help The firemen came and rescued her Not even hot firemen She heard about NSNG before, but never really got into NSNG After this experience, she took the plunge Sugar had been her best friend But she was in a back brace and wanted to be healthier and limit inflammation She had been trying to cheat the system, but it didn't work Andrea did not want to be like her Type 2 Diabetic boss, or her Type 2 Diabetic family She initially lost 15 lbs, gained some back, but now wants to start NSNG again! Meeting Vinnie was a shove in the right direction

: Episode 1046- Dr. Bret Scher joins Vinnie this Friday, and the two discuss dietary guideline myths, the AHA, stress, and low-carb heart health. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli DR. BRET SCHER Dr. Scher is a cardiologist Believes in and prescribes low carb diets for those who want to maintain good heart health Focuses on lifestyle and prevention Primarily without medications Located in San Diego, CA Has a podcast and blog, check out his website and Twitter Has a free e-book and other literature available Dietary guidelines can kill many people Also does consults like Vinnie! If you are worried about your heart health, contact Dr. Scher Founder of Boundless Health Stanford and The Ohio State University grad! LOW-CARB HEART HEALTH Whatever the reason, dietary guidelines hurt people Increasing carbs hurts insulin resistance, other diseases People have a hard time saying "my bad, I was wrong" so those with power and wrong information stick to their wrong info Carbs are a silent killer that people promote as healthy Dr. Scher tries to avoids meds like statins If people can eat well, they can largely avoid needing meds Lifestyle is the most important Dr. Scher thinks low-carb (NSNG) can largely prevent heart disease Quality of animal meat also affects health Stress and peace of mind also affects our hearts and our health

: Episode 1045 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday to talk admiring beauty, where weight comes from and goes, losing fat, building muscle, bro science contraptions like the Shake Weight, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club LOSING FAT, BUILDING MUSCLE You cannot target "problem" areas You lose weight from everywhere, not just your stomach if you do abs, for example Might get some muscles there, but not losing that fat specifically Thinking otherwise is bro science If you only have a couple lbs to lose, you may see it more in the spot where it hangs out Doesn't mean you can target these places