Fitness Confidential

: Episode 975 - Listener Sady joins Vinnie today to discuss her forced vegetarianism, her NSNG journey, her career in cereal, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club LISTENER SADY Sady found Vinnie via Rich Roll about a year and a half ago She has booked a few consults with Vinnie Sady would work out a ton, be really good with diet plans during the week, then go crazy on the weekends Weight Watchers did not work for her, as it does not for many Struggled with eating disorders A former Latin teacher! Now she actually works in the cereal industry Machinery used to move cereal Machinery comes back to them smelling bad Cereal industry takes bad care of their products and machinery Has a grime on it for many years This is the machinery that makes kids' breakfasts! Sady says she would rather work in a dog food factory than a human food factory at this point FORCED VEGETARIANISM Her mom tried to force her into (mostly) vegetarianism She did not like it No matter what, she still gained weight Some people become vegetarians and vegans to be unique Gives some people an identity Vinnie understands this! Obviously, many have ethical issues with eating animals which Vinnie respects But, nobody should be forced into anything like diet or lifestyle

: Episode 974 - Dr. Mona Morstein ND, DHANP joins Vinnie today to discuss the similarities between naturopathic and general medicine, and ways to master your diabetes with naturopathic medicine such as diet. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market MONA MORSTEIN Has been practicing naturopathic Your body has great healing powers Naturopathic medicine tries to stimulate your body's ability to heal after addressing the illness / symptoms initially Can prescribe most of the same medications that a general practitioner can prescribe Not ADD and amphetamines Different rules for different states She is in AZ She personally takes an interest in helping those with metabolic disorders and diabetes Cows, by eating grains, lose essential fatty acids that are good for us to consume Grain-fed cows can lead to insulin resistance and other problems MASTER YOUR DIABETES Check out Dr. Morstein's book by the same name here She goes over a low-carb diet in the book Vegetarian and vegan diets as well Patient chooses the option that they feel best resonates with them Spend more time telling patients what they can eat than what they can't Makes it seem more reasonable and doable so people do not shy away This can be a problem when people, for example, realize they have to cut all of the grains out There are lean people with type 2 diabetes GAD 65 marker can help determine whether it is type 2 or another related issue Type 1: eating, drinking, peeing a lot, lots of lethargy, weight loss, etc., in children Type 2: harder to pinpoint with symptoms, though people tend to be pre-diabetic for years Some physicians just wait until patients move from pre-diabetic to diabetic so that they can treat them Deals with A1C levels Adding years of damage to the body before they are even diagnosed

: Episode 971 - Vinnie and Anna discuss Vinnie's training regimen for his upcoming bayou kayaking trip, the myth of "overnight success", offending family members, Vinnie's new farting machine, it's okay to be vegan and much much more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market VINNIE'S TRAINING REGIMEN Vinnie is training to kayak Bayou LaFourche, all 100+ miles Going to be a non-stop trip His new endurance adventure He is being trained and sponsored Training daily one way or another Whether it's on his kayak machine at home, with his teacher, in a pool, or just in a gym He's working hard OVERNIGHT SUCCESS Much like the passive income myth, the overnight success thing is also a myth Vinnie, Anna, and Andy have been working very hard at this for a very long time Overnight successes largely don't exist Most have to work very hard for success People don't see all the work that goes in behind the scenes VEGANISM While Vinnie doesn't personally endorse veganism, he has many clients and friends who are vegan He does not dislike vegans individually or even think it isn't okay to be vegan Vinnie understands many might have ethical or other concerns What it comes down to is, eating meat can be healthy as long as you aren't eating other crap with it Many NSNG vegans

: Episode 970 - Adam Carolla Show celebrity Gina Grad (https://twitter.com/GinaGrad, https://www.instagram.com/ginagrad/) joins Vinnie again to discuss a study that shows kids should get recess before lunch to improve eating choices and test scores. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club RECESS BEFORE LUNCH Study shows that having recess before lunch is good for students Moving and the like good for you Kids eat more vegetables! 4th grade math, writing, 3rd grade math, reading test scores go up! Play on the playground, play tag, basketball, any sport Parents, encourage your kids' schools to have recess Campaign for it if necessary Some schools are cutting it out Everyone loves recess Makes you feel much better when you go back to class Fresh air and exercise is great Kids find a way to naturally kick it into full gear

: Episode 969 - Author and nutritional guru Jonny Bowden PhD, CNS (@jonnybowden) joins Vinnie to rant about his breakup with Whole Foods, the revised edition of his bestseller The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth, his favorite foods, What the Health and so much more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club JONNY BOWDEN Check out his website here Commonly known as "The Nutrition Myth Buster" Doesn't buy into the diet propaganda the government puts forth Another cholesterol skeptic Much like Vinnie he broke up with the "healthy" Whole Foods aka Whole Paycheck He is another big Los Angeles health guru Author of a number of great books "Eat fat to lose fat" proponent Has been featured on tons of TV shows, in tons of articles, etc. One of the most widely known names in terms of low-carb proponents Why I'm Breaking Up With Whole Foods What The Health... WTF??

: Episode 968 - Miriam Kalamian EdM, MS, CNS (@DietaryTherapy) joins Vinnie to talk about her family's cancer story, her book Keto for Cancer and how the medical industry's misguided approach to metabolic disorder treatment has compelled her to passionately spread information about ketogenic diet therapy. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market MIRIAM KALAMIAN Miriam has a Master of Education, Master of Science, and a Clinical Nurse Specialist degree Now a Dietary Specialist Unfortunately, her son, Raffi, suffered from brain cancer at a very young age As a result, she began looking into adjunctive treatments to cancers (as in, treatments to supplement and complement medical care) Also, Ketosis, which is accessible to all, was one of those adjunctive treatments Miriam looked into and researched a great deal Although Raffi unfortunately passed away, the ketogenic diet along with other treatments greatly reduced his cancer and tumors KETO FOR CANCER Cancer lives off of sugar Eating a low-sugar, low-carb diet such as a ketogenic diet helps lessen fuel given to cancer cells Miriam has done much of her research based on both anecdotal and preclinical evidence While much of the medical community does not yet support this way of living, its because of the years of misinformation However, people are slowly coming around Ketogenic diet can help a variety of diseases, also including epilepsy Check out Miriam's book and website, linked below and above respectively, for more info on her family's story and the ketogenic diet in general Miriam Kalamin's book:

: Episode 966 - Vinine & Anna reminisce about the Dan Fogelberg song Same Old Lang Syne (i.e. the snow turned into rain), discuss some of Anna's new NSNG recipes and talk about the fact that some people consider every Monday as a New Year's Day, but the liver doesn't know the difference! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market HAPPY NEW YEAR - The Snow Turned Into Rain... It's a shame people don't have "resolution" energy all year wrong If you make a resolution, stick to it If you fall off the horse, get RIGHT back on! Once you've done NSNG for a month or so, you won't want to eat carbs again because you'll feel so much better Vinnie is doing another No Life into Living year in 2018 Vinnie needs to be fat adapted and all in to kayak Bayou Lafourche Dietary ketosis He will paddle a boat over 100 miles non-stop in May or so Thank you everyone for your continued support!

Episode 965 - Davy Robison joins Vinnie this Saturday, and talks about his NSNG journey where he loses 50 lbs, going from 195 to 143! His wife has also lost 30 lbs! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club LISTENER DAVY LOSES 50 LBS Hails from Pennsylvania Also appreciates real, natural beauty - as does Vinnie Very lean, looks awesome At the beginning, his wife was concerned by his fat intake After a year of seeing his health improving, she came on board! She was never overweight, but did want to lose a few Has lost ~50 lbs since April

: Episode 964 - Laval St. Germain, the ultimate ultra-athlete, joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss some of his adventures, including climbing Mount Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market Pure Coffee Club LAVAL ST. GERMAIN Laval's job titles include but are not limited to: Mountaineer Ocean Rower Endurance Athlete Airline Pilot Motivational Speaker Climbed the highest peak on 6 of the 7 continents Fastest solo row across North Atlantic ocean CLIMBING EVEREST First Canadian to climb Everest with supplemental oxygen!

: Episode 963 - Today's show is one from our 10 for 10 package, with Dr. David Diamond, PhD. If you like what you hear and want the other 9 shows with some of the best luminaries out there, please buy them here. On this show, Vinnie and Dr. Diamond discuss bout the fallacy and bad science of Ancel Keys, the China Study and many other anti-fat studies. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club DAVID DIAMOND David used to be incredibly unhealthy He was urged to use statins and niacin In 2006, told he MUST go on Lipitor Dr. Diamond open minded at first, but wanted to look into it Realized fat was OK, and changed his lifestyle! He started with peer-reviewed medical journals He was never scared of fat because he is so educated on it Studied biology, has a PhD! Another LDL skeptic Recent work looks into the false info we get on cholesterol See his twitter here OLD GYMS First of all, exercise is a poor way to lose weight! For example, more gyms than ever, but more obesity than ever Gyms have awesome equipment but so many are still so unhealthy! That being said, exercise good for you in many other ways, and can complement a good diet If you like it, that's awesome, keep it up Know you can exercise without a gym membership, too DEBUNKING ANTI-FAT STUDIES The bread is worse than the butter or cheese for the triglycerides Anti-fat studies paid for by sugar, grain industries Of course they paint fat as the bad guy Ancel Keys conducted a study that only took into account countries that proved his hypothesis true He, himself, ate a ton of fat Could find him in a restaurant eating a juicy state Chose countries that he figured would work in his favor FAT DOES NOT CLOG YOUR ARTERIES! It is carbs, not fat The worst thing that happened to fat, is that someone named it fat People like Dr. Diamond attempt to change this