Fitness Confidential

: Episode 707 - Dominic D'Agostino rejoins Vinnie Tortorich on this Friday edition of Fitness Confidential podcast. The two discuss ketogenic diets, and keto and weight loss. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty DR. DOMINIC D'AGOSTINO Dominic has been coming on the show since the very start He is the associate professor at USF, college of medicine Department of molecular pharmacology and physiology Also senior research scientist at Institute for Human and Machine Cognition Has his PhD of course Susan Masino is a colleague of his Check out his website here He is a big proponent of the ketogenic diet Check out his book here KETOSIS AND SEIZURE CONTROL Started doing research for ketogenic diet in 2010 Did research into deep diving seizures and a ketogenic diet KETO AND WEIGHT LOSS There was a study that came out that said ketogenic diet was not conducive to weight loss Contradicts much of what we know! From the medical community that implements this diet for medical purposes, even they agree that this diet is helpful for weight loss Weight loss is a "side effect" of ketosis Ketosis dampens your appetite When you are eating ketogenic diet, you will feel more sated from less You also stop eating less processed crap which is the stuff that makes you hungrier Exogenous ketones: these are the ketones that you can consume in powder Can help get into ketosis without actually consuming that much of fat Better just to be in real ketosis, consuming lots of fat Exogenous ketones can help some, but others it has no effect Dr. D'Agostino did this experiment with rodents They were eating carb diets, and a good amount did not lose weight even with exogenous ketones Some were able to lose 15% body fat, but this was only in a few They are looking into why that is the case

: Episode 706 -- Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie Tortorich this Wednesday to discuss Pure Vitamin Club and what is ketosis, and ketoacidosis. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club BIG THINGS coming for PVC! PVC UK will be happening early in 2017 Working on making new vitamins, too Other products coming SHOW BUSINESS Andy has officially retired from show business! Before, he worked in the film industry NOW, he is 100% committed to NSNG Lifestyle New adventures coming too! Andy is currently catching up on emails/phone calls Call him Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm PST 1 (866) PUR- E321 WHAT IS KETOSIS Ketosis is a state in which your body runs off of stored fat as opposed to sugar intake Even when you are in ketosis, this doesn't mean you can eat unlimited fat and still lose weight KETOACIDOSIS is COMPLETELY different! If you are in dietary ketosis, this has nothing to do with ketoacidosis Causes of ketoacidosis: deep starvation, diabetes, liver disease (alcoholics) This is incredibly dangerous Ketosis is SAFE! Vinnie is in dietary ketosis at all times He does this to keep his cancer away Fat adapted! Your body can run on a little sugar or fat Still, ketosis isn't for everyone Do what works for you! NSNG does NOT equal Ketosis

: Episode 705 - Anna & Vinnie talk about the Erythritol-based sweetener Swerve, Vinnie's faceplant, Brazilian bush, online macronutrient calculators and more. Plus, a special visit from Vinnie's mom to talk about their family trophy case! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty Get the "Bacon and Eggs" cereal T-shirt here! Limited run so get it now Thanks to Ruel for the design and Sheila for the production! SWERVE Erythritol-based sweeteners are STILL very bad Your body will treat it like sugar Just because it is a 'natural' sweetener, does not make it good for you You do not NEED something sweet -- if you do, have some berries with HWC VINNIE'S FACEPLANT Vinnie was out on a run and ATE it His face was completely scraped up His teeth hurt for a good while too His elbow also bothered him all night VINNIE'S TROPHY CASE Growing up, Vinnie's family had a trophy case Marie tried to take away the trophy case years ago, the family resisted Trophies used to mean something -- you had to work so hard for them The best trophies were front and center Third places trophies were just in the back Now it seems that everyone gets a trophy People are rewarded even for mediocre work

: Episode 704 -- Listener Aaron joins Vinnie for a second Saturday show to ask about ulcerative colitis and Crohn's, NSNG's effects on these, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER AARON He follows Vinnie on Twitter He has not booked a call with Vinnie, but YOU can at vinnietortorich.com Found Vinnie through the Carolla Effect Aaron has always had trouble with nutrition, so he checked Vinnie out because he was a breath of fresh air ULCERATIVE COLITIS AND CROHN'S Aaron had ulcerative colitis This is just around the colon Crohn's is more widespread, from your mouth all the way down to the exit Aaron uses NSNG to help deal with his stomach/digestive problems He was on some experimental drugs that did work for Crohn's but did not work for ulcerative colitis He essentially just did whatever the doctors told him to Although you can't make Crohn's go away, Vinnie's brother's Crohn's disease has gotten less and less bad NSNG makes it so people with Crohn's don't have to go number 2 10+ times a day Vinnie's bro only has to go 4 times a day, HUGE difference Your body can't digest food the way that a normal, healthy body can because of inflammation Thus, eating inflammatory foods like sugar and grains just makes everything so much worse! NSNG is NOT a cure, just helps

: Episode 703 -- Eric Sodicoff MD joins Vinnie Tortorich today to talk obesity, gyms, diabetes and why America really is fat. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty DR. ERIC SODICOFF Certified Internal Medicine specialist Also an Obesity Specialist! Agrees chiropractors are not real doctors GYMS & BRO SCIENCE Before big box gyms and bro science, people were thinner Now, thin is not what it meant before Fitness is considered the best way to lose weight -- that is BS Eating badly = weight gain Going to a big fancy gym is no better than getting on the ground and doing crunches for the weight-loss goal Europe does not have the same problem as us, largely because bro science and exercise are BS here It is ALL ABOUT FOOD in reality OBESITY MEDICINE Low fat does not work! He had trouble answering the question at first about people's weights He learned more about diets, and realized the SAD was so wrong Grelin and leptin are the main factors of obesity, and controlled by what you eat AMERICA America is so fat compared to most countries We are stuffing people with processed crap! Sugar and grain is subsidized by the government This is the problem with America!!! People with highest BMI are those who buy subsidized crap In European countries, they eat some carbs, but they eat REAL food and in smaller portions than Americans, too We subsidize wheat, corn, and sugar because it makes America money!

: Episode 701 - Anna & Vinnie talk about Vinnie's t-shirt, his recent face plant, the difference between glycemic index spike and insulin spike, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty CHECK OUT THE T-SHIRT! Only available for about 1 month Between 3-4 weeks, we are in week 2 right now! Limited run!! VINNIE'S FACEPLANT Vinnie was on a run and simply ATE IT He took a nice trip and fell right on his face Arms and chin really messed up Must be careful when running, especially trail running GLYCEMIC INDEX Can be tricky because it is testing foods on a large scale More than just insulin Also, watermelon, for example, is high on the GI but okay to eat because of water content Take note that when you JUICE fruit/veggies, it turns it straight into sugar Loss of starch

: Episode 700!!! - Vinnie Tortorich welcomes listener Aaron, for the first show of a two show series, to discuss Twitter, and Aaron's missing body parts, and how those affect his diet. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER AARON He follows Vinnie on Twitter He has not booked a call with Vinnie, but YOU can at vinnietortorich.com Found Vinnie through the Carolla Effect Aaron has always had trouble with nutrition, so he checked Vinnie out because he was a breath of fresh air LEARNING ABOUT NUTRITION Hard to know what is right about nutrition They teach you so little in school Pretty much, people get their knowledge by word of mouth Difficult to get a straight answer MISSING BODY PARTS In Aaron's freshman year of college, he began to have stomach issues and lost lots of weight It took them ages to figure out what was wrong with him Cleveland clinic diagnosed him with ulcerative colitis He was on so much medication He was on prednisone for 7 years, lost tons of bone density He was down around 40 lbs at this point They removed his colon because he continued to have issues NSNG is the perfect diet so that he can get all the nutrients he needs Nutritionists did nothing for him until he found NSNG Does a little bit of IM fasting Eats a lot of eggs, avocados, steak, olives, olive oil, epic bars, drinks tons of water (2-3L)

: Episode 699 - NFL player Chris Manhertz, Tight End formerly for the New Orleans Saints, and now for the Carolina Panthers, joins Vinnie to discuss football and becoming an elite athlete. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty CHRIS MANHERTZ Chris had not played football until he was approached by the Buffalo Bills organization after college He was a basketball player Tried out twice for the Buffalo organization Before the second try out he tried to learn as much as he could and gain the muscle required for the position When this interview was conducted, he was with the Saints and mid-October he signed with the Panthers It has been a long journey and process to get where he is today, playing pro football just a couple years out of college He is now straight muscle, at 255, 6'6" Before this he was super lean as a basketball player His parents let him play what he wanted to play Chris eats all in moderation "If you are going to eat something you shouldn't be eating, it's all in moderation" He doesn't eat poorly too often He believes in LIL! Chris acknowledges that when he is older he can likely not eat the way he eats now Eventually, he realizes he will have to change his diet to reflect his age and lack of crazy calorie burning Football is "not a career, it's a job" Chris got a master's in sports administration, so he believes this will help him in the long run ELITE ATHLETE When Chris had to gain the extra weight to be up to par for his position, he was on a high protein diet He has no extra fat on him, just 255 lbs of muscle Hit the weight room, kept running Did combine work, worked on footwork, getting quicker and having better acceleration Chris knew if he couldn't do well at the combine, he wouldn't get drafted Football can be taught, being fast and such is not exactly the same, although it does require lots of work Combine requires running and weight lifting Combine is the first impression for an organization You trained so hard, you must show it here THE FIRST HIT Chris spent a year on the sideline, which mentally prepared him to get hit as he watched it happen all the time The day Chris got hit hard for the first time, he was mentally prepared Not just about taking the hit, also about giving the hit Every hit is like a car accident Now, if you get hit too hard or hurt your head, you get taken out MUCH better protocals to avoid brain damage

: Episode 697 - Vinnie & Anna talk about 80's muscle pants, emotional eating, intentional eating, Vinnie's mom and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty MUSCLE PANTS These sort of baggy pants to work out in from the '80s Have the muscle tees as well Just covering nips Complete ridiculousness Nowadays, companies like LuluLemon are making see through riding pants EMOTIONAL EATING The same as compulsive eating Vinnie has so many clients and callers who deal with this When you are feeling down, it is so much easier to break NSNG Anna personally dealt with this Everyone can fall into this category at some point Emotional eating is part of the addiction Easier to give in to sugar/grain addiction when you already feel bad Sometimes, stress makes it so that eating junk food is just more convenient Sometimes you don't even realize how much you emotionally eat You find, when you do NSNG, that you recognize these problems The issue is, when you eat emotionally, you are working against yourself Eating crap will actually make you physically feel even crappier You will also find that you realize you need to deal with certain emotions Helps you heal the issues when you can recognize them Eating consciously and keeping track of what you put in your mouth is a key A form of emotional eating is even when you are in a group and want a beer Don't give into that peer pressure or "normality" of it Ex: men during football season Don't find yourself using the power of reasoning For example: I had a good day, I deserve some Ice Cream I had a bad day, I deserve some Ice Cream

: Episode 696 - Tony Dicola, a great NSNG success, joins Vinnie Tortorich on this Saturday edition of the Fitness Confidential podcast to discuss his weight-loss journey, exercise, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty TONY DICOLA Found Vinnie on the Adam Carolla show He was 310, 5'9" at the time Has been strict NSNG since the beginning of 2016 Has lost over 100 lbs in a year, and now has set great goals for himself in the future! WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY In July 2016, he had lost over 100 lbs Tony now weighs 180 lbs His goal is 160 but he has lost over 120 lbs so far Tony does some basic exercise Crunches, push ups, squats, and runs a couple times a week, staying in Zone 2 He is now getting into hiking as well Tony proves that exercise is a poor way to lose weight, and while it can supplement weight loss, DIET is absolutely necessary Tony cannot believe how he could have changed so quickly It's all about cutting out the sugar and the grains!!! WHAT EXERCISE MATTERS? Stay the course on Zone 2 Sometimes you have to slow down to go faster Learning how to run properly after weight loss is also very important Tony is setting his sights on Mt. Rainier