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Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber discuss listener consultations, and post-op issues on today's installment of the Wednesday Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Villa Cappelli LISTENER PHONE-INS Vinnie does 30 min and 1 hr sessions for listeners to affordably call in Some people call in to chat, others for advice and plans Many people are regular callers Some callers have lost 60+ pounds, 100+ pounds POST-OP Vinnie is not looking forward to painkillers Vinnie is looking forward to being able to cycle again!! Before the surgery, Vinnie avoided all activity that could put him at physical risk Next time, Andy and Vinnie will talk about why some vitamins make people nauseated, and why PVC vitamins are different.

Gary Taubes joins Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino in today's landmark episode of the Angriest Trainer podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Villa Cappelli Pure Vitamin Club

Welcome to the Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich, where Vinnie answers listeners' questions. Today, Vinnie talks to Chris Wood from Kansas, and they discuss giving up cigarette addiction, and addiction in general. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club TOBACCO Vinnie used to have a tobacco habit -- when he was a kid He saw the pros and the older kids chewing tobacco, so he tried it Chris had a smoking addiction CHRIS'S STORY Chris is come-and-go with the podcast, but recently has caught up The "how to stop smoking" podcast really resonated with him Prior, Chris would quit but then it would come back -- the urge will always be there but it is not giving in to the urge that matters Chris never smoked around his daughter -- always has wanted to set a good example ON QUITTING He made sure he had done all of his chores, etc. He cleared his social calendar so he wouldn't have to worry about that His fiancee was supportive A little bit fidgety, but no headaches or anything like that It is a mindset As soon as you smoke one cigarette, it is a slippery slope so there are no "cheat days" Avoid those who are doing it so that you don't feel pressured Chris checks in with Vinnie every week to stay in check ALCOHOLISM Neither Chris nor Vinnie has not experienced this, but Vinnie talks about it Alcoholism is a disease and can truly ruin lives Hard to white-knuckle -- programs can save people's lives

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich. Today, Vinnie goes one on one with Sigi Caron and they discuss medical research and drug production, and living in ketosis. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Squatty Potty WHO IS SIGI? She works in clinical research and drug development Regenerative medicine Vinnie trains both Sigi and her husband, who are both in incredible shape! She and her family are on a ketogenic diet because they researched it and decided it was a healthy choice WHAT DOES SHE DO? Someone will come to her with a drug / technological idea She works with one person / small company at a time Comes in from the beginning or just jumps in at the end Engineers and doctors on her team COST / MEANS OF PRODUCTION Producing these drugs justifies their price tags So many studies and time put into this Animal studies are expensive and take time Regulations require animal testing People are often ignorant of the process Only 1/15 drugs generally make it 100mil+ invested into each drug generally STATENS Sigi's husband was on statens, but was taken off of them and is now healthier than ever Statens can cause muscles to bunch up Negative side effects Statens were "good" when we were afraid of cholesterol Now that we realize cholesterol isn't 'glue in our arteries', statens have little to no relevance anymore Bro-Science just like the need for everyone to drink 8 glasses of water today NUTRITION Sigi's family used to think that low-fat, whole grain, and low-meat diet was healthiest After doing a lot of cardiovascular research, she saw that patients who ate toast had giant glucose spikes She talked to a doctor who worked on the food pyramid -- he walked out because he did not believe that grain was good Transitioned into fully ketogenic diet after learning this Such a diet helped her husband qualify for Boston marathon and run a 3:25 Not eating grains can rid elephantiasis from The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living Difficult to go NSNG if family is not supportive Must be careful of eating enough in ketosis She will eat ~3000 calories a day but that's okay due to low carbs and exercise

Welcome to the Wednesday edition of The Angriest Trainer with Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber. Today, Vinnie and Andy discuss the harmful nature of silica (sand). PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club YOUTUBE CHANNEL People have watched our sand video on Facebook We are starting up a Youtube channel, so look for that in the near future! Vinnie did not actually eat the sand in the sand video... intentionally SILICA Sand is mostly silica, but silica itself is purer than sand Silicon dioxide -- looks like crystally white sand Little packets you find in bottles and packages to keep contents dry that say "DO NOT INGEST" contain silica Confusion comes from some products marketing silica as a health supplement There is absolutely NO evidence it does anything beneficial, but PLENTY of evidence it is harmful Depletes / Blocks absorption of thiamin (B vitamin) Hurts digestion NEW PRODUCT FROM PVC New product is currently being researched and looking to be manufactured to our standards Other products that are comparable actually BOAST high silica content Very close to releasing this new one

Welcome to the Monday edition of The Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino. Today, Vinnie and Anna talk titanium dioxide, Whole Foods, juice and Coke, Vinnie's eating, and media portrayal of positive body image. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Olive Oil TITANIUM DIOXIDE Nano-particles are very bad for you ANY sunscreen with TiO2 should not be applied to skin Use sunscreen with Zinc Oxide instead Titanium Dioxide is still found in 'natural' sunscreen, so still be careful Any vitamin with this in it should not be ingested: lack of TiO2 is part of what makes PVC vitamins so great WHOLE FOODS Vinnie only shops at Whole Foods for a specific coffee Serena went to the ready made food section-- every single pre-pepared dish had sugar in it They at least try to be clear about where there products are from, etc etc Vinnie believes Whole Foods is just an expensive scam although Anna quite likes them JUICE ON A PLANE Flight attendant would let every passenger know that if they ordered juice, they were just drinking juice He was overly judgmental about it, but the sentiment is there Coke is bad too, but a different kind of bad Less sugar content but due to chemicals it's still horrible for your liver People are too easily offended VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY People spend too much time inside, in front of computers Rickets is actually appearing again Vitamin D is found in juice, but it doesn't compensate for the amount of sugar in these drinks (PVC can help with vitamin d deficiency) WHY VINNIE HASN'T HAD LUNCH Vinnie hasn't had time to have lunch today due to clients, vermin, etc. He ate on this day: (8am) Coffee, 2 whole eggs, table spoon of coconut oil Diets high in fat can hold you longer Not great to end the day with a giant meal BODY IMAGE Fear for women in high fat foods due to the media Serena who is so skinny occasionally calls herself fat; bad for the next generation When you hear it enough, you start to believe it Beauty pageants promote starving oneself, low fat diets, etc. Double edge sword: you need to lose weight to get healthier, but you're also okay how you are Fine line between accepting oneself and accepting being fat Some models are too thin that they look like they're dying Tweet us: how does the media affect your body image?

Welcome to the Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich, where Vinnie answers listener questions. Today the listener happens to be Vinnie's very own Serena Scott Thomas, who talks about the societal pressure to eat grains and the ignorance of those who believe fat is worse than sugar. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club WHY SERENA IS PISSED Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf always asks if she wants a bagel or pastry When asked not to ask anymore, the staff replied that it is company policy Frustrating due to waste of time and also the fact that Serena is allergic to grains HOW IT SHOULD BE It should be like bartenders; "would you like something to drink?" instead of "would you like vodka with that?" There should not be added temptation KIND BARS Government says "Kind" bars can no longer be labeled healthy; but for the wrong reason Not due to excess amount of sugar which is why it truly should be unhealthy, due to the amount of saturated fat within the bar Hydrogenated fat is also the issue within the bar HuffPo just makes it worse

Welcome to this week's Friday 1 on 1 Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich and guest Jaden Merrick. Jaden Merrick is a 7 year old runner who is an extremely competitive runner with a true love for the sport. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli RUNNING HISTORY Jaden started running at 2 or 3 Ran his first 5k at age 5 Jaden wouldn't stop until his father made him Inspired to run by his father FIRST 5K He got a lot of looks because he was the youngest runner Jaden was running faster than his father Ran slightly under 30 minutes RANKING & SPEED Now he places top 50 out of everyone in races of ~1000 Jaden runs mid 20's for 5k 180-186 steps/min His zone 2 is 170-175 RUNNING FORM Children naturally know how to run properly Explained in Born to Run book Jaden has absolutely no issues with form and stride Running coach films Jaden sporadically and cannot find flaws in his running style SHOES Runs in Brooks PureFlow most often Occasionally will run in the Altras which have zero drop THE DIET Jaden is not eating any sugar Brent is NSNG which inspired Jaden Breakfast is generally bacon and eggs For lunch he had some fish and cheese snacks Dinner is pork chops and cauliflower Jaden feels that he has more energy while running now that he doesn't eat sugar JADEN'S PARENTS Parents think the Merrick's are crazy because of their son's running Jaden is the one who wants to run, and while his parents encourage it, they don't over-push it They have to follow him on a bike when he trains because he runs so fast They do pump him up with some rap music (Snoop Dogg especially) TRAINING Jaden's ultimate goal is to go to the Olympics in 2024 He is currently training for a half marathon Meb is his hero/inspiration Scouts will start looking high school so Jaden should work for that He has no overuse injuries and the trainer says he is good to run as he is Jaden does squats, lifts some weights, etc His coach gives him lots of exercises to do in addition to his running

Welcome to this week's Wednesday episode of Talking Fitness with Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber. Today, Vinnie and Andy discuss the NSNG status of Edamame and give updates on Pure Vitamin Club. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club SUZY Vinnie went to a school dance with Suzy Suzy was hot, but gained a lot of weight Suzy had weight loss surgery, worked out and dieted like mad but could not reach weight goal She joined NSNG and now looks amazing and has reached her goal Suzy had a question ... WHAT ABOUT EDAMAME? Edamame is a legume It is high in protein Ultimately, edamame is NSNG and makes a great snack PVC The company is doing really well New product to be released soon There is now a PVC blog Product is available on Amazon, although you can subscribe on the website (better and easier) Thanks for your support! Subscribe to both Vinnie and Anna's newsletters and check out Anna's recipes.

Welcome to this week's Monday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast, with Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino. Vinnie and Anna discuss a Superfan's journey with NSNG and Hormone therapy, Vinnie talks surgery recovery and lack of inflammation due to NSNG, and Anna talks about her... The post Pain and NSNG, Hormones and Fat appeared first on Vinnie Tortorich.