Fitness Confidential

Ebola...just the mention of it makes people panic. What’s true and what is media hype? How does it spread? Is there a drug or vaccine to cure it? Vinnie discusses Ebola with Dr. Steve, host of “Weird Medicine” which airs on SIrius Radio at 10 pm EST as well as his podcast...and these are totally different shows. They also discuss health, well-being, diet and, of course, Vinnie somehow brings the show around to Dr. Steve’s personal sex life. How Our Eating Habits Have Evolved In the 60’s, 45% of our calories came from good fats and oils At that time, 13% of all adults were obese Under 1% had Type ll Diabetes The government stepped in and said we should get less calories from fat and more from grains... Now 33% of our calories come from fat and oil, 35% of adults are obese and 11% of population has Diabetes, most of it Type II Leaky Gut Syndrome Not a medical term but symptoms include bloating, cramps, gas, acid reflux and a foggy feeling - there is anecdotal evidence that NSNG is helpful When Dr. Steve got off of grains he got rid of symptoms Fluid leakage probably due to inflammation The Ebola Virus Reminiscent of the panic in the 80’s over AIDS It is a poorly transmitted disease, if not, it would already be all over the world Only 9,000 people in Africa have contracted it and 4,000 are dead. Statistically, these are not high numbers Ebola is a disease that sets up intense inflammation which causes the bleeding What’s Next? Looking for a vaccine Not a cure, but an effective serum which will help our body fight the virus Government needs to get involved...it needs to and should have gotten involved a long time ago We thought Ebola would never spread because it killed it’s victims so quickly, but we were wrong

Anna on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last week. Today's episode is brought to you by Audible! Get your free audiobook by going here. Another Laugh and Learn with Vinnie and Anna. Tune in and join them as they answer listener questions. They cover everything from diet and PTSD to Vinnie’s new multi-vitamin/mineral - Pure Vitamin Club. Listener Question - Does NSNG and Paleo Diets help with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) especially in our war vets? Vinnie has asked around about this and there really is almost no information Most people feel better when they are NSNG Anecdotally, it seems to help with hormonal balance Vinnie is going to do further research and report back Do Supplements Help with NSNG? Looking into most supplements, there are usually 25-50 added ingredients beside the vitamins listed Some are helpful, some are harmful An example of a harmful “other ingredient”...Titanium Dioxide, used in many vitamin brands, is very harmful Listener Questions - What About Carbs While You Are Doing An Ultra Event? This is sometimes called “Eat to Perform” and it encourages carb intake before and after workout. There is a place for carbs, but you must be fat-adapted meaning you don’t have to be in full ketosis, but you must be already using stored fat as fuel. Ketosis is the most extreme form of fat-adapted The bottom line it is different for different people You need to get off the carb/sugar train Anna's voice telling you to watch TGIT on ABC:

Today’s One-on-One interview is with Andrea Kooiman. Andrea is an ultra athlete. She is also a wife, mother, coach, ultra runner and outdoor enthusiast. This is her second time joining Vinnie on “America’s Angriest Trainer” podcast. Andrea just recently finished the Badwater 135 which is considered the most demanding and extreme running race on the planet. Vinnie and Andrea talk about her experience doing Badwater including what she ate and what worked for her. Badwater 2014 A grueling race based on temperature and elevation Started NSNG only 2 months before race Vinnie was concerned about her doing Badwater Could she stay NSNG for the whole race? How Did Race Go? Crew was supposed to write down everything she consumed, including medication, but they didn’t Her husband was her crew chief who is also in charge of making the decision to DNF Could not follow NSNG for the race Had diarrhea and vomiting...every 2 miles had to stop Occurred around 50 mile mark (9-11 hours) Andrea Wanted to Lose Weight Before Race Her husband felt she needed to eat carbs But Andrea went cold turkey and did NSNG...first 2 weeks were difficult Didn’t count calories and was never hungry She lost the weight After Badwater After race she was celebrating...ate whatever she wanted --- Burgers, buns, fries, alcohol, sweets She felt awful - bloated, sweaty and was starving even though she had just eaten Why? After all the preparation and training came the question “What’s next?” So she felt she would “celebrate” before she answering such a big question

London Porter, host of the popular podcast “Mental Sixpack Athlete” joins Vinnie and Anna on today’s show. They are all over the place (what a surprise) discussing Health Food/Junk Food, what is a Mental Sixpack Athlete, steroids and athletes, new sponsors and even fireworks. For your listening pleasure... New Sponsor Harry’s Shave Club Vinnie tried their products and didn’t want to like them Blades were amazing Cream comes in a tube...one swipe and face is soft and clean Women can shave their legs with it London Porter’s podcast “Mental Sixpack Athlete” Talks to trainers Discusses the mental aspect of fitness and wellness Strategizing results so that outcomes are not mere luck Luck is how results happen as time goes by His book, “How to Rockstar Your Job Interview” Micro-public speaking event...no do-overs Being clear, concise and articulate London's Twitter Drug Use and Athletes Lance Armstrong is strategic about his racing and even his pharmaceuticals Each Tour de France is about 2200 miles in total His luck was in all 7 Tour de France races he never had a flat tire Scandals in Major League Sports Trying to pull drugs out of the NFL Players need steroids to be the size the are and to run as fast Also dealing with pain medication addition

Today’s guest, Dean Karnazes, is an internationally recognized endurance athlete and NY Times bestselling author of “Ultramarathon Man”, “50/50” and “RUN!” Among his many accomplishments, he has run 350 continuous miles, foregoing sleep for three nights. He's run across Death Valley in 120 degree temperatures, and he's run a marathon to the South Pole in negative 40 degrees. Vinnie discusses with Dean discuss the life-changing decision he made on his 30th birthday, his life as an endurance athlete and the challenges he has faced. How Dean Began to Run Again Dean was married and worked in the corporate world. He hated what he was doing Felt he had to support his family but realized he had to change On his 30th birthday he got drunk and at 11:00 pm decided to run 30 miles. He hadn’t run in a decade Running brought him freedom and passion His story encourages people to live life the way they want to Dean’s Diet No refined or processed food Nothing that comes out of a bag His hero and mentor, Jack LaLanne, said, “If man made it, don’t eat it and if it tastes good, spit it out” ElliptiGo Elliptical bicycle...gives a high intensity, low impact workout Fantastic device...emulates the motion of running without impact Have advantage on climbs You are standing upright Tragedy and Grief Dean’s sister was killed in a car accident on the eve of her 18th birthday They were very close and Dean went through the stages of grief starting with denial It took him a decade to get over it Altered the course of his life How Does Dean Handle Critics At first he was shocked and took it personally Never tried to come off as the best Most of his worst critics have never even met him Matthew McConaughey told him, “Haters are gonna hate. So move on, get over it” Links www.ultrmarathonman.com Books: “Ultramarathon Man” “50/50” “RUN! 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss” “Fitness Confidential” Audible

Vinnie and Anna get to talk about everything under the sun. Get to hear Vinnie go off-topic and Anna pull him back. And while you are laughing, you will learn about exercise, diet, how sugar infiltrated our lives and tons more. Go ahead...have fun and learn. Good Samaritan Heart Symposium Vinnie was invited back to speak...talked about exercise and how it essential Gave history of how we got fat in this country Heart disease is not caused by cholesterol...caused by plaque buildup One thing all the speakers agreed on...if you are overweight, you are at risk for heart disease Exercise, Diet and History Exercise - it’s imperative, we need it to live We are not meant to be sedentary Ancel Keys, an American scientist, did a study in the 60’s that said we should eat more grains and less fat By 1972, hurricanes had destroyed cane crops in the south and sugar prices shot up The U.S. started importing high fructose corn syrup from Japan as a cheaper alternative American Weight Problems By the 1980’s, we began to see rise in obesity We were told a good diet had little to no fat, but our foods had more and more sugar This was considered “heart healthy” Sugar was used to make low-fat/low-calorie food more palatable We’ve become addicted to our sugars and seen a rise in childhood obesity We consume approximately 200 pounds of sugar, per person, per year Vinnie Will be a Guest on the Carol Alt Show Ex-super model, Carol Alt, has a show on Fox Vinnie flying into NY on October 14th to tape show Listen in to hear air date Links Book: “Extra Virginity” about olive oil “Extra Virgin” by Debbie Mazar

This is exciting! Join Vinnie, Dean Lorey (who co-wrote “Fitness Confidential” with Vinnie) and Andy Schreiber as they introduce Pure Vitamin Club Daily Multicaps which contain no added ingredients, fillers, artificial colors or sweeteners. Created by Vinnie...it's pure, affordable and comes to your door. This multivitamin/multimineral will change your life! Visit us at www.purevitaminclub.com. Supplements Vinnie doesn’t normally like supplements...they mostly work only in lab or theory When these vitamins and minerals are eaten as food, the body uses it properly There are 13 essential vitamins that are essential to life and the proper functioning of our bodies...the body does not make them...they need a food source There are 11 key minerals How Pure Vitamin Club Daily Multicaps Evolved Vinnie came up with the formula and brought Andy on board to oversee the process. Wanted the vitamins to contain absolutely no excipients (flow agents), fillers (used to fill space in pill) or binders (hold pill together and there is less absorption) Fillers include rice flour, silica, sugars, maltodextrin and titanium dioxide Fillers and additives could add 50 or 60 ingredients on top of the vitamin itself Pure Vitamin Club Multicaps We have ZERO fillers Look at the label on other vitamins and you will see 4-60 other ingredients besides the vitamin/mineral content Ours have only “vegetable capsule” as other ingredient Vegan approved We Did It! Every company we talked to said they couldn’t deliver what we were asking for They told us it was impossible to make a vitamin without excipients or flow agents And we deliver them to your door Visit our shiny new website, www.purevitaminclub.com!!! Pure Vitamin Club

Today’s guest is Dr. Sara Gottfried, a Harvard trained MD with over 20 years experience and author of the New York Times bestseller, “The Hormone Cure”. Dr. Sara, Vinnie and Anna discuss the enormous effect that hormones have on our well-being, our weight and our health. Somehow, Vinnie gets to talking about Farrah Fawcett’s famous poster and its affect on him. So tune in and find out... Anna’s Lab Results Shows signs of adrenal fatigue Too much stress...needs to hit pause button Meditation helps raise serotonin and reduces inflammation which reduces pain, foggy brains and helps you to lose weight Pregnenolone - the hormone precursor - responsible for memory and calm mind, among many other things Cortisol Body’s most important hormone People who are “jacked-up” on stress make too much cortisol which produces high blood pressure and blood sugar You start to run low after a while Ketosis Being in ketosis strains the “Charlie’s Angels” (hence the Farrah Fawcett discussion) of hormones: cortisol, adrenals and thyroid Need to be aware of your carb threshold...some people don’t do well in ketosis and need a certain amount of carbs Adrenals and thyroid need about 100 gms of carbs a day...symptoms of deficiency include hair falling out, low thyroid and insulin resistance Endocrine Disrupters Environmental causes of hormonal problems Need to reduce burden by avoiding plastics, receipts that are coated with plastic and canned food which is lined with BPA Probiotics help Fiber, 35-40 grams a day helps rid your body of Endocrine Disrupters Links: “The Hormone Cure” by Dr. Sara Gottfried