Fitness Confidential

The podcast covers topics such as the risks of a carbohydrate-based diet, the confusion surrounding nutrition, the importance of addressing mental health issues, the truth about artificial sweeteners, and reminiscing about the 'Rumors' album by Fleetwood Mac.

Episode 2375 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes chef Mike Keen and they discuss everything about Mikes's adventure and experiments while kayaking up the coast of Greenland, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/adventure-experiments-with-mike-keen-episode-2375 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast ADVENTURE & EXPERIMENTS Vinnie welcomes Mike, who is a chef and has lived and adventured all over the world. (2:30) They discuss how all kinds of jobs can be fulfilling that don't require a college degree. Mike found his path through being a chef. Many times the best education is travel and exploring cultures. Mike tells Vinnie how he got started in cooking and culinary school. (12:30) Vinnie asks about the story behind the Adventure Chef's kayaking trip up the coast of Greenland. (17:00) Mike describes his trip and the specific goals he had. Gather seal poop samples (to test for microplastics). And to learn about the Inuit ancestral way of eating. They discuss changes in how we treat various foods, especially after the development of things like refrigeration. Foods used to be preserved by fermentation, salting, etc. There is a direct link between eating processed foods with metabolic disease. Mike further shares some of the tough challenges he ran into during his adventure and experiments. (25:00) Vinnie asks a couple of questions regarding seal poop, plastics, and other environmental concerns. (28:30) They discuss more about nutrient-dense foods like meat and organ meats. (49:00) THE RESULTS Mike shares some of his results regarding health tests he took pre- and post-kayak trip. (55:00) Mike also had a wonderful experience with the Inuit people he met--they were very welcoming and very proud of their culture. He was really intrigued by the differences in the test results; they discuss the variations in cholesterol, body fat, etc. Vinnie and Mike chat about Mike's kayak and some of the other equipment he used during his trip. (1:01:00) They discuss a bit more on Mike's solutions for eating the Inuit diet; but he learned quickly it wasn't about fancy, it was about functional. (1:08:00) He also had fantastic energy, even after kayaking for 10 hours a day. Vinnie talks about his own high-fat content of his eating. (1:14:00) He also talks about changes he made in his day to get more movement in. Mike isn't sure how he's going to keep the physique and health gains he made now that he's not kayaking for several hours or eating the same way. The talk about fitness from working vs fitness from the gym. You can find Mike on several social media platforms, especially Instagram @mikekeencooks. His website is mikekeen.co. [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) The documentary launched on January 11! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's third documentary in just over three years. Get it now on Apple TV (iTunes) and/or Amazon Video! Link to the film on Apple TV (iTunes): bit.ly/beyondimpossibleitunes Then, Share this link with friends, too! It's also now available on Amazon (the USA only for now)! https://amzn.to/3JNhrPE Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!

Episode 2374 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad talk about opening up horizons to new flavors, body mass index, companies "moving the goalposts", and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/08/opeing-up-horizons-epsiode-2374 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast OPENING UP HORIZONS Gina opens up the show by telling Vinnie about how excited she was that her "Kidboy" made great food choices, all on his own, during a recent visit to a Brazilian steakhouse. (2:40) They talk about trying different foods to open up horizons and widen the flavors your palate enjoys. (5:00) Except for olives—Gina just can't. And Vinnie just can't understand how Gina just can't do olives. Gina mentions that what she thinks helped Kidboy be open was a youtube show called "Romeo Eats". (12:05) Let your kids open up horizons for various foods and flavors. (12:30) Vinnie and Gina share some of the foods they've tried, like frog legs, gator, and others. (13:30) Gina then reads an excerpt from an article about BMI (Body Mass Index). (17:00) Vinnie shares his opinion and relates it to how Big Pharma and other agencies "move the goals posts" to favor themselves. Many agencies and politicians are controlled by lobbyists and big companies. Gina shares some of the upcoming guests on the Gina and Brian Show. Check out Gina's book My Extra Mom. She also co-hosts with Bryan Bishop for @LAmag on the Bryan & Gina Show, which you can find on any podcast platform and YouTube. [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) The documentary launched on January 11! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's third documentary in just over three years. Get it now on Apple TV (iTunes) and/or Amazon Video! Link to the film on Apple TV (iTunes): bit.ly/beyondimpossibleitunes Then, Share this link with friends, too! It's also now available on Amazon (the USA only for now)! https://amzn.to/3JNhrPE Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!

Episode 2373 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss Restaurants 101 and how to navigate dining out, pay tribute to special family member George, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/08/restaurants-101-episode-2373 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN You can watch this episode on Vinnie's Fitness Confidential YOUTUBE channel -https://www.youtube.com/@FitnessConfidential RESTAURANTS 101 Vinnie and Anna have surprise guest Leona (aka, "Lois") on the show today. (2:00) After a bit of discussion about music and doppelgängers, Vinnie asks Leona a couple of questions. (15:00) Vinnie has had consults with Leona before, so he asks her for updates on how her exercise is going. He chats with her about Spartan races and gives her a new challenge to go for. The discussion focuses on Restaurants 101, to help you navigate how you can eat while dining out. (21:15) Vinnie gives some blanket statements about eating at restaurants. Anna gives suggestions about various ethnic foods to help you find selections that can be NSNG®. They both make other suggestions of how you can eat to be satisfied, and not feel like you're "missing out". Vinnie shares an experience of eating lobster and "butter" at a restaurant. (44:30) They talk about a recent Throwback Thursday photo on Vinnie's Instagram and youtube. (48:30) Speaking of Instagram, Anna comments on a recent one from Vinnie's account that addresses the difficulties of menopause. (52:00) She is appreciative of the acknowledgment as there are a lot of people who just don't understand the level of challenge it can be. Many women who go through rough menopause don't even feel like themselves—at all. They will be covering more about menopause in upcoming episodes. A TRIBUTE Anna and Vinnie share a tribute to Anna's brother-in-law and previous show guest, George Kolasa. (56:00) George recently passed recently and Anna shares what an inspirational person he has been. George turned his diagnosis into his purpose with the loving support of his partner, Justin (also Anna's brother-in-law). He was able to fundraise a million dollars for rare cancer research and treatment, at @memorialsloankettering. If you want to listen to George and Justin on the podcast, go to episode 2328 "Pain Into Purpose", here. Don't forget to check out Anna's Eat Happy Kitchen Substack, too! [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) The documentary launched on January 11! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's third documentary in just over three years. Get it now on Apple TV (iTunes) and/or Amazon Video! Link to the film on Apple TV (iTunes): bit.ly/beyondimpossibleitunes Then, Share this link with friends, too! It's also now available on Amazon (the USA only for now)! https://amzn.to/3JNhrPE Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!

Episode 2372 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes chef James Barry and they discuss organ meats, bad labeling, having a healthy purpose, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/202/08/healthy-purpose-with-james-barry-episode-2372 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast A HEALTHY PURPOSE Vinnie and Barry met at the recent event "Momentum in the Mountains." (3:00) Barry is a chef and has come up with a product using organ meats. Vinnie hates liver, but he tried and loved it—there was no organ meat flavor. They share some thoughts, both pros, and cons, about some of the health conferences they know about. (4:00) They also discuss how a lot of companies misrepresent their product because of lax rules on labeling standards. (15:45) People don't understand they are being duped. James shares some of his concerns with labeling; for example, whether "organic" is truly organic. Vinnie has some additional insight through some of his own research. James is concerned that only the wealthy can be healthy due to the cost of things like grass-fed meats. (26:00) Vinnie and he discuss the cost of groceries and Vinnie shares ideas on finding deals. Vinnie asks James to share how he became a chef and about his product "Pluck", which you can find on Amazon and on James' website eatpluck.com. (47:00) James feels has found his calling and a healthy purpose by creating a product that allows people to get nose-to-tail nutrients. Organ meats are the most nutrient-dense foods. You can use Pluck in small amounts and build up your nutrient intake. Vinnie was impressed that the products didn't taste like organ meats and only had clean seasonings—no sugar or fillers. Listen for the promo code, which will be for a limited time only, after this episode airs. [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) The documentary launched on January 11! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's third documentary in just over three years. Get it now on Apple TV (iTunes) and/or Amazon Video! Link to the film on Apple TV (iTunes): bit.ly/beyondimpossibleitunes Then, Share this link with friends, too! It's also now available on Amazon (the USA only for now)! https://amzn.to/3JNhrPE Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!

On this podcast, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad talk about abs over age 40, judging oneself too harshly, being open to learning, and more. They discuss body image and self-perception, turkey hunting and deer hunting, kosher meat, rowing adventures, the power of determination in running, and promote the Brian and Gina Show, their book, and social media.

Topics in this episode include analyzing a popular song, the tragic death of a vegan influencer, attending a health retreat, giving credit where it's due, and answering listener questions about NSNG® for children. They also discuss gluten-free spaghetti sauce, Villa Capelli olive oil, making chicken wings with homemade creme fraiche dip, and share personal experiences with edibles. Various resources and promotions are mentioned throughout the episode.

Episode 2369 - On this Friday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino give you a Grocery 101 course on how grocery stores work, saving money on meat and produce, how to best shop for keeping NSNG®, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/08/grocery-101-with-anna-vocino-episode-2369 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN You can watch this episode on Vinnie's Fitness Confidential YOUTUBE channel -https://www.youtube.com/@FitnessConfidential GROCERY 101 Vinnie and Anna start with some history about how the grocery stores of today got established, thanks to cardboard and the Piggly Wiggly. (You'll see what I mean!) (2:00) They have done several "101"-style episodes that you can listen to that are available on Vinnie's website. (11:50) This episode will focus on grocery shopping and how to streamline your shopping and help you save money, too! Vinnie also describes what "horse trading" and a "Monroney sticker" is and how they came to be. (12:15) Vinnie talks about what he and Serena do to find deals on meat. (17:30) Anna clarifies the difference between store sales as opposed to clipping coupons. Anna goes through what your food list could look like. (21:00) Anna discusses what kinds of margins various store chains have on their products. (23:50) Other than certain items like spices and coffee, the best is to shop the perimeter of the grocery store. (30:00) If you do buy packaged items, be sure to thoroughly read the labels for junk ingredients! They also recommend finding a good butcher, if you can. They chat about a documentary about the history of Trader Joe's. (39:00) Trader Joe's has a great, affordable cheese department! The Villa Cappelli ad has some additional info, too. (45:00) Anna and Vinnie share some additional thoughts on things like Miracle Whip, Cool Whip, and Little Debbie cakes. [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) The documentary launched on January 11! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's third documentary in just over three years. Get it now on Apple TV (iTunes) and/or Amazon Video! Link to the film on Apple TV (iTunes): bit.ly/beyondimpossibleitunes Then, Share this link with friends, too! It's also now available on Amazon (the USA only for now)! https://amzn.to/3JNhrPE Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!

Episode 2368 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad talk about the heat, getting your salt, rowing, and more. https://vinnitortorich.com.2023/08/getting-your-salt-episode-2368 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast GETTING YOUR SALT After sharing thoughts about the hot weather, Vinnie mentions the importance of electrolytes and staying hydrated. (1:50) Gina is shocked that some doctors and nurses still recommend products like "sports drinks" which are full of sugar. Vinnie explains why good salt is important—don't just get table salt! (6:00) Get good quality salt like Redmonds, or any pink salt, black salt, etc. People worry about salt intake, but your body needs salt. Processed foods contain a lot of sodium; however, it's the processed food that is the problem. Vinnie tells how he got to visit Redmond's salt mines in Utah. (9:00) It's his favorite and has the highest quality salt and mineral content. Vinnie explains what goes into his UltraSalt and how much he uses in water. Vinnie has been taking rowing classes. (16:00) Not surprisingly, he's excelling. He shares some of his challenges with his Concept 2 rowing machine. He's now rowed millions of miles according to his Concept 2. He explains more about rowing and sculling. (22:00) Vinnie enjoys seeing others in his class making progress, too! Vinnie recommends the documentary "A Most Beautiful Thing,". (27:15) It follows a program that put rival gang members from Chicago into rowing teams. The members come back as adults to try to compete again and give hope to others. Check out Gina's book My Extra Mom. She also co-hosts with Bryan Bishop for @LAmag on the Bryan & Gina Show, which you can find on any podcast platform and YouTube. [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) The documentary launched on January 11! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's third documentary in just over three years. Get it now on Apple TV (iTunes) and/or Amazon Video! Link to the film on Apple TV (iTunes): bit.ly/beyondimpossibleitunes Then, Share this link with friends, too! It's also now available on Amazon (the USA only for now)! https://amzn.to/3JNhrPE Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!

Episode 2367 - On this Monday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino chat about the real influencers of social media, how you can't go backward during peri-menopause, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2023/08/real-influencers-episode-2367 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN You can watch this episode on Vinnie's Fitness Confidential YOUTUBE channel -https://www.youtube.com/@FitnessConfidential THE REAL INFLUENCERS Vinnie is pissed off about a text Anna sent him. (3:30) It's about a question directed to and targeting Anna on a youtube video. Anna reads the question posed to her and later gives a thoughtful, clear, and beautiful response. (11:00) They discuss rude comments people make to others. (14:20) They also defend people who put themselves out there for accountability and help others—THEY are the REAL influencers. They make themselves vulnerable to the whole world—they name several NSNG® folks who share their lives to help others. Vinnie shares his thoughts about the ridiculous claims on social media and how people willfully hurt each other. (17:00) Anna shares her beautiful response to the commenter. (18:00) Anna is a badass, but we all knew that. Vinnie shares his thoughts on why he thinks the commenter is not genuine. (20:00) They analyze the comments further. Anna took the opportunity to respond to retell her health story and why she is so passionate about NSNG®. CAN'T GO BACKWARD Anna wants Vinnie to discuss health challenges for women in peri-menopause and menopause. (37:30) He also talks about calls he gets from women and how frustrating peri- and menopause is. (39:15) They mention several experts to pay attention to who can help: Dr. Sara Gottfried, Cynthia Thurlow, Dr. Mindy Pelz, Mary Claire Haver, Dr. Anna Cabeca, and Dr. Jen Gunter. They talk about the importance of staying true to NSNG® to try to control symptoms. (41:30) You can't go backward—going off-plan will affect your level of symptoms. Anna discusses some of the HRT misinformation based on bad science. (44:00) It's discussed in a very important interview between Andrew Huberman and Dr. Peter Attia here. They discuss how Anna's bloodwork has improved on NSNG®. Vinnie and Anna close the show, discussing upcoming content with ab videos from Vinnie and Anna's upcoming cookbook. (50:50) [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) The documentary launched on January 11! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's third documentary in just over three years. Get it now on Apple TV (iTunes) and/or Amazon Video! Link to the film on Apple TV (iTunes): bit.ly/beyondimpossibleitunes Then, Share this link with friends, too! It's also now available on Amazon (the USA only for now)! https://amzn.to/3JNhrPE Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!