Fitness Confidential

: Episode 956 - Podcaster (Wellness Force Radio) and former trainer Josh Trent joins me to talk about being mindful of emotion-driven eating and giving some of your friends the gift of goodbye... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club JOSH TRENT Often easy to get off track when emotions get involved Emotions lead to hormones which lead to eating for some Josh gets it He's seen it, he's experienced it like we all have Also knows it's important to understand when to let go of a relationship "Gift of goodbye" Former trainer this line of work is really tough! He and Vinnie both understand that Check out his podcast! Wellness Force Radio

: Episode 955 - Dr. Susan Masino joins Vinnie to discuss research on the ketogenic diet and longevity, as well as treating autism, certain pregnant women and even pets with seizures. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market DR. SUSAN MASINO Has appeared on this podcast a number of times Be sure to check out our other shows with her She is a professor of Applied Science at Trinity College Has been conducting research there for two decades Has been doing research, in general, for even longer! Focus is adenosine and its effects on homeostasis and metabolism Regulator of cell function Her real passion is brain health She is now connected to the ketogenic community and the brain health community KETOGENIC DIET AND LONGEVITY More and more studies prove that a ketogenic diet is correlated with increase longevity Diet commonly used to help those with epilepsy, now including animals! Also a great diet for pregnant women Ketogenic diet works largely by reducing inflammation This decreases pain, brain disfunction, improves quantity of good, helpful molecules and the like Alleviates symptoms of many diseases and disorders Recently, Dr. Masino has been focusing work on autism How can ketogenic diet help? Adenosine may be the key here Also important because many with autism experience seizures Studies started on mice that exhibited symptoms of autism Here is an interesting case to check out on this subject 4 year old with autism who responded well to metabolic changes Ultimately, you wanna live longer? Try a ketogenic diet on for size! 2 Articles from Cell Metabolism magazine, September 5, 2017 Ketogenic Diet Reduces Midlife Mortality and Improves Memory in Aging Mice Click images to read articles Ketogenic Diet Reduces Midlife Mortality and Improves Memory in Aging Mice A Ketogenic Diet Extends Longevity and Healthspan in Adult Mice A Ketogenic Diet Extends Longevity and Healthspan in Adult Mice

: Episode 954 - Vinnie and Andy talk about the validity of being a fat-adapted endurance athlete and Vinnie's commits to proving it on his upcoming 100 mile kayaking adventure in the bayou. VINNIE'S KAYAKING TRAINING WITH BEN LOWRY

: Episode 953 - Vinnie and Anna discuss Vinnie's training for his upcoming kayaking adventure, Vinnie's new Stellar S18R kayak, the pros and cons of intermittent fasting and how to use gym cardio equipment in the NSNG lifestyle. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market KAYAKING Vinnie has taken up this sport He plans on paddling in Louisiana on quite a long journey Friend and fan Dave Dolak is helping him in his quest Vinnie spent time with Stellar Kayak rep Ben Lawry learning the best techniques for the trip. INTERMITTENT FASTING GYM CARDIO EQUIPMENT Vinnie's new kayak from Stellar Kayaks See more Vinnie-recommended products HERE

: Episode 952 - Oakland Raiders safety Obi Melifonwu joins Vinnie to talk about the importance of growing up as a multi-sport kid. The two also talk how instrumental having great coaches and using muscle confusion to stay strong can be. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club OBI MELIFONWU Rookie safety with the Oakland Raiders Originally from the UK Went to school in Massachussetts before playing football in college Attended college in Connecticut where he played football Grew up playing a number of sports Really benefitted his athletic ability in the long run Vinnie had a very similar schtick Varied background provides more tools and skills to succeed in any particular sport Believes in the importance of varied workouts and exercise Knows how important strong, inspiring coaches can be Raiders staff has been great! Loves being healthy, working out, figuring out ways to improve Started season injured but has played in the past few games

: Episode 951 - Dr Jeffry Gerber joins Vinnie to talk about the triglyceride to HDL ratio being an indicator of insulin resistance as well as discuss some of the pre-existing medical studies that debunk the notion that LDL cholesterol is a primary indicator of heart disease or a predictor of a cardiac event. They also discuss Dr Gerber's upcoming book with Ivor Cummins, Eat Rich Live Long. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market DR JEFFRY GERBER Dr. Gerber has appeared on this show before! Check out his website here. Friends and colleagues with another one of Vinnie's favorites, Ivor Cummins Been at this now for 28 years First 10 years, he was clueless DOCTORS AND HEALING Doctors are using to stopping fires Saving lives Hard to realize just giving medication is not the right course of action Dr. Gerber struggled with weight issues, and tried dietary modifications He saw LCHF worked for a patient Then did his studies and homework Expanded it to his patients Non-doctors were the ones who ID'd sat fats creating cholesterol as the problem New paper in Lancet challenges Ancel Keys's 7 Country Study People trust their doctors -- need to be more investigative, don't just accept one answer INSULIN RESISTANCE HDL and triglyceride ratio is a marker for insulin This will go down if you eat LCHF most of the time because your metabolic issues will lessen LDL not the problem, your ratio is a bigger issue Ratio also demonstrates your insulin resistance which is the indicator of risk for bad health including cardiac health

: Episode 949 - Vinnie & Anna talk about cord-cutting and rant about some outrageously-priced holiday gifts, Gwyneth Paltrow's ass, Robert De Niro's cut physique in Cape Fear, and the strong possibility that the sugar industry is complicit in the deaths of millions. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Thanksgiving is finally over, so now Christmas songs can play with impunity Holiday gifts becoming more and more expensive The most useless things cost hundreds and thousands of dollars Get your family something useful, or something homemade and more thoughtful Marketing gets all this stuff to sell but it is ridiculous For example, Neiman Marcus is grossly expensive "Needless Markup" Their holiday catalog contains things like advent calendars of socks, and it is $475... WHAT??!?!? SUGAR INDUSTRY Millions and millions have died at the hands of the sugar industry Industry knows what it is doing yet continues to do it A mass murderer, driven by the big exec's want for economic gain Help fund government studies which posit a diet that leads to our health issues and some folks' deaths Until the real science comes out and people start to speak up, this will continue to happen We need to hold the industry responsible and stop buying the cr@p!

: Episode 948 - Podcaster and listener Aaron Weinbaum (Aaron Says What Podcast) talks about his NSNG success story, his love of cycling and being very active with his kids. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club AARON WEINBAUM Aaron is an avid listener and NSNG lover Lost a great deal of weight Amazing before and after pics So much healthier now! Hails from Missouri (pretty close to Lonnie Beauchamp!) Found Vinnie via the Carolla effect Aaron started walking, then got too good at that and got into biking Started just riding around Now he's a full fledged mountain bike 50 mile race recently Does a one to three hour ride All his body can handle, he had suffered a bad neck injury Has his own podcast which you should definitely check out Aaron loves being active with his kids His 6 year old son loves mountain biking Saves up money to fund his habit Young kid raised funds for his new bike so that he could get really into it "You get your kids into bikes young, they'll never have money for drugs" Very true statement Aaron does it with him! Teaching his kids to fall down and get back up Has six kids! Show up when you're supposed to, work and try hard, and you will get noticed

: Episode 945 - Vinnie & Anna talk about our critics on Twitter, holiday eating, whether or not New Yorkers are thin because they walk everywhere, Matt G a success story, dealing with family who criticize our #NSNG lifestyle and much more... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market HOLIDAY EATING Holidays can be particularly difficult, especially for those new to NSNG You are surrounded by carbs and desserts even more than usul Obviously, you will feel better if you stick to NSNG, but if you put a little LIL, it's okay! Ultimately, what matters is what you do between Christmas and Thanksgiving, not between Thanksgiving and Christmas Be warned, if you eat too much pie, you will feel sick!!! Also particularly difficult when you are surrounded by family who does not understand NSNG or who does not support it Try to stick to it as much as possible If you indulge, try and get back on the wagon right after! Most of all, enjoy the time with your friends and family as much as possible while making sure you eat how you want to eat Matt G's Before & After Pics Vinnie & Andy in New York

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club HOLIDAY PIE It's the holiday season! We understand routines can change during the holiday season If you are having a slice of pie, okay! Don't eat that entire pie, though It's okay to put life into living every once in awhile, but not for weeks at a time Danger lies in the leftovers! Try to eat the healthy stuff around the holidays Have lots of meat! Yum! A turkey sandwich is even better than a pie Take your leftover dessert and give some to those less fortunate Go with your parents and give a slice to a homeless person Same goes with extra meat and turkey

: Episode 943 - Listener Paul Perez joins Vinnie this Saturday to discuss his journey that allowed him to lose weight, make a movie about it, and the fact that women pay a lot more attention to him than ever before. In making the movie about his weight loss journey, Paul gained tons of weight and then lost it quite quickly. Do not try this at home. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club LISTENER PAUL PEREZ Paul Perez is a cameraman by trade For 20+ years Steadicam Lots of walking backwards, etc., dangerous job Makes the most beautiful shots in movies Had been skinny for most of his life, until he ended up at 230 lbs 6' tall In college, he asked a woman out, she said she had to study, then he saw her at a party Made him realize he had to do something about his weight Paul made a movie about his weight loss LOSE WEIGHT When Mr. Perez was essentially stood up, he realized he had to change something Looked in the mirror and decided he had to lose weight Lost about 60 lbs before NSNG (1994) Swam a lot, grilled chicken, grilled salmon, less pizza and junk food He still ate a lot of black beans and rice because of his Cuban heritage Got away with it because overall it was healthier, he was young, and exercising The chick didn't even recognize him She wanted to see him, he blew her off HE became the hot chick His film documents his weight loss from the realization to the aftermath Paul starred in his own movie Did something amazing and unusual (and highly NOT recommended) VERY UNHEALTHY - Vinnie does not condone it He gained a ton of weight, got back up to 250 lbs for the fat scenes Fatter than ever Shot these scenes for 3 days To gain the weight: A dozen glazed donuts on the way to work, then Snickers & coffee at work, on the way home lots of McDonalds Threw in some other fast food places, added tons of Oreos (double stuffed mint) and half gallons of ice cream He felt like CRAP while he did this Sweat, sleep apnea, etc. Wanted to crash midday He dreaded each day when he had to eat this way after awhile Then quickly got back down to 165 lbs Forced himself to stop eating it Wasn't too hard because he was so dedicated Loved eating salads, grilled chicken, grilled salmon, etc He had eaten SO MUCH crap that the withdrawals weren't bad Swam every morning Real food made him feel so much better and he craved the REAL food He could do this because he is a super motivated guy Got fat FIRST so he would have motivation to lose the weight Paul Perez's Movie Trailer

: Episode 942 - Vinnie speaks with Lizzie & John Brenkus (Brink of Midnight Podcast) who are his neighbors and his fans about sport entertainment, whether or not sports anchors are hot, and divine encounters that change people's lives. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market LIZZIE & JOHN BRENKUS Former neighbors of Vinnie John is the guy who has everything thrown at him by ESPN Sports Science guy Started out from scratch UVA alum! Made up his own major at UVA Studied film, and did an independent study with a filmmaker John and Vinnie have a lot in common Same kind of nerd They have a podcast you should definitely check out See link above! Guests talk about the moment that changed their lives for the better, and where it took them! Luminaries from all different fields The two of them also have a great band, by the same name as the podcast Indie / singer-songwriter music John & Lizzie also like to look at controversies Neil Armstrong for example Is the footage real? (He does definitively believe that we went to the moon, just curious about the released footage) Not conspiracy theorists, for the record John set his mind to complete an Iron Man Had to have his first swim lesson, get a bike, and get back in running shape

: Episode 941 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie Tortorich this Wednesday to discuss the genesis of their new company, Pure Coffee Club. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli PURE COFFEE CLUB Andy and Vinnie have been working on this project for some time After PVC, they figured they could make other high quality products, like coffee Vinnie is a huge coffee fan Born drinking coffee Check out the link above for brand new products Three roasts released thus far: House Blend Great everyday blend Flagship Athletic A good, energizing blend Highly caffeinated beans that still tastes good Won't make you feel jittery Honey Distinctive, sweeter taste without the sugar or chemicals A certain method of processing the beans allows for this taste Single origin Vinnie and Andy crafted these roasts themselves Vinnie learned how to roast coffee himself to create the right flavor profiles Coffee beans from all over the world South America, North America, Africa, Europe, Asia, New Zealand Ethically sourced Andy had to learn how to smell all the different flavor profiles and correctly identify them Went to Costa Rica, worked with suppliers and the whole shabang This coffee, just like PVC, is high quality for an affordable price delivered straight to your door Our website will allow you option to give to Water.org at checkout on the website, and PCC will match that contribution This is a great org that we truly support

: Episode 940 - Vinnie & Anna discuss coffee, naked women in Times Square, Kellogg's questionable motives for creating cereal and whether or not cereal reduces libido... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Green Grocer CEREAL REDUCE LIBIDO Kellogg has questionable motives Government profits off of grain industry Hence why government will posit that it is healthy Subsidized which is why it is so inexpensive Mr. Kellogg actually wanted people to masturbate less He thought masturbation led to disease Thus, he created a product to decrease masturbation "Plainer foods" would decrease sex drive Meats and naturally flavored foods increase it Grains can likely affect your libido You may even have a better sex drive if you cut out sugar and grains S&G make you lethargic and mess with your hormones Really mostly to do with hormones Vinnie wants to have a luminary on soon to discuss this Stay tuned for more on this topic!

: Episode 939 - Listener Patti calls in to talk about recovering from surgery, her NSNG success so far, and getting started with exercise. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club GETTING STARTED WITH EXERCISE Patti found Vinnie via her son Her son found Vinnie via Adam Carolla She started listening herself A fan for about four months Drove from Iowa to the Kansas City meetup She is active on the FB page Patti had a couple of setbacks because of surgery Last October, she had a cancerous tumor removed from her colon Listen to your body if there are signs of something wrong! This past July, had a giant ovarian cyst sitting on her bladder and entwined Surgery lasted over 4 hours She has lost 14 lbs so far! She does not look like she's recently experienced such major surgeries! Back up and running She and her husband jump rope Started about 5 mins a day, planning on increasing Overall, Patti feels amazing! Used to eat a lot of wheat bread, brown rice, didn't pay attention to sugars, etc, until she had the cancerous tumor Now, she is totally NSNG! Didn't find the transition difficult Owns Eat Happy which makes things easier Exercise makes you feel great! Your body will feel fantastic, energized Fast walking is even good exercise 30 mins of aerobics To keep your body toned up, you have to do other things, but you don't have to join a gym

: Episode 938 - Dr Anthony Jay, author of Estrogeneration joins me to talk about the plastic toxins in fat and fatty oils due to plastic storage as well finding BPA in some VERY surprising places... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Up and running!!! Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market DR ANTHONY JAY Another guy way smarter than Vinnie AJ Consulting Company Author of Estrogeneration Artificial estrogen Anthony sold more books after coming on Vinnie's show last time than he has after appearances on anybody else's podcasts Grateful to all of Vinnie's fans We have plastic in our water supply Because plastic is everywhere and we use it all the time! Nanoparticle size plastic shards in everything 84% of drinking water around the globe USA had worst contamination BPA also horrible for us Impact you for the rest of your life when exposed as a child Over 90% of us are/were exposed Particularly affects you if you are carrying extra weight It will actually store in your fat cells 2, 4, and 5 number water bottles are the best to use You can find Dr. Jay's book as well as many others in our NSNG Book Club

: Episode 937 - Vinnie & Andy talk about the fraud in the health industry and how many product companies and diet gurus show fake before and after pics... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club FAKE BEFORE AND AFTER A lot of diet gurus and companies shop fake before and after pics You can usually tell that they are BS, but sometimes they're convincing Pretty messed up that companies would do this All a marketing ploy Often, they'll take pictures of models, telling you to slouch, stick your belly out, and light the picture a certain way Then, they would take the sexy, better, relighted photo where you can see the abs, etc. Pics taken within 30 mins of another Stock photos that companies can use Vinnie regrets having modeled for stock photos like this, he didn't know the intentions Part of why he gives away so much for free NSNG does nothing of the sort Serena recently asked the NSNG FB group for before and after pics People have been emailing her We will release a bunch of REAL peoples' REAL B&A pics in the future! Check out the FB page (Vinnie Tortorich's No Sugar No Grains) because lots of people post these pics of their own volition

: Episode 936 - Vinnie & Anna talk about what to eat before and after a work out and clear up any misconceptions about backloading and whether or not one needs to refeed. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Pure Vitamin Club FOOD ALLERGY Recipes can usually be subbed out to account for allergies However, usually coconut flour can sub for almond flour Tough for pie crust, but still possible! Pie is a treat! Check out Anna's cookbook, Eat Happy REFEED You don't need to eat certain things before/after gym NSNG is REAL food This is GREAT fuel for lifting and the like How could veggies and meat be bad for muscle building? Try not to buy into the Bro Science You don't need to Carb-up before or after workouts Eggs, fish, red meat, cruciferous veggies good to built lean muscle mass No product will legitimately or healthily make this process go faster It could take awhile for your body to get used to not having the crap in your diet, but your body will thank you later Up veggies if you use a lot of glycogen in your workout Or an egg (the egg white will be synthesized into what you need)

: Episode 935 - Andy and Vinnie talk about how they used to play street ball or something in their neighborhood when they were kids and how today's kids really need to get out and do stuff. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club GET OUT AND DO STUFF The day they recorded this, Vinnie and Andy attended Game 1 of the World Series Andy went to another WS game when he was 9 Vinnie had been to Super Bowl games, but not WS games Got tickets from a podcast fan, Brett Shroll Vinnie and Andy played games in the street when they were kids Softball in the cul de sac Play two on two football in open fields Try to get outside and play with your friends You can play sports, make up your own sports, or anything like that! Cricket is a good option

: Episode 934 - WarmFront thermal bib creator Matt Sodnicar joins Vinnie to talk about their shared love of cycling and relentless perseverance despite extremely discouraging circumstances. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club MATT SODNICAR They both love cycling To combat cold weather, Matt created the thermal bib Vinnie thinks this is one of the best ideas ever Keeps you warm in cold places while doing sports Core insulation Velcro neck The inspiration was Tour De France riders stuffing news paper down their shirts Obviously, cyclists needed something better than this Also, mountain biking in Colorado Daytime, it's hot, but it freezes when the sun goes down Matt was tired of freeing his butt of! At this point, stay at home dad with 2 kids His marriage started falling apart, this started out as a distraction Became so much more for that! Never give up on something you want or something that interests you The best things usually take some work

: Episode 933 - Former Washington Generals player and creator of the Diabetics Doing Stuff podcast Rob Howe joins Vinnie to talk about never giving up despite adversity, the unknown grind of non-elite pro athletes and his journey after discovering he had Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) at age 16. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market ROB HOWE Former pro-athlete and Type 1 Diabetic Played D2 basketball in college Lots of talented guys in the D2 level About 2 inches shorter, 20lbs lighter, and a little slower Same amount of work Avid podcaster You can grow more when you are overwhelmed, even when it sucks sometimes Worked in Marketing during London Olympics Former professional basketball player He played for the Washington Generals, his team would face Harlem Globetrotters This is exhibition pro basketball He fulfilled his dream of becoming a pro ball player Had to do everything NBA basketball players do (plus often add a level of comedy and additional entertainment) 500 people outside of the NBA who play pro basketball Lots of top level guys in Europe too Making top money, putting numbers on the board Overseas gigs can be tough, though It's a grind because you can be replaced with 100 other great players at the tip of a hat Young athlete who had to manage his diabetes Didn't even know he was diabetic until the age of 16, when he was already an athlete Make sure to check out his podcast, linked above!

: Episode 932 - Vinnie and Andy talk about their experiences at sports nutrition trade shows and how many of the companies are full of deception and legal trickery. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club VITAMIN CONVENTION Andy just returned from a vitamin convention In Vegas Suppliers, producers of vitamins and supplements A trade show like many others Vinnie and Andy like to go to coffee shows, too Lots of junk at these trade shows SPORTS NUTRITION Lots of people at vitamin show were selling junk Bro Science / sports nutrition Normal, good nutrition should be the same as sports nutrition Very little science behind this genre of nutrition Sell a ton of products, then get shut down by FDA Try to make as much because they anticipate closing down Similar to other BS that Vinnie sees propagated at trade shows Coincidence that Bull Sh** and Bro Science have the same initials? I think not See the video below for another example of this You will be shocked No science behind this She is tripping HERSELF up on Vinnie's basic questions When Andy and Vinnie put out products, they make sure they are quality and not full of junk SCIENCE behind their vitamins NSNG is not 'sports nutrition', just normal good nutrition However, high fat low carb benefits many athletes Vinnie and Serena, for example, including more and more pro athletes as the low carb movement grows More companies ought to challenge the status quo and promote products based on SCIENCE not on BS It should be about helping people first and making money second

: Episode 931 - The amazingly beautiful Anna Vocino & I talk about going to the World Series for the first time, my ream & run surgery, as well as discuss an article written by a vegan dietitian that completely destroys the Netflix movie What The Health. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market WORLD SERIES Vinnie went to all 4 home World Series games Many thanks to Brett, a podcast listener, for this AMAZING opportunity! Brett is a big name in sports His family also went to Astros games They are huge sports fans Vinnie has turned into a Dodger fan over the course of his living in LA Particularly now that Tallulah loves baseball so much SHOULDER SURGERY Vinnie had a horrible right shoulder Could hardly move it From football Had a "ream and run" surgery Now, his shoulder is amazing! He can throw again, lift his arm all the way up again Can ride a bike again! No longer lives in constant pain VEGAN DIETITIAN Even a well renowned vegan dietitian thinks "What the Health" is BS "What The Health" is all PETA, not vegans The science simply does not back this "documentary" up "Most of the misinformation in the film is due simply to a poor understanding of nutrition science and research" She is an animal rights advocate and a vegan, but recognizes that there are a lot of holes in the argument set forth in "What the Health" Lots of vegan myths in this movie She says it downplays the importance of protein and calcium Also recognizes lots of fear mongering You can see the original article written by Virginia Messina MPH, RD (A Vegan Dietitian Reviews "What the Health") that points out the extreme flaws in What The Health Former-vegan Lierre Keith is attacked and assaulted by vegans.

: Episode 930 - Life-long athlete Abram Erikson tells us about how it took him 20 years to lose 100 lbs; 19 years to lose 20 lbs and 8 months to lose the remaining 80 lbs via NSNG, from 330 lbs to 230 lbs! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LOSE 100 LBS Abram has had incredible success With NSNG and from hitting the gym Lost 100 lbs, from 330 to 230 (he is 6') First 20 took near 20 years with calorie in/calorie out Worked until he graduated college Wrestled in college Since, learned about NSNG Lost 80 lbs in just around 8 months High carb made him sick! He feels that 15 years of his life were taken away People misguided him when he just wanted the best for himself Toxins around him at all times Coaches, nutritionists led him down the wrong path Just eating meat and veg This is real food! If you have a substantial amount of weight to lose, don't "cheat" Otherwise, it's okay to put life into living every once in awhile Abram recognizes sugar is one of the most powerful drugs out there He now knows how all of this works; makes him feel a lot better

: Episode 929 - Surgeon and athlete Shawn Baker MD (Twitter: @SBakerMD) (Instagram: @shawnbaker1967 ) joins Vinnie to talk about his all-meat diet, doctor's ignorance of nutrition and breaking the world record for indoor rowing at 50 years old. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market SHAWN BAKER MD A doctor (a surgeon, in fact), and also quite the athlete Bit of a world famous rower Broke an indoor rowing record recently 772 lb dead lift Drug free organization About 20 years ago Discus/track & field champion Agrees that you do not need to carbo load before working out or competing Shawn eats meat - ALL the time! Also tries to fight Bro Science in nutrition and sports Those who say "don't eat too much meat" are well-intentioned but misguided This research is based on bad science Ignore the fact that CARBS might be making these peoples' health bad Shawn has muscles for days He is also in peak health condition Part of the "zero carb" movement Quit the Carton Campaign

: Episode 928 - Vinnie & Andy talk about the new 10 for $10 luminary podcast list that just came out, as well as tasting some of the specialty roast coffee that will be offered with Pure Coffee Club. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club PURE COFFEE CLUB Check out the website here Coffee is ready to go Sitting as a green bean so they aren't roasted yet Freshly roasted when delivered Three different roasts 10 FOR $10 10 best luminary podcasts Bundle, so you don't have to sift through a thousand podcasts Really some of the brightest medical/investigative minds Ex: Tim Noakes, Zoe Harcombe, etc. If you subscribe to the newsletter, it's easier People love this package! In fact, it turns some people onto NSNG in and of itself One of the only things Vinnie asks for money for You can sign up to get the 10 for $10 list here: https://learn.vinnietortorich.com/courses/luminaries1 Sign up HERE to be the first to know when Pure Coffee Club launches!

: Episode 927 - Vinnie & Anna talk about Vinnie & Serena's terrible experience in an Apple store, Vinnie's introverted tendencies resulting from crazy people, preparing to hike Mt. Whitney, and people trying to game the coronary calcium scan... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market APPLE STORE Vinnie and Serena waited in the Apple store too long Wanted a desktop People were playing games on the computers they provide for customers to try out Homeless people, people just looking at internet, etc. CALCIUM SCAN Best way to prepare for these scans? Try not to "game" the test You don't want to beat it You want it to give you honest results Don't lie to yourself MT. WHITNEY Vinnie willing to climb with fans You have to sign up for climbing pass Pick two dates, get everyone in your party to sign up Chances are, only one of you will get the climbing passes for everyone July is a tough month, particularly around the 4th You can hire Vinnie/arrange consults to train you to be ready for climbing You have to be ready He will just be someone else climbing with you guys First come, first serve Vinnie willing to do it 5 or 6 times next season He doesn't want to do it when it's too icy

: Episode 926 - Vinnie discusses the cell phone obsession and disinterest in the outdoors on this episode of vinnie's sunday school. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club CELL PHONE All kids these days have cell phones, iPads, smartphones Instead of going outside, many kids glued to their devices In Vinnie's day, everyone spent time outdoors Now, kids and parents don't do this It is so important to go outdoors Don't be glued to your electronics! Even if your parents are Ask them to go outside There is a time or a place for cell phones and electronics Have fun with your family Disconnect to connect Don't be a Glow Kid

: Episode 925 - MindPump podcaster, Personal Trainer and former gym owner Sal DiStefano joins Vinnie to talk about debunking the myths that the fitness industry perpetuates, wellness being more that just diet/exercise, and that people often choose to be victims with their health. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club SAL DISTEFANO Italian, like Vinnie, but much younger and more attractive Italians raise families by committee Unfortunately, ladies, he has a girlfriend Sal sees many people attempting to be victims It is a powerful and overused tool, particularly regarding health Makes you feel better to place blame on someone other than yourself Sal does not blame unhealthiness on others Take responsibility because you can do something about it! Then, you can find empathy Don't play the victim - it is often a cop out, even if the food industry is screwing us over! That being said, nobody wants to be fat The sugar and grains industry, and programs like Weight Watchers steal people's good intentions However, there is always something to do about it Vinnie saw this happening in the film industry, particularly to children in the entertainment business Has the MindPump podcast Vinnie has appeared on this podcast! Check it out because it is a great podcast and talks more about all of this stuff

: Episode 924 - Ivor Cummins, presenter of the popular YouTube video Cholesterol Conundrum joins Vinnie to give 10 things that will transform your health as well as explain how his background as an engineering problem-solver helped him heal his body. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market TRANSFORM YOUR HEALTH Ivor Cummings is an engineer who experienced health problems and wanted to do something about it Read over 200 reports having to do with cholesterol Realized we misunderstood carbs, fat, metabolism completely Check out his vid below! You need really good tests to see how healthy you really are You can look okay on the outside, but have a problem inside Calcification test is a good one Arterial age, how much disease is in you Some tips to transform your health: Eliminate refined carbs and sugars You can't have a few Eliminate process foods Eliminate bad vegetable oils Eat healthy fat Lamb, fish, avocados Fasting is great for many people! (Jason Fung) Don't use it like dietary trickery Make sure you get enough protein! Try and get a lot of sleep It's tough, but it really does make the difference Try to reduce stress Get enough salt More in his upcoming book!

: Episode 923 - Vinnie and Pure Coffee Club Co-Founder and CEO Andy Schreiber talk about the fine art of coffee cupping (tasting) and the extreme measures they have taken to create perfect high-end coffee roasts that are different from any other coffee company's offerings. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club COFFEE CUPPING For those of you who aren't aware, Andy and Vinnie started a coffee company Check it out here Launching soon! They are releasing three awesome roasts All very different, delicious and unique! Two blends, one single origin Beans coming from all over the world Africa, North America, South America Vinnie and Andy have been traveling a ton trying to perfect their roasts, discover good blends They are very serious about what is in their products No white labeling To taste the roasts they think up, they do something called "coffee cupping" The wine tasting of coffee Aerate the coffee, take a slurp, swish it around and spit it out The high end people were impressed by Vinnie's sophisticated palate

: Episode 922 - Vinnie & Anna talk about celebrities they couldn't help, people looking for excuses to eat their pizza, snacking and mindful eating. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market CELEBRITIES There are a number of celebrities Vinnie wanted to help but could not He would get phone calls from people seeking help for their friends, clients, etc. Tough because you cannot help someone who does not want helped Often celebrities look for easy fix Fixes like gastric bypass don't work (only temporary, often dangerous) Vinnie wanted to help Ralphie May, very sad MINDFUL EATING Eating mindfully does not require depriving oneself You are just avoiding addicting poison Check out some Pili Nuts Yummy and super low carb Higher fat content Tastes like butter when you bite into them Keep you sated Take care in what you eat Know what you are eating and when you are eating it It will become a habit Muscle memory

: Episode 921 - Fitness trainer, former wrestler and Xceleration Fitness gym owner Ben Boudro talks about the need for sweat equity to be successful and that he turns his clients on to the No Sugar No Grains #NSNG lifestyle. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club BEN BOUDRO Guy with some nice biceps Went to MSU Played tons of sports Went to college to wrestle (preferred walk on) Senior year, ranked in the nation, got a bad concussion Took time off and ended up doing very well Masters in kinesiology Worked with a variety of teams at MSU Can attest that personal trainers are not wealthy people You gotta love it to do it He worried that he spent hours for nothing Now, he owns a successful gym with lots of clients! Addicted to perseverence It's all about working hard, putting the sweat into it, and never giving up Sweat equity is important for success It really can pay off, like it did in Ben's case! He and Vinnie grew up working hard for what they wanted, particularly sports wise Both from sports households and that background Check him out on instagram and other social media using his name to search him!

: Episode 920 - Dr. Gary Fettke joins Vinnie again to talk about the strange but fascinating origin of dietary guidelines in the USA and most Western countries, the deeply-held belief system behind it, as well as his government-imposed lifetime ban on discussing nutrition. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Thrive Market Green Grocer DIETARY GUIDELINES Our guidelines are relatively scientifically unsupported People think of diet as a religion This is an issue because people worship certain food because of certain groups Additionally, the industries that funded dietary guidelines are BS For example, sugar and grain industry helped fund SAD "Cereal-oriented", "vegetarian" ways of eating Evolutionarily, this does not make sense We likely will not be able to dissent freely regarding nutrition in our life time People like Tim Noakes get in trouble for speaking out against standard dietary guidelines Financial gain allows major conflict of interest regarding our health Food pyramid is ridiculous All propaganda Seventh-day adventists are contributing to our food fallacies Check out Vinnie's prior interview with Dr. Fettke Medical evangelism further influences how we eat It should not Religion should play no part in food

: Episode 918 - Vinnie & Anna talk about the direct and undeniable connection between veganism and the Seventh-day Adventist Church, hot chick vegans, Anna's kettlebell twerks, the fact that Vinnie doesn't check his texts and much much more... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market GUIDE TO NSNG Vinnie has offered a free NSNG crash course Basically an info guide He could've charged, bit Vinnie would rather provide it for free as long as he is able Doesn't want it to be like a diet Do check out buying the cookbook though Check it out here VEGANISM AND THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Vinnie has angry vegans tweet at him Lots of good looking chick vegans, good looking man vegans harder to come by Nobody likes factory farming Dr. Gary Fettke can draw a line between Seventh-day Adventism and the origin of veganism Not science, just religion A woman began preaching, saying she had visions that led her to veganism Vinnie does not have a 49% chance of cancer because he eats yogurt In fact, it is his full fat yogurt as opposed to others' sugary yogurt that is saving him from cancer People make up correlations and call them fact Veganism is a money making thing, too One can quite easily connect big veganism advocates and seventh-day adventists

: Episode 916 - NSNG success story Joel; talks with Vinnie about big rigs plus getting serious with NSNG, losing 23 lbs (so far) and finally finding the lifestyle that works... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LIFESTYLE THAT WORKS Joel went through a divorce last year Wanted to get everything in order, including his health Found Vinnie via the Carolla effect Finally decided to cut out grains and sugar, but still did diet drinks to keep him awake Truck driver for UPS In December, he really got serious about making the full lifestyle change Went Cold Turkey Started running again December he weighed in at 195 lbs Last Night - 172 Some guys can gain so much each year just driving Living out of convenience stores and fast food He is driving a tractor-trailer (53' or 2 28' trailers) Reno - Sacramento, then Sacramento - Quincy Paid by the hour! Will drink some Pure Coffee Club coffee to keep him up on his long drives! Joel grinds his own! Started with Pure Vitamin Club 2 weeks ago Feels a difference with his running Doesn't feel as fatigued Will keep with them! Really appreciates his ability to not spend too much because he cares about frugality

: Episode 915 - Gunnar Lovelace, entrepreneur, founder and co-CEO of ThriveMarket.com tells his fascinating story of growing up poor in a commune and how that experience shaped his desire to bring healthy, carefully-sourced food to everyone for the same prices as regular food... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market GUNNAR LOVELACE Grew up in Ojai Mom Argentinian, Dad Spanish Came in on his father's Fulbright Scholarship Stayed in California with his mom Has a very interesting name His step father ran a food co-op Tough for his mom to make healthy choices because they were expensive Always prioritized healthy options She also had great spirit and tenacity Gunnar was inspired by his mother Went to college, but started his own business Wanted to create good company that can provide healthy, affordable food Thus, Thrive Market was born! Provides people with healthy food delivery for reasonable prices! Gunnar was faced with adversity, but crushed it and kept going because he wanted it badly enough Had to learn how to communicate well for entrepreneurship Working so many hours every day, making phone calls, figuring things out Thrive Market not his first business venture Never took no as an answer Ask consumers to make educated decisions regarding purchasing eco friendly food

: Episode 914 - Vinnie & Anna talk about the Kansas City meetup, explain dietary ketosis, explore the concept of cheating in NSNG and much more in this NSFW episode... DOWNLOAD FREE INTRO TO NSNG PDF HERE PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK Woman who is a school administrator Makes purchases on Amazon through Vinnie's link on website Vinnie entered three of her purchases Rosalinda won! Click through banner on Vinnie's website to keep the train rolling down the tracks KANSAS CITY Vinnie, Anna, and Andy all went to the NSNG meet up in Kansas City Thanks to the Beauchamps! People enjoyed meals, learned more about NSNG, everyone had fun Live episode from Kansas City a week ago DIETARY KETOSIS Being fat adapted and being in dietary ketosis is a bit different Both have effect of weight loss You don't need to be in dietary ketosis to lose weight Dietary ketosis - living on ketone bodies Your body will make all the sugars you need Won't lose sugar level Can convert proteins into sugar (gluconeogenesis) Vinnie is in ketosis because he had cancer and cancer feeds on sugar It can be useful and good! Particularly those for most metabolically damaged CHEATING IN NSNG Don't think about eating carbs as "cheating" It is a slippery slope One little slip, like a piece of cake for your birthday or a glass of wine for celebration Right after, get straight back on the wagon This is a way of eating, not a diet If you are fat adapted, have extra fat during the meal before you indulge and put life into living

: Episode 912 - Andy C tells Vinnie his NSNG success story of losing 85 lbs, feeling amazing and getting a lot more Tinder matches... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club ANDY C Andy has had great success with NSNG Carolla effect Works in cardiology Heart electrician Puts things into people's hearts Installs device that collects data Works with electrical signals that go in the heart Helps heart beat right Hospital food is depressing Some hospitals have McDonald's, Chick-fil A, Subway, etc. Absolute crap Appreciate your salad bar TINDER MATCHES Fat adapted, likes to fast Since December of 2016 November 2015, 250lbs Just shy of 5'11" 30 years Now weights 165 lbs!!! Got down to 159 at his lowest Lost 10-14 lbs per month for the first 4 months Because he traveled, change occurred dramatically when people at home saw him Had medical problems before NSNG High blood pressure Numbers have gotten much better Single guy Chicks look at him a different way Has done a lot better on Tinder/dating apps since his weight loss Good for his traveling life style

: Episode 911 - Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Gary Fettke (@FructoseNo) joins Vinnie today. The two talk about nutrition as the key to reversing Type 2 diabetes, and avoiding the complications of Type 1. They also talk about the resistance Dr. Fettke experiences from the medical community. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market GARY FETTKE Dr. Fettke advocates for a low carb diet Highly trained medical professional Hails from Tasmania However, he has received some opposition Thus, website now run by his wife Given gag orders by Australia Sugar + polyunsaturated food oils = inflammation within our blood vessels Makes all ailments much worse Sugar, particularly fructose, is very addictive Inflammation at the bottom of our diseases Diabetes is only made worse via a bad diet Had to amputate many diabetic limbs got sick of it Realized diet just made this worse Began "nutrition of life" clinics Refined sugars, the biggest culprit Childhood diabetes increasing by the year Long term affects of diabetes linked to poor blood glucose level control Gary has many patients say his philosophy changed them for the better Yet, received anonymous complaint Even after diabetes org backed him reduction in medication requirement improvements in blood lipid profile IsupportGary.com Nofructose.com Nutritionforlife.healthcare Dr. Gary Fettke: The Role of Nutrition in Everything Quit the Carton Campaign

: Episode 910 - Vinnie & Andy talk about how modern food such as Pringles® are carefully created by chemical engineers to be as addictive as possible. They both reminisce about their first experience with Pringles as kids... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club KANSAS CITY Vinnie and Andy flew American... again Recorded at the airport Kansas City airport is not the best Vinnie had some amazing steaks on this trip Shed a tear for vegans PRINGLES A single Pringle on the ground next to Andy A flavored one, most likely Pringles came around when Vinnie and Andy were kids The tubes were trendy and the stacks economic Processed the crap out of them to make them all uniform STUFFED with chemicals Comes out as a liquid type paste They don't even taste good, in reality, but they are addictive Vinnie and Andy both remember trying one and being like... "this isn't even that good", but once you eat a few, you can't stop They also build up in your mouth Give you a stomach ache, eventually Vinnie had them a few times then swore off of them Real potato chips, although still not good for you, taste like actual potatoes Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us

: Episode 909 - Vinnie, Anna & Andy take a trip to Kansas City MO for a meetup with fans where they hear amazing NSNG success stories, answer NSNG questions, talk about coffee, witness Trey Beauchamp impersonate Vinnie while wearing hot pink pants and much much more... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market KANSAS CITY MEETUP Vinnie and Andy surprised everyone at the KC Meetup Anna was already planning on coming Beauchamps, as always, instrumental in organizing this Brought Pure Coffee Club coffee and had some on air Wanted house blend to taste like real Louisiana coffee Beans from all over - Ethiopia, Sumatra, Costa Rica All roasted differently, too Decaf never gonna happen This was filmed live with all meet up participants in KC! NSNG QUESTIONS How does one figure out lean body mass? Go listen to last Monday show! Not a caliber that actually works Is fiber wheat? Is fiber bad? First, Vinnie won't go against a doctor's opinion, particularly in a post-op or post-sick situation Vegetables have fiber, too Psyllium husk binds you up for about a week, which can't be good Psyllium husk is BAD Fiber in veggies is okay, particularly cruciferous veggies SAD all about less fat, all BS Go in with any problem, doctors will tell you things like "eat less fat", "more of x, less of y" Listen for more! NSNG Life Into Living Kansas City Meetup Photos

: Episode 908 - Many kids don't have healthy snacks to eat when they get home from school, so Vinnie & Andy talk about some great snacks that kids can ask their parents to keep in stock on this vinnie's sunday school episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club HEALTHY SNACKS Ask your parents for a healthy snack at home Junk food is NOT a good snack! Raw nuts are such a good, easy snack WAY better than cereal Hard boil some eggs ahead of time Baby Bell cheeses are easy and yummy Good to throw in your backpack and fun to unpeel Pepperoni and cream cheese is surprisingly delicious One of Tallulah's favorites

: Episode 907 - Vinnie speaks with the Low Carb High Fat Family, Adam & Anne Frost about how they discovered NSNG, had amazing success with it, and started a family-oriented podcast to help other families do the same thing. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LOW CARB HIGH FAT FAMILY Adam and Anne are Americans living in the Philippines Adam had a consult with Vinnie awhile back Benefitted a ton from it He can hold his breath for five minutes All about relaxing Anne home schools her kids She was a schoolteacher prior to having kids Have the LCHF Family podcast One podcast a week 20-30 minutes Good podcasts for kids CHECK OUT this show! Adam has lost 50 lbs and Anne 40 lbs Their older daughter lost 40 lbs at 12 years old! Now healthy! Adam's weight began to come off pretty quickly He looks so much younger Had he not found NSNG, he likely would be over 300 lbs at this point At this point, Anne is not trying to lose more weight but is happily NSNG Was counting macros when she still had significant weight to lose, but now is healthy so is not concerned with that Found Vinnie through the Carolla effect All about spreading the right info through podcasts like theirs and like Vinnie's! https://www.facebook.com/lchffamily/ http://lchf.familypodcasts.com/

: Episode 906 - Vinnie hosts Dr Ann Childers who talks about her health decline as a vegetarian and her eventual recovery after adding fat and meat back into her diet. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market DR ANN CHILDERS Psychiatric physician Check out her website here Lived in a vegetarian home at age 13 College, she continued to abstain from meat for financial reasons In Air Force, remained busy and not very social, ate things like powdered non-fat milk & cereal, etc. Thought raisin brain and cheerios were healthy Has since experimented on them and has seen how horribly sugary they are Taught in med school that fat = bad Never put her biochemistry education and nutrition education together Eventually, she realized how sick she had become from the vegetarian, low fat diet Super disorganized, foggy, hired organizer "Space cadet" She began to lose her teeth Began to loss bone INCLUDING her ribs She even flossed and brushed every day Now that she is low carb, her teeth remain much cleaner! Look at her smile now! Dentist catalogued what people ate when they had perfect teeth vs when their teeth were bad All depends on fat, nutrients, sugar content Complete turnaround once she changed her diet @AnnChildersMD http://lifebalancenw.com/

: Episode 905 - Vinnie talks with Andy about his love of Vince Lombardi and the hard-ass philosophy that Vinnie lives by which is both a benefit and a curse. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club HARD-ASS Vinnie has always been a huge Vince Lombardi fan Practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect Make accountability even if it is not imposed otherwise Andy became a great piano player this way! Vinnie works hard, never takes a day off because of success How he got out of the bayou, how he played college football at his side, how he got to LA, and how he has started businesses and created a brand Now when Vinnie takes days off, it is usually for Serena For years and years he would go to bed past midnight and wake up at 4:30am In Vinnie's mind, there is no finish line Like NSNG - it is a permanent lifestyle change You can't do things right once in awhile, you have to do them right all the time Look for the live Kansas City show from the meet-up soon!

: Episode 904 - Vinnie & Anna talk about a listener's question about DEXA scans, Vinnie's doppelganger at the gym, crazed do-gooders, quick tempers, dogs in cars, fasting and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market ST. LOUIS MEETUP The Beauchamps set up a meet up Anna, Vinnie, and Andy surprised the group and attended the meet up Lonnie and Trey both were instrumental in the LA meet up a few years back VINNIE'S DOPPELGANGER Vinnie found his doppelganger in the gym People kept comparing the two Wear the hat the same way Vinnie couldn't stop looking at the guy It was freaky seeing himself in 3D! DEXA SCANS DEXA Scan is a special type of X-ray that measures bone density Anna had one in 2003 A listener sent her stats (maybe 20 lbs to lose, though scan said 40) but according to DEXA scan she was over 40% fat Only accurate way to measure body fat is hydrostatic weighing Otherwise, it won't be all that accurate This is very uncomfortable and is not used as much as it used to be All the calibers are sort of BS "Fat analysis", "body scan" etc Take measurements from different parts of the body Makes them wildly off FASTING Vinnie will be the first to say that fasting is not for everyone Can be good if you have really messed up metabolism to kick start it Others like Intermittent Fasting See below books for more info

: Episode 903 - Listener Aarn joins Vinnie today to discuss his weightloss journey, and how he has essentially lost the weight of half a man (an obese man) in return has gained his whole life back. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club AARN FARMER Pronounced "Aaron" Started a blog and podcast to keep himself honest He was 400lbs and at one point his blood pressure was 200/160, 237/180 on his worst day About to stroke out and die He found Vinnie! Saw how his fat was affecting his health HALF A MAN Did research, at first just stopped eating sugar, then heard Vinnie's show Then began to stop eating grain and the weight loss began Juiced before he found Vinnie, lots weight, then gained it all back when he realized he was essentially starving himself Has lost a TON of weight on NSNG Started with 100 lbs, then continued on with more weight loss after stalling for awhile He didn't see the blood pressure drop with the first 100 lbs, so decided to lose another 100 lbs Aarn knew he had to go all in When he got down to 230, had to buy new clothes New belt, 18 inches shorter than old belt Goal: get below 200 Got there! Celebrate the small victories! Did a keto challenge too

: Episode 902 - Dr Robert Lustig, MD, MSL, author of Fat Chance and the speaker on the famous YouTube video Sugar: The Bitter Truth, joins Vinnie to talk about his new book The Hacking of The American Mind. Dr. Lustig talks about the difference between happiness and pleasure, how serotonin and dopamine affect us, and the plot by the food industry to get us all addicted to their food. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market DR ROBERT LUSTIG The guy Vinnie has been following forever Dr. Lustig is the BEST Has over 7 mil views on his above YouTube vid His new book, The Hacking of The American Mind came out September 12th! About what people have done to our brains The word "hack" used to mean prank Now it is - clever solutions to accomplish problems White Hack Black Hack is a negative thing Hacking computers has taken on a negative message Hacking humans = how substances, food, other people alter us Bad food alters our mind Further, we have confused pleasure and happiness which in turn allows us to GET hacked Pleasure vs Happiness Pleasure short term visceral achieved alone taking achieved with substances leads to addiction dopamine Happiness long term ethereal in groups giving cannot be achieved with substances never leads to addiction serotonin Happiness is more important and better to experience than pleasure! Dopamine addictive, serotonin is not Dopamine is what your brain releases when you try addictive drugs Serotonin when you feel a wave of joy from being with the people you love Act with your receptors differently

: Episode 901 - Vinnie & Andy talk about an article indicating that toddler obesity is on the rise and that the culprit is possibly formulas, as well as poor prenatal diet by the mothers... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club TODDLER OBESITY Vinnie and Andy read an article Discusses rising obesity in toddlers Obese toddlers begin showing signs of heart failure by age 1 Dr. Lustig has been yelling about this forever See video below He wrote a book about this!! Nearly all overweight babies bottle fed Most fed with formula One of most popular/healthiest ones Nonfat milk vegetable oil, palm whey protein concentrate lactose galactooligosaccharides polydextrose, more chemicals This is all plain BAD From non fat milk to artificial sugars A lot of other brands made of soybeans Even worse! Babies also come out of the womb very fat Prenatal care is not up to par Eat well while you are pregnant! You need a license to drive a car, you should likewise have training on how to live/eat while pregnant/before having a baby Must understand the responsibility you are taking on Parents need to educate themselves on the bad effects of sugar in child growth This issue is just getting worse, we have to stop! Sugar: The Bitter Truth YouTube Video