Fitness Confidential

: 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

: Episode 900 - Vinnie explains to Anna how to do proper squats and the proper form for lunges. They also discuss kayaks, a very strange Twitter exchange with a religious person and much more... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market SQUATS Go down slowly, that's what it's all about Vinnie doesn't go heavy any more Keep your toes slightly pointed out Great for booty, quads, hamstrings, lower back You may not feel like you're doing anything without going heavy, but it WILL do something Vinnie will spend lots of time warming up Slowly add weight Lunges are another easy exercise that many people do incorrectly Vinnie runs Anna through the steps PRAY THE CELIAC AWAY Some IDIOT on Twitter said that you can pray celiac away Anna tries not to get involved with things like this, but this she couldn't ignore Apparently in the 80s, a prayer diet existed "Pray your fat away" This was weirdly popular Shows how desperate people are to get healthy! Anna does pray, but this has to deal with science, not with religious Anna was told, after responding on Twitter, she was 'unforgivable' All silliness Then he started jabbing Anna for acting, etc. KAYAKING Vinnie plans on kayaking Bayou Lafourche He will be practicing on Lake Castaic All thanks to a really good man, friend and fan, Dave Dolak

: Episode 899 - Vinnie & Andy offer some healthy and fast breakfast alternatives to the cereal that most kids eat on this vinnie's sunday school episode. They offer an easy way to wean your kids off sugary cereal and on something more healthy and NSNG. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club FAST BREAKFAST Eggs really don't take much more time than cereal prep Also, you can hard boil eggs and peel them for the next morning Wean off your cereal if you eat it a lot Cheesy eggs are delicious! You can mix in avocado, beans, bacon, tomatoes into eggs Scrambled eggs are super easy Kids, have your parents teach you how to make eggs easily Salami is a good quick alternative to bacon! Sign up for Vinnie's free Intro to NSNG course HERE

: Episode 898 - (NOTE: This is a repeat of episode 875 which aired on August 12th.) Listener David shares his NSNG success story where he loses 47 lbs in 4 months (his wife lost 23!) and talks about how going NSNG is like paying off debt (a la Dave Ramsey). PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER DAVID David is NSNG Found Vinnie and the Facebook group via a friend who was showing continual progress David topped out at 334 lbs, has so far lost over 40 lbs in 4 months! Realized he needed to do something He and his wife framed their NSNG lifestyle change around Lent It has been going very well and hasn't been difficult for David or his wife Unlike the Atkins diet, they do not have cravings with this way of eating PAYING OFF DEBT Just like debt, when you get to a certain point in gaining weight, you know you are in for the long haul You have to commit, piece by piece, to paying it off or losing it The last part can often be the hardest, but you gotta keep making payments and decreasing that load Just like money and spending, people can eat and eat crap past a healthy point until they are so far in that it is hard to get out David paid his debt off in several years, did very well! Now taking care of the weight and his health David also has been investing quite a bit! Invests in simple mutual funds

: Episode 896 - Vinnie & Andy Schreiber, President & CEO of Pure Vitamin Club, talk about the business of vitamins and how, no matter the great customer service a company provides, you can't please everybody! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE Pure Vitamin Club is very proud of their customer service They make a great product, and it is affordable when people complain it is likely because they are looking for something to complain about Andy has fielded most calls If you reach out to PVC, they WILL get back to you in a timely manner and provide whatever you need to make sure you come back for more

: Episode 895 - Vinnie and Anna talk about whether "organic" snack foods such as "organic Cheetos" or other "all-natural" snacks like the Rx bar are really any better for you... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market PURE COFFEE CLUB Trying to make high quality company Vinnie has come up with his own roasts Gonna start with three roasts We get the best beans from around the world We are taking super nice, generally expensive coffee, and making it affordable! Look out for happenings in the future NSNG Vinnie is making a comprehensive FREE pdf about NSNG He believes that this information should be free because he genuinely cares about peoples' health and lifestyles PDF coming in a few days HERE ORGANIC CHEETOS In most cases, making things "organic" does not make them better for you Frito - Lay company Whole Foods will be selling them Another messed up Whole Foods thing Totally junk food Still all grain, maybe fewer chemicals, will still make you fat because it's straight carbs They essentially put the "organic" label on there so that places like Whole Foods can get away with selling them Same thing as Coke making Coke with real sugar An example of "shining turds" Rx bar is marketed as healthy but is still incredibly unhealthy

: Episode 894 - Listener Dan calls in to talk about his NSNG success and to ask the question "will exercise stunt my kids growth?" and "what age can I start them on exercise?" PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER DAN Found Vinnie via the Carolla effect Vinnie answered every Twitter question Dan ever asked him He has been NSNG for 4 months Has lost over 20 lbs Always tried fads, but now has done this lifestyle change successfully Has two young sons, 9 and 11 Both have autism, but both very high functioning Mild forms, high functioning Social quirks Older one, very sensitive and this turns into anger, also a bit of a loner Amazing memory, amazing talent Younger one, will just shut down when he gets frustrated They are still in a normal classroom, mainstreaming is great for them STUNT MY KIDS GROWTH Kids don't need to do heavy, intense, muscle-building exercise Ex: lifting weights not necessarily the best for your kids If they want to run, if they want to do some martial arts, that is all great Can also be good for them hormonally "Formal exercise", not yet Exercise should be body movements His gym has kid size rower, kid size elliptical next to adult machinery All of this stuff is good Make competitions out of it Worst thing we are doing to kids is not letting them play or move around

: Episode 893 - Dr. Michael Shermer joins Vinnie to discuss several interesting topics such as skeptics, religion, psychics, and a shared connection with the Badwater 508. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market DR. SHERMER Does a lot of work in the sphere of morality Publisher of Skeptic magazine Has written a number of books, including The Moral Arc While he discusses a lot of morality, religion, and less tangible things, he also believes that science is incredibly important Also very into health and fitness SKEPTICS Lots of cultural elements involved with religious Finding meaning in random things Auditory, visual illusions People can make signs out of nothing The patterns, the illusions, the non-randomness all in our minds Really it is random Veganism - another thing to be skeptical about PETA doesn't care about your health, they only care about animals (and even then that's questionable) The Standard American Diet is another thing to be skeptical about Gary Taubes is a truther Psychic shows are also largely BS They only select out of 12 hours, about 45 minutes that confirms their "psychic prowess" They figure out patterns and generalities Dogs have good intuition, too Usually "spooky" things, or things that seem to good to be true, are just that DIET AND RELIGION Many people treat diet as a religion Just like old time religion, certain food is taboo, etc. People also get this attachment to food similar to some's attachment to food There is a church of food This also can make breaking bad eating habits more difficult

: Episode 892 - Andy reads a question from listener Sharona (yes, Vinnie plays the song) about food hacks. She wants to know whether she should eat something with high fat after ice cream or avoid fat for the rest of the day... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club VINNIE'S LOOK Andy doesn't like the glasses, beard, hat look Covering up too much! Hasn't shaved because Serena is not in town His glasses are for glacier climbing - why he is wearing them in his office is a whole other question FOOD HACKS Sharona asked a question about fat after high carb whoopsie She had some ice cream (LIL), should she then follow up with olive oil or some fat or what? The French Paradox! Wine with cheese example Not really a simple answer Ann Childers did a little experiment with this Had some cheerios with non-fat milk, blood sugar shot way up Had some cheerios with heavy cream, not nearly as much of an insulin response Now this won't let you lose weight, but it is an n1 experiment Fat is the most sating thing! At baseball games, have some peanuts, eat a sausage out of the bun Don't think you can mitigate eating crap by eating some olive oil etc. Don't try to "hack" a healthy lifestyle

: Episode 891 - Vinnie tells Anna about a time some college kids came up to him and told him he had an old man's face but a young man's body... Plus they talk about another Whole Foods debacle, high school reunions, La Croix and much more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market NFL PLAYER VS STRIPPER Vinnie and Anna will take a health or fitness word and play a fun game More like an NFL player's name or a stripper's name Today's word: amenorrhea Verdict: stripper WHOLE FOODS DEBACLE A woman forget to put something she grabbed and put on the bottom of her cart onto the conveyor belt She offered to pay, and still interrogated She was banned Absolutely ridiculous This family was spending around 30k a year there, and forgot to check out WATER Means someone was watching, waiting for her to mess up A friend of Anna and Vinnie was caught eating cashews and was detained and then banned VINNIE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION Vinnie and two friends were the only ones who looked better than they did in highschool They all worked out a ton After 10 years, they looked as though they had de-aged After that night, Vinnie knew he wanted to keep up his hard workout regiment 20 year reunion, the differences were considerably more drastic Reaffirmed again Sad for Vinnie to see his old friends with developing health problems as they gained weight YOUNG MAN'S BODY Bunch of college guys kept eyeing Vinnie and Serena Vinnie thought they were eyeing Serena because of her movies In fact, they were talking about Vinnie because he had an old dude's face but a young dude's body They asked his age

: Episode 890 - Vinnie and Andy talk about how the Presidential Physical Fitness Award exercises are a great way for kids to stay active and physically fit on this Vinnie's Sunday School edition of the Fitness Confidential podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club FITNESS TESTS In schools, many schools had fitness tests Some states have these tests, others don't Used to be a national requirement We should push to get these back in schools! Kids, you can do this at home Presidential Physical Fitness Awards It can be super fun to do these little tests and learn all the exercises

: Episode 889 - Vinnie and listener Jim talk about their frequent TSA pat-downs, testosterone replacement, distilled spirits and much much more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER JIM Found Vinnie through the Carolla effect Vinnie doesn't back down when he knows he is right - that's a great way to be! Jim really liked the straight forwardness of Vinnie Used to live in CA, now in Idaho Jim, because of his situation, has had blood pressure troubles He had an artery explode in his head It took the hospital multiple visits before they actual did something about his aneurism Jim could tell he was dying, but the hospital still would not do anything for a good while He finally saw a specialist and found a doctor who would operate within hours of his potential death TSA PAT-DOWNS Vinnie and Jim both have a lot of experience with TSA Pat-downs, whether it be personal or related Vinnie is especially the "sketchy" looking guy who gets searched Largely because of his metal soldier Frustrating especially because they are not the bad guys TESTOSTERONE Because of his 'aneurism', he is concerned about taking testosterone replacement medications Vinnie is not a doctor so could not say whether or not this would really affect his brain However, Vinnie finds that generally, testosterone supplements are BS Vinnie has lower T, but can still do everything a man with "high" T can do because he works at it and eats right VODKA & MORE Distilled alcohols are alright, as long as sugar is not added Stay away from beer - it is liquid pasta Vodka, gin, tequila all alright Mix it with La Croix!

: Episode 888 - Dr Tim Noakes joins Vinnie to talk about his trial, his upcoming book Nutrition on Trial, the truth about the effectiveness of statins, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market DR TIM NOAKES Check out his website here! Believes in the good of LCHF South African doctor A writer of some really incredible books Check them out here One of Vinnie's favorite is Waterlogged There is no set amount of water that one person should drink Different for every person You can actually drink too much water! Noakes had to go through a really difficult trial because he advised a low carb high fat diet to a patient He was, of course, found innocent of doing anything wrong His new book is about the trial, called Nutrition on Trial About all of the smear-attempts, and the trial itself Marika helps him out in this Also talks about how low carb is real good for the insulin resistant Hopes it will help young doctors change the 'typical' ways Came across low carb because he changed his lifestyle, began running a lot He felt awful when he ran Saw some evidence on the Atkins diet, changed to a low carb diet Has had no sweets and incredibly limited carbs over the last number of years Now, his health in general is SO much better Has done a lot of good research, as well Prosecutors went against the constitution just to get Dr. Noakes to trial It was such a pointed and nasty prosecution They just didn't want any ideas that contradicted with their own financial gain gaining traction just like Noakes' ideas were The whole trial seemed like a joke because it was so fabricated and ridiculous Sugar kills Frightens Dr. Noakes to see how people are hurting themselves on the inside, even though for about 20% of the population nothing changes on the outside STATINS Does not believe in the hype around statins Cholesterol is not as simple or as bad as the industry tries to make it Statins really are not beneficial The side effects truly make it not worth it Not reported because the industry controls the results

: Episode 887 - Andy asks Vinnie whether or not the yummy paleo crackers he bought are really low carb and NSNG. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club PALEO CRACKERS This are called "Paleo Thin Crackers" From Julian's Bakery GMO free, Gluten Free, etc. Filtered water, blanched almond flour, cassava flour, sesame seeds, chia seeds, flax seeds, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika, sea salt A good paleo snack Pretty crunchy Doesn't seem like there is actually water in there Maybe a lie? Cassava flour is also not the best thing... Even the Livestrong Foundation agrees with this It's a starch Similar to rice If you want something crunchy, make cheese chips! On skillet, in microwave, in oven You can use all types of cheeses! You can make crackers similar to this but without the cassava flour

: Episode 886 - Vinnie tells Anna about his Mt Whitney hike debacle with his nephews who seemed to live on Swedish Fish and Gatorade... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market SWEDISH FISH Vinnie decided to go on a hiking trip with his two nephews and friend, Don His two nephews, one who is a freshman in college and the other who is a few years older, came to LA They are from Louisiana so had no experience with altitude whatsoever Don and Vinnie got passes to go and hike Whitney One of Vinnie's nephews was in great sport-shape, and the other one had some extra weight on him The boys did not eat NSNG, in fact they ate a diet of mostly carbs For example, literally ate candy for meals The altitude proved tough for them His fitter nephew had more trouble than his overweight nephew Fitter nephew seemed to give up quite early Hayden Overweight nephew did quite well, although he did not summit, he pushed himself Steel Also, now he is going to try out NSNG because he is determined to come back and summit the mountain in the future!! The only one who actually got to summit was Don Coddington! There were old ladies passing Vinnie's nephews After the nephews ate an incredibly carby meal, nobody went to sleep though they had to wake up at one to hike Vinnie made some great coffee on his little traveling stove Don and Vinnie put in some heavy cream and a little coconut oil Don is huge on intermittent fasting

: Episode 885 - Vinnie & Andy talk about how jumping rope is a great all-purpose exercise and how many famous athletes attribute their success to training with a jump rope. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club JUMPING ROPE Jumping rope is easy, quick, and fun! You can get a lot out of jump rope There are lots of tricks to learn and you can do it almost anywhere! Also, double dutch is cool if you can get some other people to play with It is awesome exercise and can always stay interesting Buddy Lee is a guy you should look up - he is a super interesting man (and an amazing athlete/jump roper) Jump rope can help with ALL of your other athletic pursuits Vinnie thinks it helped him a ton with his football and could've helped him get his football scholarship! Jump ropes are super easy to get - the ones from Buddy Lee are a little more expensive but super nice!

: Episode 884 - Vinnie talks to listener Lisa who has an absolutely fascinating life story and shares her battle with using weight as form of emotional protection... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISA PEREZ Lives in NYC! Brooklyn Mostly Italian, but also an eighth Cuban People can still rag on Italians! Only group where you can still do that Found Vinnie through Adam Carolla Both of her parents checked out when she was young Her dad earlier, then her mom was really messed up too She always had to help her parents, not the other way around Lisa learned from a young age how to be self sufficient She used to do phone sex for money Also was a clown Ended up going over to office work! Lisa lived on her own on government money for awhile Lisa learned how to use her weight as protection WEIGHT Lisa is now NSNG She has learned how to no longer use food for emotional protection She is comfortable with herself, weight is no longer her blanket Good support for not using lbs as a protection on the NSNG Facebook page A lot of people have sabotaged their good progress as a result of abuse Self-sabotaging is pretty common but once you overcome it will feel so much better! Now, Lisa has lost a bunch and has made real progress Don't be afraid to make a change Easier said than done, but do it one day at a time On NSNG, you can eat food, you just can't eat BAD foods!

: Episode 883 - Author and nutritionist Amy Berger, MS, CNS, NTP joins Vinnie to talk about her new book The Alzheimer's Antidote which describes dietary ketosis as a treatment for Alzheimer's. She and Vinnie also discuss how sometimes people eat too much fat... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market AMY BERGER Amy is an amazing luminary A very good writer Get serious about your health! Big proponent of: You can't make things other people's problems, do what you have to do "Tuit" - Get To It Amy was in the Air Force Integrity is doing what you're supposed to, even when nobody is looking Reviews books, writes blog posts, her website is SUPER informational She shares a lot of info from other luminaries in the LCHF field as well Amy offers 30, 60 and 90 minute phone calls so that you can pick her brain Check out this great service! Amy has noticed, that for many, you cannot eat UNLIMITED fat even if you are eating low carb For example, you don't need to put butter on top of your steak Same with coffee, you don't need bulletproof coffee or coffee with a ton of cream if you're already eating bacon and eggs Make small adjustments Fasting can be beneficial but only in the right circumstance AMY'S NEW BOOK This book, linked above, focuses on Alzheimer's To some extent, this is likely a metabolic issue "Type 3 Diabetes", "Diabetes of the Brain" Energy crisis in the brain is the oversimplification Amy presents a multi-pronged nutrition and lifestyle intervention that may help those with Alzheimer's to slow, improve, or even potentially reverse the disease A ketogenic/LCHF diet can be a huge key to helping the brain get that energy that it so requires Get KETONE levels up! Your brain can run on ketones (check out our recent Ketone podcast) If we started to measure insulin (even if blood glucose is normal), we could likely detect Alzheimer's much farther in advance No matter how far gone you are, there WILL be some improvement if you stop doing things that are bad for you

: Episode 882 - Vinnie and Andy talk about one of their mutual friends who is concerned because his jealous friends are telling him he looks too skinny and gaunt... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club JEALOUS FRIENDS

: Episode 880 - Vinnie and Anna clear up any uncertainties about the difference between being in dietary ketosis or being fat adapted in NSNG... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market FAT ADAPTED You can lose weight in both ketosis and just in NSNG Fat Adaption You don't need to be in ketosis to lose weight Ketosis is extra restriction of carbs so that your body is more-so running off of ketones Breaking down food into fatty acids Fat adapted - your body will still run on fat Do what works for you Some people like being in ketosis, others prefer not to limit carbs so much Eating berries, lots of veggies, dairy a bit harder to stay in ketosis

: Episode 879 - Jason Cobb from the Wheel Travel podcast joins me to talk about what the benefits were from his phone consult with me, dirt bikes, Motocross, Supercross and the Baja 1000... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club DIRT BIKES Jason Cobb very familiar with the subject He has done a phone consult with Vinnie which really benefitted him Make sure to check out his podcast, all about biking, casual to extreme!

: Episode 878 - Vinnie talks to Sean Estes in the Specialized Media Relations dep who gave Vinnie his S-Works Fuse 6Fattie carbon fiber mountain bike. Vinnie tells us the story about how he got the bike and tells Sean about all the things he loves about it (as well as the things he would change). PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market S-WORKS Vinnie wanted to get back into mountain biking after having been very good at in the past but injuring his shoulder He knew he wanted a Specialized bike because they have amazing bikes Got in touch with Specialized via Tallulah Other connections led Vinnie to speaking with the right people and getting a bike! Sean works for Specialized in their media relations department Vinnie absolutely LOVES his bike Could not be happier Also is glad that he has met cool people from it!

: Episode 876 - Vinnie talks about his personal epidemiological study in Italy and why Italians are thin. Plus he gives us the story behind the infamous "Vinnie shell" photo... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market COFFEE Vinnie and Andy starting a coffee club Have a couple different blends Vinnie Blend, House Blend Getting closer and closer to making the blends perfectly! Coffee made different! Still gonna be awhile before they are put out ITALIANS ARE THIN Vinnie, Serena, and Tallulah just spent a bunch of time in Italy They noticed that nobody was fat there! Yes, not everyone was a super model, but very few people were actually unhealthily fat A few observations People walk more, work outside more (However, people are not athletes) The quality of the food is much higher They don't make chicken with half soy like Subway does The ingredients are well made and they don't add chemicals to everything The portions of grains are smaller, but just as filling! Overall, you just cannot get away with eating in the USA like they eat in Italy The Infamous "Vinnie Shell" Photo lives!!

: Episode 875 - Listener David talks to Vinnie about his incredible 47lb NSNG success story and let's Vinnie know he is the Dave Ramsey of weight loss! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club DAVID MCKNIGHT David is an avid NSNGer A Texan! He has lost near 50 lbs thanks to NSNG! Found NSNG through a friend who was part of the FB group Weighed 334 "Experimented" with NSNG - it proved fruitful! It has not been difficult for David and his wife The cravings stopped Helpful to have an accountability partner DAVE RAMSEY David would listen to Dave as a luminary in his space, just as he listens to Vinnie in a health and fitness space Vinnie is doing the same thing - instilling common sense and helping people! David found Dave to be a real help! Go all in - cold turkey

: Episode 874 - Author and bariatric surgeon Robert Cywes, MD, PhD joins Vinnie to talk about the fact that consumption of carbohydrates are the main cause of obesity, and most obese people are using carbohydrates as a drug to deal with emotional issues. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market DR. CYWES Dr. Cywes largely focuses his practice on bariatric surgery Making the stomach smaller, using the lapband, etc He also sees that carbs are the main source of obesity Does a lot of research into the causes of obesity Very well versed in management of adolescent obesity as it becomes a more pressing issue Check out this website here CARBOHYDRATES Point black, carbs are addicting This is why so many people have a hard time quitting Poison your body but make you want to come back for more Because of their addictive nature and the temporary satisfaction that they bring, people use carbs to treat their emotional problems People get sad, pig out on ice cream or chips, never on broccoli By doing this, they are also reinforcing their bad eating habits Makes it harder and harder to break the cycle This is why it is better to go cold turkey Treat quitting carbs like quitting any other drug You wouldn't ease yourself off of doing meth, you would STOP Yes there are withdrawals but once you are 'clean' for a bit you will feel so much better Dr. Cywes is featured in the book Diabetes Unpacked: Just Science and Sense. No Sugar Coating

: Episode 872 - Long time friend of the show Andrea Anders stops by to tell us about how she's only choosing real food for baby, and also Vinnie tells Anna the story of how he and Serena Scott Thomas got started as a couple. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market FOOD FOR BABY Babies should not be eating processed crap Just because they are small does not mean they can't eat real food, as long as it is prepared properly Baby foods full of sugar and chemicals Easier to blend at home, for example Can also make in large quantities and freeze All different types of mixes you can make for your baby Feeding baby real food will also make baby more inclined to like real food later on Won't get used to the chemicals, etc. Andrea understands the importance of real food VINNIE AND SERENA Met through mutual friends thanks to Tallulah Outside of Starbucks Had met a few times before they ended up going on a date Went to Mammoth, etc. Once Vinnie cut his hair, the rest was history! Have been together 10 years!

: Episode 871 - Vinnie and Andy answer a listener who tweeted their concern because their kid wants to be a vegan, on this Vinnie's Sunday School episode of the Fitness Confidential Podcast. Content warning - word "stripper" used in relation to a name. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club KID WANTS TO BE A VEGAN A vegan diet is not a complete diet You do not get enough protein, fat, etc. without eating any animal products You also won't get enough vitamins If you choose to eat vegan, you must find another way to get the nutrients 85% of children who become vegans will end up not being vegan in the end Don't become vegan just to have a different identity Being a vegetarian is a better option! Or fish-eater even You can also find eggs that treat their chickens properly, etc. Ask your parents to look around if you are interested

: Episode 870 - Listener Kerry Wells talks to Vinnie about how quitting grains finally enabled her to lose fat, becoming a registered dietician as well as exploring the topic of dairy. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER KERRY WELLS Got two business degrees Didn't want to remain in a cubicle Hopped around everywhere, hated it from day 1 Recently has decided to also become a registered dietician so she can share the NSNG message! Kerry was always slightly over weight Lost weight through calorie counting, but realized it was not sustainable Will not keep weight off QUITTING GRAINS Kerry knew she had to get off of sugar and grains because calorie counting did not work Kerry's gateway drug was grains After she kicked grains, kicking sugar was far easier Sugar is killing us, grain turns into sugar!

: Episode 869 - Author, researcher and journalist Nina Teicholz joins us to explain the deeply flawed scientific "evidence" in this movie. Nina truly explains What The Health fact or fiction. SEE BELOW REGULAR SHOW NOTES FOR IMPORTANT LINKS TO NINA'S WORK! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Green Grocer Thrive Market Villa Cappelli NINA TEICHOLZ From NorCal Has gone to a number of extremely excellent schools Argues that nutrition experts over the past 60 years have been wrong in regards to eating fat Investigative journalist Friend of Gary Taubes, as is Vinnie Believes in a low carb diet! Before going to LCHF, she had bone spurs and sinus infections She realized this SAD was not the right diet Incredibly educated, amazing woman A number of books and decades of research Suppression of the science is why the Standard American Diet prevails Studies that PROVED Low Carb was GOOD were hidden by those in charge 7 Country study which "proved" low fat is good was a false, BS study British Medical Journal backs Nina's findings Hears of plenty of situations Diabetes Association/Heart Association threaten LCHF Scientists with revocation of licenses if they teach NSNG "inappropriately reversed diabetes" She covered and was involved with the trial involving Dr. Noakes Has done what nobody else has done in the war of bringing sat fats back into existence Really talked about Ancel Keys and showed how he was wrong and why he did what he did Discusses other better studies Check out her book here! The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet WHAT THE HEALTH This is a new Netflix documentary We have done two other podcasts on this 'documentary' However, when it comes down to it, it is full BS This documentary is all about how meat and the like is bad for you The science does NOT BACK IT UP They only chose studies that work for them Eggs, meat not bad for you Crazy to think otherwise Frustrating that celebrities are pushing out this false information as well Eating meat and high fat has proven to be good for so many people Check out the FB group for example Helps blood pressure, cholesterol, etc. Veganism is not a healthy way to live What this movie preaches is hypocritical Their suggestions on how to live will make many sick You can read Nina's article debunking the "science" behind Netflix's What The Health here Here's a sample: The film makes 37 health claims, and for this review, I investigated every single one. (WTH also makes a myriad of claims about contaminants and issues of environmental impact, but these are outside my field of expertise, so I looked only at the claims on health.) - READ THE ARTICLE HERE You can listen to the other Fitness Confidential Podcasts talking about this movie here: Debunking What the Health In Detail – Episode 847 Netflix's "What the Health" – Lies That Will Kill! – Episode 845

: Episode 868 - Vinnie and Andy discuss a new study that may begin to answer the question is coffee good for your health, as well as share some information about their soon-to-be-launched company Pure Coffee Club. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club COFFEE GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH Interesting study released a couple of weeks ago regarding health benefits of coffee Study discusses benefit of coffee on heart disease, respiratory disease, more Out of USC Study by Int'l Agency for Research on Cancer - looked at half a million coffee drinkers and saw it is good! Vinnie always believed in the goodness of coffee - nobody could ever really give him a concrete reason regarding why it was bad If you have more than the equivalent of a cup of coffee in you, you can be considered blood doping in the Olympics Actual ergogenic Might be one of the best health food supplements you can take PURE COFFEE CLUB Vinnie and Andy have a new product in the works They are going to create coffee with Pure Coffee Club They have researched just about everything High end coffee at a very reasonable price Specialty blends and everything! Sustainable practices, nothing bad in the beans Going to be very transparent about where coffee comes from, etc Trying different blends, all really wonderful, pure, high quality Something for everyone!!

: Episode 867 - Anna and Vinnie bring in comedian Jon Fisher who has just started NSNG and has several ketosis questions, as well as questions about protein powder, exercise recovery and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market KETOSIS QUESTIONS The Gym Song

: Episode 866 - Author and blogger Alessandra Macaluso returns to the show to talk with Vinnie about parenting, nutrition for kids and a hilarious new book she collaborated on called But Did You Die? written to encourage parents. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club BUT DID YOU DIE Alessandra has been on the show before Author of children's food book, What A Good Eater This is a new book meant to show parents that things that may seem scary regarding your kids may not be so scary after all Setting the parenting bar low Other authors discussing stories about parenting Makes you feel better about how you parenting Real, raw, and FUNNY book about parenting "Mess ups" to successes, and more! Example: Alessandra's experience growing up as the youngest of six in a big Italian family

: Episode 865 - Nutritionist, lecturer and former vegan Christine Cronau joins Vinnie to talk about how she was blacklisted from speaking at major universities in Australia because of the character assassination waged against her by vegan hate groups. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market CHRISTINE CRONAU Nutritionist, best selling author Author of many books, including "The Fat Revolution" as well as a corresponding cookbook Christine is a former vegan but after realizing that was not healthy and sugar feeds cancer, she switched to a high fat low carb approach She usually speaks at colleges, now has been blacklisted from some Due to vitriolic vegan hate groups who protested with name calling so loudly than many universities cancel on Christine Four universities have cancelled It is complete rubbish, they attack her character without knowing her just because they want to push their vegan agenda NOTE: Her books are not available from Amazon. You can purchase copies of her books here: http://christinecronau.com/about-christines-books/

Episode 863 - Vinnie and Anna talk about icing for exercise recovery, taking care of hamstrings, doing Anna Saadatjoo push-ups, what they ate last week, and even more detail about Zone 2 training. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market

Episode 862 - Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber host this vinnie's sunday school where the two discuss coffee and Mr Coffee Nerves, a character in an anti-coffee Postum ad campaign. Postem tastes gross and is really really bad for you! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club MR COFFEE NERVES Vinnie drank coffee as a child MAKE SURE you talk to your parents before having coffee Mr. Post made a grain-based caffeine free coffee substitute called Postum He claimed that coffee made kids dumb and stunted their growth (See this article from The Atlantic) It failed, and was horrible for you! The advertising campaign for Postum had an evil cartoon character named Mr. Coffee Nerves.

: Episode 861 - Listener and Super Fan Mark from New Zealand talks to Vinnie about how Australia is restricting and censoring a doctor who promotes essentially an NSNG or Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) lifestyle to prevent diabetics from having to have limbs amputated... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club AUSTRALIA RESTRICTS NSNG DOCTOR Mark is an admin on the NSNG page Big into kayaking, canoes, etc. He currently resides in New Zealand There is a doctor just across the sea in Australia who has been censored He preaches NSNG but other doctors, government will not allow his ideas to become popularized "Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency" This doctor was reported, they did not even investigate the case, just said he had to do something else Low Carb, High Fat has WONDERFUL results for diabetics He is simply trying to help diabetics but is finding himself in trouble This doctor had to amputate limbs from diabetics who ate badly, no longer wanted to have to amputate limbs Similar to Tim Noakes fiasco

Episode 860 - Dietitian Caryn Zinn, PhD (Website) joins Vinnie today to discuss healthy lifestyles and why practice is leading research when it comes to determining the healthiest way of eating, which of course is Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) and No Sugar No Grain (NSNG) for many. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Thrive Market CARYN ZINN Check out Caryn's website here She is a South African Kiwi! - now based in New Zealand, but advises people on eating healthy around the world! Also has a must read book, WTF? or "What The Fat?" that debunks myths surrounding fat consumption Metabolic health management is her specialty Has learned that the only way to convince tough opposition it works is by showing them practice = results Caryn's Books and Diabetes Unpacked: Just Science and Sense. No Sugar Coating

: Episode 859 - Vinnie and Andy discuss their horrible recent trip with American Airlines, the utter disrespect they experienced, and more on this Wednesday edition of the podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club AMERICAN AIRLINES Vinnie and Andy were coming back from Philly this past Friday They were in Philly taking meetings regarding Pure Coffee Club Received automated call from AA 4.5 hours before the flight reporting the flight cancellation Rebooked automatically to a flight at 5am the next morning with a stopover This would have totally messed with Vinnie's schedule Vinnie has trouble scheduling 1 on 1s as it is, and this affected that Called and switched their flight to a flight 2 hours after the call was made Went straight to the airport, got to the gate on time Around 230 they began to make changes Delayed 30 minutes to begin with, changed gates, etc DISASTER Flight gets delayed, delayed, delayed The passengers never get a real reason as to why the flight is delayed Nobody seems to want to help them Help would disappear as soon as announcements were made Time is ticking on and nothing is happening Nobody seemed to know anything Eventually, they tell everyone to run to a different place to get help THAT line was monstrously long Depending on who you spoke to, there was different news Vinnie wanted to make sure that his ticket would work the next day Flight cancelled, passengers rebooked on different flights (midnight or so that they made this call) Vinnie on 8am flight, Andy on later flight They said people could go to baggage claim and wait HOURS for their baggage before their flight the next morning Refused to offer hotels to people Said everything was totally booked Man said that he did not have enough diapers - diapers were in checked baggage Woman did not believe that he even had kids "I don't know what to tell you" They set up cots, but not nearly enough for everyone Not even all women, children, elderly had cots People got no sleep Folks strewn around the airport trying to catch any sleep Vinnie treated very badly by police officer Overall, HORRIBLE experience with American Airlines NO COMPENSATION, NO HOTEL, NO ANSWERS! Vinnie fortunately has documentation of this entire disastrous experience

: Episode 857 - Listener Craig talk about how he lost 70 lbs and cancelled his weight loss surgery by following an NSNG & LCHF lifestyle... PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY Craig has lost 70 lbs just by changing his diet 330 lbs to 260 lbs Carolla effect Still has weight to lose Had the opportunity to have weight loss surgery Risky, unhealthy, and really, temporary unless you change your diet Might as well just go the diet route since it is safer and better for you AND much cheaper, too Also a sense of accomplishment by not having the surgery

: Episode 856 - Vinnie speaks with Olympian and world-famous jump rope champion Buddy Lee. They discuss their unexpectedly-similar histories and how jumping rope can help athletes excel in all other sports. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli Thrive Market Green Grocer BUDDY LEE Buddy and Vinnie 'grew up' quite similarly Buddy went from the Marine Corp to jump ropes! Buddy is THE jump rope champion Has completely pioneered jumping rope as a great work out Jumping rope helps quite literally everything Stamina, agility, flexibility, strength So many ways to jump rope Also has his own jump ropes that we would recommend Check out his website here Offers different exercises, plans, ropes, etc. Definitely worth checking out Aero Speed 40 Rope Master 28

: Episode 855 - Andy and Vinnie discuss how the news media has become brainless when it comes to health because they just report what they see in blogs without any analysis or effort to look at the real science behind the headlines. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club PLAYBOY Andy worked for Playboy for a long time Vinnie also had a role there Office had to make sure people did not overstep their boundaries Did not use fact they were dealing with sexual-erotic material to act inappropriately in the work place Cannot make other people feel uncomfortable Tough for Vinnie because he had to comment on people's physical appearance for his job NEWS MEDIA The media can often be brainless People do not actually research what they report on Availability heuristic comes into play when reporters are looking for information on a topic Don't actually delve into both sides Many medical organizations are on the wrong track The media just follows these orgs that often have unsubstantiated claims without even considering another viewpoint

: Episode 853 - Today Vinnie cohosts vinnie's sunday school and the hosts discuss answers to a popular question they receive from kids: "what am I supposed to drink other than water?". PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DRINK Lots of options when it comes to flavor LaCroix has a million flavors, and winds up tasting like soda Soda, juice both very very bad for you Even if it says sugar free, full of chemicals that are like sugar

: Episode 852 - Listener Chris talks to Vinnie about eating NSNG while training, running an accidental "ultra" marathon, and jumping rope for fitness via the Buddy Lee technique. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR Pure Vitamin Club LISTENER CHRIS Was vegan for about 8 months Worked for awhile, then he started feeling bad Found NSNG from Rich Roll's podcast Has been on this podcast before Accidentally stumbled into an ultra marathon on the way to training for a normal marathon Training for Rock N Roll Marathon Wanted to do 6 hour relay race with some friends in the ultra marathon two months prior Ran ultra marathon by himself when his friends bailed Prior to that day, his longest training run had been 12 miles Ran 28.05 miles! From Savannah, GA Doesn't look like the average ultra runner TKD black belt JUMPING ROPE Jump rope can be a fantastic work out Chris watched Buddy Lee, saw how it helped his skill set Chris jumped rope when he fought competitively He saw his strength, endurance, speed, recovery time all improve Crazy direct carryover Worth it to get a high quality jumprope (Buddy Lee) Chris is a certified jump rope trainer! Buddy Lee Jumping Rope Videos

: Episode 851 - Ultra running record-setter Pete Kostelnick joins Vinnie to talk about doing LSD (Long Slow Distance), how he broke the record for the trans-continental run across the U.S. , and how he's really just a normal guy. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Green Grocer Pure Vitamin Club PETE KOSTELNICK Pete was never a 'super athlete' He remembers thinking of 100miles like a week long journey Believes in running slow, that is how he can go so far Long Slow Distance is his thing (LSD!) Holds record for Run Across America Trekked over 3000 miles in just over 42 days Kept track of where he was when and what he did each day Also holds Badwater record Has a couple 24 hour races coming up Hopes to reevaluate his training and nutrition Under 30 years old! Huge fans of Hoka shoes Also like Squirrel's Nut Butter Ultra running is humbling Hopes to write a book one day