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Succeeding in School - Episode 1333 Jun 02, 2019

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: Episode 1333 - The amazing Serena Scott Thomas joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk Tallulah's recent graduation, making sure your children are getting schoolwork done and succeeding in all facets of school, why keeping score is important, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club GRADUATION Tallulah graduated a couple of weeks ago Graduated with 'highest distinction' UVA doesn't have Cum Laude etc., they do levels of distinction for distinguished major programs instead Majored in Political Philosophy, Policy and Law Wrote a thesis; all of the kids in her major did and the topics were all super interesting She wrote on VIS - picked a controversial side of the topic to write on UVA has a lot of interesting traditions; call freshmen 1st years, sophomores 2nd years, campus is Grounds, etc. SUCCEEDING IN SCHOOL Tallulah went to high school with a lot of celebrity kids Privilege oozing around her She never had tutors or anything like that in high school Did it all on her own Didn't have nightly load of work Buckled down when she needed to and all of that Vinnie and Serena didn't need to hold her hand Try to motivate your children without being too Type A Some children need more hand-holding than others We need to try and teach them independence, go for success With hard work, our kids can succeed We hurt our kids by forcing them into one field, one sport, etc. Don't force your kid to only play baseball Encourage them to play multiple sports This will help their athletic ability overall, too Not keeping score is not good Keeping score helps kids learn and grow

Failed CICO and Veganism - Episode 1332 Jun 01, 2019

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: Episode 1332 - Mila Furman features on this Saturday show, and she and Vinnie discuss her failed CICO and veganism trips, her realization that NSNG® works, questioning science, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club FAILED CICO AND VEGANISM Didn't believe Vinnie at the beginning Thought this was not going to work Used to think CICO was the law Had to starve herself for a 6 pack She was always miserable and starving herself Gained around 65lbs after her first kid and 35lbs after her second Lost the weight after her first and then found veganism Tons of veggies, not too annoying of a vegan Chicken made out of myoprotein Green shakes for breakfast full of sugar Looked good but started deteriorating When she got pregnant again, craved meat and began to eat it She gained way less weight this time Mila is a chef Knew about keto Began her journey and saw results immediately 9 days in, the before and after pictures were already clear 5'4", so every pound matters! Has lost a good amount of weight, wants to lose a bit more She's no longer hungry all the time like she used to be A phone consult customer

NSNG® is NOT Restrictive with Scott Mulvaney - Episode 1331 May 31, 2019

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: Episode 1331 - Scott Mulvaney joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss his own podcast, Live the Fuel, Rocky, the Fat Doc, the fact that NSNG® is not restrictive in terms of what you can eat and what you can accomplish with it, Scott's recent stay in the hospital, his recovery, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow SCOTT MULVANEY Scott hails from Philly He knows more about Vinnie than Vinnie does Actually works for Vinnie! He's been with Vinnie through all of the Fat Doc stuff This documentary will come out very soon! Scott was a huge help Puts up all of Vinnie's Insta posts You'll see some vocab differences between the two Scott has been podcasting for nearly 3 years Has about 270 podcasts out 2 a week A huge NSNG® proponent Doesn't feel restricted by this lifestyle Eats lots of delicious food all the time and doesn't feel badly after it A big outdoorsman Legit cyclist Suffered a serious injury Had partial lung collapse for around 3 weeks before he went to the hospital Thought he was having a chest cold Felt something shaking around in his chest when he was jump-roping Hospitalized for 8 days A pretty common injury in lean endurance athletes

Putting Too Much Life Into Living - Episode 1330 May 29, 2019

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: Episode 1330 - Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber talk putting too much life into living but getting back onto the NSNG® horse on this Wednesday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club TOO MUCH LIFE INTO LIVING Everyone makes mistakes, Vinnie included Vinnie went off of NSNG® a bit too much and is paying for it When he went to Virginia, he over indulged, overdid the LIL Lots of family in town, parties, etc. Worked out a bit less, though he did get to kayak with Dave Dolak for several hours! Had some awful pizza, too The sugar and grains just doesn't taste as good Now he is dealing with the left over pain Especially after training so hard without any carbs, sugar, or grains His hands and ankles got so swollen A little something here and there is too much What's important, though, is that he got right back on the horse after he did this He ate too many carbs that he couldn't even get a full night of sleep He still managed to not totally fall out of ketosis, but fell a bit too hard so that it wasn't good for his health Go straight back into full NSNG® Taken him awhile to feel back to normal, but he knows if he keeps it up, he'll be good to go soon

Putting On Muscle Mass Later in Life - Episode 1329 May 27, 2019

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: Episode 1329 - The wonderful Anna Vocino joins Vinnie for this Monday show, and the two talk yoked celebrities, putting on muscle mass later on in life, Vinnie's recent Virginia workout experience, having awareness of your body, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow YOKED CELEBRITIES Vinnie follows Sylvester Stallone on Instagram He is 72ish years old All of these guys looked amazing in their prime Ripped to shreds Stallone is still looking really good In phenomenal shape Arnold looks even more ripped now than he did before These guys have had some involvement with steroids The youngest guy, Van Damme, looks the lease shredded now PUTTING ON MUSCLE MASS It is still super possible to gain lots of muscle after 40, 50, or 60 years of age To see muscles, the fat has to be gone Don't worry about counting grams of protein or all of that You don't need to use an app to count calories or any of that You can bet that guys like Vinnie & Stallone don't use these apps Use how you feel to figure out what you should do Including, if your pants start feeling a little tight

Vaccinations & Finding Your Calling - Episode 1328 May 26, 2019

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: Episode 1328 - Gina Grad and Vinnie Tortorich co-host this Sunday School episode, and the two talk meeting fans in person, college vs. vocational work and finding your calling, "Easy Listening", vaccinations, Jillian Michaels, cancer, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Our vitamins are the best Lots of other multivitamins are missing essential vitamins MEETING FANS Vinnie has met a number of podcast/FB group fans He has met several podcast listeners on Mt. Baldy recently Trina was killing it when they met hiking The weirdest one was a captain in the next plane over Usually happens at airports, sometimes at gyms or on hikes VACCINATIONS Measles had been eradicated Now it's coming back Herd immunity is important for eradication Vinnie says you should check with your doctor to see if you need to vaccinate again Going to talk to Dr. Drew about this Wants to make sure he doesn't catch anything in Europe, as well

Losing 120 lbs & Gaining Your Life Back - Episode 1327 May 25, 2019

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: Episode 1327 - Michael Just joins Vinnie to discuss his NSNG® transformation, losing 120 lbs, his work in prosthetics, gaining his life back, the dangers of veganism, and more on this Saturday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club LOSING 120 LBS Joined the FB group years ago Based in Oklahoma City – works for a prosthetic limbs company Used to build them, now in sales Had a consult with Vinnie about a year ago 6'1", 43 this year, was 385 lbs Now at 265 lbs Found Vinnie through the Carolla effect Always felt disbelief at how heavy he was Couldn't get clothes to fit Used diet pills, lost a few lbs Before NSNG®, was trying BS quick fixes Around December of 2016 is when he realized it was time for a lifestyle change A1C in the mid-6s, had been on blood pressure medicine His doctor mentioned cutting carbs in January of 2017 A1C now down to 5, takes half of the dose he was on for BP meds Saw a lot of the success stories on the FB group and dove in Now he sleeps through the night Never hangry like he was when he tried to eat alternative versions of 'healthy' Been doing Ben B's workout plan He's gained a ton of muscle with minimal effort

Healthy Lifestyles for Healthy Hearts with Dr. Bret Scher - Episode 1326 May 24, 2019

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: Episode 1326 - LCHF cardiologist Dr. Bret Scher joins Vinnie for a second appearance on the Friday show, and the two talk calcium score tests, healthy lifestyles for healthy hearts, the importance of sleep, ghrelin and leptin, the "Mediterranean Diet" and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow DR. BRET SCHER Dr. Scher is an awesome cardiologist Check out his first appearance on the podcast here He also has a big role in the Fat Doc Tries to help people over Twitter, over e-mail, and taking over their care in person He advises a low-carb, high-fat diet for best heart health Great book available! Recommends particular calcium score test to see what is really going on with your cholesterol Tells you more than just LDL There are general guidelines, but it's also age-related and other risk factor-related Can help show you whether or not a statin would actually help or not This is for people who are eating high carb, though Unsure how it would affect people eating a healthy, low carb diet You can reverse risk factors by primarily cutting out sugar and grains Still important to look at mental health, sleep, exercise, stress, skin, etc. Not quite as simple as just going low-carb, though it's an amazing step and a great place to start Being exhausted is bad for your health Messes with your hormones, your cravings (ghrelin and leptin levels) Not grazing is important Mediterranean diet - who knows what that means? Most important part is eating real food But the studies around it tend to be BS

PVC & PCC's High Quality Products - Episode 1325 May 22, 2019

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: Episode 1325 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday to discuss the new PCC Burundi Explorer Series, a question about our high quality products from the mailbag, calcium absorption, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club PCC BURUNDI Burundi is a tiny country in Africa Micro-lot selected from high altitudes Independent farmers grew these beans We have a delicious roast from this country Small-batch in our Explorer Series Class, dark-chocolatey coffee Really rich and delicious HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS Our product is a GMP-certified product Good manufacturing practice We are also NSF products Products rigorously tested by third parties to make sure our manufacturing is great! We take great measure to make sure our products are highest quality They would sue us if we put it on our products without their stamp of approval Not all of our PVC ingredients come from USA, but the vitamins are made in the USA A note: Andy in this show mentions that it would be posted on the 15th. Unfortunately, this was incorrect, and so the Bay to Breakers event already took place. It went swimmingly! We hope to see you at our next event.

The Psyllium Lie & Early Podcast Days - Episode 1324 May 20, 2019

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: Episode 1324 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday, and the two talk the amazing features on early episodes of this podcast, how much time podcasting takes up, how to deal with money and friendships, the psyllium lie, hiking, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow EARLY PODCAST DAYS This show used to be even MORE uncensored than it is now It got raunchier than it does now We had some awesome guests including Howie Mandel and Ben Greenfield You can, for a super small cost, purchase access to every show we've ever posted! One of the women who followed for a long time, who was trying to get pregnant, got pregnant after going NSNG® Going on 7 years now MONEY AND FRIENDSHIP Vinnie has some friends who are really well off His dog began dying and he had to bail on a couple of friends going to ski slopes He was a little surprised they didn't offer to cover his small share of the rent/asked for the money right away The real issue is how they asked for the money when his dog was so ill Very short, untimely and didn't seem compassionate That being said, Vinnie thinks it's important not to take advantage of your rich friends Even when he goes out with celebrities, he will pay a fair amount of the time Don't always try to be so exact about what you eat and how much it costs exactly Ex: "well, I had fewer fries than you so that's $1 less for me" When Anna has a birthday dinner, she pays for her friends who come Many of them don't know each other, she asks them to come out, so it makes sense to pay for them Be responsible without being too terribly cheap THE PSYLLIUM LIE Psyllium and psyllium husks are not good for you Like eating the husk of corn You do not need this fiber Another one of these lies that has stolen your good intentions Can actually negatively impact colon health/activity A way for companies to make money - that's pretty much it

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