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Being a Go-Getter & Pediatric Obesity - Episode 1323 May 19, 2019

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: Episode 1323 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two discuss Vinnie's making it in LA, how to be a go-getter, the rise of pediatric obesity, why calories don't count, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club BE A GO-GETTER Vinnie moved to LA after finding a lot of success in New Orleans training Had some stars help him out when he arrived Got linked into modeling He never loved his looks, so was surprised when this took off Vinnie was a very easy subject Made some money and able to sure himself up so he could do what he actually wanted to do Gina alternatively did have a big struggle when she first got to LA This is the more common story Was a lowly producer at night when she arrived Kept trying and trying until she got a good gig Got her radio host gig You have to work for it Don't say no to gigs Go out and try to get what you want You can't wait for opportunities to present themselves or they will not come Even now, Vinnie books himself on things Doesn't have an agent Does it himself PEDIATRIC OBESITY Diet soda is not healthy More kids than ever are obese Many kids drink diet drinks thinking the fact that they are low- or no-cal makes them okay Kids who drink diet sodas still consume ~150-200 more calories a day These calories are also unhealthy food and drink Vinnie began to gain some weight when he stopped playing football Calories is just a measurement, you don't eat A calorie What matters is WHAT you eat Eating real food will lower obesity rates! Kids didn't used to eat processed, carby food like they do now

Improving Mental Health with Diet - Episode 1322 May 18, 2019

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: Episode 1322 - Vinnie Tortorich is joined by Brett Lloyd this Saturday to discuss his success with a low carb high fat carnivore diet, improving mental health with diet, gaining joy through healthy eating, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH Brett did not do NSNG, per se Instead, he simply ate low carb high fat Did it all in chunks He's fueled by meat, and feels much better all around Brett is 58, a little over 6', and weighs 177 In great shape now! Poisoned himself for better part of 57 years, has now been eating healthily for ~10 months No joint pain and has overcame decades of depression symptoms On tons of meds, had horrible thoughts before beginning this healthy lifestyle Diagnosed with various mental illnesses, recommended various treatments, many of which he tried and did not work Brett's a carnivore, through and through He heard people were healed through this diet After just over three weeks, he began feeling the happiness Had tried Atkins at a previous time and it did help him but at the time, he didn't put two and two together Had done it then just for weight loss Knew he didn't want to be on a bunch of meds forever

Low Carb High Fat Benefits with Dr. Eric Westman - Episode 1321 May 17, 2019

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: Episode 1321 - Dr. Eric Westman, internal medicine doctor and keto expert, joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss how he learned of the benefits of a low carb high fat diet, Dr. Atkins, the history of veganism, science deniers, and more in this fascinating one on one. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow DR. ERIC WESTMAN Dr. Westman is an incredible internal medicine doctor He has been on the podcast before -- check it out here Currently works at Duke He is a huge part of the Fat Doc Did not hear any of the other interviews Wrote this great book Dr. Westman is very vocal in the low carb health world Took him seeing low carb benefit his own patients that really led him in this way despite his classes teaching him CICO and SAD Would visit Dr. Atkins, learned a lot from him Now, Dr. Westman pays this forward and invites other doctors/scientists to come learn from him Notes there's a lot of pushback that is unwarranted Bad science promoted by things like religion Learned a lot about this from the Fettke's as well Veganism has not been around for long Came from one woman's premonition

Alleviating Dry Eye - Episode 1320 May 15, 2019

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: Episode 1320 - Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich talk the myth of passive income, running PVC, coffee tasting, stories from the mailbag, the potential for alleviating dry eye with PVC, and more on this Wednesday episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club RUNNING PVC We do sometimes make mistakes Andy runs this company amazingly If he mistakes a mistake, he owns up and rights it Sometimes people complain for ridiculous things out of our control We will still take care of it People write to us all the time Most of the time, all good things People say they feel that they are in good hands and this makes them keep coming back ALLEVIATING DRY EYE We recently received a letter from a customer, Samuel He said our products (Ultra Salt) help immensely with dry eye Check out the testimonial on our Instagram page here He felt that nothing else helped like our PVC product

Financial Literacy & Changing Exercise Up - Episode 1319 May 13, 2019

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: Episode 1319 - On this Monday show, Anna Vocino joins Vinnie to discuss Louisiana dialects, Adam Carolla, the importance of business knowledge and financial literacy, changing exercise up, CICO myths, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow FINANCIAL LITERACY People are not taught how to handle money in school This is something EVERYONE needs to know Not everyone needs calculus -- everyone needs to know how to handle money This Chase tweet is sassy, but sums things up Not worth shaming people when the education system fails us Part of making it in business is making sure you spell things correctly in solicitation emails If you are asking for something, make sure you pay attention to detail in your email CHANGING EXERCISE UP It's okay and good to be dynamic with exercise You CAN do the same thing over and over But you can change your routine Warm up discipline is always important Muscle confusion is not a thing like the BS people say it is This can mean you do pushups at home one day, go on a run the next, spend time on elliptical the following day, etc. Try neck exercises while sitting at your desk, different types of exercises, etc.

Stupid Diet Pills - Episode 1318 May 12, 2019

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: Episode 1318 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School episode, and the two talk Gina's podcast "Easy Listening," driving tickets, stupid diet pills, Gina's weight loss journey, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club STUPID DIET PILLS A new diet pill came out They want it to be called a "medical device" This is all BS It is ineffective Will not actually help you lose weight Changing your lifestyle is so much better Attempts at controlling hormones that don't work People dealing with morbid obesity are desperate Doctors give patients anti-psychotics to lose weight Makes them less hungry Totally horrible

Eating Real Food - Episode 1317 May 11, 2019

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: Episode 1317 - Kerri Hines joins Vinnie this Saturday to discuss her NSNG® journey, the difference between ketosis and ketoacidosis, Vinnie's Catholic school experience, eating real food, getting control of her health, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club EATING REAL FOOD Kerri has been NSNG® for a very long time! Super active on Facebook (and Twitter, too) Discovered keto before NSNG® Her daughter is a Type 1 diabetic and didn't find out for far too many years She was in the hospital, and Kerri was told to be scared of keto Realized this was confusion between ketones and ketoacidosis Ketones kept her daughter going when she was incredibly dehydrated Her sugar was too high and her body was trying to dump it Had her first grandchild right after this show was recorded!!! At one point in time, was working out and starving herself (CICO) Didn't work well After she learned about ketones, she realized ketosis would be a great option for her own health! Involved eating real food Used to do more of the fad-ish ketosis before she discovered NSNG® Kerri has lost weight and inflammation Looks much better Was previously on her way to lifelong medication at 33 Now she is a bit older and feeling much better Around 144 lbs now A good, healthy weight Found Vinnie via another podcast

Making Movies and More with Adam Carolla - Episode 1316 May 10, 2019

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: Episode 1316 - Adam Carolla joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss non-fitness related matters such as the subjectivity of comedy and movies, the business of making money, pop warner football, making one's way up in the world, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow ADAM CAROLLA Adam is not a fitness guru However, he's done more for fitness than many people Promotes good fitness, has Vinnie on Adam's a person who wants to teach people more about a certain subject than they did before listening Makes people laugh, makes people listen Made a movie "The Hammer" 80% on Rotten Tomatoes Didn't get into film festivals and the like Has done a lot of awesome docs These are so subjective He hasn't made film festivals Lots of politics around it Can act like an asshole because he's not actually an asshole It sells! Just like how Ellen always starts the show dancing even though she probably doesn't like to dance Adam is a huge car guy Scratched his all the way up

Ultra Salt Expos & A Fat Doc Update - Episode 1315 May 08, 2019

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: Episode 1315 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie for this Wednesday show, and the two talk Fat Doc updates, upcoming Ultra Salt sponsorship events, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club FAT DOC UPDATE Andy worked in the industry for a long time He knows how these processes can drag on Vinnie is doing everything he can to get this movie released ASAP He wants as many people as possible to see it - this will likely result in him not making money off of it Will get it out as soon as we can We are finally getting close! ULTRA SALT EXPOS 50,000 people will be competing in Bay to Breakers We will also be at the health and wellness expo Giving out samples and selling product and answering questions Check this out We will also be at Keto Con - Vinnie will be giving the Keynote Speech Vinnie will also show a decent piece of the movie in that speech Also will be in Atlanta (AJC) At other races we've previously sponsored USAF Marathon! 15,000 runners Vinnie and Andy will for sure be there We'll be all over the place in the health&fitness/ultra world

Common NSNG® Mistakes and Caster Semenya - Episode 1314 May 06, 2019

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: Episode 1314 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday and the two talk Anna's new cookbook, Eat Happy, Too, common NSNG® mistakes, working for others vs. yourself, Caster Semenya and hormones in sports, and more on this episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow COMMON NSNG® MISTAKES Karen, a super active NSNG®er, called in recently Began to plateau, couldn't understand why she wasn't losing weight Was drinking bulletproof coffee too often Eating eggs is better Intermittent fasting is also not necessary, but a lot of people feel they need to do it Karen asked about UCAN, too It wouldn't give you a big glycogen load Now, they've added chemicals and sweet flavorings to it This is a company that steals good intentions Don't fall for their BS Trying to serve too many kings Doing everything all at once (fasting a little bit, having things like UCAN a little bit, etc) doesn't work Especially when you only have a little to lose Weight loss normally slows down the more you lose! You have to stick with it Try to get into good shape and continue to lose weight slowly This is healthy Slow and steady, especially for those with sicknesses like Type 2 Diabetes Don't try to lose weight super quickly That's not always how it works! CASTER SEMENYA Semenya is one of the best women runners in the world She has really high testosterone levels Now being kept from competing unless she takes medication to lower her natural testosterone levels - this is wrong This is such a slippery slope Let her run! She has unique body conditions, but this is natural!

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