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The Increasing Regularity of Explant Surgery - Episode 1313 May 05, 2019

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: Episode 1313 - Gina Grad of "Easy Listening" joins Vinnie for this Sunday School Episode, and the two talk the increasing regularity of explant surgery, antiques and engines, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club EXPLANT SURGERY Vinnie had Michelle on the podcast recently She was a student of Vinnie's back in the day Went on to become a physical therapist Races vintage Porsches on the weekends Got implants on a whim Caused tons of issues for her Got breast plant illness Not uncommon Doctors don't talk about it When you put a foreign body in your body, your body may try to attack it This is what happened to Michelle Breast implants had indented her ribcage Explant surgery is becoming more and more popular A mass exodus Gina has a chin implant She loves how it looks However, she suffered from some autoimmune issues and wonders if these are related If she knew the two were related, she would take it out Check out her podcast episode here

Preparing to Succeed - Episode 1312 May 04, 2019

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: Episode 1312 - Listener Sheila joins Vinnie for this Saturday show, and the two talk Sheila's NSNG® journey, preparing to succeed, the many health issues she has overcome, being raised on grains, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club PREPARING TO SUCCEED Sheila is from Kentucky! Vinnie is pretty familiar with the area Found Vinnie through the Carolla effect Big fan of Gina Grad, she identified with a lot of what Gina was talking about in regards to NSNG® Had been so convinced grains were good So sick and overweight, she blew her knee out 5'3", top recorded weight was 280 Long list of health issues Starting to have chest pains at that time Started NSNG® at 46 Read the book, went over the PDF Planned, went through cupboards, became prepared not to fail - planned how she could succeed Now she is 48, coming up on her 2 year anniversary She didn't go cold turkey First week, had artificial sweeteners Second week, cut those out Hardest week ever!!! Artificial sweeteners are as bad as drugs like cocaine Sheila had cravings for months Now Sheila hovers around 170 Lost over 100 pounds in under 2 years Her life is totally different Used to hate leaving the house - has much more confidence now Can walk without pain

Pawsitively Paleo with Mary Healy - Episode 1311 May 03, 2019

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: Episode 1311- Mary Healy joins Vinnie for this 1 on 1, and the two talk her amazing dog treat company Pawsitively Paleo, expanding her business, her single life, and more on this Friday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow MARY HEALY Mary found Vinnie's address and sent him a package What she sent him was a bag of amazing dog treats Bonzo and Stella love these treats more than anything Pawsitively Paleo is an AMAZING company Resides in CA herself There are people who eat these treats They are genuinely human grade and smell fabulous Soaked marrow bones and jerky treats Mary's picky dogs loved the treats Check out the website here! Sells at a handful of restaurants Just started the company about 2 years ago Generates a lot of online orders but still has a long way to go If you love your dogs, order from Mary!!!! Seriously, her products are amazing Great for your dogs, and they will love them She is now single and has had to deal with Tinder and the like Dating now is totally different! Guys don't really approach women any more All over technology

Getting to Peak Performance - Episode 1310 May 01, 2019

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: Episode 1310 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie this Wednesday and the two talk amazing fans (like Brett), getting to peak performance, coffee conventions, weight loss, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club PEAK PERFORMANCE As you may know, Vinnie has been training very seriously for Mont Blanc He didn't want to just skirt by Wanted to make sure he was truly ready to do very well He's been training for months Probably could have started now and gotten by The event that you're training for is just the icing on the cake Journey to get there is what really matters Do your best to train well and be over-prepared Set goals and stick to them in training You can get to this 'peak performance' without carbs Vinnie is totally fat adapted Vinnie doesn't look different now than he did in 7th grade!

Differentiating Diabetes & Overweight Prison - Episode 1309 Apr 29, 2019

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: Episode 1309 - Anna Vocino joins Vinnie and the two talk Twitter craziness, differentiating diabetes types, living in an overweight prison, leptin and grelin, and more on this Monday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow DIFFERENTIATING DIABETES People are upset when diabetes types are conflated For example, parents with kids with Type 1 hate when diabetes is generalized There is no cure for Type 1 like there is for Type 2 Type 1 is not developed through eating badly like Type 2 is Not eating sugar won't solve Type 1 problems Important to make this distinction It's a different type of thinking when your body can't make any insulin Anna does have a friend who does keto but she sometimes has to wake up in the middle of the night and drink a juice to get that blood sugar up OVERWEIGHT PRISON Can be sad to see people gain tons of weight They start hiding in pictures Only posting pics of their kids and not them, etc. Now their loved ones don't have pictures of them Get insecure This is hard to watch People feel trapped like they are in prison You can find that key and get out It's a mental transition This can be simpler than you think You will have to fight a lot But it is worth it You're one meal away from starting on the right track

Throwback: Discerning Unsupported Studies - Episode 1308 Apr 28, 2019

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: Episode 1308 - On this Sunday School episode, we bring back an old but super important one that we have recently received a lot of questions about. How can we tell which studies are legit, and which are largely unsupported studies? The two also discuss overweight athletes, and more. : Episode 1138 - The amazing Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School, and the two talk badly supported studies, overweight athletes, and new perceptions. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club UNSUPPORTED STUDIES Lots of articles with crazy bold headlines These tend to be BS Lots of "meat heavy, low carb hurts your lifespan" articles See who funded the study Lots of these are paid for by companies like Barilla They are salacious OVERWEIGHT ATHLETES While some sports, overweight can be a positive thing, perception is changing Now, people who are overweight in sports where athletes have traditionally NOT been overweight, it's becoming the new normal Example - the overweight paddle boarder While body shaming is not the goal, the change of perception is interesting You can be unhealthy and still be considered in athlete's shape

Healthy, Natural Weight Loss - Episode 1307 Apr 27, 2019

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: Episode 1307 - Vinnie Tortorich talks with listener Dave Rossbach about failed gastric bypass, natural weight loss, critics, great friends, and more on this Saturday episode of the podcast. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club NATURAL WEIGHT LOSS From Altoona, PA Old railroad town First nephew was born This snapped Dave into wanting to lose weight Started with a gastric bypass Was 34 at the time, 5'8", 450 lbs Type 2 diabetic at the time Realized he needed to lose weight to stay alive Lost weight after the gastric bypass (230 lbs), but then gained it back Took about 2-3 years for all the weight to come back Found NSNG and went cold turkey Found it through a friend The pounds started falling off Lost 90 lbs in about 6 months Starts off the day with coffee and HWC Eats lunch sometimes - scrambled eggs, avocado Dinner will be ribeye or chicken thighs with maybe a veg His dad was worried he'd give himself a heart attack with all this fat But Dave had gotten sick because of what doctors had told him to do Realized he needed to go against the conventional wisdom to get healthy

Hydration is Key - Episode 1306 Apr 26, 2019

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: Episode 1306 - Vinnie goes 1 on NONE this Friday. He talks Anna's new cookbook, airplanes, the fact that hydration is key, weight-bearing vs. resistance exercise, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow EAT HAPPY, TOO Available for pre-order Your card won't get charged until the book is released By that time, price will most likely be lowered Go check it out now!! AIRPLANES Vinnie was on an airplane recently The snacks were all super crap Gummy bears, pretzels, that type of thing Anna had a rude seat-neighbor on her most recent flight HYDRATION IS KEY Vinnie is not drinking on Fridays anymore He needs to be hydrated for Saturday and Sunday He's hiking around 17 miles a day Sat/Sun Has done over 60 hours of aerobic activity in 25 days If you're training, hydration is key Many athletes are dehydrated without knowing it Vinnie will probably cut out alcohol in a couple weeks until after his climb WEIGHT-BEARING VS. RESISTANCE EXERCISE Resistance exercise = lifting weights Cycling is the same Weight-bearing means you are bearing the weight of your frame Walking is the best for this Getting a standing desk helps, too Continuing to walk will help your bones not go brittle

PCC's Explorer Series & Bro Science at Expos - Episode 1305 Apr 24, 2019

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: Episode 1305 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie on this Wednesday to discuss the PCC Explorer Series, expos and Ultra Salt, bro science, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club EXPLORER SERIES Pure Coffee Club has a new series Different batch every month It's single origin micro-lots because there are so few bags of it Unique flavors tend to come out a lot more in these coffees So delicious and interesting flavors Still the highest quality We've had some fantastic new finds that we are really excited about Check it out here BRO SCIENCE AT EXPOS They went to the Boston Marathon expo recently Lots of booths there All of these products are BS "Take this and you'll be faster tomorrow!" Seems like most of the people have no idea what they are talking to So awful that these companies are screwing people over A good example of people stealing good intentions

Medical Ripoffs and Credit Card Debt - Episode 1304 Apr 22, 2019

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: Episode 1304 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk the importance of education, the dangers of credit card debt, aerobic activity, over-involvement in politics, medical ripoffs, the amazing talent of Richard Pryor, and more on this Monday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Coffee Club Pure Vitamin Club Villa Cappelli F Bomb Crowd Cow CREDIT CARD DEBT Anna got a credit card in college Ran up a lot of debt Felt insurmountable You have to be careful! Easy to think it's free money, but it certainly isn't Very common to have hundreds of thousands in debt, sadly Anna paid it off a little every year Set goals! There is a difference between being responsible and being stingy/having no fun Really we should learn how to balance our checkbooks in school AEROBIC ACTIVITY Vinnie did about 15 hours of aerobic activity over two days Have some F-Bombs, have hard boiled eggs, pickle juice MEDICAL RIPOFFS One of Anna's friends goes to a functional doctor Doctor gives her a $1200 shot Not covered by insurance Supposed to curb hunger -- technically diabetes medication These things are ripoffs Eat healthier, don't put this expensive, do-nothing steroidal crap in your body "May help" lose weight Pretty much always, these quick-fixes don't work This drug says you also need to eat low-cal and workout It's BS

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