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BEST OF: Dr. Shawn Baker Talks Carnivore Diets - Episode 1233 Jan 13, 2019

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: Episode 1233 - This Sunday, we take a look back at one of Vinnie's fantastic luminary podcasts, his second interview with Dr. Shawn Baker recorded early last year. This podcast is particularly relevant to the upcoming Fat Doc, as part of the discussion in the documentary focuses on the vilification of red meat and animal fat in general. Dr. Shawn Baker joins Vinnie, and the two incredibly healthy meat eaters discuss all-meat (carnivore) diets, benefits of eating animal fat, hate mail, the myth that we need carbs, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli MEAT EATERS Shawn has only had coffee a handful of times Tried Vinnie's coffee, his first coffee in the last 15 years Shawn is a doctor (a surgeon, in fact), and also quite the athlete Bit of a world famous rower Broke an indoor rowing record recently Continues to beat Concept 2 records He is 51 and the 20-somethings have trouble keeping up with him 772 lb dead lift Drug free organization About 20 years ago Discus/track & field champion Agrees that you do not need to carbo load before working out or competing Shawn eats meat - ALL the time! Also tries to fight Bro Science in nutrition and sports Those who say "don't eat too much meat" are well-intentioned but misguided This research is based on bad science Ignore the fact that CARBS might be making these peoples' health bad Shawn has muscles for days He is also in peak health condition Part of the "zero carb" movement Extreme ketosis Shawn definitely does receive hate mail It's pretty polarizing, but he tries to laugh about it If you tell people we should eat meat like we have been for the last millions of years, people attack you! The epidemiology that says eggs and meat will give you disease is awful work The research that "supports" such hypotheses is cherry-picked and ignores variables that actually cause disease, such as sugar intake and the like No direct association Ex: you get a sunburn from eating ice cream Our bodies do not require carbs Our body can turn fats and proteins into glucose Fiber is also not a necessity Can be helpful depending on what your diet looks like Fun fact: Shawn has smaller bowel movements, as do most who are low/no-carb because you are using up more of your nutritious food, and there is less waste!

The Raw Food Diet Doesn't Work - Episode 1232 Jan 12, 2019

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: Episode 1232 - Listener Chris Jannuzzi (CJ) joins Vinnie this Saturday, and the two talk his weight gain and weight loss journey, his raw food diet attempt, ultra events, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club RAW FOOD, ULTRA EVENTS, AND WEIGHT LOSS Vinnie and CJ had a consult Wanted to ask how to fuel up when dragging in workouts Best piece of advice was to slow the hell down and do it in zone 2 After college, CJ gained a good amount of weight Ended up 235+ lbs at 5'8" Could afford to lose 50 or more Ate like a teenager, wasn't really exercising He played a lot of golf when he started to lose weight the walking helps, but drinking beer and eating hot dogs doesn't Exercise is a poor way to lose weight CJ tried out the raw food diet Vegan by nature Tried it to lose weight Didn't cheat for about 6 weeks Realized how incredibly unsustainable it was Even in ultra events, there is so much sugar being consumed People still have fat around the middle And, they poop their pants during the races CJ found this trickling sugar thing did not help him lose weight He was a middle of the packer Would have 12 bottles of gatorade over a 6 hour bike ride STRAIGHT sugar The two met at Carolla's guac competition CJ was almost a Type 2 diabetic before finding Vinnie

'Fat: A Documentary' State of the Union - Episode 1231 Jan 11, 2019

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: Episode 1231 - Filmmaker Peter Pardini joins Vinnie to discuss 'Fat: A Documentary' progress, buying real food, his own weight loss journey, distribution, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow F Bomb FAT: A DOCUMENTARY We are receiving lots of questions about the doc This doc is great because it's so straightforward One of the things it focuses on is the importance of real food It's hard to find high quality and affordable food However, not going out and eating crap will save you some $ in many places We don't hammer doctors in this doc However, we do discuss how little they know about nutrition Most doctors learn close to nothing in med school about nutrition, so they just default to the SAD This doc is not a "Eat NSNG" video - it's not promotional like that Doctors never explain why fat causes heart attacks Largely because there isn't sound, clear science behind this Most nitrites you eat come from vegetables Peter has personally lost the most weight cutting down on vegetables Movie is done! Just putting all of the names from the Indiegogo in the credits! We are looking to distribute this wide-scale In talks with many different distributors Have to cut through all the BS Law firm looking through contracts, vet distributors, etc. We will come out with this documentary as soon as we can! WE ARE STILL TRYING TO RAISE A FEW MORE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO USE TOWARDS THE MOVIE. WE MAY HAVE NEW PERKS COMING SOON, TOO, AND WE HAVE OLD ONES AS WELL. PLEASE DONATE HERE! IT ALL ADDS UP.

Commercialized Christmas - Episode 1230 Jan 09, 2019

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: Episode 1230 - Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie today and the two talk restaurants, gun clubs, commercialized Christmas, and more on this Wednesday show. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club COMMERCIALIZED CHRISTMAS This podcast was recorded on New Years Day! Vinnie is not a fan of Christmas This is because it's so commercialized Horrible for those kids whose families do not have money Vinnie would feel guilty when he got a bike and kids he played sports with got nothing Also hard for people without family, depressed people, people who set resolutions they do not meet

BS Best Diet Rankings - Episode 1229 Jan 07, 2019

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: Episode 1229 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk beautiful famous women, stretching, 2019 US News best diet rankings, Fat Doc fundraising, and more on this Monday episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow F-Bomb Promo code vinnie on your first order BEST DIET RANKINGS US News and World Report ranks diets each year Check out this year here First, these are all diets Changing your diet should be changing your lifestyle Don't consume the lies of companies like Weight Watchers They say this is the best commercial diet plan Also best weight loss diet This is BS WW only has ~2% rate of people keeping the weight off - this is how they make money, people fail and come back It's just CICO and if you keep doing it, you'll be starving yourself and get sick Atkins has better results Lose 10 lbs over WW 6 in the same time frame This says low carb is not sustainable This is BS It IS sustainable, and many of you are the proof PLEASE CONTINUE TO DONATE TO THE FAT DOC HERE! EVERY BIT COUNTS.

The Importance of Unwinding - Episode 1228 Jan 06, 2019

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: Episode 1228 - Vinnie and Gina talk determination, the importance of unwinding, the outdoors, and more on this episode of Sunday School. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club DETERMINATION Success requires determination Vinnie and Gina have both worked very hard to be where they are in life For example, Vinnie recorded 6 podcasts in this one day! IMPORTANCE OF UNWINDING Hard work, however, can be taxing Unwinding is very important For Vinnie, this means going camping in Mammoth and hiking for a couple of days Gina has the same outdoor bug She relaxes a couple of ways 1. Sometimes, she's a couch potato 2. Other times, she goes to places like Joshua Tree She LOVES the desert Likes to go glamping Unwinding for Vinnie can also mean strenuous exercise Climbing Whitney, for example

Natural Body Building with Steve Park - Episode 1127 Jan 05, 2019

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: Episode 1127 - Body builder Steve Park joins Vinnie this Saturday for his fourth appearance on this podcast, and his first appearance in over a year and a half. The two talk model planes, natural body building, the harm of steroids, Fit competitions, and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NATURAL BODY BUILDING Check out his most recent appearance from May of 2017 here! Check out his first appearance from 2015 here Steve is a body builder His story isn't one of huge transformation like many who come on this show Not the sort of fitness success we celebrate so much He is a natural body builder Doesn't take any steroids, substances that are not natural He doesn't want to cheat the system or the sport It wouldn't be too hard to cheat, but it's a moral thing for Steve (and a health thing, too) Many of these people who used steroids, etc., look awful now You'd never think they were body builders once It really ruins your body Lots of these folks die young In the old days, body building diet was essentially NSNG Lots of high fat protein and veggies Very little carbs and supplements Many people who use harmful compounds don't understand what it's going to do to their body There are now such things as Fit Competitions - just about looking good Mostly women Some of them look totally different two weeks before a competition Not only damaging for your physical health, but for your mental health, too Many ask if they can look the same year round if they go NSNG The answer is YES! You may have slightly less muscle definition, but it is possible, and healthy!

Vitamin Depletion & Food Costs with Dr. Folta - Episode 1226 Jan 04, 2019

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: Episode 1226 - The wonderful Dr. Kevin Folta joins Vinnie for his second appearance on this podcast, and the two talk GMOs, vitamin depletion, the expense of healthy food, herbicides, and more on this Friday episode. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Thrive Market Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow F-Bomb Promo code vinnie on your first order DR. KEVIN FOLTA Dr. Folta has been studying DNA manipulation since he was a kid He is a GMO expert Has a PhD in molecular biology Works largely in horticulture (runs the department at UF) This is his second appearance on this podcast - check out his first here! GENETIC MANIPULATION OF FOOD Now, we can provide more fruits and veggies nearly all year round This is a score for public health in general Not really a thing when Vinnie and Dr. Folta were kids Organic is still a production system - something can be GMO and organic For example, still using insecticides, just different types Genetic engineering is actually changing the DNA in the lab Add resistance, other things Genetically modified food can be good! People don't really understanding genetic modification Assume it's evil when it can be good It's not so black and white Genetic modification is going into human beings - this is the more controversial subject Dr. Folta thinks we are close to being able to prevent things like heart disease predisposition, etc. We do allow technology to change (and improve) the lives of people This can be a good thing, if done responsibly! Many of those people who rail against GMOs unknowingly promote other genetically modified foods, like soybeans The plant itself has been genetically modified, so ALL soybeans are thus modified from their original form Similarity in wheat - the book Wheat Belly focuses on this Sugar cane is awful for the environment Genetically modified sugar beets are much better for the environment However, people rail against sugar beets and promote damaging sugar cane VITAMIN DEPLETION GMO's can address vitamin depletion that many experience We have gone away from fresh fruits and veggies and vitamin-rich meats with the SAD Resultantly, we eat the wrong kind of calories People more and more lack essential vitamins and nutrients in their diets Part of this is because vitamin rich food is expensive People making the rules can afford these foods Poorest people cannot, and they also have the highest rates of metabolic issues

Demonizing Meat - Episode 1225 Jan 02, 2019

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: Episode 1225 - The beautiful Serena Scott Thomas joins Vinnie for the first episode of 2019, where the two talk beef tallow, nitrates & nitrites, the psychology of veganism, demonizing meat, the recent Tortorich Fat Doc screening, and more this Wednesday. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club TALLOW Adding tallow is a great way to add more fat to your meal Vinnie will sometimes cook burgers with it Rendered bacon grease is also good Vinnie doesn't refrigerate his, so don't worry if you don't, too DEMONIZING MEAT Nitrates and Nitrites are not bad like they're made out to be Largely a marketing scheme People believe these are bad because militant vegans have come out saying these cause cancer, other ailments These studies are largely funded by dirty money This is one way to go out of meat Vegans always looking for ways to demonize any animal products Eggs DO NOT cause diabetes Milk and cheese and the like is not just puss

Happy New Year From the NSNG® Gang! - Episode 1224 Dec 31, 2018

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: Episode 1224 - Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk car sales, Vinnie's childhood friends, NSNG® drinks, New Years Resolutions, blogger BS, wish you a Happy New Year, and more! PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club Villa Cappelli Crowd Cow F Bomb NSNG ® DRINKS Want to make sure you don't have added sugar Anna's new book will have an Old Fashioned NSNG style Best to have unflavored distilled liquors You can also muddle - though this is a bit sugary, it's much better than other crap Spiked coffee (vodka, rum) is always a good option NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS Better to set goals in Vinnie's opinions Make a list of some things you will DEFINITELY do! Make plans to do them! We talked about some of this on a recent podcast For example, Vinnie will be climbing Mont Blanc in 2019 That being said, go CLEAN again TODAY Clean the crap out of your house! Get back on the wagon ASAP - don't keep stalling because you gave into your cravings this month Make your house your NSNG® 'safe space'

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