: Episode 578 – Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino discuss fasting blood sugar and the health pros and cons of intermittent fasting, as well as how NSNG can affect a woman’s hormones and therefore her menstrual cycle on this Monday edition of the Celebrity Fitness Trainer podcast.
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NEW ORLEANS
- Home to many special characters
- Vinnie worked with some crazy people
- He had some corporate clients in the early 80s
- Set up gyms at big businesses
- He worked at a big law firm
- The lawyers would come down and work out with him during their work days
- He worked at a big law firm
- Set up gyms at big businesses
- Nicest people in the planet
- People in New Orleans put LIL every day
VINNIE’S SPEECHES
- Vinnie has now done a bunch of speeches at different places such as at Princeton University, or in New Amsterdam
- He has a short compilation of his speeches in a video online
- He wants to do a Ted Talk but has not been asked to!
- Speaking of Vinnie speaking, schedule a phone call with him!
PROTEIN BARS AND PROTEIN POWDER
- Only good protein bar are Epic Bars
- Vinnie does not like protein powder, but will use it every once in awhile sparingly
- Don’t use Whey powder!
- Anna uses Bovine Collagen in her coffee
- She will add cinnamon and some full fat coconut cream
- No sugar or anything in there!
BLOOD SUGAR AND NSNG MEALS
- Her fasting blood glucose has gone up a bit, but unsure why because she is NSNG
- All of the following recipes are in her cookbook
- In a day she eats:
- Last night for dinner she roasted a chicken
- White meat, dark meat, chicken skin
- 3 inch circle serving
- Made a salad with her own salad dressing
- Ratio: 3:1
- 3 part oil to 1 part vinegar
- Fresh herbs
- If you want creamy dressing, you can use dijon mustard or a teaspoon of NSNG mayo
- Ratio: 3:1
- Green beans with garlic and salt
- Has olives and salami for snacks
- Careful with carrots because they are pretty sugary
- Last night for dinner she roasted a chicken
- Her Intermittent Fasting was causing the cortisol levels to get very wonky
- For some people, IM Fasting does not work, for others, it really does work!
- Tread lightly
- Also, if you are super low carb like Anna was, the tiniest thing like a baby carrot can throw you off
- For some people, IM Fasting does not work, for others, it really does work!
- Vinnie is not SUPER low carb nor does he Intermittently Fast, and he has really low fasting blood sugar
- In general, IM fasting is good for those with metabolic syndrome, and those who are very overweight, etc.
- We all should look at how much we eat though
- It is good to do to reset, but for Anna, it was not good to stay on
MENSTRUAL CYCLES AND NSNG
- When you are eating processed foods, your hormones are affected
- For Anna, she had 21 day cycles with awful cramps and heavy flow
- Once she cut out processed foods, her cycle was more regular and her pain went away
- For Anna, she had 21 day cycles with awful cramps and heavy flow
- So, when a woman eat NSNG and eat natural, it is likely her menstrual cycle can improve
- NSNG also helps you sleep better and stress less, also affecting (a woman’s) hormones
- Dr. Sara Gottfried talks about this in detail
RU EL’S POUND COUNTER
- Ru El has made a spread sheet where you can insert the amount of weight you have lost on the NSNG facebook page
- Go check it out and contribute!
- That being said, don’t worry about checking your weight all the time, etc.
- Weigh in maybe once a month, not too often
