Episode 2857 – Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer discuss screen time, health and wellness influencers, and feeding on misinformation.
Feeding On Misinformation
- Drums, music, MP3 players, early-2000s tech, and screen-time rants. (3:00)
- Vinnie has established two rules for himself based on this.
- He never wants to risk wasting time.
- They discuss how much screen time people have, with multiple screens being viewed at once. (15:00)
- This leads to a discussion about storytelling and older movies.
- Vinnie spends as little time as possible on screen and on social media. (28:30)
- Chris found a study about how bad health and fitness influencers often are. (30:30)
- So they found that 78% of health, fitness, and diet influencers are unqualified.
- More than two-thirds of the posts that they analyzed contained misleading, deceptive, or completely untrue information.
- They discuss misinformation online and in ads. (38:30)
- The amount of sugar Tadej Pogačar reportedly consumes while racing is dangerous.
- Drinking too much water too quickly is dangerous, too. (47:00)
- Vinnie expresses concern over a water filtration device ad whose spokesperson is Tom Brady.
- Vinnie is considering opening the VIP group again for his birthday.
- Join the waiting list. https://vinnietortorich.com/vip/
- Check out the Aletha Hip HookTM that Vinnie uses to reduce pain and increase mobility:
You can purchase your own through Vinnie’s website here: https://vinnietortorich.com/hook
- Anna’s products are now linked to PureVitamin Club’s website. You can also purchase them under the “Food and Snacks” section.
- https://purevitaminclub.com/collections/food-and-snacks
- Vinnie hopes to add other products as well, all of which will be health-related.
- Anna’s next cookbook, Eat Happy Cocktail Hour, is filled with cocktails, mocktails, and appetizers and is available for pre-order right now.
- If you pre-order, you’ll get bonus goodies!
- You can pre-order from a wide variety of booksellers at https://eathappycocktailhour.com/
- Please save your receipt from wherever you pre-order; you’ll need it for your bonuses!
- The physical release date is October 2026
You can book a consultation with Vinnie to get guidance on your goals. https://vinnietortorich.com/phone-consultation-2/
More News
- Serena has added some clothing and beauty product suggestions to Vinnie’s Amazon Recommended Products link.
- Don’t forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days of Our Lives on Peacock.
- “Dirty Keto” is available on Amazon!
- You can purchase or rent it here.https://amzn.to/4d9agj1
- Please watch, rate, and review it!
- Eat Happy Italian, Anna’s second cookbook, is available!
- You can go to https://eathappyitalian.com
- You can order it from Vinnie’s Book Club. https://amzn.to/3ucIXm
- Anna’s recipes are in her cookbooks, on her website, and on Substack —they will spice up your day! https://annavocino.substack.com/
