Vinnie Tortorich

Fitness Confidential Podcast

Keto Gump and David’s Amazing Story – Episode 1142

by Vinnie Tortorich

 : Episode 1142 – Listener David Casebeer joins Vinnie today to share his incredible NSNG story, being Keto Gump, dealing with Type 2 Diabetes, and more!

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KETO GUMP

  • David found Vinnie in 2014 or 2015 on Dr. Steve’s podcast
  • He’d done Atkins before, but what Vinnie said really stuck
    • Worked pretty well with Atkins but it didn’t stick
    • Vinnie’s idea that food was addictive is what made the different
  • He was type 2 diabetic and had sleep apnea
  • He was about 42 years old, 220 lbs at 5’11”
  • Hails from Houston area
    • Intends on doing a Forrest Gump type-trip, low-carb (lots of walking!)
      • Will call it Keto Gump
  • Consults with Vinnie have been very helpful
  • There will be a great low-carb keto event going on in Houston
    • All of the important people will be there

Improving Human Performance with Dr. Kenneth Ford – Episode 1141

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 : Episode 1141 – Fellow Tulane grad and founder/director of IHMC, Dr. Kenneth Ford, joins Vinnie this Friday and the two discuss his work in the AI and robotics field and elite human performance that results from this science, the benefits of a keto diet (natural and exogenous), and more!

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KENNETH FORD

  • Dr. Ford appeared on the show a couple of years ago
  • Computer scientist specializing in artificial intelligence
  • Worked on space exploration, now working on human performance and resilience in extreme environments
  • We need to think hard about how we want to use AI and robotics
    • Just because we CAN use it, doesn’t mean we should
  • He is CEO for Florida Institute of Human and Machine Cognition

HUMAN PERFORMANCE

  • Much of the work that Dr. Ford does is around improving and sustaining human performance
  • We now can track performance which allows us to improve performance
  • There are drugs that can simulate exercise
    • For athletes, they would be performance enhancing
    • For people who are bed-ridden or astronauts, these drugs are very important
  • The most impressive records are those that have been held for a long time
  • We can continue to increase performance — we have not reached the pinnacle
  • As we get older, performance and health tend to merge
    • As a world-class athlete when you’re young, you are not necessarily healthy
  • The natural state of ketosis is pretty well understood and has big effects
    • Exogenous ketosis is less well understood and benefits are not as clear
      • They will be looking at this further
    • Ketosis from liver production is a different state than if you ingest exogenous ketones

Vinnie’s Night Out and the FAT Documentary Trailer- Episode 1139

by Vinnie Tortorich

 : Episode 1139 – The wonderful Anna Vocino joins Vinnie this Monday to discuss Vinnie’s night out, the upcoming Fat Doc trailer, Anna’s NSNG journey, his Sirius XM recent appearance, and more!

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VINNIE’S NIGHT OUT

  • Vinnie is not a big drinker
  • He had a couple of scotches the other day at a business night out
  • He fell asleep on the floor!
    • Woke up with a headache
  • Took an Ultrasalt when he woke up and it helped
    • Take it BEFORE you drink for better results
    • He took FOUR pills
      • By breakfast time, felt totally better

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Filming the Fat Doc & Chubby Chasers – Episode 1137

by Vinnie Tortorich

 : Episode 1137 – The amazing Megan Tritsch joins Vinnie this Saturday to discuss her work for Vinnie this summer, and the two talk filming the Fat Doc, Megan’s weight loss journey, chubby chasers, and more.

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FILMING

  • Megan has been around for this whole project
  • She has seen all of the work
  • Lots of filming has been going on
  • In Vinnie’s house, in San Diego, and elsewhere

MEGAN

  • Megan was at one point 170 when she was married
    • Only 5″2
    • Her marriage fizzled out once she lost the weight
  • Her husband was a chubby chaser
  • Megan is now a more healthy 139
  • She would rather be healthy than be married to him

Saturated Fat Lies with Nina Teicholz – Episode 1136

by Vinnie Tortorich

 : Episode 1136 – The esteemed Nina Teicholz joins Vinnie for the third time on this Friday show. The two talk her participation in the Fat Doc, the “come-from-behind” story

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NINA TEICHOLZ

  • Nina is one of Vinnie’s favorite people
  • She is a top luminary in the field
  • Male version of her is Gary Taubes
  • She’s been interviewed for the Fat Doc
    • Actually took time off of her family vacation to shoot her part in Vinnie’s living room
  • An author of many books

SATURATED FAT LIES

  • Nina wrote a book on this – check it out here
  • Since the 1960s, people have been following the advice not to eat sat fats
  • In the last 50 years, scientists have looked at this data
    • There have been tons of meta analyses that show that even this data is BS
    • Not linked to your risk of heart disease or heart attack
  • Yes, they may raise LDL but that’s not inherently bad
  • Many Harvard studies funded by vegetable oil industry –> biased
  • Coconut oil is NOT BAD for you
    • In fact, it is good!
    • Entered US market in the 50s
    • Soybean and other vegetable oil corporations were angry about this
      • A stunt to keep out foreign competition
      • Case to be made that the sat fat lies are due to a trade war
    • Good to use in manufacturing and don’t cause inflammation like many others do!
  • It’s awful because this trade war has made so many unhealthy
  • Many who have decided these are bad for you find they can’t go back on it because of the psychology of going against your life’s work
    • Effort to shore Ancel Keys’ work up in an effort to make themselves feel better
  • Studies also use too small a sample size for those who are low carb
  • If people are still fat after 60 years of following these dietary guidelines, maybe it’s the guidelines that are the problem

Dr. Drew’s “Guns” – Episode 1134

by Vinnie Tortorich

 : Episode 1134 – Anna joins Vinnie this Monday, and the two talk complexities of gender, the upcoming Nina Teicholz show, the fact that money lies, controlling hormones, Dr. Drew’s NSNG arms, and more!

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MONEY LIES

  • People like Walter Willett who make their money from making people unhealthy will try to deny what we are putting out
    • Just because he researches at Harvard doesn’t mean he is right
  • He has money and he will try to “prove” Vinnie is wrong
  • However, we will use our strength and numbers to make sure this film is a success and it reaches many people
  • The campaign to make fat look bad was the result of folks spending a lot of money to make sure they make more money
  • The money Vinnie makes, on the other hand, just goes to keeping this show running
  • Vinnie DOES NOT make money from this show

CONTROLLING HORMONES

  • Anna has had issues with her hormones
  • She has had lots of problem with her thyroid
  • Had to go on a low dose birth control
  • NSNG has made controlling her hormones much easier
  • However, hormone imbalances can also prevent weight loss
    • If you are plateauing a lot

DR. DREW

  • Drew is finally NSNG
  • He eats Pili Nuts and all of it
  • His arms are massive, too
  • Check out the picture in the podcast above!