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Reducing Inflammation with NSNG – Episode 767

: Episode 767 – Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk about awkward moments at the gym, rappers, the Amazon winner of the week, reducing inflammation and what it really is as well as some questionable science on the health benefits of weed.

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AWKWARD MOMENTS AT THE GYM

Anna and Vinnie both see some funny people at the gym
Some folks brought hangers into the sauna to hang their clothes

RAPPERS

Vinnie is not a Beastie Boys or Eminem fan
Vinnie trains a rapper who goes and performs for mostly all white girls

AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK

Click through the Amazon banner at vinnietortorich.com, and buy something!
- Then e-mail Vinnie with what you bought, and you can win some NSNG or PVC swag
- Doesn’t cost you anything, but helps fund this podcast!
This week’s winner was a big spender
- It was Lonnie (shocking!)
  - He wins bone broth
- Dry Ease Dehumidifier
- $2400
- He bought some other stuff, too!
- He’s from MO

REDUCING INFLAMMATION

When you ingest poison, your body will try to get rid of it
First, your stomach will try to get rid of poison
- Ex: drinking too much alcohol
Other forms of poison: SUGAR AND GRAIN
If you don’t drink, or eat til you throw up but you still ingest poison, your auto-immune system will try to catch
Inflammation occurs when your white blood cells try to get rid of poison
- More water is added to cells to try to flush the bad cells
Your brain is trying to maintain homeostasis
If you have any sort of autoimmune issue, your body has to work even harder to get rid of the bad stuff

Cold Weather Training – Episode 761

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 761 – Listener Paul Boston joins Vinnie this Saturday to discuss finding this podcast, his journey, and cold weather training.

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PAUL BOSTON

Hails from Toronto
Found Vinnie 4 or 5 years ago
He is an ultra athlete and triathlete
An expert at winter training, because Canada gets so darn cold!

COLD WEATHER TRAINING

Firstly, exercise is a poor way to lose weight
If you want to lose weight while exercising, though, Zone 2 is the way to go
Also the best way to train in cold weather
- Not too little, not too much
A comfortable cold is around 20ºF for Paul
Layers are key!
- However, want to make sure you don’t have too much on
  - Want to start a little cold because you will warm up
  - If you get too hot, you will sweat too much and that will end up making you colder
Paul will wear compression tights and shirt underneath his fabric clothes
Jacket depends on wind
His winter running coat has a windshield in the front which is crucial
Gloves incredibly important
- Vinnie and Paul both use his cross country ski gloves
  - Wind-stopper technology
Hat covering ears and mouth is helpful
On his feet, he wears spiked trail shoes for traction on ice and snow
- Built-in carbon tip spikes
Vinnie had spiked tires for his early morning mountain winter bike training
Make sure to drink enough water during cold weather training

Jonny Bowden, Nutrition Myth Buster – Episode 760

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 760 – Jonny Bowden joins Vinnie Tortorich this Friday to discuss Jonny’s role as the Nutrition Myth Buster, common nutrition misconceptions, Adam Carolla, and more!

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JONNY BOWDEN

An incredibly interesting man
Used to be a conductor and professional pianist
Has his PhD and his CNS
Jonny has written 15 books
- Including:
  - Living Low Carb
  - The Great Cholesterol Myth
  - Smart Fat: Eat More Fat Lose More Weight Get Healthy Now
    - 150 Healthiest Foods
      - 10th anniversary this year with an updated list
A strong believer that people are misinformed, and obesity is largely the fault of the ADA and SAD, not of the public

THE NUTRITION MYTH BUSTER

Jonny has a lot of issues with the health and nutrition industry
He has many firm stances that contradict popular health and fitness ideas, similar to Vinnie’s:
- Cholesterol is not out to get you!
  - Sat fats DO NOT cause heart disease
    - France paradox is not a paradox
- Eating fat can make you lose weight!
- The Standard American Diet is a load of bullsh*t
- Carbs are the real issue
- The guys at ADA are lying to you and harming you
Check out his website here! You can buy nutrition plans and the like!
The micro biome has incredible power
- Gut bacteria may be a bigger factor than the food that you eat
- Lots of research into that now
Weight loss is NOT ABOUT CALORIES OR EXERCISE!
- Advice that says otherwise can really hurt people
- As Vinnie always says (correctly), exercise is a poor way to lose weight
We are still figuring out hormones, sleep, etc., and their relation to weight loss

Olympic Trivia & Pizza Bags

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 634 – Vinnie and Anna discuss a multitude of topics including Olympic trivia, Dan Jansen, recipes and Walking Pizza Lunchables (Pizza Bags).

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THE BACHELORETTE

Both Anna and Vinnie shamelessly watch The Bachelor and The Bachelorette
All the guys on this season are wusses in their opinion
All they do is complain
You can tell which guys are so good at manipulating the bachelorette
The tattle on each other and have no honor — worries Vinnie for the future generation of young men

ANNA’S BREAKFAST

Focus of the cookbook is dinner — sides, entrees, etc.
Not that many break fast recipes but those get to be enough once you lose the sweet tooth
Anna at 6:30 am had some coffee with cream and MCT Oil
She now, at 10:30 am, is having some chicken breast leftover and glazed portobello mushrooms, and some acorn squash for breakfast
- She will have a snack around 3 or 4 and then wait until dinner at around 7

CAULIFLOWER

Cauliflower is now very “in”
- The new kale
Cauliflower rice is a great substitute for stuff, and cauliflower mash instead of potatoes!
Most restaurants serve cauliflower appetizers these days
Anna’s most popular recipes are those involving cauliflower

AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK

Saul Reegan is this weeks winner
- He will get an NSNG t-shirt or hat!
He bought a Blendtec Classic
- Quite like a Vitamix!
Click through the amazon banner on Vinnie’s website and buy something on Amazon and e-mail in what you buy and you will be entered to win some NSNG $W@G!

JEN BRICKER

Woman with no legs, basically just hip sockets
She doesn’t see herself as disabled
She is not just a great athlete for someone without legs, she is a great athlete period.
Watch an episode on TV about her!
Awesome volleyball player
Anything is possible!!!

OLYMPIC TRIVIA

Olympic events where you must proceed backwards
- Backstroke
- Rowing
- Tug of War
  - It was an original strength olympic sport!
  - Both team and individual
Dan Jansen was one of the best sprint skaters of all time
- See video below

PIZZA BAG

Like a lunchable
Sugar filled sauce of course
A bag of crappy food for teenagers
Will give these kids migraines
Even Anna’s cat won’t eat a lunchable!

Grass-Fed Beef and F***ed-Up Chocolate

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 630 – Vinnie and Anna talk about grass-fed beef, food in France, f***ed-up chocolate, and NSNG Philly cheesesteaks!

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GRASS-FED BEEF

Is conventional beef better than grass-fed because it is fatter?
Grass-fed still has plenty of fat as long as you are eating the fatty parts
Taste & quality is what really matters
Grass-fed beef isn’t given corn or grains so that is good if you can afford it but if not, no big deal!
As long as you avoid fast-food meat as much as possible, you’re good
Vinnie eats a lot of grass-fed but mostly just eats whatever he can
Prices of grass-fed depends on availability

EUROPEAN EATING

Lots of dairy
Different stores for every type of food
They don’t full their food full of hormones and chemicals

No GMOs
When Anna was in Italy, she did notice the kids were getting a bit chunkier

CHOCOLATE

NSNG PHILLY CHEESESTEAK

Children’s Lunches and NSNG Coffee

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 626 – Co-host Anna Vocino joins Vinnie Tortorich today to talk about children’s lunches, sugar, coffee, and obesity.

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PURE, WHITE, AND DEADLY

Dr. Yudkin
1972, book written about the dangers of sugar
Cool thing is back in the early ’60s there was a war between Dr. John Yudkin and Ancel Keys
- Ancel argued yes carbs, Yudkin argued sugar and carbs are bad
- K ration in war is still based off of Keys
- Keys only pushed sugar because it helped his wallet
  - Keys himself did not eat high carbs
    - “cereal is for the little people”
Sounded the alarm back in the 70s
Check out interesting article and also Lustig’s speech here!
Yudkin was ridiculed and shamed, but posthumously it is making a comeback
Gladiators would stuff themselves with grains to get a layer of fat so when they fought they had something to protect them

VIDEO WE LIKE:

NSNG COFFEE

Your body treats fake sweeteners and honey and stevia the same as it does all sugar
- Agave syrup is sugar!!!
- Causes a reaction in your liver
Vinnie puts one of three things in his coffee:
- Coconut oil, for a little extra energy
- HWC or some whole milk
- A little bit of kerrygold butter
Coffee in and of itself is a flavor — if you don’t like how it tastes, then don’t drink it
- “Just put some coffee in your coffee”
- Remains bitter but eventually once you stop eating sugar and processed crap it won’t be so bitter
- Same goes with all ‘bitter’ things — your taste buds will change and you’ll miss out on less
  - The fact that sugar changes your tastebuds is disconcerting enough

CHILDREN’S LUNCHES

Anna would rather see you pack a sandwich with hard boiled eggs and fresh veggies and such than something like a Lunchable
- So processed and chemical-y
At the very least, nothing should be a processed food in a package
Carrots, cucumbers, nuts, apples, peanut butter, eggs, etc.
Just because food is from somewhere with healthy options doesn’t mean it is healthy
Kids having a knowing within them if you start to awaken it