Welcome to the Saturday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich, where Vinnie answers listeners’ questions. Today, Vinnie talks to Chris Wood from Kansas, and they discuss giving up cigarette addiction and addiction in general.

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TOBACCO

• Vinnie used to have a tobacco habit — when he was a kid
• He saw the pros and the older kids chewing tobacco, so he tried it
• Chris had a smoking addiction

CHRIS’S STORY

• Chris is come-and-go with the podcast, but recently has caught up
• The “how to stop smoking” podcast really resonated with him
• Prior, Chris would quit but then it would come back — the urge will always be there but it is not giving in to the urge that matters
• Chris never smoked around his daughter — always has wanted to set a good example

ON QUITTING

• He made sure he had done all of his chores, etc.
• He cleared his social calendar so he wouldn’t have to worry about that
• His fiancee was supportive
• A little bit fidgety, but no headaches or anything like that
• It is a mindset
• As soon as you smoke one cigarette, it is a slippery slope so there are no “cheat days”
• Avoid those who are doing it so that you don’t feel pressured
• Chris checks in with Vinnie every week to stay in check

ALCOHOLISM

• Neither Chris nor Vinnie has not experienced this, but Vinnie talks about it
• Alcoholism is a disease and can truly ruin lives
• Hard to white-knuckle — programs can save people’s lives

Welcome to the Saturday edition of The Angriest Trainer with Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber. Today, Vinnie and Andy discuss the harmful nature of silica (sand).

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YOUTUBE CHANNEL

• People have watched our sand video on Facebook
• We are starting up a Youtube channel, so look for that in the near future!
• Vinnie did not actually eat the sand in the sand video… intentionally

SILICA

• Sand is mostly silica, but silica itself is purer than sand
• Silicon dioxide — looks like crystally white sand
• Little packets you find in bottles and packages to keep contents dry that say “DO NOT INGEST” contain silica
• Confusion comes from some products marketing silica as a health supplement
  • There is absolutely NO evidence it does anything beneficial, but PLENTY of evidence it is harmful
• Depletes / Blocks absorption of thiamin (B vitamin)
• Hurts digestion

NEW PRODUCT FROM PVC

• New product is currently being researched and looking to be manufactured to our standards
• Other products that are comparable actually BOAST high silica content
• Very close to releasing this new one

Welcome to the Monday edition of The Angriest Trainer podcast with Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Anna Vocino.  Today, Vinnie and Anna talk titanium dioxide, Whole Foods, juice and Coke, Vinnie’s eating, and media portrayal of positive body image.

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TITANIUM DIOXIDE

• Nano-particles are very bad for you
• ANY sunscreen with TiO2 should not be applied to skin
• Use sunscreen with Zinc Oxide instead
• Titanium Dioxide is still found in ‘natural’ sunscreen, so still be careful
• Any vitamin with this in it should not be ingested: lack of TiO2 is part of what makes PVC vitamins so great

WHOLE FOODS

• Vinnie only shops at Whole Foods for a specific coffee
• Serena went to the ready made food section– every single pre-pepared dish had sugar in it
• They at least try to be clear about where there products are from, etc etc
• Vinnie believes Whole Foods is just an expensive scam although Anna quite likes them

JUICE ON A PLANE

• Flight attendant would let every passenger know that if they ordered juice, they were just drinking juice
• He was overly judgmental about it, but the sentiment is there
• Coke is bad too, but a different kind of bad
  • Less sugar content but due to chemicals it’s still horrible for your liver
• People are too easily offended

VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY

• People spend too much time inside, in front of computers
• Rickets is actually appearing again
• Vitamin D is found in juice, but it doesn’t compensate for the amount of sugar in these drinks
• (PVC can help with vitamin d deficiency)

WHY VINNIE HASN’T HAD LUNCH

• Vinnie hasn’t had time to have lunch today due to clients, vermin, etc.
• He ate on this day: (8am) Coffee, 2 whole eggs, table spoon of coconut oil
• Diets high in fat can hold you longer
• Not great to end the day with a giant meal

BODY IMAGE 

• Fear for women in high fat foods due to the media
• Serena who is so skinny occasionally calls herself fat; bad for the next generation
• When you hear it enough, you start to believe it
• Beauty pageants promote starving oneself, low fat diets, etc.
• Double edge sword: you need to lose weight to get healthier, but you’re also okay how you are
• Fine line between accepting oneself and accepting being fat
• Some models are too thin that they look like they’re dying
• Tweet us: how does the media affect your body image?