Weight Loss Archives

Angriest Trainer 252: Dr. Yoni Freedhoff

Vinnie and Anna have a quick chat with Andrea Anders about jumping on and off the NSNG wagon, and then they chat with Dr. Yoni Freedhoff about his new book, The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work.

Yoni Freedhoff, MD is widely known as Canada’s most outspoken obesity expert and he is an assistant professor of family medicine at the University of Ottawa, and the founder and medical director of the Bariatric Medical Institute – dedicated to non-surgical weight management since 2004. Dr. Freedhoff sounds off daily on his award-winning blog, Weighty Matters, and you can follow him on Twitter. Dr. Freedhoff’s latest book, The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work, is available now from your favorite online or in person bookseller.

Angriest Trainer 251: Dietitian Cassie, Mary Shenouda, and Andrew Read (The Good Lookin’ Episode)

by Vinnie Tortorich

Vinnie and Anna check in with much beloved regular Dietitian Cassie about overtraining, they talk all things real food with Mary Shenouda, the Paleo Chef, and then chat with Andrew Read about overweight trainers.

The super hot Dietitian Cassie. Find out what’s in a Shamrock Shake.

The gorgeous Mary Shenouda. Check out her site Paleo Chef here. Get a copy of Mary’s free cookbook download here. Her recipes are delicious, so sign up for her newsletter. Follow Mary on Twitter. Stalk her on Facebook.

And for the ladies…trainer and kettlebell instructor Andrew Read…check out his training site here.

Good Fats Won’t Make You Fat

by Vinnie Tortorich

Why fat won’t make you fat

My mom was a lot like most moms of her era.

You could say my formative years were the 60s through the mid-70s.

I heard things like, “Haste makes waste,” “A stitch in time saves nine,” and my favorite, “It’s always fun and games until someone loses an eye.”

The odd thing is, I can’t remember any kid losing an eye. Looking around these days, I still don’t see a lot of glass eyes.

There was one saying that still applies today…”You are what you eat.”

Let’s face it, there’s a lot of truth to that one. You eat a healthy diet, and you’ll be healthy. Eat a crappy diet, and you’ll look and feel crappy.

Is that truly the case when it comes to sugar and fat? [Read more…] about Good Fats Won’t Make You Fat

Sugar v Fat the BBC Program- My Thoughts

by Vinnie Tortorich

All of a sudden a few weeks ago, my inbox here at VinnieTortorich.com was flooded.

Sure, we receive a lot of mail every day. But there was a three-day period where things kind of got out of hand.

All of the extra mail pertained to one video floating around the Internet. It was put out by the BBC but done by Horizon. It was called Sugar v. Fat.

Usually when I agree with something, I receive some mail about it. But when someone is pushing a different agenda, my inbox runneth over.

I knew this couldn’t be good. I made it a point to watch as soon as I could.

It didn’t take me long, maybe 10 or 15 minutes in, to see there was a bias against the low-carb, high-fat diet. [Read more…] about Sugar v Fat the BBC Program- My Thoughts

Angriest Trainer 250: Dr. John Briffa

by Vinnie Tortorich

Vinnie and Anna talk to Dr. John Briffa about tap water, low carb, the benefits of quitting grains, and the BBC documentary “Sugar vs. Fat.”

Buy Escape the Diet Trap by Dr. John Briffa.

Dr John Briffa Biography:

Dr John Briffa BSc MB BS (Lond) is a practising doctor, internationally-published author and speaker. After graduating with honours from University College London School of Medicine he specialised in preventive and nutritional medicine, and is an expert in the use of lifestyle strategies for optimising wellbeing and performance.

John is the Director of Dr Briffa Wellness, a specialised business consultancy that provides high-impact interventions for optimising personal and business performance. Over the last 18 years, Dr Briffa has helped thousands of business professionals maximize their vitality, resilience and effectiveness using simple and sustainable lifestyle modifications.

Dr Briffa has worked with a wide variety of organisations in the UK, North America and Europe including PwC, Norton Rose Fulbright, Clifford Chance, Wincanton, Bridgepoint, Endless LLP, Baker and McKenzie, Menzies Aviation, Morgan Stanley, BP and GE Capital.

Dr Briffa is a former columnist for the Daily Mail and the Observer. He has written for more than 50 newspapers and magazines. He is a regular guest on radio and TV and has been a featured expert on Channel 4 News, ITV News, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 4.

Dr Briffa has authored nine books, including the best-selling Waist Disposal and Escape the Diet Trap.

Angriest Trainer 249: Kevin Geary

by Vinnie Tortorich

Vinnie and Anna talk to Kevin Geary, host of The Rebooted Body podcast, about giving up the sugars and the grains to not only lose weight but to avoid developing diabetes at a young age.

Check out Kevin’s fantastic site and blog here.

Follow Kevin on Twitter here.

History of Genetically Modified Food.

Refined Carbs can trigger food cravings.