Vinnie Tortorich

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Keep on Running – Episode 2232

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2232 – On this Saturday’s show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes return guest Suzy Demeester and the two talk generational differences, running races and keeping streaks, goals to keep on running, and more.

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KEEP ON RUNNING

  • Vinnie welcomes Suzy back to the show and they chat for a bit about the differences between generations and how some things evolved. (1:00)
  • Vinnie mentions his 12-hour walk and “going off the grid” occasionally for a digital detox. (15:35)
  • This leads to chatting about streaks–seeing how many consecutive days in a row you can stick to a goal. (18:15)
    • They talk about Dan Lynch and Jacky Hunt-Broersma and the streaks they’ve accomplished.
  • They switch the discussion to Suzy’s recent accomplishment of running her first 10K at 60 years old. (18:00)
    • She reviews how she discovered Vinnie and her evolution to challenge herself to become a runner, something she had never done before.
    • Suzy gives a great recounting of her challenge and how she did even better than she expected!
    • It was a great experience and she loved the community and she plans to keep on running!
  • They finish the show with an old ad from the 1970s that you would never see today!
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BEST OF: Insulin And Weight Loss with Dr. Jason Fung – Episode 2227

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2227 – On this Saturday’s show, we replay the first time Vinnie Tortorich speaks to Dr. Jason Fung and they discuss his book The Obesity Code, insulin and weight loss, metabolic syndrome, intermittent fasting, and more.

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INSULIN & WEIGHT LOSS

  • Vinnie welcome Dr. Jason Fung, who is a kidney specialist. (2:05)
    • He works often with type 2 diabetics — the biggest cause of kidney nephropathy.
  • Vinnie tells Dr. Fung about his visit to his hometown of Donaldsonville. (7:05)
    • Everyone he met was on multiple medications.
    • They all had some kind of sugary drink in their hands.
  • They discuss how obesity is misunderstood; it is linked with several diseases and is often a part of metabolic syndrome. (8:00)
  • Dr. Fung recommends The Aetiology of Obesity Lectures. (9:00)
  • Sugar is the enemy, not calories! Calories In, Calories Out (CICO) doesn’t work or even make sense. (9:10)
    • When you eat fewer calories, your energy expenditure (and thus fat/fuel usage) goes down.
      • You simply get hungrier.
    • It takes time to lose weight.
  • Lots of things raise insulin, not just sugars and grains. (19:40)
    • Insulin resistance leads to higher insulin levels, and insulin (injections) and weight loss are not concurrently beneficial.

INTERMITTENT FASTING

  • A key way to break insulin resistance is intermittent fasting. (23:20)
  • Intermittent fasting should happen every day–Dr. Fung explains. (27:50)
  • Having snacks doesn’t allow your body to process all the hormones properly. (29:00)
    • Shorter fasts aren’t really enough.
    • Dr. Fung explains the various fasting methods he recommends, even longer ones under medical supervision.
    • Body switches to fat burning. (33:15)
  • Obesity is a hormonal imbalance, not a caloric one. (42:00)
    • Cortisol is a stress hormone — encourages getting fat.
      • Prednisone is a synthetic form of cortisol.
    • Leptin is produced by fat cells and regulates how much fat is in the body
      • If you have lots of fat, leptin is released and tells your brain to stop gaining more weight.
      • When you are quite fat, your body stops responding to leptin.
      • Leptin is a secondary hormone, so it doesn’t pass the causal test.
    • Ghrelin is another one of these secondary hormones; as a result, no lasting effect so doesn’t pass the causal test either.
  • Vinnie and Dr. Fung discuss a bit more about why CICO doesn’t work. (45:00)
  • Type 2 diabetes can be reversed in most cases; however, you can’t treat a disease of having too much insulin by giving more insulin! (51:45)
    • They give great comparisons as examples.
  • There needs to be a grassroots movement for changes in the system; there are too many conflicts of interest with people who want to keep the meds going and how they fund things like universities. (53:40)

NOTE: At the end of the show, Vinnie references Anna Vocino’s old website, but she can now be found at annavocino.com.

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Food Freedom – Episode 2222

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Episode 2222 – On this Saturday’s show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes listener Phyllis Udice and they chat about her success on NSNG®, her transition to carnivore, food freedom,  and more.

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FOOD FREEDOM

  • Vinnie welcomes Phyllis to the show and comments on what an inspiration her before and after photos are. (1:30)
    • She didn’t have a lot to lose, but the difference is amazing and she looks both healthy and younger.
  • Phyllis shares her back story of some of her struggles with weight and self-image growing up. (4:00)
    • She did all the different diets starting at a young age.
    • She was always worried about food and what she could and couldn’t have.
    • Being on NSNG®, she’s noticed how dramatically her body composition has changed for the better.
  • Vinnie and Phyllis discuss food addiction and its challenges. (8:15)
    • She has read all the books by low-carb doctors and others so she is constantly learning.
    • Being educated about the topic has helped her realize she will never go back to her previous way of eating.
  • Phyllis describes how her health has improved with NSNG®: as a result, it helped her discover some food triggers. (16:00)
    • She transitioned to carnivore, just to experiment, and she loves the way she feels.
    • She has discovered food freedom and describes what she means by that.
  • Vinnie understands what she means by that and has his own story to tell. (21:15)
  • They also chat about how being surrounded by those who support you is so helpful.
    • They discuss leading by example rather than preaching to others.
  • Speaking of leading by example, Phyllis has a son who has improved his weight and health as well. (31:45)
  • The conversation switches to old cereal ads and other ads that set a “standard of beauty”; consequently, they had negative effects in various ways. (34:00)
    • Those were standards that made many people feel that they could never measure up.
  • Phyllis needs to be celebrated!
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A Firefighter’s Wake Up Call – Episode 2217

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Episode 2217 – On this Saturday’s show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes newcomer Daniel Seedorf and they chat about his motivation to start NSNG®, a firefighter’s wake-up call, his success so far, and more.

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A FIREFIGHTER’S WAKE-UP CALL

  • Vinnie welcomes Daniel to the show and they chat a bit about Bond Girls and family. (1:30)
  • Daniel discovered Vinnie through the Mike Rowe podcast. (7:00)
    • He considered it a kind of “divine timing” because he knew he needed to make a change, but he wasn’t sure how to start.
    • NSNG® almost sounded “too easy”–but it works!
  • They also discuss Vinnie being “shadow-banned” on various social media and on Wikipedia. (10:50)
    • This made Daniel want to learn even more about Vinnie.
    • Vinnie gives the backstory about his Wikipedia entry being removed.
  • Daniel gives an interesting story of how he found out he had fatty liver; he also gives more reasons he was concerned for his health. (18:45)
    • As a firefighter, he got a pretty big wake-up call. (27:20)
    • Now he feels like a million bucks, has tons of energy, and is as active as ever!
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Multiple Medications – Episode 2207

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Episode 2207 – On this Saturday’s show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes “Rowebie” Richard Rednour and they discuss his journey to NSNG®, multiple medications, his progress so far, and more.

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MULTIPLE MEDICATIONS

  • Vinnie welcomes Richard to the show and asks how he got started on NSNG®.
  • Richard had learned a bit about low carb, but it wasn’t until he heard Vinnie on the Mike Rowe podcast that he started incorporating changes. (2:00)
  • They also chat about seed oils and the prevalence of diseases today such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, depression, and autoimmune disorders. (4:30)
    • Cancer and heart disease were the only diseases you ever really heard much about in the 1970s.
  • Richard then describes the multiple medications he was on when starting NSNG®; 5 of them alone were for treating T2 diabetes!
    • He shares what the doctors and nutritionists told him to do as far as diet.
    • He also shares what other progress he has seen since hearing Vinnie on the Mile Rowe podcast.
  • Vinnie suggests that all the “Rowebies” should reach out on social media and let both Mike Rowe and Chuck Klausmeyer know the effect they have had by having Vinnie on their show. (15:15)
  • Richard shares his experience of how frustrating it was to lose weight before even though he was following the established science. (16:20)
    • Was told to eat low fat, and brown rice was ok, etc.
    • He was about to give up on getting healthy altogether.
  • Vinnie and Richard chat about Vinnie’s three documentaries (see links below); as a result, Vinnie shares Gary Fettke’s story.
    • They also mention John Yudkin and Ancel Keys.
  • Vinnie asks Richard what his current A1c is; as you can guess, it’s dramatically different.
  • Richard says NSNG® has been easy compared to all the other things he has tried–and effective!
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Serving Too Many Kings – Episode 2205

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Episode 2205 – On this Wednesday’s show, Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Meagan Hawkes back as a guest and they discuss her history, her progress, “drive-by” foods, serving too many kings, and more.

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SERVING TOO MANY KINGS

  • Vinnie welcomes Meagan back to the show and asks her to recap her NSNG® history a bit. (2:00)
    • Meagan lost a bunch of weight, but then had some stressful challenges and her weight started creeping back up.
    • She then decided to experiment with other variations of eating, including LFHP (low fat, high protein) and various fasting advice. (5:30)
    • She was still NSNG® but playing around with her macros.
    • She did that for 90 days but explains why it didn’t work for her.
  • During their chat, Meagan mentions what she calls “drive-by” eating; as a result, Vinnie and Meagan discuss how easy it is to fall into mindless eating. (10:00)
  • Meagan mentions that she started adding fat back in; as a result, Vinnie talks about how too much protein can be an issue for some people. (16:00)
    • Meagan chats about what other things she changed in her mindset and lifestyle that has her losing weight again.
  • Vinnie says messing around too much with what already works, a person ends up “serving too many kings”. (18:30)
  • Meagan reminds us to stick to the basics because it works!
  • Vinnie and Megan discuss the NSNG® PDF, doing a social experiment, and still helping people. (25:50)
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