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Staving off Seizures with Keto – Episode 1782

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1782 – Listener Jennifer joins Vinnie today to talk the wonders of Seattle & its outdoor scene, her weight loss, staving off seizures with a keto diet, adventuring, and more.

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JENNIFER’S WEIGHT LOSS

  • She has been on the show before. 
  • Jennifer hails from Seattle.
    • She loves the outdoors, but gets the urban fatigue sometimes.
  • Her Twitter handle is @KetoHiking (and her name is SeizureSalad).
  • At her heaviest, she was about 297 lbs at 5’10”.
    • Jennifer’s weight loss and strength training has changed everything for her.
    • Now, she’s around 130 lbs.

STAVING OFF SEIZURES

  • Jennifer has epilepsy.
    • She had been on medication from age 19 or 20.
      • They paralyzed her face, gave her blisters, and she was still having terrible seizures that were controlling much of her life.
  • Her doctor told her keto should be a ‘last resort’ for cholesterol reasons.
  • One day, she came across the Charlie Foundation.
  • Within her first month of keto, the seizures stopped. 
    • 6 months in, she hadn’t had a seizure and went to the doctor.
      • Her doctor crazily referred her to a nutritionist who recommended seed oils and the like.
        • She didn’t follow this advice, but did titrate off of her medication with the help of her doctor.
  • Jennifer has been four years seizure free!
  • People say it works for children — it works for adults, too.

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Health is Not Political – Episode 1779

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Episode 1779 – On this Monday show, Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk building a podcast successfully, Vinnie’s new book idea, why health is not political, Facebook’s weird hate speech algorithm, mansplaining, and more. Plus, Jody Ross makes a guest appearance to discuss her COVID-19 battle, paying it forward, at-home exercises, and more.

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BUILDING A PODCAST

  • Do not expect to make money from your podcast.
  • If you plan on making money in the first few years, you may be setting yourself up for failure.
  • In fact, Vinnie lost money on this podcast the first few years, and Anna put in a lot of sweat equity.
  • Don’t measure success with money.
  • Do it because you love it, work hard, and maybe down the line it will be profitable.

HEALTH IS NOT POLITICAL

  • Health isn’t political.
  • You should not try to politicize eating well and the like.
  • There isn’t a ‘right’ or a ‘left,’ only an ‘us’ trying to take control of our own health.
  • Don’t treat health like politics –– don’t lose friends who don’t agree with you. Respect each other.

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When to Use Ankle Weights – Episode 1778

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Episode 1778 – On this Sunday School episode, Gina Grad joins Vinnie to talk when to use ankle weights, ground-exercises, trusting the process, how it’s never too late to start eating right, and more.

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WHEN TO USE ANKLE WEIGHTS

  • Ankle weights are only really good for walking.
    • And, they’re really good to change your gait for lots of people.
  • They can be good for some quick strength training.
    • Vinnie used them to prepare for his mountain hiking.
      • Glacier boots are heavy, and when you add crampons there is more resistance, so he prepared himself for that with these weights.
        • However, he was really precise to make sure the weight was right.
      • Vinnie did this on the stair machine, still staying in Zone 2.
  • If you use these, use them for a specific purpose with the exact weight you need in the exact way that will train you for what you’re preparing for.
  • Having a specific process for a specific purpose is really important.
  • Just to keep your heart rate up when you’re walking, maybe don’t use ankle weights. Just stay in Zone 2.
  • For knee-elbow and other ground exercises, this would be a good use of ankle weights.

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Overcoming Food Addiction – Episode 1777

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Episode 1777 – Listeners Molly & Clarissa join Vinnie on this Saturday show to talk their podcast, Food Junkies Podcast, overcoming food addiction, the importance of fat, asking for help, and more.

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OVERCOMING FOOD ADDICTION

  • These wonderful women have started a podcast: the Food Junkies Podcast.
    • This podcast focuses on beating food addiction.
      • Food addiction is a real thing that should be taken seriously, like other addictions.
        • They
  • Molly Painschab and Clarissa Kennedy host this show.
    • They are in Montana and Canada!
  • Vinnie was on their show recently.
  • Abstaining from food, sugar, and processed foods is what Dr. Tarman preaches.
    • Molly & Clarissa tried this and it worked.
      • Fight food addiction like any other addiction — abstain and get clean.
  • A lot of the same treatment that works for alcohol and other drugs works for food.
  • Food is medicine and it can heal the brain, if you eat the right thing.
    • For Clarissa, who had drug, alcohol, and food addiction issues (including eating disorders), eating fat and abstaining from what made her unhealthy changed her life.
      • She hadn’t had fat in 20 years, but when she started eating it, it helped her tremendously.
    • Molly is a mental health professional. Now, she realizes as a kid, she didn’t get what she needed from her family––though her dad was a high functioning alcoholic.
      • By 22, her life was amazing.
        • However, it took her some time to realize she had issues from her childhood.

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NSNG® Grocery Shopping – Episode 1774

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Episode 1774 – On this Monday show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino talk old radio, rollerskating, NSNG® grocery shopping, avoiding sweeteners, listener questions, and more.

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NSNG® GROCERY SHOPPING

  • You don’t need fancy cuts.
  • Get normal cuts! You don’t need organic, too.
  • Usually, cheaper cuts of meat also have more fat, which is good for this lifestyle.
  • Things with bones will usually be cheaper.
    • Bones are good for flavor, marrow, and to make broth later on.
  • Get a whole chicken!
  • Buy what you can afford that is physically available to you.
  • Dairy usually lasts around a week past its expiration date.
    • So do eggs!
  • For meat, eat it right away or just freeze it.
  • You can eat this way on a budget!

PROCESSED STEVIA

  • First, avoid processed foods generally.
  • Also, stevia is not good!
  • Stevia here is highly processed, as are these other crazy sweeteners.
  • NSNG® includes no sweeteners.
  • Get off of these and diet soft drinks.

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NSNG® Is A Simple Lifestyle – Episode 1772

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Episode 1772 – On this Saturday show, repeat guest Scott King joins Vinnie to talk his amazing weight loss story, how NSNG® is a simple lifestyle, cycling, training questions for triathlons, event success, and more.

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SCOTT’S STORY

  • Scott has been on the show before.
  • He found himself well over 500 lbs.
  • As a dad, he realized he needed to lose weight when his daughter ran out into the street and he felt he couldn’t protect her.
  • He realized he needed to lose weight and get healthy.
  • After losing over 300 lbs with this lifestyle, Scott started biking.
  • He found some biking buds through the Facebook group.
    • Scott asks some training and fitness questions, and Vinnie provides important advice (that can apply to your general journey, or your triathlon pursuit)

NSNG® IS A SIMPLE LIFESTYLE

  • What made NSNG® so attractive to Scott is that it was easy.
  • He realized if he had to do keto and track macros or anything like that, he’d quit.
  • What’s great about this lifestyle: if you’re hungry, eat, and if you’re not, don’t.
  • It’s not so much deprivation as figuring out what you can and can’t eat.
  • Scott is now around 250lbs.
    • He has lost over 300 lbs!

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