Vinnie Tortorich

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Consistent & Beneficial Zone 2 Training – Episode 1609

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1609 – On this very informational Monday show, Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk the benefits of consistent Zone 2 training, stretching, technology, and more!

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CONSISTENT ZONE 2 TRAINING

  • Vinnie just got in his Concept 2 rower in.
  • He’s been trying to stay in excellent Zone 2 training shape.
  • They have a lot of challenges available, but don’t necessarily bite.
    • A lot of these will be high intensity.
    • Make sure you’re doing workouts that fit your goals.
  • Being in Zone 4 all the time isn’t a good idea all the time.
  • Challenges can be good to keep you motivated, though.
  • Even the Lance Armstrong’s of the world don’t do Zone 4 training more than once a week.
    • Doing more would have diminishing returns.
  • Zone 2 is great to get in shape and help yourself lose some fat.
  • Vinnie’s Zone 2 heart rate is in the 120s.
  • Take 180, subtract your age and give yourself a couple of points if you’re in good shape, to figure out your Zone 2 heart rate.
  • You build up mitochondria in Zone 2, and you build up your heart.
  • Take breaks if you need to to stay in this Zone.
    • Walk-run to get in Zone 2, if need be!
    • You’ll likely have to start slow if you aren’t in shape at the beginning and THAT’S OK!

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BEST OF: Heart Health with Dr. Malcolm Kendrick – Episode 1607

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1607 – On this Best Of show, we are featuring Dr. Malcolm Kendrick’s second appearance on the Friday podcast from July of 2019. Vinnie and Dr. Kendrick discuss LDL and heart health, the lies about cholesterol, science deniers, his book A Statin Nation, harmful effects of statins, and more! We’ll be back to normal Saturday programming next week.

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HEART HEALTH AND DR. MALCOLM KENDRICK

  • Check out his first appearance on this podcast here.
  • He is a Scottish doctor.
  • Check out his website here.
  • He and Vinnie both experienced Wikipedia white-washing.
    • ‘Vegan warriors’ and the like tried to get him removed for being a ‘cholesterol denialist’.
      • It’s all so arbitrary.
  • He believes we are designed to eat animal meat, and it is completely healthy.
    • He’s, however, not attacked by the vegans like Vinnie is.
  • He’s been called a ‘statin denier’ by these ridiculous attack groups that don’t know what they’re talking about.
    • Dr. Kendrick does not think statins are the right course of action for most.
      • Statins have horrible side-effects and cholesterol is not necessarily a bad thing.

HDL AND LDL CHOLESTEROL

  • Dr. Kendrick has conducted and studied many data-driven, credible studies.
    • These studies found that those with higher LDL lived longer.
      • Looked at 19 studies .
      • People said it was wrong but had no reasons that it was wrong.
      • Cholesterol can be a good thing.
    • Saturated fats used in this study.
      • Used coconut oil and saw .
  • Cholesterol that stays the same or goes up just a bit up over time is an indication of good heart health.
    • However, stress and cholesterol can seem related.
      • Consider things like smoking, though.
  • He agrees that there was no evidence for all of that ‘science’ the US put out regarding diet and health.
  • Dr. Kendrick is putting together the true causes of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
    • There are so many lies, and he wants to expose the truth.
  • Also, check out his book, A Statin Nation, here.

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Healthy Intermittent Fasting with Dr. Tony Hampton – Episode 1606

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1606 – Dr. Tony Hampton joins Vinnie for a second appearance on the podcast, and the two talk COVID-19 in Chicago and comorbidities, healthy intermittent fasting and cognition, running on ketones, giving yourself a chance, and more on this Friday show!

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DR. TONY HAMPTON

  • Check out his website here!
  • His first appearance on the show can be found here.
  • He practices in Chicago.
  • As a city, they’re doing okay re: COVID-19.
  • He’s doing a lot of telemedicine visits.
  • He particularly serves African American clients and has always wanted to do so as an African American physician.
  • People only seek things that justify their approach.
    • THAT’S a huge issue with health.
    • People aren’t willing to hear that they’re wrong.
    • LOOK for alternate opinions and delve into them.
  • Dr. Hampton is a straight shooter – These are the facts, here is the evidence. Here’s what to do with that.
  • We have to change our diet, then we can reverse the disease of Type 2 diabetes.
    • Give yourself a chance!

HEALTHY INTERMITTENT FASTING

  • Dr. Hampton is quite an expert when it comes to this.
  • He deals a lot with patients who have diabetes.
  • Intermittent Fasting can improve cognition.
    • Ketones are a cleaner fuel source than any other.
    • It improves your memory.
    • It’ll force your body to make new cells; this can be good if your family has dementia history.
  • If you’re on the sugar train, cut off sugars and grains, then slowly transition into IF if you want to.
  • If you’re doing IF, you still can’t eat crap while you eat.
  • He tells patients to do it slowly.
    • Stretch out breakfast from 7 to 8 to 9, etc.
  • You need to allow your body to get used to using ketones as your primary fuel.
    • If you don’t do this, you might feel that keto flu.

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Daily Aerobic Exercise & Getting Outside – Episode 1605

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1605 – Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie on this Wednesday show, and the two talk daily aerobic exercise, getting out of the house, caffeine boosts, and more!

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DAILY AEROBIC EXERCISE 

  • An hour of aerobics a day is good.
  • Make sure you keep moving.
  • Walking is excellent daily exercise.
  • Think of manual laborers and fitness, for example.
  • Being on your feet all day is good for you.
  • Low impact and low energy aerobics is the fountain of youth.
  • Rowing is amazing exercise if you can find a rowing machine!
  • You can still get outdoors safely during the pandemic, just be mindful.
  • Coffee is an ergogenic.
    • An ergogenic is something that can help you in any physical endeavor.
    • Many you are not allowed to use in competition––caffeine is even limited in international competition.
    • Drink some coffee before a bike ride or a run.

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NSNG® Restaurant 101 – Episode 1604

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 1604 – Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino host this Monday show, and the two talk NSNG® restaurant 101, horrid weight loss drugs, Shania Twain, and more!

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NSNG® RESTAURANT 101

  • Now that restaurants are opening back up, let’s talk restaurants.
  • You CAN eat out and stay NSNG® compliant.
  • Avoid many sauces and dressings.
  • For salad, get olive oil! That’s all you need.
  • If a side is a grain, ask for a cruciferous or leafy green vegetable on the side instead.
  • You can get a burger, just ask for no bun.
  • It’s certainly harder to eat out at Asian restaurants (many sauces have sugar and bad oils) and Mexican restaurants (it can be hard to say no to chips!).
    • Don’t feel left out if your friends or family is eating these things. You are being healthy!

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Coffee Myths, Unhealthy Oils & More – Episode 1603

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1603- On this Sunday School episode, Vinnie and Gina Grad talk coffee myths, the conception of veganism, exogenous vitamins, unhealthy oils, and more.

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COFFEE MYTHS

  • The idea of coffee stunting your growth is a wives’ tale.
  • There really isn’t any evidence to support this.
  • Someone who wanted to sell his commercial breakfast drinks put some money behind this myth to help his own business.
  • Coffee has benefits, including for children!
  • Vinnie started drinking coffee at 4pm.

UNHEALTHY OILS

  • You need to be careful with the oils you and your children are consuming..
  • A lot of “extra virgin olive oil” is not what you think it is.
  • There are websites on which you can check the quality of the olive oil you buy.
  • Villa Cappelli is the real thing.
  • Avoid things like canola oil and similar seed oils.
  • Lots of vitamins contain these oils.
    • Look for options that use healthy oils, like olive oil (Pure Vitamin Club uses EVOO!).

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