Vinnie Tortorich

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Bamboozled! – Episode 2835

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2835 – Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss why Vinnie feels he was bamboozled recently and how food addiction is real.

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Bamboozled!

  • Vinnie talks about his training days in Santa Monica. (3:00)
    • Vinnie had a recent podcast guest that didn’t sit well with him.
    • He’s not going to say the name because he doesn’t want to hurt the person; however, the interview was a big disappointment. (6:15)
    • Vinnie felt bamboozled.
    • The person also didn’t realize he was being interviewed by someone who knows about health and weight loss!
  • NSNG and going low-carb can cut the “food noise.” (27:00)
  • Anna just auditioned for a voice-over job for a Big Pharma company. (30:00)
    • Big Pharma has billions to push their meds.
  • They call Vinnie’s brother Mark to discuss medications. (37:00)
    • Mark’s wife has been joining him at the gym. (40:00)
  • Food addiction is a very real challenge. (51:00)
    • Mark has been meal-prepping for himself and others. (58:00)
  • He has also been going to the gym consistently for the past nine months.
    • He has a strong “Why” that motivates him. (1:00:00)

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  • Physical Release Date is October 2026

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The Tipping Point with Shannon Davis – Episode 2684

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Episode 2684- Vinnie Tortorich welcomes “rogue” dietitian Shannon Davis, and they discuss hitting the tipping point, PE in schools, and weight loss drugs.

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The Tipping Point

  • Shannon Davis is a registered dietitian, but she describes herself as a “rogue” dietitian. (1:30)
    • She has worked in organ transplant centers.
    • Fatty liver disease is a carbohydrate or sugar problem, but patients were never taught that.
    • Patients had always been told it was a problem with fat, protein, or fried foods.
    • Dietitians need to be reflective and question the information they are recommending. (3:30)
  •  As a pharmaceutical rep, she realized she was peddling meds and not helping, and she hit her tipping point. (5:00)
  • She discovered the low-carb and ketogenic health space, and now she feels she has found her purpose in teaching a healthy lifestyle.
  • They discuss misinformation regarding carbs and “complex carbs.” (14:00)
  • Shannon reviews her medical education and what she was advised to teach diabetics about carbs. (15:00)
  • Besides interventions in dietary guidelines and metabolic health,
  • The Presidential Physical Fitness Test for students should be required in schools again. (33:00)
    • Kids have become sedentary, and they become adults who sit in cubicles. (42:00)
  • The amount of medications prescribed for metabolic health is skyrocketing. (45:00)

Weight Loss Medications

  • Shannon is not opposed to medications; however, she firmly believes there is a place for them when truly necessary. (49:00)
    • However, GLP-1s are overprescribed without a full understanding of their side effects, and oftentimes for minor weight loss.
    • For example, hyperplasia: fat cells get smaller, but they multiply. This means that when you get off the drug, you will gain fat back, and in larger amounts.
  • Side effects are loss of muscle and bone, digestive paralysis, optic nerve damage, erectile dysfunction, suppressed autophagy, and much more.
  • There are natural ways to boost your own body’s GLP-1. (57:00)

You can find Shannon Davis on Instagram @sldavis6580

Her website is here: https://shannonfeelgreat.com

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Promoting Mixed Messages – Episode 2659

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Episode 2659: Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer discuss three different topics that are all promoting mixed messages about health, and more.

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Promoting Mixed Messages

  • Chris discovered an article in VegNews: a vegan Italian cookbook. (5:00)
    • They divert to a bit of Italian-American history, which has had its challenges. (6:00)
  • Back to the VegNews article: They ponder how an Italian meal can be vegan. (12:15)
    • Vinnie’s family grew veggies, but all the Italian meals centered around meat.
  • There was a keto trial—a small trial—but testing high cholesterol. (22:00)
    • They discuss how many studies have been misrepresented by not including countries whose cultural diets contain a lot of meat.
    • Blue Zones has been misrepresented as well.
    • The diets vary, and the level of meat is far more than what tends to be represented.
    • The one thing all the Blue Zone cultures have in common is an active outdoor lifestyle. (37:00)
  • If you want to get rid of heart disease, you must get rid of processed foods. (38:00)
    • Lean Mass Hyper Responders have a different starting point to consider. (40:00)
    • High cholesterol (LDL) in and of itself is not necessarily a problem; you need to look at it in conjunction with other factors. (42:00)
  • The ADA launched the American Obesity Association. Novo Nordisk has contributed funds to the ADA. Novo Nordisk is the company that brought us Wegovy. (51:00)
    • GLP-1s are not a Magic Pill; if they were, they wouldn’t have deadly side effects. (52:30)
    • The ADA amended its guidelines to say that GLP-1s should be the “first line of defense” of correction for T2 diabetes, rather than lifestyle. (54:00)
      • The ADA is disengenuous because it receives millions of dollars from Big Food corporations each year to *not* tell you to cut out sugar and processed foods. (55:00) 
    • The information the ADA gives cannot entirely be trusted because of the sources of funding it receives.
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Things Are Heating Up – Episode 2643

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Episode 2643 – Vinnie Tortorich, Anna Vocino, and Chris Shaffer discuss how things are heating up in social media, infrared saunas, and more.

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Things Are Heating Up

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  • Vinnie answers questions on X. (7:00)
  • Chris joins the show, and they discuss an example of Vinnie’s posts being suppressed.
    • The post in question had “Ozempic” in the title.
    • Big Pharma has power that you don’t always see behind the algorithm. (15:00)
    • They create a new post that they will use as an experiment.
    • The best way to view the social media test post is on YouTube.
  • They divert to their favorite political history “trolling” moments. (31:00)
  • Anna shares some new info about her new Cheese Bites and Eat Happy Kitchen! (35:00)
    • They should be available in about two weeks!
  • Vinnie will be going up Mt.Whitney again this year, and like any good Italian, will be taking espresso, Anna’s cheese bites, and sauce.
    • He recommends using the Garmin inReach Mini2 to stay safe while outdoors. You can find it in Vinnie’s Products on Amazon https://amzn.to/4jQbzGX
    • It’s a satellite device that works with no cell service, so you can stay in communication.
  • Anna has a question about infrared saunas. (46:00)
    • There are claims around social media that infrared or red light therapy has benefits; however, Vinnie disputes it. 
    • He’s a big fan of saunas, but less about infrared.

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Shame on Big Food – Episode 2478

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Episode 2478 – On this Monday’s show Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino advocate for shame on Big Food and the social media influencers and dietitians who push it’s processed food products, and more.

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Shame on Big Food

  • Anna reads an article in the Washington Post. (8:00)
  • Vinnie introduced a lot of new information to a particular doctor, and she was troubled that what she had been teaching for so many years was incorrect. (14:00)
  • Lean muscle is important for maintaining health. (22:45) 
  • Lobbyists are creating a new labeling of food shaming. (28:00)
    • Social media influencers are being paid off to use “anti-diet” messaging and push processed foods.
    • Millions of people die a year due to poor health and obesity.
  • Vinnie’s low-carb message is already being hi-jacked by Instagram now that he has started posting on that platform again. (30:00)
  • The messaging from Big Food is to try to push the blame away from the companies. (33:00)
    • Personal responsibility is important; one of the ways you can counter this push by General Mills is to not purchase their product.
    • Advocate for yourself and choose with your wallet!
  • Anna’s upcoming Eat Happy Italian book is on the way.
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Providing Options with Andrew Schoonover – Episode 2456

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Episode 2456 – On this Friday’s show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Andrew Schooner, and they discuss providing options for health insurance, low carb lifestyle, and more.

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PROVIDING OPTIONS

  • How did CrowdHealth start? (2:00)
    • Andrew shares his experience with health expenses and the Affordable Care Act.
    • His daughter’s condition was dismissed as “medically unnecessary,” which was wrong
    • Approximately 200,000 families go bankrupt yearly over medical expenses, despite having insurance.
    • Yet the whole purpose of health insurance is to prevent your family from being in financial distress!
  • The healthcare system is incentivized to reject claims. (12:45)
    • Most people feel like they have no power against the huge health insurance companies.
    • You can push back and get reimbursed, but it can take a lot of effort.
  • Andrew has figured out how to work around the standard health insurance system, yet keep costs down. (16:00)
  • Vinnie asks for more details about CrowdHealth.  (21:30)
    • A lot of it is based on negotiation with hospitals and community contributions.
    • His company handles wellness checks, too—not just major issues.
    • Andrew explains in detail the mechanics of how the system works.
      • His goal is to provide options for members.
  • Andrew also follows a low-carb lifestyle and wants to begin a version of CrowdHealth focused on a “ketovore” lifestyle. (52:00)
    • There are parameters to join the “ketovore” group he is planning, but it will benefit those who join.
    • He hopes this will incentivize people to adopt healthy behaviors.
    • CrowdHealth will not fund GLP-1.
  • If you are interested in learning more about CrowdHealth, go to https://joincrowdhealth.com
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