Vinnie Tortorich

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Crazy Cleanses – Episode 2053

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2053 – On this Sunday School episode, Gina Grad and Vinnie Tortorich talk the NSNG® ballcap, crazy cleanses, your gut’s flora and fauna, ergogenics, and more.

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CRAZY CLEANSES

  • We hear about various cleanses all the time.
  • On the Netflix docuseries Cheer, one of the cheerleaders did a three-day ‘watermelon cleanse.’
  • Watermelon is high sugar, but it is also high fiber.
    • It is void of any real nutrition.
    • It may give you some stomach distress.
    • That said, if you eat in moderation, it should be okay.
  • This is a cleanse that Vinnie somewhat understands — though he doesn’t think ANY cleanse is a good idea.
    • With watermelon, you have water and enough sugar to ‘sustain’ you, but your stomach and body won’t be happy.
  • Vinnie does not think cleanses are the way to go.
    • This screws up flora and fauna.
  • If you want to fast and you’ve decided that’s a good idea for you, that’s a different story.
  • Perpetuating the idea that you need to be cleansing your body of something is simply dangerous, especially as young people see it and genuinely believe it’s healthy.

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019)

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Strength Training 101 – Episode 2052

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2052 – On this Saturday show, Blake Bernier joins Vinnie and the two talk strength training 101, exercise as the fountain of youth, wanting better for people, and more.

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STRENGTH TRAINING 101

  • Blake wants to get into strength training.
  • He hasn’t done much of this before.
  • He’s also not a gym guy, so his question is: what can he get at home?
  • Vinnie recommends a pull up bar. Make sure you get one with a counterbalance, because they are much more stable.
    • Do pull ups, and add a trap system in there.
      • You can do different gravity-style exercises this way and strengthen additional muscles.
  • This is cheap and cheerful — you’re in for under one hundred bucks.
    • For beginners like Blake, don’t start with weights yet!
    • Take it slow and avoid tendonitis.

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  • The documentary launched on January 11!
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    • It’s doing really well, including on Amazon.
      • This is the most important platform at the moment.
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  • This is Vinnie’s third documentary in just over three years.
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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019)

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Getting Back on Track Post Pandemic – Episode 1861

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1861 – On this Friday show, Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk voice acting, making documentaries, getting back on track post pandemic, a dangerous weight loss drug, bro science and more.

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VOICE ACTING

  • Anna’s voice is everywhere!
  • Commercials, the Kimmel show, video games.
  • There are some video games she wishes she had voices but didn’t.
  • Will Anna become the IT voice that everyone recognizes?

GETTING BACK ON TRACK POST PANDEMIC

  • Many people gained weight during the pandemic.
  • Now that we’re entering a post-pandemic world, at least in the US, people are starting to get more serious.
  • Many are diving full-in.
  • However, people have forgotten a lot.
  • If you’re getting back into this, go back and re-read the free PDF and listen to old podcasts. If you need to, schedule a phone consult with Vinnie.
    • Go back to ALL of it. Reconnect with the basics.

DANGEROUS WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS

  • Anna was really upset by this.
  • This new drug has dangerous side effects.
  • Anna and Vinnie are here talking for free — you can fix your life for free without becoming beholden to more drugs that might make you sicker.
  • Big pharma is the one who profits from this.
  • The way to stop this cycle is by getting off of drugs through a good diet.

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The Problems with Calorie Restriction – Episode 1859

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1859 – On this Monday show, Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk Anna’s voiceover work, calorie restriction and eating disorders, diet trickery, and more.

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CALORIE RESTRICTION

  • Thinking of eating in terms of calorie in and calorie out is not good.
  • It can create unhealthy eating habits.
  • Also, while it may work short term, it is not sustainable.
  • Calories are units of energy. You’re restricting fuel.
  • For some people, fasting feels like calorie restrictions.
    • This is why Vinnie thinks some people don’t need to or even shouldn’t fast.
    • Some people with disordered eating (or eating disorders) may find this exacerbates problems.
  • Now, you can’t eat no sugar and no grains with impunity.
    • People can still over-eat. But it’s not CICO.

DIET TRICKERY

  • Many companies market ‘shortcuts’ that don’t really exist.
  • Don’t think about things like “cheat days.”
  • Doing so can encourage trickery.
  • Keto companies can be guilty of this.

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Lifestyle Based Intervention with Dr. Bret Scher – Episode 1851

by Vinnie Tortorich

 Episode 1851 – On this Friday show, Dr. Bret Scher joins Vinnie to talk learning from your clients, nutritional advice, properly interpreting cholesterol numbers, the sugar and grain industries, lifestyle-based intervention, the Diet Doctor, your body’s use of fat, and more.

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DR. BRET SCHER

  • Dr. Scher has been on the show before.
  • Like Vinnie, he has a podcast and does consults.
  • He is an excellent cardiologist.
  • There are methods that will help a majority of people, but you tinker those methods to the individual.
    • This is what makes consults so rewarding and keeps Dr. Scher and Vinnie learning.
  • Some doctors stick to conventional wisdom; others want to be on the cutting edge.
    • Doctors who see it the latter way, like they have to keep learning and improving, are usually the better doctors.
  • Like for trainers, doctors receive very little nutritional training.
    • Though doctors don’t usually deal with bro science!

INTERPRETING CHOLESTEROL NUMBERS

  • In the 70s, we looked at a cholesterol number as a whole.
    • This is because we didn’t have the technology.
  • Now, if doctors do that, it is a complete cop-out.
  • We have so much more information.
  • Do NOT feel satisfied by your doctor’s interpretation of the whole number.
  • Look at HDL, look at trigs, look at LDL, look at the LDL break down.

LIFESTYLE-BASED INTERVENTION

  • Guidelines are highly oriented to prescribing medication.
    • Doctors get paid more money to do things quicker, even if medicine is involved.
    • This is why doctors will just prescribe rather than go to lifestyle.
  • Try to find a doctor willing to focus on intervention that is lifestyle-based.
  • Doctors who avoid extremism are usually the ones to trust.

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BEST OF: Keto Weight Loss with Dr. Dominic D’Agostino – Episode 1718

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1718 – On this Sunday Show, we replay a best-of Friday show from 2016. Dominic D’Agostino rejoins Vinnie Tortorich to discuss ketogenic diets, the relationship between keto and weight loss, and more. 

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DR. DOMINIC D’AGOSTINO

  • Dominic has been coming on the show since the very start.
  • He is the associate professor at USF, college of medicine.
    • He’s in the department of molecular pharmacology and physiology.
  • Dr. D’Agostino is also senior research scientist at Institute for Human and Machine Cognition.
  • He has his PhD, of course .
  • Susan Masino is a colleague of his.
  • Check out his website here.
    • http://www.ketonutrition.org/
  • He is a big proponent of the ketogenic diet.
  • Check out his book here.

KETOSIS AND SEIZURE CONTROL

  • Dr. D’Agostino started doing research for ketogenic diet in 2010.
  • He did substantial research into deep diving seizures and a ketogenic diet.

KETO AND WEIGHT LOSS

  • There was a study that came out that said ketogenic diet was not conducive to weight loss.
    • This contradicts much of what we know!
  • From the medical community that implements this diet for medical purposes, even they agree that this diet is helpful for weight loss.
  • Weight loss is a “side effect” of ketosis.
  • Ketosis dampens your appetite.
  • When you are eating ketogenic diet, you will feel more sated from less.
  • You also stop eating less processed crap which is the stuff that makes you hungrier.
  • Exogenous ketones: these are the ketones that you can consume in powder.
    • This can help get into ketosis without actually consuming that much of fat.
      • It’s better just to be in real ketosis, consuming lots of fat..
    • Exogenous ketones can help some, but others it has no effect.
      • Dr. D’Agostino did this experiment with rodents.
        • They were eating carb diets, and a good amount did not lose weight even with exogenous ketones.
          • Some were able to lose 15% body fat, but this was only in a few.
            • They are looking into why that is the case.
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