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Focusing On Policy with Dr. Tony Hampton – Episode 2720

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2720 – Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Dr. Tony Hampton to discuss focusing on policy, advocating for change, use of GLP-1s, and more.

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Focusing On Policy

  • Dr. Tony Hampton has been a guest on the show several times—he has a long history of advocating in the low-carb space. (2:00)
  • Being policy-focused rather than party-focused in governmental policy should be the focus. (8:30)
  • Dr. Hampton describes his career focus on improving metabolic health, including how to incentivize doctors to help people discontinue medications and reduce the cost of care. (12:00)
    • RFK Jr. may not always speak clearly to the mainstream public in a way that resonates.
    • Dr. Hampton still faces challenges in the mainstream medical space, where other doctors struggle to embrace certain concepts; for example, many of his peers continue to have trouble accepting the idea that saturated fat is not harmful. (14:00)
  • Despite the benefits of a low-carb or ketogenic diet and its positive effects on things like diabetes and other metabolic diseases, it is still not accepted by many doctors.
    • Apparently, they didn’t get the memo! (16:00)
  • They discuss food deserts and their effects on the community. (21:00)

Advocating and Taking Action

  • Dr. Hampton describes a current concept in healthcare being initiated by Advocate Trinity. (22:00)
    • Much of it is educating people about food and lifestyle, and helping them to change their habits for the better (28:00)
  • Vinnie admits he is not a fan of GLP-1s, but he understands how they can be a valuable tool for teaching and helping people adopt new habits. (31:00)
    • They discuss the negative aspects of GLP-1s.
    • The muscle loss associated with GLP-1 is more pronounced than that observed with natural weight loss.
    • Muscle is essential for so many reasons, including boosting insulin sensitivity. (38:00)
      • It is the metabolic engine of the body!
      • Increasing muscle mass prevents you from becoming fragile. (38:00)
  • Dr. Hampton offers two programs: NEST, which stands for Nutrition, Exercise, Less Stress/More Sleep, and How You Think/Less Trauma.
  • ROPE is for Relationships, Organism (avoiding bad/adding good), Pollutants, and Emotions. (46:00)
  • @drtonyhampton is on Instagram, and his linktree is https://linktr.ee/drtonyhampton

  • YouTube is the best place to find him: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTonyHampton

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More News

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  • Don’t forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days of Our Lives on the Peacock channel. 
  • “Dirty Keto” is available on Amazon!
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    • Please make sure to watch, rate, and review it!
  • Eat Happy Italian, Anna’s next cookbook, is available! 
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    • Anna’s recipes are in her cookbooks, website, and Substack–they will spice up your day! https://annavocino.substack.com/
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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019)

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Filed Under: 1 On 1 Luminaries, Diabetes, Documentaries, FAT documentary, Fitness, Health, Ketosis, Nutrition, Podcast, Weight Loss, Weight Training Tagged With: Advocate Health, Advocate Trinity, carnivore, Chicago, dr tro, Dr. Casey Means, food deserts, function of muscle, gastric blockages, GLP-1s, IBS, importance of muscle, insulin sensitivity, irritable bowel, Ketogenic Diet, low carb, medicine bridge therapy, metabolic health, NEST, NSNG VIP, Processed Foods, public health policy, ROPE, satellite clinics, tim noakes, Toward Health, Vinney and Volek, Whole Foods

History In A Rant with Peter Pardini – Episode 2633

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2633: Vinnie Tortorich speaks to director and producer Peter Pardini about Peter’s latest movie, which reviews recent history in a rant, and more.

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History In A Rant

  • The story of when Peter and Vinnie met. (2:00)
  • Peter’s documentary “Now More Than Ever” introduced the band Chicago to a whole new generation.
  • Joe Mantegna and Serena Scott Thomas worked with Peter in “Rolling Thunder.” (9:00)
    • Joe also narrated Peter’s second documentary about the band Chicago.
    • The band has been performing for almost 60 years and is still going strong. (11:00)
  • They discuss how Vinnie and Peter decided to do a documentary together. (16:00)
    • “FAT: A Documentary” was crowdfunded with the guidance of Peter.
  • Peter shares his recent movie “Man Goes On Rant” about U.S. history since Y2K, but from a different point of view. (25:00)
    • They discuss various things in recent history and how society reacted.
  • You can find “Man Goes On Rant” on Amazon. https://amzn.to/3GpTNLx
  • They discuss cell phones, screen time, and Vinnie’s “phone diet”. (1:05:00)
  • Children in today’s society have a whole different set of challenges.
  • There are lessons to be learned on how media and society have handled events over recent years. (1:02:00)

More News

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  • Don’t forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days Of Our Lives on the Peacock channel. 
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    • Make sure you watch, rate, and review it!

  • Eat Happy Italian, Anna’s next cookbook is available! 
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    • You can order it from Vinnie’s Book Club. https://amzn.to/3ucIXm
    • Anna’s recipes are in her cookbooks, website, and Substack–they will spice up your day! https://annavocino.substack.com/
    • Don’t forget you can invest in Anna’s Eat Happy Kitchen through StartEngine. 
      • Details are at Eat Happy Kitchen. https://eathappykitchen.com/
  • There’s a new NSNG® Foods promo code you can use!
    • The promo code ONLY works on the NSNG® Foods website, NOT on Amazon. https://nsngfoods.com/

 

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  • This is Vinnie’s fourth documentary in just over five years.
  • Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries

  • Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family.
  • Additionally, the more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend!

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REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!

FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019)

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Filed Under: Documentaries, FAT documentary, Health, NSNG®, Podcast, Pure Vitamin Club™ Tagged With: 9/11, Cell Phone Use, Chicago, concerts, covid, drama, isolation, Joe Mantegna, millennium, movie, music, Now More Than Ever, oncles, pandemic, political landscape, political sides, Rolling Thunder, screen time, virus, Y2K

Rolling Thunder Film, Product Launches & More – Episode 1634

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1634 – On this Monday show, Peter Pardini joins Vinnie and Anna to talk his new film Rolling Thunder, and the two hosts discuss baseball, NSNG® Foods and Eat Happy Marinara, whole grain myths, and more.

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ROLLING THUNDER FILM

  • Peter was one of the masterminds behind Fat Doc.
  • He’s also directed some other amazing things, too.
  • His new film, Rolling Thunder, was made in one day!
    • This was his great film-making challenge.
    • It’s quite an accomplishment.
      • An 85 minute movie, shot in 8 hours.
  • The movie’s great! It’s a movie about shooting a movie.
  • Check it out on iTunes.
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    • He’s self distributing, at least for the time being.
      • He didn’t want to have to wait for COVID to be over to get it done.

WHOLE GRAIN MYTH

  • The idea that whole grains are okay is false.
  • There really isn’t a difference.
  • Many folks on here have debunked this idea.

FAT DOC IS OUT

  • Go watch it now!
    • We need people to buy and review for it to stay at the top of iTunes pages.
  • Please also share it with family and friends!
  • Available for both rental and purchase.
  • Here is the link to the iTunes page
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  • If you don’t have iTunes, find it at Vimeo here!
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  • You can also buy hardcopy or watch online at Amazon.
  • YOU CAN NOW STREAM FOR FREE ON AMAZON PRIME IF YOU HAVE IT!
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Filed Under: FAT documentary, Health, NSNG®, NSNG® Foods, Podcast Tagged With: Baseball, Chicago, directing, eat happy, eat happy marinara, margarita, marinara, peter pardini, Sodium

Fat Doc News & More – Episode 1490

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1490 – Filmmaker Peter Pardini joins Vinnie on this special Wednesday show, and the two talk current Fat Doc news, in-flight entertainment, reviews, and more!

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FAT DOC NEWS

  • Our documentary is #3 on documentaries for Amazon Prime.
  • We are also on airplanes now.
    • Airlines put movies on they know people want to watch.
      • It’s a big deal that we’ve made airplanes!
  • We have tons of comments and reviews – this is a great thing.
    • Please keep reviewing!
    • Especially on paid versions, we have unbelievable reviews.

FAT DOC IS OUT

  • Go watch it now!
    • We need people to buy and review for it to stay at the top of iTunes pages.
  • Please also share it with family and friends!
  • Available for both rental and purchase.
  • Here is the link to the iTunes page
    • https://vinnietortorich.com/iTunes
  • If you don’t have iTunes, find it at Vimeo here!
    • https://vinnietortorich.com/vimeo
  • You can also buy hardcopy or watch online at Amazon.
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VINNIE & ANNA WILL BE AT KETOCON 2020! KETOCON.ORG, GO TO BUY TICKETS, AND ENTER PROMO CODE “Vinnie”!

  • Tickets will get more expensive as time goes by.

Filed Under: FAT documentary, Podcast Tagged With: airplanes, amazon prime, Chicago, Dr. drew, Dr. Oz, flat earthers, peter pardini

Angriest Trainer 51: The Caratunk Girl Interview

by Vinnie Tortorich

Vinnie & Anna talk to Mandy Ferrar (Caratunk Girl) and discuss 5K races and more benefits of No Sugars No Grains way of eating.

Filed Under: Fitness, Health, Podcast, Sports, Weight Loss Tagged With: 5Ks, Alan Funt, Brett Blankner, Caratunk Girl, Chicago, Dean Lorey, dietary ketosis, Donaldsonville, GaryHand, Harpo, Howie Mandel, Ironman, Mandy Ferrar, Matt LeBlanc, No Sugar No Grains, oprah, PR, Triathlon

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