Vinnie Tortorich

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NSNG® 101 Refresher Guide – Episode 2544

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2544 – On this Monday’s show, Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino give an NSNG® 101 refresher guide for their listeners, share some inspirational thoughts, and more.

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NSNG® 101 Refresher Guide

  • The show starts with discussing Mardi Gras music and Louisiana, Vinnie’s home state. (2:00)
    • Vinnie and Anna do a new NSNG® 101 for the new listeners (and a refresher guide for others). (12:00)
    • The NSNG e-book is available at https://vinnietortorich.com, containing information to help get you started.
    • Vinnie makes some recommendations about what to do with the e-book. (13:00)
  • They share some inspirational thoughts about creating routines and being a success. (14:00)
    • You gotta show up to grow up!
  • The basic rules of NSNG. (19:30)
    • No sugars and no grains. And corn is a grain, not a vegetable!
    • They discuss grains, cereals, oatmeal, and Postum and how they became popular.
  • Recommendations by the American Heart Association are biased because they take money from Big Food companies. (30:00)
    • They discuss various grains and why they aren’t as healthy as once thought.
  • Anna brings up the importance of learning to read ingredient labels every time, even when repeatedly buying the same product. (37:00)
  • Whole foods will be your best bet if they are non-starchy foods. (40:00)
  • Dr. Cate Shanahan has been speaking against the “Hateful Eight.” (49:00) https://drcate.com/the-hateful-eight-enemy-fats-that-destroy-your-health/ 
  • They go over the list of the most healthy oils, including pure olive oil, coconut oil, and others.
  • Be sure to read the ingredients, even on fats like lard, tallow, etc., as some companies will try to include seed oils. (52:00)
  • Scroll down further to get more valuable resources!

More News

  • Don’t forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days Of Our Lives, on Peacock channel. 
  • “Dirty Keto” is finally available on Amazon!

  • Eat Happy Italian, Anna’s next cookbook, is available for pre-order! 
  • 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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Angriest Trainer 288: Gene Stone and Veganism

by Vinnie Tortorich

Vinnie and Anna welcome on the wonderful, inimitable, and incredibly smart Gene Stone, author of more books than we’ve all read in our collective lifetimes.

Gene Stone brings the Vegan movement to the Angriest Trainer Podcast with aplomb:

  • Discussing his new book, The Awareness
  • Laying out the three pillars of veganism
  • Why Forks Over Knives struck such a strong chord with him and the world
  • Oil Free Vegans
  • How oysters are considered vegan

Additional books on mindset discussed in this episode:

 

More info about Gene Stone:

A graduate of Stanford and Harvard, Gene Stone is a former Peace Corps volunteer, screenwriter, and journalist as well as a book, magazine, and newspaper editor for such companies as the Los Angeles Times, Esquire, and Simon & Schuster. He has also ghostwritten thirty books for a diverse lot of people, including theoretical physicist Steven Hawking, Yahoo! Chief Solutions Officer Tim Sanders, CNN Executive Vice-president Gail Evans, and TOMS shoes founder Blake Mycoskie. Gene has written many titles under his own name as well, including The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick, which has been translated into more than 20 languages, and The Watch, the definitive book on the wristwatch.

Gene has also written many books on his primary interests: animal rights  and plant-based nutrition, including Forks Over Knives, and, as a co-writer with Rip Esselstyn, The Engine 2 Diet and My Beef with Meat. His current project is Living the Farm Sanctuary Life, with Gene Baur. Gene also serves on the board of several not-for-profits, including Ready For Rescue, which helps place animals from the New York City Shelter system into foster homes.