Vinnie Tortorich

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Changing Our Dietary Guidelines – Episode 1611

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1611 – On this Friday show, Nina Teicholz joins Vinnie for another appearance, and the two talk the worldwide shutdown and COVID-19, changing our dietary guidelines, suffering under the weight of our own weight, health coaches and more!

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NINA TEICHOLZ

  • Nina was in the Fat Doc!
  • She is an excellent reporter and reports largely on the lies within the health and nutrition world.
  • Check out one of her previous appearances here.
  • She recommends getting a health coach if you’re starting out.
    • Find someone who used to struggle with weight, who failed at Weight Watchers, etc.
      • They are out there and they can help.

CHANGING OUR DIETARY GUIDELINES

  • She wrote an Op Ed for the WSJ about comorbidities and coronavirus at a policy level.
  • On a policy level, had our government encouraged a healthy low carb diet years ago, perhaps we wouldn’t be hit so hard.
  • The government hasn’t formally studied the dietary benefits of this sort of diet.
  • The government doesn’t want to back down on what they’re said for the past several decades.
    • They may feel it’s too late for them to say “we were wrong.”
  • However, we need to push for change.
    • We’re hurting under the weight of our own weight.
  • Blood sugar levels and COVID-19 outcomes had a relation.
  • Very few people will make any money off of changing our guidelines–many stand to lose a lot of money.
    • Money talks, unfortunately.

FAT DOC IS OUT

Why You Should Take Vitamins – Episode 1510

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1510 – Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie for this Wednesday show and the two talk the wonderful Gina Grad, why you should take vitamins, the beauty of Pure Vitamin Club products, and more!

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 WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE VITAMINS

  • Sometimes, vitamins seem scammy.
    • “Take this to sleep, take this to lose weight!”
      • It’s true, a lot of these are gimmicks.
        • Vitamins aren’t really regulated.
          • You do have to make sure you say what’s in it on the label and can’t put in contaminants.
            • People still do, but ultimately get caught.
            • PVC has never failed a test!
  • However, our vitamins don’t promise fake things. They just promise to help your health.
    • Our multivitamin is a great daily vitamin.
      • Vinnie takes it.
      • Every single person can benefit from taking this every day.
  • Vinnie also recommends that every one takes the magnesium.
  • With Pure Vitamin Club, you know you’re getting the best quality at a low cost.
    • No rip-offs with us.
    • This being said, there are other good vitamins out there, too.
  • You might not need electrolytes every day or a Vitamin B every day.
  • Vitamins can help your body operate optimally.
  • Our vitamins have no fillers or preservatives.
    • Most others do. These aren’t good for you!

FAT DOC IS OUT

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.

1 on 1 With Estelle Hayes

by Vinnie Tortorich

Estelle Hayes

Anna talks all things natural beauty with Pink Moon Daily’s Estelle Hayes, including how to start the transition to healthier beauty products (hint: start with Fragrance Free), how NSNG represents freedom, why anti-bacterial sanitizers are no bueno, and how some actresses are embracing natural beauty on the red carpet.

Here is the link to the Environmental Working Group’s Cosmetic Database to search for ratings on the products you use every day.

Here’s an article that Estelle wrote about her top favorite non-toxic sunscreens.

Here’s a blog post Estelle wrote about her personal journey to natural products.

Below is a list of links and notes from Estelle herself, plus some affiliate links Anna created if you are interested in purchasing these products via amazon:

JUICE BEAUTY:

“I really like this brand (I’ve used the tinted moisturizer, face oil, and blush stick and have heard great things about the CC cream and liquid foundation.”

Juice Beauty SPF 30 Tinted Mineral Moisturizer, Sand, 2 fl. oz.
Juice Beauty Stem Cellular Repair CC Cream, Natural Glow, 1.7 fl. oz.
Perfecting Foundation – Organic Ivory 30g/1oz

ILIA BEAUTY:

“I have on one of their lipsticks and I LOVE it! They are the gold standard in clean lip products. I would highly recommend trying one of their colors to replace one of your go-to brands. Almost all mainstream lipsticks have been tested positive for lead and petrochemicals and a host of other crap you don’t want anywhere near your body.”

ILIA Lipstick – Color – Wild Child
Ilia Lipstick Crayon (Karma Chameleon)

100 PERCENT PURE:

“I love a lot of their products. Bonus, they have a store in West Hollywood so you can go sample everything yourself before buying. I use their lip gloss (nice colors). I use their face moisturizer and eye cream every single day and love it. Also, their lavender hand cream is really nice. Some of their scents can be a little strong so I highly recommend testing before you buy. But they are a super clean brand and growing into a mainstream retail presence which makes it easier to sell my friends on switching to natural products.”

100% Pure Fruit Pigmented Lip Glaze – Peach
100% Pure Lip Gloss – Sheer Strawberry
100 Percent Pure Nourishing Body Cream 8 oz.

ACURE ORGANICS:

O.k. we didn’t get to this during our talk, but I cannot recommend it enough. I think of this brand as a gateway drug to clean living. It’s pretty affordable, easy to find online or in Whole Foods and it’s great for the entire family. My husband, daughter and I use the shampoo (Acure Organics, Shampoo, Pure Mint + Echinacea Stem Cell, 8 fl oz) and conditioner, I use the cleansing gel (ACURE Facial Cleansing Gel Superfruit + Chlorella, 4oz) for my face (it’s nice and mild), I love their face oil as well. 

Look, Jessica Alba’s company HONEST BEAUTY makes adorable eco-friendly diapers!

The Honest Company Diapers Size 3 – Feathers

And finally, another good brand for sunscreen: Suntegrity Skincare – Natural Moisturizing Face Sunscreen & Primer, Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Angriest Trainer 257: Quentin Vennie In The Studio

by Vinnie Tortorich

Vinnie and Anna welcome the wonderful, honest, smartie pants, and damn good-lookin’ Quentin Vennie in the studio to talk personal trainers, anxiety, precription drugs, and Moon Unit Zappa.

Photo credits by D. Taylor Images.

Check out these fantastic articles written by Quentin Vennie at HuffPo and Mind Body Green:

Contact Quentin at his site, follow him on twitter, ogle him on Instagram.

Angriest Trainer 248: Dave Jewell and Quentin Vennie

by Vinnie Tortorich

Quentin Vennie

Quentin Vennie lookin’ fine!!

Vinnie and Anna talk all things running shoes with Dave Jewell and all things fitness with Quentin Vennie.

Go to Quentin Vennie’s site here.

Follow Quentin on Twitter here.

Buy Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen.

Angriest Trainer 147: Lonnie Beauchamp and the American DumbAss Association

by Vinnie Tortorich

Vinnie and Anna talk to Lonnie Beauchamp and his journey through type 2 diabetes.  Also discussed:  the difference between a nutritionist and a dietician, why we need to eat at all if we’re fat adapted, and how a quick walk or run around the block lowers blood sugar.

Michael Tortorich‘s Angriest Trainer sidebar blog:

This episode features an interview with Lonnie Beauchamp, who discusses diabetes and the ADA. They go over the diet guidelines prescribed by the association. Later, Vinnie and Anna give shout-outs to superfans. In the question and answer section, Vinnie talks about the body running on stored fat.