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BEST OF: Controlling Hunger with Dr. Cate Shanahan – Episode 2588

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2588 – BEST OF: Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino welcome Dr. Cate Shanahan, discussing fat loss, controlling hunger, bad fats, and more.

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Answering Questions

  • This episode is a BEST OF from 2016, with Dr. Cate Shanahan’s early appearance on the podcast. There is no video for this epsiode.
  • Anna tries an Epic protein bar. (8:00)
  • Vinnie’s Twitter following increased after the Carolla show, and people are asking questions. (11:30)
    • Are peanut butter and quinoa NSNG®?
    • Fuck Quinoa.
    • Peanut butter is not the best butter.
    • Cashew and almond butter are better. Peanut is a little higher in carbs and can be inflammatory for some people.
      • Any nut butter should be eaten in moderation.
    • What about diet soft drinks?
      • Diet soft drinks with chemicals are treated by your body just like sugar.
      • Artificial sugar is just as bad as real sugar.
    • La Croix is okay; (soda) water with some fresh lemon or lime, muddled berries, or a splash of grapefruit juice is better.
  • Check out Anna’s websites for recipes! https://annavocino.com/
    • For her cauliflower tots, dry the cauliflower before rolling it with other ingredients.
    • Vinnie shares some food ideas.
      • An avocado with some olive oil.
      • Good to slow-cook your chicken to get your broth… yummy!
      • When traveling on a plane, he’ll take some cheese and have a hard-boiled egg.
      • Airplane food is generally quite bad.

Controlling Hunger

  • Dr. Cate is a board-certified Family Physician and is a nutritional consultant for the LA Lakers.
  • Dr. Cate’s website is (http://drcate.com/)
    • She helps those with metabolic syndrome to get their metabolism up and running better.
  • Seed oils, like canola oil, are damaging to your metabolism. (48:00)
    • The process of manufacturing the oils makes them toxic (create oxidative stress).
  • Cate believes low-carb diets are very beneficial, especially for controlling hunger.
    • Try to avoid empty calories, but don’t worry about calorie counting.
    • Avoid rapid carb drop-off if you have thyroid problems, etc.
  • She believes in intermittent fasting in moderation IF AND ONLY IF it works for you. (54:00)
    • The concern with some fasting methods is people may create more problems and disordered eating for themselves.
    • It’s best to do fasting in moderation or work with a knowledgeable doctor if you have a lot to lose.
  • People are frequently hungry because their metabolisms are damaged by bad diets and lifestyles.
    • Pituitary inflammation can make you hungry.
  • Anna has specific questions about fasting blood sugar and cortisol. (1:05:00).
  • Cate defines “bad fats” vs. natural fats. (1:13:00)
  • It’s not just about vanity and weight; it’s about health and what processed foods and seed oils do to the body. (1:22:00)

 

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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 finally available on Amazon!

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The Vilification of Fat with Dr. Verner Wheelock – Episode 1211

by Vinnie Tortorich

 : Episode 1211 – Dr. Verner Wheelock joins Vinnie this Friday, and the two talk the vilification of fat, cholesterol, the cholesterol 10 for 10, government corruption around diet, his book Healthy Eating: The Big Mistake, the growing low-carb high-fat movement, and more.

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DR. VERNER WHEELOCK AND THE VILIFICATION OF FAT

  • Check him out on Twitter here!
  • He is researching alternatives to dietary guidelines
  • Thinks these guidelines which recommend reduced fat
    • It is all nonsense
  • If you really look at the evidence of these studies, none of them legitimately lead to the conclusion that low fat is good
  • Britain has similar dietary guidelines to the US
    • Despite this, still tons of heart disease, etc.
  • It’s not just about bad science – this is about corruption
    • All around the world, people are willfully ignoring this evidence and discarding it because it does not fit their narratives or line their pockets
  • Has a fantastic book – check it out here 
  • Doctors over-prescribe medications and don’t change their patients’ diets when just changing diets can save their patients
    • We do not need to be chopping off limbs of diabetics – change in diet can stop this

Best Of: Ivor Cummins and Transforming Your Health – Episode 1112

by Vinnie Tortorich

 : Episode 1112 – This Saturday, we are bringing back a show featuring Ivor Cummins. Ivor and Vinnie talk his popular YouTube video Cholesterol Conundrum and 10 things that will transform your health. He also explains how his background as an engineering problem-solver helped him heal his body.

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TRANSFORM YOUR HEALTH

  • Ivor Cummings is an engineer who experienced health problems and wanted to do something about it
  • Read over 200 reports having to do with cholesterol
    • Realized we misunderstood carbs, fat, metabolism completely
  • Check out his vid below!
  • You need really good tests to see how healthy you really are
    • You can look okay on the outside, but have a problem inside
  • Calcification test is a good one
    • Arterial age, how much disease is in you
  • Some tips to transform your health:
    • Eliminate refined carbs and sugars
      • You can’t have a few
    • Eliminate process foods
    • Eliminate bad vegetable oils
    • Eat healthy fat
      • Lamb, fish, avocados
    • Fasting is great for many people! (Jason Fung)
      • Don’t use it like dietary trickery
    • Make sure you get enough protein!
    • Try and get a lot of sleep
      • It’s tough, but it really does make the difference
    • Try to reduce stress
    • Get enough salt
    • More in his upcoming book!

IVOR CUMMINS

 

Angriest Trainer 313: 1-on-1 with The Fat Emperor, Ivor Cummins

by Vinnie Tortorich

Vinnie is super-excited with this week’s guest, Ivor Cummins, from Dublin, Ireland.  He was originally a chemical engineer whose work was complex problem solving.  When he was told that his cholesterol was too high, he set out on a journey to figure out better ways to deal with the problem…and in the process, found out that fat was not the problem, but the answer.

How Ivor Did Research

  • Had to remain brutally objective.  The problem with much research regarding food and diet is that researchers look for a way to support their own hypothesis
  • When people already have opinions such as “Fat is bad” or “whole grains are good”, they tend to get stuck

GGT and Ferratin

  • His GGT and Ferratin levels where high, GGT twice the normal rangel
  • Both indicated inflammation and related to high mortality rates
  • Found in people with high carb diets
  • Excessive GGT is connected with liver disease, cardiovascular disease
  • Cholesterol not a big factor where GGT and Ferratin levels are normal

Omega 6 and Omega 3

  • Only need a small amount
  • Omega 6 drowns out Omega 3
  • There are correlations showing that when the ratio of 6 and 3 is out of whack, then the effect coincides with mortalityt

Diet

  • Calories In/Calories Out does not work
  • Misunderstanding about dietary fat
  • People believe doctor’s misunderstanding with an incorrect hypothesis about dietary fat and carb consumption