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The Truth Zones with Belinda Fettke – Episode 2840

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Episode 2840 – Vinnie Tortorich and researcher Belinda Fettke discuss the “truth zones,” which call out flaws in the study regarding the “blue zones.”

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The Truth Zones

  • Belinda is a nurse, independent researcher, and co-founder of “Nutrition for Life”, and the wife of Dr. Gary Fettke. (4:00)
    • Gary was at one time silenced for speaking out against standardized treatment for people with diabetes by giving nutritional advice.
    • She gives a backstory of everything she and Gary were challenged with, including battling the cereal industry.
  • Belinda has done a deep dive on the concepts of The Blue Zones and longevity. (20:00)
    • There were more factors than just certain foods.
    • There have been misconceptions about how much meat was being eaten.
  • Okinawa had a specific series of historical events that affected their diets and lifestyles; namely, war. (33:00)
  • Religious beliefs also affect outcomes because of practices like fasting. (39:00)
  • Belinda gives the history behind Loma Linda and Ellen G. White.
    • Loma Linda is home to a food factory for processed foods.
  • Since the McGovern committee, the American people have become increasingly unhealthy. (1:05:00)
  • Crete is also an example of how history affected their lifestyle and diet. (1:07:00)
  • When investigating dietary guidelines, it’s important to look at history, religion, and culture. (1:13:00)
  • You can find Belinda Fettke and her research and articles on The Truth Zones Substack. https://truthzones.substack.com.
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  • Physical Release Date is October 2026

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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, Books, Diabetes, Diets, FAT documentary, Health, Nutrition, Podcast Tagged With: ancel keyes, ancestral communities, animal fats, australia, blue zones, Dr Tim Noakes, Dr. Gary Fettke, Ellen G. White, Food Industry, food industry dietician, Greek Orthodox, Ikaria, kangaroo court, Kellogg's, Lenna F. Cooper, Loma Linda, mcgovern committee, medical evangelism, National Geographic, nina teicholz, Okinawa, Sardinia, saturated fats, seventh day adventist, SPAM, Substack, T2 diabetes, Tasmania, vegan, Vegetarian

Promoting Mixed Messages – Episode 2659

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Episode 2659: Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer discuss three different topics that are all promoting mixed messages about health, and more.

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Promoting Mixed Messages

  • Chris discovered an article in VegNews: a vegan Italian cookbook. (5:00)
    • They divert to a bit of Italian-American history, which has had its challenges. (6:00)
  • Back to the VegNews article: They ponder how an Italian meal can be vegan. (12:15)
    • Vinnie’s family grew veggies, but all the Italian meals centered around meat.
  • There was a keto trial—a small trial—but testing high cholesterol. (22:00)
    • They discuss how many studies have been misrepresented by not including countries whose cultural diets contain a lot of meat.
    • Blue Zones has been misrepresented as well.
    • The diets vary, and the level of meat is far more than what tends to be represented.
    • The one thing all the Blue Zone cultures have in common is an active outdoor lifestyle. (37:00)
  • If you want to get rid of heart disease, you must get rid of processed foods. (38:00)
    • Lean Mass Hyper Responders have a different starting point to consider. (40:00)
    • High cholesterol (LDL) in and of itself is not necessarily a problem; you need to look at it in conjunction with other factors. (42:00)
  • The ADA launched the American Obesity Association. Novo Nordisk has contributed funds to the ADA. Novo Nordisk is the company that brought us Wegovy. (51:00)
    • GLP-1s are not a Magic Pill; if they were, they wouldn’t have deadly side effects. (52:30)
    • The ADA amended its guidelines to say that GLP-1s should be the “first line of defense” of correction for T2 diabetes, rather than lifestyle. (54:00)
      • The ADA is disengenuous because it receives millions of dollars from Big Food corporations each year to *not* tell you to cut out sugar and processed foods. (55:00) 
    • The information the ADA gives cannot entirely be trusted because of the sources of funding it receives.
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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019)

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Lifestyle and Gut Health – Episode 2596

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Episode 2596—On today’s show, Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer discuss the sodas, the Bold Fork Books Event, an NPR article about lifestyle and gut health, and more.

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Lifestyle and Gut Health

  • We know sugar lights up the brain. (3:00)
    • Sodas are bad but try sparkling or soda water. (5:00)
  • Pure Vitamin Club is back up and running! (9:00)
  • Vinnie and Anna recently saw each other in person for the first time since 2019. (12:00)
    • Bold Fork Books in Washington, D.C., was packed for their appearance. (16:00)
    • They loved the event and wanted to do more.
  • Do vegans have better gut health? (24:00)
    • Vinnie and Chris analyze an article from NPR regarding vegans, vegetarians, omnivores, and gut health.
    • Oddly enough (note sarcasm), ads are sprinkled throughout the article for probiotic sodas. (29:00)
    • Also, the best scientific studies are double-blind ones.
    • Correlation is not necessarily causation. (35:00)
    • Contradictions happen in the article. (44:00)
    • Statistics can be manipulated as well.

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

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Filed Under: Diets, Health, Ketosis, NSNG®, Nutrition, Podcast, Pure Vitamin Club™, Vitamins & Supplements Tagged With: Bold Fork Books, carbonated water, causation, correlation, double-blind studies, Events, gut health, Loma Linda, NPR, probiotics, root beer, soda water, sparkling water, steak houses, Veganism, Vegetables

Questioning Blue Zones – Episode 2392

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Episode 2392- On this Wednesday’s show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad talk about questioning Blue Zone theories, playing semantics, and more.

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Questioning Blue Zones

  • Gina asks Vinnie to share what he knows about “Blue Zones”. (3:00)
    • There’s more awareness about “Blue Zones” based on a documentary.
    • However, Vinnie can dispute some of the information in the documentary.
  • Blue Zones are defined as certain regions that claim to have a record of the most longevity per population.
    • The claims tend to advocate for a vegan diet, but Vinnie shares why he challenges the Blue Zone theory.
    • He uses two examples that he is most familiar with: Loma Linda, CA, and the island of Sardinia, Italy. (5:00)
  • They chat about Greece and how Ancel Keys cherry-picked information for his study. (9:45)
  • A recent two-part interview with Dr. Bill Schindler can be found in these two Fitness Confidential episodes: 2384 and 2387.
    • There, you will get more details about what is accurate and which parts are questionable about Blue Zones.
    • It is not attributable to just food but to the entire lifestyle.
    • At times, the information given for certain studies is about semantics. (14:45)
  • Speaking of lifestyle, Gina asks Vinnie to recall what he has explained about Roman soldiers and gladiators. (19:00)
  • They also chat about areas like Japan; again, it should be based on the entire lifestyle and culture.

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