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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)

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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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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

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THIS Is the “NEW” Pandemic – Episode 2527

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2527 – On this Wednesday show, Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad discuss music, community support, an epidemic turned into the “new” pandemic, and more.

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THIS Is the “NEW” Pandemic

  • Country music, to celebrity sightings. (2:00)
  • Gina mentions a group she heard about in the San Francisco area. (14:00)
    • It’s a hiking community whose members are self-described as “fat”; there is acceptance within the group.
    • What often stops people is their own beliefs about themselves. (16:30)
  • Vinnie shares a story of someone he noticed at the gym and the significant improvement she made. (18:00)
  • He brings up an old commercial that wouldn’t go over well today. (27:00)
  • The “new” pandemic is the percentage of people who are obese and in poor health.
    • No mask or lockdown treats it; the only way it gets treated is with effort and a lifestyle change

 

Check out Gina’s book My Extra Mom. She also co-hosts with Bryan Bishop for @LAmag on the Bryan & Gina Show, which you can find on any podcast platform and YouTube.

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Build a Better Brain with Phil Maffetone – Episode 2363

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2363 – On this Friday’s show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Phil Maffetone and they talk about the benefits of Zone 2 training as well as how to build a better brain with music, and more.

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BUILD A BETTER BRAIN

  • Vinnie welcomes Phil back to the show and they discuss the benefits of Zone 2 training. (3:00)
    • Phil comes from an exercise physiology background and has trained some of the world’s elite athletes.
    • Zone 2 can help lower your heart rate, burn fat, and has other amazing benefits. (17:00)
  • Phil has a new book out, “B Sharp!” and it’s a holistic approach to health. (26:00)
    • He talks about his long history of being a musician and songwriter.
    • Phil has learned about the science of how to build a better brain by adding music to his approach to health.
      • He chats about the benefits of challenging yourself to listen to a variety of good music–it’s like exercise for your brain.
  • Vinnie and Phil discuss longevity and staying sharp. (32:00)
    • It’s important to maintain passion, learn, explore, and expand the brain.
    • Phil talks a bit about “junk music” which he feels isn’t any better than eating junk food.
    • Vinnie worries about the health of his brain because of his intense football playing in college. (36:00)
    • Music can work as biofeedback and can be used in various therapeutic ways. (44:00)
  • You can find out more about Phil and his music at maffetonemusic.com.
  • You can find his endurance training book, “The Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing” here.
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Staying Fit Healthily & Battling Addiction with Mike Catherwood – Episode 2101

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2101 – On this Friday show, Mike Catherwood joins Vinnie Tortorich, and the two talk about Tom Leykis, Mike’s career in radio, battling addiction, staying fit healthily, and more.

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CAREER IN RADIO

  • Mike is a great voice on the radio.
  • You might know him as Psycho Mike from KROQ.
    • KROQ is a hugely influential force in Los Angeles.
  • He also co-hosted the famous radio show, Loveline, for six years.
  • Mike got to KROQ in 2003.
    • He grew up listening to the station.
  • Before radio, he was an aspiring musician but as that didn’t take off full-time, he found his way to radio.
    • Initially, he wanted to be a songwriter and he played bass and guitar. 
    • His first gig in radio was in production on a morning show.

BATTLING ADDICTION

  • Earlier in his life, he suffered from addiction during this time.
  • He would have long periods of blacking out and was struggling.
  • Mike had done so much damage before he got the help that stuck.
    • He would be clean for a few weeks, but he couldn’t stay clean.
  • The most recent time he (and hopefully the last time he’ll have to) got sober, he finally realized this was something he had to do to save himself.
  • Mike follows the twelve-step program, but he recognizes it’s not for everyone.
  • It’ll be 20 years of sobriety for Mike later this year!
    • this means he’ll have been in recovery for half of his life.
  • It’s important to Mike that he not forget about this period of time.
    • He’s proud of the man he is now — not reckless, a family man.

STAYING FIT HEALTHILY

  • Mike looks amazing and stays in great shape.
  • He even inspires Vinnie to keep working out!
  • For Mike, he had to make sure that he did not overdo it with working out.
    • He had to find synergy between his mental health and his p
  • For a while, he was genuinely addicted to lifting weights and looking better.
    • His addiction bled over to his body.
      • This wasn’t healthy for him.
    • He didn’t care how many steroids he took, and he was still never comfortable in his skin.
  • Finally, a few years ago, he found how to find comfort in what he was doing and in his relationship with food.
    • He now focuses on developing himself positively emotionally and physically.

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

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Strengthening Your Core – Episode 2073

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Episode 2073 – On this Sunday School episode, Gina Grad joins Vinnie, and the two talk moving to the east coast, vegans, strengthening your core, planking records, and more.

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STRENGTHENING YOUR CORE

  • Gina had a friend who recently hurt his back.
  • His chiropractor told him to strengthen his core.
  • Gina is big on planking.
  • Vinnie agrees — he likes to plank and thinks this is a good way to incrementally build up strength.
    • He also adds weight to things like squats for this.
      • The weight belt does the trick.
  • Gina takes things low and slow.
  • As far as planking goes, you can do it from your elbows, too.

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

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Improving Mental Health – Episode 2057

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2057 – On this Saturday show, Brett Lloyd joins Vinnie and the two talk his awesome health journey, including improving mental health, medical marijuana use, the carnivore diet, his recent lab work, and more.

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IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH

  • Brett has been NSNG for some time.
  • He is now 60, and weighs 180.
  • At his heaviest, in 2015, he was 289.
    • He was also on multiple medications for depression, anxiety, and insomnia.
      • The medicine only made him feel crazier and more obese.
  • Breaking it down, Brett lost 94 pounds over three years low carb, and lost the last 22 when he switched to a carnivore diet in 2018.
  • Overall, prior to NSNG, Brett felt deluded, unhappy, and angry.
    • He couldn’t carry on conversations with people, he was unemployable, and each day was tough to get through. 
    • Brett is so grateful to his wife for sticking with him when he was sick and crazy.
  • Brett also found that medical marijuana helped his mental health.
    • A few days in, he saw that he was so overweight, had pale and gray skin, and he began low carb and walking then.
    • Consult your doctor!
  • He titrated off of all of his medications.
    • Please consult with your doctor if you are hoping to do the same!
      • Vinnie thinks this is especially important for medicines that deal with your mental health and stability.
  • Brett has been carnivore for over 1300 days.
    • He feels his life has never been better!
    • Quite literally, he only eats meat and drinks water.
    • Vinnie doesn’t do this, but he understands why it works best for some!
      • Vinnie will still eat dairy and veg (on occasion), for example.

LAB WORK

  • Brett has gotten some bloodwork done in 2019 and this year so that he can compare.
  • In 2019, his cholesterol was 174 with trigs at 63.
    • Three weeks ago, it was 158 and his trigs were 51.
    • These numbers look great, especially when you break them down.
  • The rest of his lab work also showed incredible improvement, and he thinks his commitment to carnivorism plays a big part!

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019)

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