Vinnie Tortorich

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Freaky Food – Episode 2193

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2193 – On this Sunday’s show, Vinnie Tortorich and co-host Gina Grad chat about freaky food, corporations and food production, and more.

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FREAKY FOOD

  • Gina starts the show by mentioning that she has relabeled some processed food as “freaky foods.” (2:20)
  • Vinnie is reminded of a book he listened to that has the takeaway that corporations see your stomach as real estate they need to acquire. (4:50)
  • Gina and Vinnie discuss some of the outlandish options that are coming to the market, including edible utensils. (5:15)
  • Vinnie emphasizes we need to take care of ourselves because the government and corporations aren’t going to do that. (6:15)
    • They agree that food is being marketed as entertainment.
    • Treats are meant to be on occasion.
  • Vinnie asks why the government isn’t going after meat more than items like freaky food. (9:15)
  • Vinnie reminds us how cancers feed off of sugar as an energy source. (12:55)
  • He also tells Gina of a listener who stopped her seizures and lost 100 lbs. by going on a ketogenic diet; as a result, she is also now a powerlifter. (14:20)
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Packaged Keto Food Ingredients – Episode 2075

by Vinnie Tortorich

 Episode 2075: On this Wednesday’s show, Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich talk packaged keto food ingredients, grocery store “real estate,” and more.
 

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PACKAGED KETO FOOD INGREDIENTS

• The show opens up with Vinnie frustrated by a common theme in recent consults. People have been telling him that they have started buying packaged “keto foods” yet can’t figure out why their success has waned.
• Ingredients like arrowroot and cassava flours, potato and tapioca starches, konjac, and others are not grains but are often used in “keto” processed foods. They are all starches, which behave in your body like sugar. Vinnie says to stay away from them.
• Similar issues are happening with other natural sugars like molasses, agave nectar, honey, and others—the body treats all sugars the same.
• Many of the “keto health foods” at ExpoWest are filled with these types of ingredients and are therefore *not* NSNG®.

GROCERY STORE REAL ESTATE

• Food manufacturers buy up “real estate” in grocery stores for specific placement to encourage more sales. It’s all planned and part of marketing and sales.
• Vinnie and Andy discuss a few previous advertising campaigns about food, and also the strategy of packaging and placement in stores.
• The best way to shop for food at the grocery store is to stay along the outer aisles, as that’s where items like fresh produce and dairy are usually placed.

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  • The documentary launched  on January 11!
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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021)

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FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019)

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Debunking Vegan Myths – Episode 1988

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1988 – On this Sunday School episode, Gina Grad joins Vinnie, and the two talk working at marriage, debunking vegan myths, and more.

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PRE-ORDER BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE

  • Vinnie’s new documentary is now available for pre-order on Apple TV (iTunes).
  • This is his third documentary in just over three years.
  • It will be available on January 11th. 
  • If you buy it this weekend (Dec 3 – 5), it is available for just $6.99. But this flash sale will end, so order now.
  • Here is the link to the pre-order: http://bit.ly/beyondimpossibleitunes
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  • Gina loves the film. She says “it’s so Vinnie!”

WORKING AT MARRIAGE

  • You have to work in marriage!
  • Don’t get complacent and don’t take things for granted.
  • Marriage, and relationships for that matter, are all give and take.
  • For Vinnie and Ginna, whose partners both have kids, you also have to be part of what the kids do.
    • With Gina’s kid, it’s cheering him on while he plays video games.
    • With Vinnie’s kid, it’s going to Tallulah’s performances or going to sport games with her.

DEBUNKING VEGAN MYTHS

  • Vinnie’s doc breaks down some vegan myths.
  • For example, for those who do not eat meat because they don’t want to hurt animals — unfortunately, that’s not possible.
    • When you grow crops, animals will die in the process.
      • Beyond Impossible covers this and more.
  • Vegan food is also super chemical-filled and processed.
    • What are we supposed to eat? Natural food or fake food?
      • REAL FOOD! The doc talks about this, too.

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Improving Metabolic Health with Dr. Philip Ovadia – Episode 1961

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1961 – On this Friday show, Vinnie Tortorich and Dr. Philip Ovadia talk finding accurate information, unhealthy processed foods, improving metabolic health,  COVID-19 and more.

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DR. PHILIP OVADIA

  • Philip is based out of Florida, but also travels to Memphis often for work.
  • He is a cardiothoracic surgeon.
  • The two most common surgeries he performs are bypass surgeries and surgeries dealing with lung cancer.
    • When it comes to the heart, he’s a plumber.
  • As a heart surgeon, he tries to help his patients understand cholesterol.
    • Just because cholesterol is there when there’s a heart problem, doesn’t mean *it* is causing the problem.

FINDING ACCURATE INFORMATION

  • To some extent, the information you receive is being controlled.
  • With health, the proprietors of the food control the flow of information.
  • Grain companies fund studies, others would have to admit being wrong, and more.
  • Think of all the lies we hear about health every day!
  • And, think of the environmentalists view of meat and how simply wrong that is.
  • Vinnie’s doc will try to tackle some of this misinformation-spreading and gatekeeping.
  • “Experts” are pushing us away from the most important thing in our history with respect to our advancement: meat.
  • Dr. Ovadia tries to get and teach people how to keep themselves healthy.
    • There has never been evidence that processed foods are good for you, but all of these meat substitutes are just that.
  • There’s a way to be a healthy vegan. But you have to be intentional.

IMPROVING METABOLIC HEALTH

  • Dr. Ovadia focuses on the metabolic health of his patients.
  • We can learn so much from this.
  • Over 80% of adults could not meet in-range levels of some measures of this health.
  • There are several good measures of our metabolic health:
    • Blood pressure.
      • If you’re on medication, you’ve already failed.
    • Blood glucose.
    • Cholesterol LDL levels.
    • Waist circumference.
    • Triglycerides.
    • He talks through these markers.
  • Consider asking your doctor about how you match up here, or check out the ranges online.
  • We can improve our metabolic health through our nutrition.

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Warming Your Joints – Episode 1933

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1933 – On this Sunday School episode, Gina Grad joins Vinnie Tortorich and the two talk Gina’s wedding, playing hurt, warming your joints, processed foods, and more.

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PLAYING HURT

  • Recently, Gina’s podcast, Easy Listening, had a podcast on being stoic.
  • Vinnie’s an expert at being stoic, so it really resonated with him.
  • As a football player, he’d always play hurt.
    • His coaches knew that if he was showing pain, it had to be really, really bad.

WARMING YOUR JOINTS

  • When you work out, warming up is very important.
  • Vinnie will start with no-weight squats.
  • If he goes for a run, he’ll walk for half a mile before running a step.
  • If you haven’t been exercising, it takes nothing to get hurt.
  • It’s not too late to slow down a bit when you start your daily exercise.

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Committing to Low-Carb- Episode 1767

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 1767 – On this Saturday show, Brian Wiley joins Vinnie to talk dealing with childhood obesity, committing to low-carb, losing weight and feeling so much better, his work with Dr. Tro, and more.

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COMMITTING TO LOW-CARB

  • Brian and Vinnie met at a marathon in Ohio.
    • Vinnie and Andy were sponsoring the race with their products.
  • Brian puts on weight really easily, so he needs to actively watch what he eats.
  • He is 47 and started eating low carb when he was 35.
    • Right before this, he was probably in lower 260s.
      • He and his wife had tried Weight Watchers but that was unsuccessful.
  • Before he started low-carb, his energy was down, his glucose was way up, and his doctor started talking about BP medicine and statins.
    • He realized something needed to change, especially for his kids.
  • Brian is living proof you can’t outrun a bad diet.
  • When he started low-carb, the weight loss was secondary.
    • Yes, he lost weight, but he also just FELT so much better and his numbers across the board improved.

CHILDHOOD OBESITY

  • As a kid, Brian had a weight problem.
      • At 9 years old, he went from normal sized to really overweight in one summer.
        • The microwave largely contributed to that.
          • Brian was eating absolute junk because that’s what he was fed.
      • He heard his dad talk about how fat he was, and from second grade on, the bullying started.
        • He didn’t know how to fix the problem as a kid!
  • When he hit puberty, his confidence was so shot that he didn’t really try with girls.
    • He lost a lot of the weight in high school.
    • (That being said, he met his wife in high school and they are still together!)
      • When they had their first kid, the weight kind of came back without him noticing.

BRIAN AND DR. TRO

  • Brian and Dr. Tro Kalayjian are friends.
  • Brian offered to help him if he ever needed it.
    • He got certified as a personal trainer and got the other relevant certifications.
  • Now, the two have been working together on ‘spreading the good word’ since February.

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