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Reducing Inflammation with NSNG – Episode 767

: Episode 767 – Anna Vocino and Vinnie Tortorich talk about awkward moments at the gym, rappers, the Amazon winner of the week, reducing inflammation and what it really is as well as some questionable science on the health benefits of weed.

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AWKWARD MOMENTS AT THE GYM

Anna and Vinnie both see some funny people at the gym
Some folks brought hangers into the sauna to hang their clothes

RAPPERS

Vinnie is not a Beastie Boys or Eminem fan
Vinnie trains a rapper who goes and performs for mostly all white girls

AMAZON WINNER OF THE WEEK

Click through the Amazon banner at vinnietortorich.com, and buy something!
- Then e-mail Vinnie with what you bought, and you can win some NSNG or PVC swag
- Doesn’t cost you anything, but helps fund this podcast!
This week’s winner was a big spender
- It was Lonnie (shocking!)
  - He wins bone broth
- Dry Ease Dehumidifier
- $2400
- He bought some other stuff, too!
- He’s from MO

REDUCING INFLAMMATION

When you ingest poison, your body will try to get rid of it
First, your stomach will try to get rid of poison
- Ex: drinking too much alcohol
Other forms of poison: SUGAR AND GRAIN
If you don’t drink, or eat til you throw up but you still ingest poison, your auto-immune system will try to catch
Inflammation occurs when your white blood cells try to get rid of poison
- More water is added to cells to try to flush the bad cells
Your brain is trying to maintain homeostasis
If you have any sort of autoimmune issue, your body has to work even harder to get rid of the bad stuff

You DO Have the Time For Fitness – Episode 766

by Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 766 – Listener Jon Holmes from Canada talks about his NSNG success, suffers through Vinnie’s Canada and porn jokes jokes, and agrees that people really do have the time for fitness.

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JON HOLMES

Canadian listener
Has lost loads of weight as a result of NSNG
Went from being completely out of shape, to being utterly fit!

TIME FOR FITNESS

Often the hardest roadblock is making the actual time to get fit
Once you start, it is much easier, but finding the time is the hard part

Jon Holmes NSNG Success Story

Being Remarkable with Roy H Williams – Episode 765

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 765 – Acclaimed author of The Wizard of Ads Roy H Williams joins Vinnie Tortorich today to talk about riding the political and societal pendulum, being remarkable vs. advertising, and what it takes to make it big in worlds such as podcasting, utilizing good ads and marketing.

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ROY H WILLIAMS

Roy is a best selling author
Marketing consultant
Wrote The Wizard of Ads trilogy
- Business book of the year in 1998
Even a Lemonade Stand Can Brand Like Amazon coming in March
- Amazon has amazing branding

BEING REMARKABLE VS. ADS & MARKETING

Vinnie embodied the most important principles of advertising and marketing instinctively
- It is his nature
This trilogy talks about how to find success in regards to advertising, marketing, and service Corporate agility
Flexible
Customer-centric
Always retain an open mind
You can learn the main principles of advertising and marketing
- You MUST care about the customer
It is possible to make a company great from scratch
- Vinnie did it with this podcast and PVC
Vinnie wanted to make the Toyota or Honda of vitamins
- Vitamins are built to last and work, but anyone can afford them
PVC has grown so quickly that Vinnie needed to hire employees to help run it
Vinnie is not too slick, which is a good thing – disfluency
- People trust him!

Cold Weather Training – Episode 761

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 761 – Listener Paul Boston joins Vinnie this Saturday to discuss finding this podcast, his journey, and cold weather training.

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PAUL BOSTON

Hails from Toronto
Found Vinnie 4 or 5 years ago
He is an ultra athlete and triathlete
An expert at winter training, because Canada gets so darn cold!

COLD WEATHER TRAINING

Firstly, exercise is a poor way to lose weight
If you want to lose weight while exercising, though, Zone 2 is the way to go
Also the best way to train in cold weather
- Not too little, not too much
A comfortable cold is around 20ºF for Paul
Layers are key!
- However, want to make sure you don’t have too much on
  - Want to start a little cold because you will warm up
  - If you get too hot, you will sweat too much and that will end up making you colder
Paul will wear compression tights and shirt underneath his fabric clothes
Jacket depends on wind
His winter running coat has a windshield in the front which is crucial
Gloves incredibly important
- Vinnie and Paul both use his cross country ski gloves
  - Wind-stopper technology
Hat covering ears and mouth is helpful
On his feet, he wears spiked trail shoes for traction on ice and snow
- Built-in carbon tip spikes
Vinnie had spiked tires for his early morning mountain winter bike training
Make sure to drink enough water during cold weather training

Jonny Bowden, Nutrition Myth Buster – Episode 760

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 760 – Jonny Bowden joins Vinnie Tortorich this Friday to discuss Jonny’s role as the Nutrition Myth Buster, common nutrition misconceptions, Adam Carolla, and more!

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JONNY BOWDEN

An incredibly interesting man
Used to be a conductor and professional pianist
Has his PhD and his CNS
Jonny has written 15 books
- Including:
  - Living Low Carb
  - The Great Cholesterol Myth
  - Smart Fat: Eat More Fat Lose More Weight Get Healthy Now
    - 150 Healthiest Foods
      - 10th anniversary this year with an updated list
A strong believer that people are misinformed, and obesity is largely the fault of the ADA and SAD, not of the public

THE NUTRITION MYTH BUSTER

Jonny has a lot of issues with the health and nutrition industry
He has many firm stances that contradict popular health and fitness ideas, similar to Vinnie’s:
- Cholesterol is not out to get you!
  - Sat fats DO NOT cause heart disease
    - France paradox is not a paradox
- Eating fat can make you lose weight!
- The Standard American Diet is a load of bullsh*t
- Carbs are the real issue
- The guys at ADA are lying to you and harming you
Check out his website here! You can buy nutrition plans and the like!
The micro biome has incredible power
- Gut bacteria may be a bigger factor than the food that you eat
- Lots of research into that now
Weight loss is NOT ABOUT CALORIES OR EXERCISE!
- Advice that says otherwise can really hurt people
- As Vinnie always says (correctly), exercise is a poor way to lose weight
We are still figuring out hormones, sleep, etc., and their relation to weight loss

Sleeping Dogs and Valentine’s Day – Episode 759

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 759 – Andy Schreiber and Vinnie Tortorich host this Valentine’s edition of the Fitness Confidential podcast. The two talk sleeping, natural sleep aids, dogs, and Valentine’s Day.

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SLEEPING

Sleep is the most important thing for your health
- More important than power lifting and cardio
If you don’t sleep enough, all the exercise in the world will not be enough
The body regenerates when you sleep
- Muscle builds the
Vinnie changed his sleep after leukemia
- Sleeps a lot more these days
Vinnie takes some melatonin before bed (1mg)
Sleep will help you perform loads better at the gym
Magnesium is also a good sleep/relaxation aid
- (Check out PVC)
When it is close to bedtime, get off technology!

VALENTINE’S DAY

Valentine’s Day can become a competition about who is the most loved
Can make many feel inferior
- “Betsy’s husband wasn’t as good as Julie’s husband”
Valentine’s Day menus are such a hassle
- A good way to rip people off
Vinnie treats Serena to a Valentine’s Day surprise a week or two before, and he gives her real, practical gifts