Vinnie Tortorich

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Vinnie Answers Your Questions on Facebook Live – Episode 986

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 986 – Instead of our usual Wednesday episode with Andy, we play a special episode where Vinnie answers your questions about supplements, amino acids, calorie restriction, protein powders and so much more on Facebook Live.

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VINNIE ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS 

  • Approximately once a week, Vinnie answers questions on Facebook Live
    • Usually you can catch him on Sunday evenings
    • Add him on FB, or just join the FB group so you don’t miss him
  • Ask your questions and he tries to get to as many as possible
  • This show is a recording of one of those FB Live feeds!
  • Great way to get info most relevant to you without booking a consult
    • However, consult still best for most detail and most personal application
  • Protein powders = bro science
  • Supplements – many are bro science, vitamins are great if you need them and they don’t have gunk like silica in them (check out PVC)
  • Calorie restriction is a poor way to lose weight
    • Diets based on calorie restriction are largely designed to fail so you come back
    • Not sustainable long-term
    • Takes a toll on your body when you starve yourself
    • Just eat real foods with NSNG!

Quit Beer, Sell Vodka, Lose Weight – Episode 984

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 984 – Podcaster and Vodka company owner Steve Merila talks about his successful NSNG weight loss journey and how he sold his lucrative beer company to start a vodka company because he felt vodka was a better fit with his NSNG lifestyle. Steve also talks about his podcast It’s All About Her, gives Vinnie some unwelcome fashion advice, and asks Vinnie about his glory days.

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LOSE WEIGHT

  • Steve hails from Minnesota where he lives with his awesome, Norwegian wife Kjersten
  • A runner in highschool, was slim at this point
    • Started eating to medicate because his family and he had issues
    • Got up to 210 lbs lifting
    • His brother passed away and he got married within a month
      • Awful marriage – got up to 235 lbs
  • Ultimately landed at 290 lbs
    • Got divorced and started trying to work on himself
    • Usually around 250
  • Found NSNG but had trouble committing for awhile
  • So tough for him to commit, largely because he owned a beer company
    • He tried to partially commit himself, but it didn’t work
  • Once he finally committed to NSNG, he sold his brewery
    • This was after he remarried to the right woman, got more reasonable cars, and the like
    • He became happy, and then gained the ability to lose weight and commit
    • He lost the chip on his shoulder
    • Went down to 218 and did a 17 mile, 15 hour hike fat-adapted!
      • Ate meat and cheese and never got hungry
  • Now, he owns a vodka company

 

Recess Before Lunch – Episode 970

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 970 – Adam Carolla Show celebrity Gina Grad (https://twitter.com/GinaGrad, https://www.instagram.com/ginagrad/) joins Vinnie again to discuss a study that shows kids should get recess before lunch to improve eating choices and test scores.

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RECESS BEFORE LUNCH

  • Study shows that having recess before lunch is good for students
    • Moving and the like good for you
  • Kids eat more vegetables!
  • 4th grade math, writing, 3rd grade math, reading test scores go up!
  • Play on the playground, play tag, basketball, any sport
  • Parents, encourage your kids’ schools to have recess
    • Campaign for it if necessary
      • Some schools are cutting it out
  • Everyone loves recess
  • Makes you feel much better when you go back to class
    • Fresh air and exercise is great
  • Kids find a way to naturally kick it into full gear

Dave Feldman Cracks the Cholesterol Code – Episode 959

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 959 – Software engineer, entrepreneur and cholesterol blogger Dave Feldman joins Vinnie to discuss his efforts to reverse-engineer the mystery of cholesterol and learn how to manipulate LDL scores with food.

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DAVE FELDMAN

  • Vinnie found Dave via a low-carb conference in Breckenridge
    • Other luminaries like Fettke and Gerber attend
  • Dave has a super interesting background in software engineering and entrepreneurship
  • In fact, similarities to Ivor Cummins
    • Ivor also not from sciencey science background but a cholesterol expert
  • Dave comes largely from self-experimentation
    • Though now his fans contribute data, too
  • Also there is an enormous amount of belief on studies that are not double-blind, random, or controlled
    • The science believed by many is not even good science
    • Dave is trying to change this
  • So, with his computer science background, he tries to reverse-engineer cholesterol
    • Gaining a better understanding this way
  • Dave is athletic, but had “bad” LDL numbers
    • Realized many athletes have worse LDL numbers… wanted to figure out why
  • Thus he decided to look into what cholesterol is and how the lipid system works
    • More than anything else, lipid system is an energy distribution system
    • Low-density Lipoproteins (LDL) meant to distribute fat based energy
      • Cholesterol rideshares with this fat
  • Figures out ways to artificially lower cholesterol
  • Please check this video explaining some basic stuff about cholesterol 
    • There are four parts to check out
  • Dave learns more each day
  • Interesting fact: President of AHA recently had a heart attack
  • Dave gets real sciencey in this podcast in laymen’s terms that people can understand
    • The 4-1-1 on the science behind cholesterol
  • Check out Dave’s website which is linked in the description above, and here

 

Josh Trent on Emotion-Driven Eating – Episode 956

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 956 – Podcaster (Wellness Force Radio) and former fitness trainer Josh Trent joins Vinnie to talk about being mindful of emotion-driven eating and giving some of your friends the gift of goodbye…

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EMOTION-DRIVEN EATING

  • Often easy to get off track when emotions get involved
  • Emotions lead to hormones which lead to eating for some
  • Josh gets it
  • He’s seen it, he’s experienced it like we all have
  • Also knows it’s important to understand when to let go of a relationship
    • “Gift of goodbye”
  • Former trainer
    • this line of work is really tough!
    • He and Vinnie both understand that
  • Check out his podcast!

 

Ketogenic Diet and Longevity – Episode 955

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 955 – Dr. Susan Masino joins Vinnie to discuss research on the ketogenic diet and longevity, as well as treating autism, certain pregnant women and even pets with seizures.

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DR. SUSAN MASINO

  • Has appeared on this podcast a number of times
    • Be sure to check out our other shows with her
  • She is a professor of Applied Science at Trinity College
  • Has been conducting research there for two decades
    • Has been doing research, in general, for even longer!
  • Focus is adenosine and its effects on homeostasis and metabolism
    • Regulator of cell function
  • Her real passion is brain health
    • She is now connected to the ketogenic community and the brain health community

KETOGENIC DIET AND LONGEVITY

  • More and more studies prove that a ketogenic diet is correlated with increase longevity
  • Diet commonly used to help those with epilepsy, now including animals!
  • Also a great diet for pregnant women
  • Ketogenic diet works largely by reducing inflammation
    • This decreases pain, brain disfunction, improves quantity of good, helpful molecules and the like
      • Alleviates symptoms of many diseases and disorders
  • Recently, Dr. Masino has been focusing work on autism
    • How can ketogenic diet help?
    • Adenosine may be the key here
    • Also important because many with autism experience seizures
    • Studies started on mice that exhibited symptoms of autism
  • Here is an interesting case to check out on this subject
    • 4 year old with autism who responded well to metabolic changes
  • Ultimately, you wanna live longer?
    • Try a ketogenic diet on for size!

2 Articles from Cell Metabolism magazine, September 5, 2017

Ketogenic Diet Reduces Midlife Mortality and Improves Memory in Aging Mice

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Ketogenic Diet Reduces Midlife Mortality and Improves Memory in Aging Mice

Ketogenic Diet Reduces Midlife Mortality and Improves Memory in Aging Mice

 

A Ketogenic Diet Extends Longevity and Healthspan in Adult Mice

A Ketogenic Diet Extends Longevity and Healthspan in Adult Mice

A Ketogenic Diet Extends Longevity and Healthspan in Adult Mice