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Exercising at Home

Today, Vinnie takes a question from Brandy Killian who lives in Missouri and knows Trey Beauchamp (of the infamous Trey and Lonnie Beauchamp brothers). She was officially diagnosed with celiac disease as well as Type II Diabetes and liver disease. After adapting an NSNG lifestyle, she feels great and her symptoms are under control.

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BRANDY STILL NEEDS TO LOSE WEIGHT AND WANTS TO KNOW WHAT EXERCISES SHE SHOULD BE CONCENTRATING ON WITHOUT GOING TOO HARDCORE

Vinnie suggests starting with walking…especially with weight to lose, it becomes an aerobic exercise
Be kind to your body
It took a long time to get gain weight and it’s important to just start moving
Make sure you get enough rest

COFFEE, SWEETENERS AND AMATEUR ATHLETES

by Vinnie Tortorich

Hey everyone…welcome to Monday’s podcast with Vinnie and Anna. This coming weekend is the first annual NSNG LA Meetup. There will be surprises for everyone! It is supposed to be in the high 80’s and even 90 degrees … so leave sweaters and snow gear at home and bring plenty of sunscreen. Lots to talk about today, so let’s get going…

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EUROPE VS USA

In Europe remaining active is not about losing weight…it’s about enjoying life
They eat healthy there because that is how Europeans were brought up
There is a healthy relationship with food
Not as attached to food as Americans

BULLET PROOF COFFEE

Check out GlutenFreeAnna.com for a dairy-free bullet proof coffee recipe
Don’t need sweetener
Start with some cream if you need to
After you get used to it, you will rebuild taste buds and start to taste the coffee

JOHN OLIVER PIECE ON THE NCAA

Vinnie says NCAA is a form of legal slavery
Everyone makes money but the players
The March Madness season brings in 1 billion dollars of ad revenue
Players have to “squeeze in” education

Losing Weight through Ketosis with Beth Zupec-Kania

by Vinnie Tortorich

Today’s One-On-One guest is Beth Zupec-Kania who has been an RND (Registered Nutritionist and Dietician) for 32 years. She works with The Charlie Foundation for Therapeutic Therapies in Santa Monica, California. The foundation was founded in 1994 and is named for Charlie Abrahams. Twenty years ago, Charlie developed seizures and as a last resort, his parents turned to a ketogenic diet for help. The diet worked and Charlie was seizure free.

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HOW THE KETOGENIC DIET CHANGED CHARLIE’S LIFE

Between 1 and 2-yrs old, Charlie was on seizure medications and had already gone through brain surgery
His father, Jim Abrahams, found out about the Ketogentic diet on his own
The Ketogenic Diet had been around since as early as the 1920’s
Charlie’s doctor referred him to John Hopkins and within a month of starting the diet, his seizures had stopped and he was off all medication

KETOGENIC DIET AND CANCER

In the 1920’s, Otto Warburg, a German physician, showed through metabolic research that cancer cells prefer sugar glucose as an energy source
His work was dismissed until recently
Tumors grow quite rapidly when they have sugar as fuel
Cancer cells don’t recognize ketones as energy

HEALTHY FAT ADAPTED DIET

Fats give you energy that will last you all day
However, with no sugar and no refined carbs, some women have hormonal issues
They need more carbs
Beth recommends they eat more veggies and berries (as opposed to other fruits)

KETOGENIC CHALLENGE

For adults, it is counterintuitive to eat a lot of fat
So Beth had to come up with recipes and techniques to up the fat
These include olive oil and balsamic vinegar shoots
Candy made from coconut oil, a drop of Stevia and some cocoa powder
“Fat bombs” or “Fat boosters”

ANGRIEST TRAINER 325: ONE-ON-ONE WITH VANESSA MARANO

by Vinnie Tortorich

Today’s guest is actress, Vanessa Marano, who has been acting since she was 8 years old. She is known for her work in “Without a Trace” and “The Gilmore Girls” just to name a few. Vanessa and Vinnie talk about being a child actor, Hollywood, diet and fitness and most importantly her involvement with The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and their current campaign, The Big Idea. The advances that have been made for people with paralysis is truly amazing.

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How Vanessa Got Started in Acting

Started classes when she was 6 at her mother’s children’s theater
Knew she wanted to be an actress but her mother was against it
Met with agents and they took her on as well as her younger sister
She’s been in the business almost 14 years

Fitness and Diet

Vanessa is 5’3” and a size 2 but is not naturally thin
At 14 she gained 10 pounds…has to work at her body
She stays away from carbs and sugar
Does yoga, hikes and walks

The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation

Christopher Reeve, who played Superman, had a horse accident and became a quadraplegic due to a spinal cord injury
Vanessa is passionately involved with The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
The Foundation is 70% about finding a cure and 30% quality of life
They also get information to the newly injured

The Big Idea

In 2010, research began on 4 men with paralysis
They were implanted with a epidural stimulator and immediately, they got back 100% bowel control, bladder control, sexual function and temperature regulation – giving back their independence
They could move parts of their bodies that were paralyzed
By 2014 they had sustained the results…

What You Can Do

The Reeve Big Idea Campaign is looking to raise $15,000,000 to make this protocol a reality for people with paralysis
Doing another study with 36 men and women
They are asking the public to donate $36 but please donate what you can at ReeveBigIdea.org and click on donate

Angriest Trainer 300: Listener Success with NSNG

by Vinnie Tortorich

It’s our 300th episode! We are celebrating “Success Stories with NSNG.” Join the party as we read letters from and talk to listeners who have had life-changing success living the NSNG lifestyle…everything from weight loss, to better sleep, more energy, relief from headaches, high blood pressure and digestive problems. Thank you to all our listeners and Superfans who make this whole podcast possible!

Steve Dellerose

Steve is 24 years old and weighed 635 pounds. His doctors told him to have gastric bypass or die
With bypass he lost 135 pounds and weighed 500 pounds but stalled at that weight for 14 years
Found Vinnie through Bobby Kelly…Started NSNG on April 1 at 446 pounds and in four months was down to 380 pounds
Exercised 3-5 times a week, loves it, and feels great

Mary Sailors McInnis

Has been on NSNG for one year, 5 months and 20 days and has lost 85 pounds
She hasn’t slipped because it isn’t a diet
She uses “Vinnie-isms” everyday
She has no more sugar headaches

Kate Thompson

Hasn’t lost weight but has developed a healthy relationship with food
She no longer gets migraines
With “ calories in/calories out”, she was just starving herself

Whitney Chapman

At 46, he had to take medicine for high blood pressure
He started the NSNG Lifestyle February 2014 at 307 pounds
In 5 months he was down to 262 pounds
He cut his blood pressure medicine in half and now runs 2 miles and swims l/2 mile everyday

Carrie Standish

Carrie is 5’2” and has weighed over 200 pounds since she was 20 and reached 250 pounds before her second baby
She was suffering from obesity, depression and Fibromyalgia and taking medication for her conditions. She had chronic pain, fatigue and brain fog
Taken her a year to lose 50 pounds on NSNG. Don’t get frustrated…not a diet…it’s a lifestyle
After NSNG, routinely swinging a 20 pound kettle bell and ran a 5K
Can go six weeks without any Fibromyalgia flare up

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1 on 1 with Jess Perreca

by Vinnie Tortorich

How to lose 75 pounds in one month living the NSNG lifestyle!

One of our favorite guests, Jess Perreca, returns for a One-on-One sit down with me. You can’t help but love this guy. Check him out at toobig.net.