Vinnie Tortorich

Fitness Confidential Podcast

Vegans vs. Paleo and Plantpower with Rich Roll – Episode 378

by Vinnie Tortorich

Today Vinnie welcomes Rich Roll…Plant powered Wellness advocate, vegan best selling author, ultra athlete and host of the Rich Roll Podcast.  He is also a partner in JOi Restaurant.  He’s been on the show before, so we welcome him back.  Listen in as Vinnie and Rich talk about diet and lifestyle.

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THE PLANTPOWER WAY

  • Rich Roll and His wife, Julie Piatt’s new book…”The Plantpower Way“
  • A plant-based cookbook and lifestyle guide
  • Just want people to make better choices
  • Everyone can agree that it is better to eat more greens

VEGAN VS. PALEO

  • There is a happy medium between the two
  • We are the most prosperous country and also the sickest
  • 1 out of 3 Americans will die of heart disease and diabetes.
  • Obesity is a national disaster

WELLNESS AND HEALTH

  • Eating well is more affordable than people think, regardless of socioeconomic condition
  • People tend to see wellness as elitist, that it’s not for the masses
  • That prevailing notion is not true
  • It takes more work…it certainly is easier to just pick up fast foods

INDUSTRIALIZED STATE OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURE

  • The way we raise animals is broken
  • There is huge water waste, environmental implications, land use
  • Not a vegan issue…then how do we raise them?
  • Grass-fed beef is expensive.  Also looked on as elitist

 

The 8 Types of Vitamin B

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Wednesday show with Vinnie Tortorich and Andy Schreiber.  Today they will be discussing the reason for eight Vitamin B supplements.  What are they are how did this happen?

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THE 8 TYPES OF VITAMIN B

  • Vitamin B1 – Thiamine, Vitamin B2 – Riboflavin, Vitamin B3 – Niacin, Pantothenic Acid (historically known as B5), Biotin, B6, B12 and Folic Acid
  • When they were originally researched, they were all understood to be one vitamin – B
  • As they were broken up, they were kept in the B family but renamed

The NSNG Los Angeles Meetup, Part 2

by Vinnie Tortorich

This is the Monday show with Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino live from beautiful Woodland Hills, California.  We have with us today, all the listeners who attended the 1st Annual NSNG L.A. Meet Up Weekend.  They discuss everything from fitness to how “Three’s Company” influenced a generation’s ideas about being gay.  Listen in and have fun…

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TALLULAH TEPPER 

  • Serena’s 18 year old daughter.  Was asked if there was a problem of being overweight at her school
  • She said only a small portion aren’t in good shape
  • The school serves soup and salad everyday as part of their lunch
  • Entrees usually include pasta
  • She discussed her plans for staying healthy when she goes to University

MICHAEL ARNSTEIN

  • Is an ultra runner and also a fruitarian
  • Has been on show
  • Fantastic athlete but podcast got weird because he felt he was being made fun of
  • Doesn’t all that fruit sugar cause weight gain?
  • 20% of the population can eat sugar without gaining weight

VINNIE’S EXERCISE PRODUCT

  • It is called “The Health Club”
  • It is a club that is an aluminum bar which extends
  • As you get stronger, you can increase tension
  • This product actually works…you can do anything you can do in a gym

Exercising at Home

by Vinnie Tortorich

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

Fast Food, Obesity, Documentaries and Fat Head with Tom Naughton

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to the Friday One-On-One show with Vinnie Tortorich.  Today’s guest is Tom Naughton who directed and starred in the movie, Fathead.  The movie questions the claim in the movie Super Size Me that fast food is responsible for the rampant obesity in this country.  Listen and learn…

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TOM’S THOUGHTS ON SUPER SIZE ME

  • He thinks Morgan Spurlock, director of Super Size Me, and the movie itself are very entertaining
  • It’s obviously a setup
  • The nutritionist in the movie berates Spurlock for eating 5000 calories a day
  • We never saw his food log.  You would have to eat fast food and extra food

THE GOVERNMENTS ROLE

  • Government should not be in food business or diet recommendation business
  • The government will throw millions of dollars behind wheat, soy and corn
  • They have GMO in their back pocket

VEGANS

  • Tom agrees with Vinnie that it really isn’t good for your health
  • Vegan’s health improves because along with giving up meat, they also give up sugar, white bread, processed foods and probably alcohol.  They give up a lot of poor habits
  • Ethical reasons for going Vegan are another story
  • Initial weight loss is also related to cleaning up your diet

BEING CARB-PHOBIC

  • Unnecessary…rice used to be a side dish and pasta used to be a side dish
  • Today at  home and in restaurants, carbs like rice and pasta are the main dish
  • 70 years ago, the focus was not on “no carbs”, it was on balance…don’t eat too many starches
  • In the 40’s, the recommended starch per day was 2 servings….like one piece of bread or one potato.
  • Today the food pyramid suggests 11 servings

 

The Truth About Vitamin C

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome back to the Wednesday edition of the show with Andy Schreiber.  Today, Vinnie and Andy discuss Vitamin C and rude people who shoot guns……

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VITAMIN C

  • Too much is not good or helpful
  • There is a limit to how much the body can absorb..the rest is eliminated
  • There is evidence that is can help shorten a cold and relieve the symptoms
  • You only need about 200mg/day