Vinnie Tortorich

Fitness Confidential Podcast

Cooking, Cheat Days and Childhood Obesity with Dr. Yoni Freedhoff

by Vinnie Tortorich

Today’s One-On-One guest is Dr. Yoni Freedhoff.  He is assistant professor of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa and is one of Canada’s most  outspoken obesity experts.  He has a blog titled  “Weighty Matters” and is author of the book, “The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work“.  Remember to vote for “The Angriest Trainer” in the Fitness and Health category at www.PodCastAwards.com.  Vote everyday until March 24th!

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CHILDHOOD OBESITY

  • The number of cases is rising worldwide and we don’t know what the next 20-30 years will hold
  • We are now seeing Type 2 Diabetes in young teens
  • We need to start changing the norm and replacing it with healthy eating
  • Sugar is used to pacify, amuse, reward and fundraise in schools

WHAT WORKS

  • Diets with fresh fruits and vegetables and  meals that involve cooking
  • Schools need to stop serving foods like chocolate milk
  • Chocolate milk is full of sugar and is like a liquid candy bar

HOW DO YOU FIND WHAT WORKS FOR YOU

  • Approach life from looking at your own health, weight and  medical needs
  • There is no one magical answer
  • No matter how you look at it…sugar is bad
  • Cheat days can translate into binges

HOSPITAL FOOD

  • It is terrifying that hospitals are giving fruits, juices and sugary desserts to Diabetics
  • These are just not healing foods
  • Part of these choices are based on fiscal situation

 

The fear of carbs (and why you shouldn’t be carb-phobic)

by Vinnie Tortorich

Today is the 3rd episode of the new Saturday Show…One-On-One with a listener question. Vinnie is going to see how this works out because Saturday is historically a wasteland for new podcasts. We now have podcast every Monday – the original show with Vinnie and Anna, Wednesday – our new short show with Andy Schreiber and Friday – Vinnie’s One-On-One podcast. Today’s listener question comes from Lea Crager.

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LEA IS A SUPERFAN

  • Worth the money
  • You can give any amount you want
  • Keeps TheAngriest Trainer going
  • Folks, the money is not going to get Vinnie rich

QUESTION

  • When Lea started NSNG, about a year ago, she went into ketosis easily
  • But then she started getting carb-phobic
  • She knows the benefits of ketosis…for example, it improves brain function
  • What are the right foods to eat?

VINNIE’S THOUGHTS ON KETOSIS AND NSNG

  • He doesn’t believe you have to be in ketosis to lose weight…it is not a magic bullet
  • You can eat lots of veggies and berries and still go into ketosis
  • Don’t be carb-phobic..just cut out sugar and grains
  • If you are eating real foods, like leafy greens, carbs are not a problem

Healthy Weight loss and Vitamin D

by Vinnie Tortorich

Welcome to Episode 5 of the Wednesday short show with Andy Schreiber. Today Vinnie and Andy discuss how much Vitamin D we really need and what is a healthy amount of weight to lose per week. Listen and learn…

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VITAMIN D – WHEN IS IT TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING?

  • Vitamin D deficiency is an increasing problem especially among older women
  • We just don’t get enough natural sunshine with no sunscreen
  • Also people are eating less dairy and drinking less milk which is fortified with Vitamin D
  • Because of this deficiency, rickets is on the comeback, osteoporosis, muscle weakness and malnutrition

HOW MUCH VITAMIN D IS HELPFUL AND WHEN IS IT TOXIC

  • Most multi-supplements are around 400 iu
  • People are taking 10,000 iu per dose which is 25 times the recommended dose
  • This can cause other problems like liver damage
  • You need to get a blood test to see if you are deficient

HOW MUCH WEIGHT IS IT REASONABLE TO LOSE PER MONTH

  • Andy has lost 10 pounds in one month on the “No Life Into Living” challenge
  • Vinnie says that 1-2 lbs a week is a healthy rate…so 10 pounds per month is on target
  • As you lose weight, the rate will slow down.

THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 347: LISTENER QUESTIONS

by Vinnie Tortorich

Happy Valentine’s Day and welcome to our brand new Saturday podcast brough to you by Pure Vitamin Club. This will be the 4th podcast we air each week. Hey, we’re getting on par with John Lee Dumas who does 7 podcasts a week. This show will be similar to the Wednesday show with Andy, around 10-12 minutes long. We get so many questions that we decided to invite fans go to VinnieTortorich.com and send us your questions…you can post them in the forum…and we will invite you on the show to answer you. All you need is a Skype account (which is free). So let’s get to our first listener question…

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GABRIELA FROM HOUSTON, TX

  • Gabriela will be coming to Woodland Hills, CA for our NSNG Meet-Up March 27-29, 2015 with her husband.
  • It’s going to be a great weekend
  • Anna and Vinnie will do a podcast where everyone will be included
  • You will also have plenty of time to explore L.A. on your own or with your new NSNG friends!

GABRIELA’S QUESTION

  • How do you jump start weight loss after you’ve put some “life into living” during the holidays?
  • It’s always easier to lose weight initially because you have more weight to lose and you will see that big jump in the first week
  • NSNG allows dairy, but not everyone can handle it.
  • It is a very calorie-dense food
  • Give it another week or so to let your body readjust

THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 346: ONE-ON-ONE WITH ANTHONY CUMIA

by Vinnie Tortorich

Today’s show is near perfection…Vinnie spends an hour with the one-and-only Anthony Cumia, former co-host of The Opie and Anthony Show.  He is now hosting the wildly popular podcast, The Anthony Cumia Show.  Folks, Vinnie doesn’t want to hear complaining. There’s not a lot of fitness today. But hang in there, buckle your seat belts and have a wild ride with Vinnie and Anthony!

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WHY DID SIRIUS XM RADIO FIRE ANTHONY?

  • Anthony was in Times Square very late one night taking photographs of everything…the lights the buildings… and was attacked and assaulted by a person who did not want their picture taken
  • When he got home, he tweeted about it and was called a racist for using the word “savage” to describe the person who attacked him
  • The next morning, SiriusXM fired him from The Opie and Anthony Show

WHERE TO FIND ANTHONY CUMIA NOW

  • He decided to do his own podcast quickly and very successfully
  • You can find him at AnthonyCumia.com, Monday through Thursday, 4-6pm EST
  • He’s uncensored and doesn’t have to be under a sponsor’s thumb
  • The podcast is subscription based

DR. IAN SMITH CONTROVERSY

  • Dr. Ian Smith came on Opie and Anthony and overweight staffers joined in
  • One of the staff, Roland, discovered Vinnie though watching comedian Bobby Kelly getting thinner.
  • Roland lost more weight than the other staffers and Dr. Smith was not to happy about this.
  • He kept referring to Vinnie as “Vinnie Testaverde”

WHY ANTHONY DOESN’T OVEREAT

  • When you overeat, you take in so much sugar and grains that you are constantly in a sugar spike
  • You release hormones that tell you that you are not full
  • They actually tell you to eat more

THE ANGRIEST TRAINER 344: LISTENER QUESTIONS

by Vinnie Tortorich

Before Vinnie and Anna get to Listener Questions, they do a bit of chatting about a cornucopia of topics such as “Vaginal Steaming” and “It is now illegal to name your child Nutella in France”. Hang in there, because they do cover some excellent listener questions. Listen and learn…

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QUESTION FROM SUZANNA HUTCHINSON

  • You have recipes that sound great, but some call for coconut sugar. I thought on NSNG you couldn’t have any sugar. What’s the deal?
  • This is a lifestyle, not a diet. It’s not a “never have sugar again” proposition
  • We put “life into living” and have those treats during celebrations and parties
  • All sugar will cause a glucose shift so it helps to balance it with fat

ANOTHER QUESTION FROM SUZANNA

  • She is 71 and eats very little sugars and grain.
  • Show focuses on younger people. What about older people?
  • You can still lose weight after 60.
  • You can work out the same amount as you did when you were younger but it will take you longer to recover
  • Remember to stretch even for 10 minutes…it will help you stay young

WHAT NOT TO EAT DURING WINTER SEASON

  • Try to eat foods that are in season. They are healthier and taste better
  • Today we can get anything year round We lose touch with what’s in season
  • Vinnie challenges many items on list

QUESTION FROM AARON CAMPBELL

  • Challenges Vinnie’s description of what a stress fracture is
  • Aaron contends it is tiny cracks in the bone
  • Vinnie had said it was where the tendons pull away
  • However, he agrees with Vinnie that the only thing to do is rest and ice