Vinnie Tortorich

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A Vision for Life: Steve Walker, Blind Triathlete – Episode 788

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 788 – Steve Walker joins Vinnie today to talk being a Marine, losing his sight, living blind and getting a renewed vision for life through endurance sports such as triathlons.

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STEVE WALKER

  • Steve Walker is 34, a former Marine
  • He is legally blind and could not remain a Marine
    • Stayed behind a desk for awhile
  • Steve’s brother was also Navy
  • Vinnie, for awhile, thought he would serve
  • Went to a school in middle school that was Marine Corps ROTC
    • Started from Cadet Private, went to Commanding Officer of Cadet Colonel as a Senior in high school
      • Wanted to go in as an enlisted and let it develop from there

LIVING BLIND

  • When he went into the Marine Corps, he did not know that his eyesight was getting worse
  • No history of bad eyesight in his family or otherwise
  • Started having delayed reaction times and the like at age 18
  • Steve ended up having a disease that was progressive

A RENEWED VISION FOR LIFE

  • Steve’s wife told him that he had become a shell of his former self
  • Training for and competing in triathlons including the Iron Man gave him a renewed vision for life
  • He believed if he could accomplish and Iron Man as a blind person, then he could overcome any challenges in life that blindness presented him
  • He now feels like a whole man.

Radar Detectors & Fried Fish – Episode 786

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 786 – Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie today to discuss road trippin’ to Louisiana, radar detectors, fried fish vs. broiled fish and Andy’s trip to Villa Cappelli.

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ROAD TRIPPIN’

  • Vinnie loves road tripping
    • Vinnie has been on a road trip to Louisiana
      • Podcast on what he ate coming soon
  • Andy also likes road tripping, but he has bad sciatica
    • Once he figures it out, he plans on going on more road trips
  • Vinnie has driven from CA to NV a number of time
  • California is a really big state
  • Vinnie has had sensors that alert for police
    • Can’t go 100 miles without a cop trying to get you in CA
  • Vinnie did a 4000 mile trip
    • Hardly saw any cops
      • 0 laser beams

FRIED FISH – LOUISIANA EATING

  • Everyone in La eats badly
  • They all eat tons of grains, and that seems to be the staple of the meal
  • Everything is battered
  • Fried fish instead of broiled fish
  • Enough food to feed an army

ITALIAN FOOD

  • Vinnie and Andy recently went to an Italian restaurant
    • The restaurant had calamari grilled on a bed of arugula
      • Lemon to squeeze over it
        • This was their favorite thing

Natural Alternatives to Sugar? – Episode 785

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 785 – Anna Vocino joins Vinnie Tortorich to talk about natural alternatives to sugar (maple syrup, honey, coconut sugar, etc), “diet or exercise?!?!”, fake science, The Bachelor and more on this Monday episode.

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ANTHONY G. JAY

  • Vinnie interviewed this brilliant scientist
    • PhD in Biochemistry
  • Look out for the 1 on 1, coming out April 7th
  • Vinnie also just did a 1 on 1 with Nina Teicholz that came out recently
    • The two mimic the same thing

FAKE SCIENCE

  • Multiple doctors have told Vinnie that low fat is BS
    • Many of whom are Cardiologists
  • Often these doctors are not willing to come onto the show because of SAD
    • Too bad, because these doctors are the ones saving the most lives
  • It is hard to go against the ‘norm’, even when the norm is wrong
  • A lot of published science about cholesterol and sat fats is proving to be false
  • Sugar and grain industry fund many government health studies

NATURAL ALTERNATIVES TO SUGAR

  • Anna reads a CNN article that claims natural alternatives to sugar are better than artificial sweeteners and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
  • Maple syrup, honey, date sugar, coconut sugar & molasses are recommended in this article
  • Often, these articles claim that these other forms of sugar have more vitamins and minerals than HFCS, but really it’s just a diversion

    You don’t need to eat sugar to get your B6 or your iron. You don’t. If you want iron, eat a f**king piece of meat!” – Vinnie Tortorich

  • The bottom line: maple syrup, honey, date sugar, coconut sugar & molasses ARE STILL SUGAR!!!
  • Your liver doesn’t know the difference!

SERENA’S ULTRARUNNING

  • Serena just had a personal best on a 50 miler
  • Ran in just around 10 hours
    • Took 1.5+ hours off of her previous best time
  • Won her division
  • This race had north of 4500 ft of climbing in it

THE BACHELOR

  • Nick picked the wrong woman
    • Vanessa challenges him too much
      • Relationship is already over
    • Raven would have been a better fit
    • Nick is also an idiot

NSNG Meetups with Lonnie Beauchamp – Episode 784

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 784 – Lonnie Beauchamp joins Vinnie on this Saturday show to discuss his role as a Super Fan, Facebook Page Moderator, and the NSNG Meetups in general.

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LONNIE BEAUCHAMP

  • He has been following Vinnie since the very beginning
    • The biggest Super Fan
      • Came to the NSNG meet up in 2015 with his bro, Trey (?)
  • Last name pronounced “Beach-um”
  • Also a moderator/admin on the NSNG Facebook page

NSNG MEETUPS

  • Lonnie helped organize the last one
  • Hopefully there will be more in the future, but people will have to pay
  • Vinnie still won’t make money from it, but he has to at least cover his time
  • $250 for a weekend is really not a lot, especially for the amount of info one will get from Vinnie
    • Last time, Vinnie also took everyone out to eat
  • Anna, Andy, Tallulah, Serena all were there and at the hotel and on the hikes and the like

FACEBOOK GROUP

  • Lonnie is the most active FB group moderator and poster as well
  • The group has around 16,000 members
  • Rated R often
  • Vinnie Tortorich’s No Sugar No Grains
    • Vinnie actually doesn’t have anything to do with this group
  • Tallulah and RuEl are the other mods
  • Good for advice, stories, recipes, motivation and the like

Cooking For Life with Dr. Terry Wahls – Episode 783

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 783 – Dr. Terry Wahls joins Vinnie for a second guest appearance on this Friday podcast. Dr. Terry Wahls, author of The Wahls Protocol, talks about her new book Cooking For Life, as well as using paleo and vitamins to combat MS.

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DR. TERRY WAHLS

LIVING WITH MS

  • In retrospect, her symptoms started during school
    • She would have terrible shocks in her face at the beginning
  • Her pain started in 1980 and was diagnosed in 2000
  • She now had sensory disturbances and weakness in one of her legs
    • She was taking drugs and seeing the best doctors in the nation
  • In 2004 she started experimenting using vitamins and supplements
  • She ended up finding that a good diet could really help her
  • In 2007, she had to be fully reclined and walk maybe 20 feet using walking sticks
  • In 2008, she was back bicycle riding and living a pretty normal life
  • Continues her Paleo diet and prescribes that diet to others to help with chronic autoimmune disorders
  • Paleo diet and vitamins/supplements saved her life
    • Paleo was likely the most important part
  • Added B vitamins, coenzyme Q, fish oil, etc.
    • They seemed to slightly slow her decline, but it was still going on

COOKING FOR LIFE

 

 

Bone Broth, Bowling & Biking – Episode 782

by Vinnie Tortorich

: Episode 782 – Andy Schreiber joins Vinnie today to talk good bone broth and what to do with it, as well as Vinnie’s new adventures in bowling and mountain biking!

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BONE BROTH

  • Making bone broth isn’t easy
  • Order it in large quantities, freeze it and the like!
    • Ice chests also work wonders
  • Vinnie adores this broth
    • As a meal or after a bike ride
    • You can also use it for cooking
      • Andy made a great short rib using it
  • High quality chicken and beef
  • Green Grocer is the place to get it!

BOWLERO

  • Now that Vinnie’s shoulder is good, he and Tallulah went bowling
  • The bowling alley has been all fancied up
  • There are TV screens and LED lights everywhere with loud music blaring
  • Vinnie was initially worried about bowling, but his shoulder could handle it

BIKING

  • Vinnie had to quit mountain biking and then eventually quit road racing because of his shoulder
  • Vinnie is getting a new mountain bike so he can get back into it
    • Look to hear about Vinnie’s new, awesome road bike he is getting!
  • His shoulder is ready to take it!
    • Hopes to show off how great the new bike is