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Fitness Confidential with Vinnie Tortorich

Fitness Confidential with Vinnie Tortorich

By: Vinnie Tortorich
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 Fitness and weight loss expert Vinnie Tortorich, author of best-selling book "Fitness Confidential", dispels the widespread mistaken beliefs regarding weight loss and exercise and teaches us how to lose weight, get fit and reclaim our lives. Using his 35 years of experience in the fitness and weight loss industry in Hollywood combined with an absolute commitment to good health, Vinnie has helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world lose hundreds of thousands of unhealthy pounds in an easy and sustainable way. His listeners love him for his fearless humor, tireless honesty, extraordinary nose for BS, and simple message. Join Vinnie and his inspiring guests - doctors, scientists. researchers, journalists, farmers, athletes and more - to hear the latest scientific discoveries and unravel the myths that have been hampering our health. Laugh your way to health and fitness with Fitness Confidential and Vinnie Tortorich.All Rights Reserved ~VinnieTortorich.com Hygiene & Healthy Living
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  • Exploring Fermented Foods - Episode 2670

    Exploring Fermented Foods - Episode 2670
    Jul 14 2025
    Episode 2670 - Vinnie Tortorich and Anna Vocino discuss exploring fermented foods while Anna entices us with a delicious cooking demo! https://vinnietortorich.com/2025/07/exploring-fermented-foods-episode-2670 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin ClubPure Coffee ClubNSNG® FoodsVILLA CAPPELLIEAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE PODCAST EPISODES ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast Exploring Fermented Foods Anna is cooking, so it's encouraged that you watch on YouTube if you're able—but not while driving! (2:00) She is making meatballs along with some spaghetti squash and “balsamic pearls.” Vinnie just got his Eat Happy Kitchen Cheese Crisps! (5:00)Vinnie has been exploring fermented foods, particularly kefir and kombucha. (14:30)Anna explains what she knows about sugar, fermenting, and how a good winemaker ferments wine. (24:00)“My Mother Jayne” is a documentary about Jane Mansfield. (29:30) Mickey Haritgay (Jayne’s husband) was a friend of Vinnie; he was also a big influence on Vinnie and his healthy lifestyle. More News If you are interested in the NSNG® VIP group, register here! https://vinnietortorich.com/vip/Don’t forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days of Our Lives on the Peacock channel. “Dirty Keto” is available on Amazon! You can purchase or rent it here.https://amzn.to/4d9agj1Make sure you watch, rate, and review it! Eat Happy Italian, Anna’s next cookbook, is available! You can go to https://eathappyitalian.comYou can order it from Vinnie's Book Club. https://amzn.to/3ucIXmAnna’s recipes are in her cookbooks, website, and Substack–they will spice up your day! https://annavocino.substack.com/ There's a new NSNG® Foods promo code you can use! The promo code ONLY works on the NSNG® Foods website, NOT on Amazon. https://nsngfoods.com/ PURCHASE DIRTY KETO (2024) The documentary launched in August 2024! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie’s fourth documentary in just over five years. Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. Additionally, the more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries
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    56 mins
  • Brain Health and Coconut Oil with Dr. Mary Newport - Episode 2669

    Brain Health and Coconut Oil with Dr. Mary Newport - Episode 2669
    Jul 11 2025
    Episode 2669 - BEST OF: Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Dr. Mary Newport back to the show, and they discuss brain health and coconut oil, ketones, and her upcoming book. https://vinnietortorich.com/2025/07/brain-health-coconut-oil-dr-mary-newport-episode-2669 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin ClubPure Coffee ClubNSNG® FoodsVILLA CAPPELLIEAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE PODCAST EPISODES ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast BRAIN HEALTH AND COCONUT OIL Vinnie welcomes Dr. Mary Newport back to the show, and they start the show by discussing Mary's husband's early-onset dementia. (1:20) At age 56, her husband was experiencing a rapid decline in brain health.After some challenges, he became eligible for a clinical trial for Alzheimer's treatment. (9:00)She had heard about the benefits of ketones and coconut oil and started experimenting. (12:15)It's amazing the improvements they saw in a short amount of time! Vinnie mentions his battle with leukemia and how staying in ketosis has kept him in remission. (16:40) Mary mentions that people with epilepsy who have been on a ketogenic diet will have recurrence of seizures after having just a piece of cake; consequently, this is called "Birthday Syndrome". (20:40) Vinnie asks Mary her opinion on exogenous ketone esters and salts. (25:00)They discuss further the benefits of coconut oil, and Mary also started using it and feels like her mental endurance has improved. (28:40)Mary mentions that coconut oil got a bad rap because companies that created hydrogenated oils were competing with it and creating a negative campaign against it. (38:30)They also discuss how the dietary guidelines still used today are based on incorrect information from the 1950s. (41:00) Saturated fats are not the problem.They chat about cholesterol, plaque, and inflammation. CLEARLY KETO They turn the conversation to Mary's upcoming book: "Clearly Keto: For Healthy Brain Aging and Alzheimer's Prevention". Mary lists some of the topics covered in her book, from the problem of too much sugar, ketones, fasting, your brain on coconut oil, and much more. Vinnie and Mary discuss various medications, how some do (and don't) function, and how some only "keep you perfectly sick". (55:00) Vinnie talks about how he knows of cases where people were on 3 medications for one issue, but that issue could be resolved just by proper eating.Mary talks about how even she, at one time, was unaware of how the current low-fat dietary guidelines were bad; consequently, she has changed her eating habits and has seen many benefits. It is possible to overcome insulin resistance, which can also include virgin coconut oil. (1:04:20) Insulin resistance affects brain functions and other functions in the body. She talks about some things she has learned about brain plaque and how it behaves. (1:17:00)Mary mentions other topics addressed in the book and lets us know an update about her husband.They talk a little more about coconut oil, and how it's difficult to get people to accept that it is as good!Go to https://coconutketones.com for more suggestions and information. More News If you are interested in the NSNG® VIP group is currently closed for registration, but you can get on the wait list -https://vinnietortorich.com/vip/Don’t forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days of Our Lives on the Peacock channel. “Dirty Keto” is available on Amazon! You can purchase or rent it here.https://amzn.to/4d9agj1Make sure you watch, rate, and review it! Eat Happy Italian, Anna’s next cookbook, is available! You can go to https://eathappyitalian.comYou can order it from Vinnie's Book Club. https://amzn.to/3ucIXmAnna’s recipes are in her cookbooks, website, and Substack–they will spice up your day! https://annavocino.substack.com/Don’t forget you can invest in Anna’s Eat Happy Kitchen through StartEngine. Details are at Eat Happy Kitchen. https://eathappykitchen.com/ There's a new NSNG® Foods promo code you can use! The promo code ONLY works on the NSNG® Foods website, NOT on Amazon. https://nsngfoods.com/ PURCHASE DIRTY KETO (2024) The documentary launched in August 2024! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie’s fourth documentary in just over five years. Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. Additionally, the more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://...
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Healthy Fats for A Healthy Mind - Episode 2668

    Healthy Fats for A Healthy Mind - Episode 2668
    Jul 9 2025
    Episode 2668: Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer discuss the MIND diet and how healthy fats for a healthy mind happen with the right whole foods, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2025/07/healthy-fats-for-a-healthy-mind-episode-2668 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin ClubPure Coffee ClubNSNG® FoodsVILLA CAPPELLIEAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE PODCAST EPISODES ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast Healthy Fats for A Healthy Mind The MIND Diet (2:30) The Mediterranean Intervention Neurodegeneration Diet, intended to slow cognitive decline.They discuss the suggested protocol, which still includes grains and almost no red meat, only fatty fish and chicken.It recommends avoiding saturated fat.The protocol is erratic and contradicts itself. (8:30)Epidemiological studies are not always accurate. Dr. Mary Newport has been on the show and specifically studies cognitive decline. (16:00)Studies demonstrate that saturated fats from coconut oil (MCT oil) and a ketogenic diet can slow cognitive decline and even reduce symptoms. (17:00)Here are links to some of Dr. Mary Newport's books: https://amzn.to/44n1NFv The Coconut Oil and Low-Carb Solution for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Other Diseases: A Guide to Using Diet and a High-Energy Food to Protect and Nourish the Brainhttps://amzn.to/4er1n5C Alzheimer's Disease: What If There Was a Cure (3rd Edition): The Story of Ketoneshttps://amzn.to/44sdM4S Clearly Keto: For Healthy Brain Aging and Alzheimer’s Preventionhttps://amzn.to/4lryDMu The Complete Book of Ketones: A Practical Guide to Ketogenic Diets and Ketone Supplements The Mediterranean Diet is based on inaccurate and manipulated information. (19:00)The focus should not be on cutting out saturated fat, but rather on cutting out processed foods. (21:00)How good is a vegan chocolate cake? (24:00) A New York Times journalist states her reason for going vegan. After looking the author up, she is an environmental advocate; she is vegan based on her environmental beliefs, not likely because she had a good vegan chocolate cake.Just be authentic and accurate! Everyone can agree that everyone should eat clean, whole foods. Period. More News If you are interested in the NSNG® VIP group is currently closed for registration, but you can get on the wait list -https://vinnietortorich.com/vip/Don’t forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days of Our Lives on the Peacock channel. “Dirty Keto” is available on Amazon! You can purchase or rent it here.https://amzn.to/4d9agj1Make sure you watch, rate, and review it! Eat Happy Italian, Anna’s next cookbook, is available! You can go to https://eathappyitalian.comYou can order it from Vinnie's Book Club. https://amzn.to/3ucIXmAnna’s recipes are in her cookbooks, website, and Substack–they will spice up your day! https://annavocino.substack.com/Don’t forget you can invest in Anna’s Eat Happy Kitchen through StartEngine. Details are at Eat Happy Kitchen. https://eathappykitchen.com/ There's a new NSNG® Foods promo code you can use! The promo code ONLY works on the NSNG® Foods website, NOT on Amazon. https://nsngfoods.com/ PURCHASE DIRTY KETO (2024) The documentary launched in August 2024! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie’s fourth documentary in just over five years. Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. Additionally, the more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries
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    1 hr and 2 mins

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