There Is No Cheat - Episode 2488
Fitness Confidential with Vinnie Tortorich
Release Date: 05/15/2024
Fitness Confidential with Vinnie Tortorich
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info_outlineEpisode 2488 - On this Wednesday's show Vinnie Tortorich and Gina Grad discuss coffee drinks, a health update, how there is no cheat or shortcut, and more.
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There Is No Cheat
- They spend a little time chatting about musician Cat Stevens (aka, Yusuf Islam). (2:00)
- Vinnie’s started making his iced coffee again. (14:00)
- He uses soda water and sometimes tequila; yep, he said tequila.
- Gina assigns the name “The Tortorich” to the beverage.
- Gina asks Vinnie about his health. (24:00)
- Vinnie will have a fraction of the chemo he had before; however, he will have to go into an isolation mode to avoid infection for a few weeks.
- He made it 17 years without it coming back; he had been told it would be back within 5 years.
- His choice of lifestyle has helped keep it at bay for that long.
- Gina has a story about an old wives’ tale. (36:00)
- It’s a question about resistant starch and freezing bread.
- Some things can be done to certain foods to reduce their glycemic index; however, their effect is still too much for metabolically broken people. (38:00)
- So if you have a sluggish or damaged metabolism, they aren’t going to help you. They will still likely hinder your progress.
- There is no cheat!
- People who are addicted to food will make up any “cheat” to allow themselves to eat any food. (42:30)
- Don’t forget about the NSNG® Foods promo code! Use promo code VINNIE at the checkout and get 15% off.
- The promo code ONLY works on the NSNG® Foods website, NOT Amazon.
- Gina has a new Instagram @myextrafamily and a new website, https://myextraseries.com.
- Go check out her socials--she shares some relatively recent news.
Check out Gina's book My Extra Mom. She also co-hosts with Bryan Bishop for @LAmag on the Bryan & Gina Show, which you can find on any podcast platform and YouTube.
Vinnie's rumble channel: https://rumble.com/c/VinnieTortorich
Vinnie's X/Twitter channel: https://twitter.com/VinnieTortorich
- Vinnie shares an update to his website that you’ll want to check out: a VIP section! Go to https://vinnietortorich.com/VIP to join the waitlist!
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