Ep. 191 Benefits of an Animal-Based Diet vs a Plant-Based Diet with Vinnie Tortorich

Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+

Cynthia Thurlow

Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2022

⏱️ 90 minutes

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I am delighted to welcome Vinnie Tortorich back onto the show! Vinnie was with me once before, in episode 133. Today, he is joining me to talk about his impressive new documentary, Beyond Impossible, coming out soon. I was fortunate to be the first person outside of Vinnie’s team to see his new documentary. It homes in on plant versus animal-based protein and takes a deep dive into methodologies, what marginal land represents, and the net impact of methane and cows. Vinnie Tortorich is a truth-teller and disrupter. He encourages people to think outside of their comfort zones in an informational yet non-confrontational way. He has connections with individuals like Nina Teicholz, who can easily articulate scientific ideas and research. Ten years ago, Vinnie launched his Fitness Confidential Podcast. It amasses more than a million downloads per month. The following year, he published his book, Fitness Confidential, which became an instant bestseller. In 2019, Vinnie wrote, produced, and starred in Fat, a documentary that rose to number one in several categories across iTunes and ranked well on Amazon and Amazon Prime. A sequel, titled Fat: A Documentary 2, was released earlier this year. Vinnie was one of the first people ever to talk about the benefits of low carb and ketogenic diets on the internet. In this episode, he and I talk about non-meat products, how our health and wellness have changed since the 1980s, and how much metabolic inflexibility we are currently seeing. We also discuss how some plant-based vegan scientists have influenced public policy and how common misnomers regarding health and wellness can affect our advancement, both as individuals and as a country. Stay tuned for more! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Why Vinnie decided to create his new documentary, Beyond Impossible. Why do we need to consume animal-sourced proteins? The issues with fake meat. Are cows truly an invasive species on earth? Why is veganism a social construct of wealthy countries? Why Vinnie describes the liver as a gangster. Some very wealthy corporate benefactors and investors do not take good care of themselves, yet they drive the public policies that impact everyone else. What happened in the 1980s that changed the narrative around fats? Why the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet will not improve your health. What is driving the concept of the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet, and what will happen as a result of the policies that have ensued from it? You can watch Vinnie’s new documentary, Beyond Impossible, on Amazon or iTunes, or you can pre-order it. It will be out in early January 2022. Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Connect with Vinnie Tortorich On his website On Twitter and Facebook Book mentioned: Eat to Win by Dr. Robert Haas

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0:00.0	This is everyday wellness, a podcast dedicated to helping you achieve your health and wellness goals and provide practical strategies that you can use in your real life.
0:11.0	And now, here is your host, Nurse Practition practitioner Cynthia Thurlow.
0:18.0	Today I was joined by Vinny Tortorich.
0:20.8	You may recall, we interviewed him on episode 133 and today he returns to talk about his new documentary called Beyond Impossible and I felt a special kinship with Vinny.
0:34.0	Not only do we share an Italian heritage,
0:36.4	but I am one of the very first people outside
0:38.7	is in her circle to be able to take a look at the documentary.
0:41.4	I was really impressed by it.
0:43.2	It really focuses in on the plant-based versus animal protein.
0:50.0	Dives deep into the methodologies, the novelty, talking about the net impact of methane and cows, marginal land, what that
1:00.9	represents.
1:02.4	We talked a great bit about a lot of the non-meat products that are out there,
1:07.0	you know, beyond meat as well as Impossible Burger. We also spoke on the way that our health and wellness has changed since the
1:15.2	bastardization of fats and the impact on our health, especially since the
1:20.4	1980s and the degree of metabolic inflexibility we're seeing currently.
1:25.9	We did touch on the eat Lancet planetary health diet, what that represents,
1:33.0	this very low animal-based protein diet can do for metabolic inflexibility,
1:38.0	i.e. make it worse.
1:40.0	We spoke about some of the plant-based vegan scientists that are out there and how they are impacting not only public policy, but are invested heavily on by a lot of big ag and companies like Google and Bill Gates.
1:57.3	And then lastly, we tied up some very common misnomers about health and wellness and how that can impact us moving forward as not only as a country but as individuals and why it's so so important to not embrace cognitive distance.
2:15.6	I hope you'll enjoy our conversation.
2:18.5	Yeah, Vinny, so good to have you back again.
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