Episode 240: Vinnie Tortorich

Oct 3, 2025

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Vinnie Tortorich is a celebrity fitness trainer, podcaster, and best-selling author known as “America’s Angriest Trainer.” With decades of experience helping people cut through diet myths and fitness fads, he’s built a global following by telling it like it is. Vinnie is the creator of the No Sugar No Grains (NSNG®) lifestyle, host of the long-running Fitness Confidential podcast, and producer of the hit documentary Fat: A Documentary.

In this discussion, Dr. Tony and Vinnie talk about:

• (00:00) Intro
• (05:19) The inception of the No Sugar, No Grains movement
• (12:57) The history of the food pyramid
• (22:54) Getting the correct amount of protein
• (28:35) Ketosis and metabolic health
• (34:10) Fasting
• (38:46) Strength training
• (50:14) Sleep, stress, and screens
• (01:00:14) How to be a No Sugar, No Grains family
• (01:09:16) Outro
• (01:18:50) Plugs

 

Thank you for listening to Protecting Your Nest. For additional resources and information, please see the links below.

 

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Diet and Hair-Loss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLosNTr4bC4

 

Vinnie Tortorich:

• No Sugar, No Grains: https://nsngfoods.com
• Documentaries: https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries/
• Fitness Confidential: https://vinnietortorich.com/fitness-confidential/
• Website: https://vinnietortorich.com
• Pure Vitamin Club: https://purevitaminclub.com
• Pure Coffee Club: https://purecoffeeclub.com

 

Dr. Tony Hampton:

• Linktree: https://linktr.ee/drtonyhampton
• Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/drtonyhampton/
• LinkedIn Account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtonyhampton/
• Ritmos Negros Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ritmos-negros/id1534043495
• Q Med: https://qmedcme.com
• Symposium for Metabolic Health Lectures: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/smhp-symposiums/san-diego-2022/
• How Waking Up Every Day at 4:30 Can Change Your Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOEB1Fr0_MM

• • Keto Mojo: https://keto-mojo.com/speakers/tony-hampton/