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Episode 2714 - Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer welcome call-in guests to discuss leading by example, marketing claims, and navigating life after change. https://vinnietortorich.com/2025/10/leading-by-example-episode-2714 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast Leading By Example Ads from the 1970s made odd suggestions, such as dentists recommending chewing gum. (4:00) Vinnie gets on a skating kick. (8:00) Brandon is the first call-in guest. (13:00) He had a severe injury to his knee, but surgery was denied because his body mass index was too high. (20:00) He lost weight with nsng, and his knee pain has diminished. Brandon is a teacher and sees how bad school lunches can be, including ones from home. His advice for others is to embrace the non-scale victories (NSVs). (36:00) They chat about his cholesterol levels and things he has learned about it. (41:00) Edward Bernays is considered the godfather of public relations, and he changed the rules of marketing. (47:00) He started trends like bacon for breakfast and making smoking socially acceptable, among other things. C.W. Post ran sexist ads to influence people not to drink coffee. (54:00) The second caller is Chris. (58:30) He found Vinnie a while back; he brought up a lawsuit against the makers of LMNT electrolytes. The product claims to have no sugar or sweetener, but after being challenged, that is allegedly not true. Chris chats about the big changes that occurred in his life over the past four years. (1:05:00) He realized he was using food to cope and is learning to navigate new habits. They discuss being on the spectrum and navigating life. (1:07:00) If you are interested in the NSNG® VIP group, it will be reopening soon. But you can get on the wait list -https://vinnietortorich.com/vip/ More News If you are interested in the NSNG® VIP group, it will be reopening soon. 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/4d9agj1 Make sure you watch, rate, and review it! Eat Happy Italian, Anna's next cookbook, is available! You can go to https://eathappyitalian.com You can order it from Vinnie's Book Club. https://amzn.to/3ucIXm Anna'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/ 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