{"podcast":{"title":"Fitness Confidential","slug":"fitness-confidential-43733","podcast_index_feed_id":43733,"rss_url":"https://angriesttrainer.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://vinnietortorich.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/d/2/1/cd21aa838752783b16c3140a3186d450/fc.png","author":"Vinnie Tortorich","episode_count":2688,"summary":"Fitness and weight loss expert Vinnie Tortorich, the author of the 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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:18:01.149277+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733"},"episode":{"title":"Hype Behind Alkaline H2O - Episode 2824","slug":"hype-behind-alkaline-h2o-episode-2824","published_at":"2026-07-08T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733/hype-behind-alkaline-h2o-episode-2824","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733","url":"https://angriesttrainer.libsyn.com/hype-behind-alkaline-h2o-episode-2824","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angriesttrainer/WedChrisS-070826-WVTop2End.mp3?dest-id=117301","summary":"Episode 2824 - Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer discuss the hype behind alkaline H2O, the chemicals behind it, and if it actually works. https://vinnietortorich.com/2026/07/hype-behind-alkaline-h20-episode-2824 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 Vinnie's workout videos are available to purchase! Choose from a 2-day, 4-day, or 6-day workout–or buy all three at a discount! TO PURCHASE VINNIE'S WORKOUT VIDEOS, CLICK THIS LINK: https://vinnietortorich.com/workout Hype Behind Alkaline H2O Music and the Neville Brothers and the Neville family of musicians have an interesting story. (3:00) Is alkaline water helpful, or is it a scam? (16:30) The likelihood that it actually does anything is slim to none. Trying to add extra hydrogen molecules doesn't seem likely to do anything. In addition, sometimes solvents are added to water to make it more alkaline. They discuss other health claims that have been inflated. An element that will make a difference in your health is good-quality magnesium. (26:00) Vinnie shares how magnesium has helped his father over the years. Hidden ingredients are often in vitamins through the use of \"proprietary blends.\" (56:00) Just like \"natural flavors\" in foods, ingredients can still hide chemicals and bypass the need to be listed separately. Anna's products are now linked to PureVitamin Club's website. Look under the \"Food and Snacks\" section to purchase them there, too. https://purevitaminclub.com/collections/food-and-snacks Vinnie hopes to add other products as well, all of which will be health-related. The NSNG® VIP GROUP IS NOW CLOSED AGAIN AS OF SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH Anna's next cookbook, Eat Happy Cocktail…","meta_description":"Episode 2824 - Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer discuss the hype behind alkaline H2O, the chemicals behind it, and if it actually works. https://vinniet…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3755,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fitness-confidential-43733/episodes/hype-behind-alkaline-h2o-episode-2824/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733/hype-behind-alkaline-h2o-episode-2824.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}