Abel James Show

What happens when a comedian writes a cookbook?

Anna Vocino is a voice-over talent and stand-up comedian who also happens to be a celiac and cookbook author. She co-hosts the hilarious Fitness Confidential podcast with Vinnie Tortorich, and has voiced hundreds of commercials, cartoons, movies, promos, radio stations and video games, which is a super cool day job to support her passion of food blogging and cookbook authoring.

Her new cookbook and Amazon best seller, with a lovely title, "Eat Happy," features easy-to-make comfort food, free from added sugars and grains. Anna also cooks for a husband, a tiny dog, and by far the most terrifying, a teenage daughter.

Do you ever wonder what modern processed food is doing to kids?

While childhood obesity and Type II diabetes are running rampant, the answer to that question is usually a bummer.

But you’re about to hear from a remarkable 9 year old who I met at a book signing last spring who made me feel a heck of a lot better. This fourth-grader not only read all the way through my book, The Wild Diet, but also shared a story I won’t forget.

I know how unexciting vegetables can be… especially, when you’re in fourth grade.

But what if you found out that eating clean made you better at sports… and school?

Do you ever feel like the healthcare system is working against you?

How much do you pay for prescription meds? What about health insurance and doctor’s bills?

Even my health insurance provider is cancelling my insurance when they pulled out of Texas next month... so I’d better not get sick.

Health care is a weird scene at best, and a misnomer at worst. Another good excuse to eat your vegetables ladies and gentlemen.

But never fear, today's guest, mega-bestselling author and cardiologist, Dr. William Davis, is here to help us figure it all out.

If you’ve been listening to Fat-Burning Man since the beginning, Dr. Davis is no stranger to you. You may remember him from the mega-bestseller Wheat Belly, the last time he was on this show a few years ago. Listen up, the doc holds no punches in this one.

Do you ever feel like the healthcare system is working against you?

How much do you pay for prescription meds? What about health insurance and doctor’s bills?

Even my health insurance provider is cancelling my insurance when they pulled out of Texas next month... so I’d better not get sick.

Health care is a weird scene at best, and a misnomer at worst. Another good excuse to eat your vegetables ladies and gentlemen.

But never fear, today's guest, mega-bestselling author and cardiologist, Dr. William Davis, is here to help us figure it all out.

If you’ve been listening to Fat-Burning Man since the beginning, Dr. Davis is no stranger to you. You may remember him from the mega-bestseller Wheat Belly, the last time he was on this show a few years ago. Listen up, the doc holds no punches in this one.

Did you know that many marathon runners actually gain weight??

Celeb trainer and bestselling author Vinnie Tortorich, will give us a behind-the-scenes look at what really goes on in Hollywood.

Vinnie is a celebrity trainer, podcaster, speaker, cancer survivor, and author of Fitness Confidential. His “no sugar, no grains” program has rocked the internet and beyond. Vinnie and Anna Vocino, his co-host and fellow comedian, invited me on their podcast to spill the beans about ayahuasca and plant medicine (don’t miss that one).

Vinnie is a OG trainer and coach for+ 30 years, training Hollywood comedians and celebrities like Howie Mandel, playmates, captains of industry, ultra-athletes, Ironman triathletes, and even pregnant moms.

On the show, you’ll learn:

• Why Vinnie doesn’t want to be like “The Artist Formerly Known As Prince”
• How to sell your books and make a movie
• What to eat on the road (even when you forget your cooler)
• The difference between “bro-science” and real science
• And the truth behind the Twinkie defense…

When’s the last time you doodled just for fun?

There are surprising benefits to getting your creative juices flowing, and today we’re here with returning guest, Dr. Srini Pillay, to dig into the inner workings of the mind and how to use tinkering to improve all areas of your life.

Dr. Srini Pillay graduated at the top of his class in medical school in South Africa and has been dazzling minds ever since. He's an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, CEO of NeuroBusiness Group and also an award-winning author. I even hear he's writing a screenplay, maybe a musical, and dabbling in a bunch of other things.

His wonderful new book has perhaps the best title of all time, Tinker, Dabble, Doodle, Try. We're about to teach you how to upgrade your brain, health, and performance by having more fun.