Episode 2569 - On this Wednesday's show, Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer discuss whether government nominees can truly affect change, what we can do, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/11/what-we-can-do-episode-2569 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE PODCAST EPISODES ON YOUTUBE - What We Can Do Health and Human Services and various nominees. (3:00) Does it make a difference who oversees the health and nutritional changes? (10:00) Any changes are going to take a long time to establish. But change does need to happen! Big Food is lobbying both sides of the aisle to ensure their business and profits aren’t negatively affected. (17:00) Some general nutrition suggestions from the government aren’t always based on science. (20:00) Is there anything we can do in the “middle” ground, like advocating at schools, etc. (23:00) They talk about various accommodations made around PE class versus during the 1970s and 1980s. (26:00) There’s a balance between being safe and toughening up. (37:00) They discuss the benefits of schools having sports programs, including creating community. (39:00) What’s a good way to build habits? (44:00) Vinnie would love to be a part of making changes. (49:00) Chris reads an alarming statistic about military-aged people. (51:00) They give an update on Pure Vitamin Club and NSNG Foods. (56:00) If you are interested in the NSNG® VIP group, you can still sign up at Sign-up will be closed again on Nov. 22, 2024; after that date, the wait list will be available. More News Don’t forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days Of Our Lives on the Peacock channel.  “Dirty Keto” is finally available on Amazon! You can purchase or rent it . Make sure you watch, rate, and review it! Eat Happy Italian, Anna’s next cookbook is available!  You can go to You can order it from . Anna’s recipes are in her cookbooks, website, and Substack–they will spice up your day! There's a new NSNG® Foods promo code you can use! The promo code ONLY works on the NSNG® Foods website, NOT on Amazon. https://nsngfoods.com/ [the_ad id="20253"] 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: Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. 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: 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: FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: