Dr. Philip Ovadia, an American heart surgeon and author of "Stay Off My Operating Table," shares his inspiring journey of overcoming obesity and advocating for metabolic health. He challenges the effectiveness of cardio for weight loss and highlights the critical roles of diet and lifestyle in preventing heart disease. Ovadia critiques the standard American diet, underscores the dangers of sugar, and champions a carnivore diet. His mission is clear: to prioritize prevention over medication and make healthy living the norm.
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A Young Mother's Death
Dr. Ovadia's most challenging day was when a young mother died on his operating table after a 10-hour surgery.
He had to tell her young children she wouldn't be coming home.
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Heart Disease in Young People
Dr. Ovadia observes a concerning trend: heart surgeries are increasingly common in younger patients.
He routinely operates on 40-year-olds and worries about the future of heart health.
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Understanding Heart Disease
Heart disease, or atherosclerosis, occurs when plaque blocks blood vessels in the heart, leading to oxygen deprivation.
This plaque is made of cholesterol, fat, and calcium.
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In 'The Case Against Sugar', Gary Taubes presents a detailed analysis of how sugar, particularly sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup, contributes to chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. He explores the historical and cultural impacts of sugar consumption and critiques the food industry's influence on nutritional science. The book argues that reducing sugar intake is crucial for preventing these epidemics.
Stay off My Operating Table
Philip Ovadia
Why we get fat
Gary Taubes
In 'Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It', Gary Taubes critiques the 'calories-in, calories-out' model of weight gain, arguing that carbohydrates and insulin play a crucial role in obesity. He presents a low-carbohydrate diet as a solution to maintaining a healthy weight. The book is based on extensive scientific research and historical analysis of nutritional science.
Good calories, bad calories
Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health
Gary Taubes
In 'Good Calories, Bad Calories', Gary Taubes challenges the conventional wisdom on diet, weight control, and disease. He argues that the last few decades of dietary advice promoting low-fat diets have been consistently incorrect. Taubes posits that carbohydrates, particularly refined ones like white flour, sugar, and starches, are the primary cause of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other ailments. He supports his assertions with biological, epidemiological, and anthropological evidence, highlighting the role of insulin in fat storage and the flaws in the scientific literature that have led to the current dietary guidelines. The book aims to change how scientists and researchers approach the questions of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes, rather than providing a specific diet plan[2][3][5].
In this new episode Steven sits down with heart surgeon Dr Philip Ovadia MD.
Dr Philip Ovadia is an American heart surgeon, founder of Ovadia Heart Health and the author of the new book, “Stay Off My Operating Table”.
As a heart surgeon Dr Ovadia saw firsthand the dangers of heart disease, the number one killer worldwide. Having struggling with obesity his whole life and a family history of heart disease, Dr Ovadia was finally able to lose 45kg by following a predominately animal-based foods and low carbohydrate diet. Since then it has been Dr Ovadia’s mission to improve the public’s metabolic health through lifestyle and dietary modification as a way to prevent later health crises and death.
In this conversation Dr Ovadia and Steven discuss topics, such as:
Philip’s mission to make being healthy normal again
Why we should focus more on prevention rather than medication
Why cholesterol and fat are not necessarily the cause of heart disease
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