540: Heart Surgeon Reveals What to Eat to Lose Weight & Prevent Disease | Dr. Philip Ovadia

<p>Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: <a href= "https://bit.ly/540drphilipovadia" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://bit.ly/540drphilipovadia</a></p> <p>Dr. Philip Ovadia (IG: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/ovadia_heart_health/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ovadia_heart_health</a>) is a hearth surgeon who established <a href="https://ovadiahearthealth.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Ovadia Heart Health</a>, a telehealth practice that focuses on the prevention and treatment of metabolic and heart disease through lifestyle and dietary modification.</p> <p>In an effort to overcome his lifelong struggle with obesity, Phil adopted a low-carbohydrate focused way of eating in 2015 and - since March 2019 - has maintained a mostly carnivorous way of eating. After decades of yo-yo dieting, he has maintained a weight loss of nearly 100 pounds.</p> <p>Phil is the author of <a href="https://geni.us/TVCeAT" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Stay Off My Operating Table</a>, where he discusses the principles of optimizing metabolic health to prevent heart disease and other chronic diseases. He also hosts the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/stay-off-my-operating-table/id1587212660" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stay Off My Operating Table</a> podcast.</p> <p>If you’re looking to fix your metabolic health and you want to shed some extra body fat, stick around to hear what Phil has to say. As a heart surgeon and someone who’s lost almost 100 pounds himself, he knows what he’s talking about. </p> <p><strong>In this episode, we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lack of metabolic health is the root cause of chronic disease</li> <li>5 ways to measure metabolic health</li> <li>LDL cholesterol is not the culprit for heart disease</li> <li>Fasting insulin levels can show insulin resistance</li> <li>What is insulin resistance?</li> <li>The healthcare system is overwhelmed</li> <li>Stop treating type 2 diabetes with insulin</li> <li>Diet is the foundation of metabolic health</li> <li>The link between