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Stay Off My Operating Table

Dr. Philip Ovadia

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I was a morbidly obese heart surgeon.All through high school, college, med school and surgical training, I followed the U.S. dietary guidelines for both diet and exercise.  Yet nothing I did kept the weight off. I just kept getting fatter and fatter.Each day in surgery, I would split open the chests of people just like me. I knew I was heading for the operating table myself if I didn't find solutions that worked. In 2016, I finally found a way to lose 100 pounds and keep it off. Now - in additio...

Episodes (769)

247: Darius Sharpe, The ER Nurse Who Ran His Own Blood Sugar Experiments (And Fo...

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246: The Missing Link Between Menopause, Marriage & Your Microbiome - Cynthia Th...

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245: Your Doctor Can't Save You: Dylan Gemelli on Accountability, Arterial Plaqu...

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244: The Metabolic Root of Depression, Anxiety, & Mental Illness - Dr. Lori Cala...

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243: Dave Feldman’s “The Cholesterol Code" Kicks the Lipid Hornet's Nest

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242: Your Brain Is Starving: The Metabolic Root of Depression, Anxiety, and Chro...

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241: This Contortionist Found the Link Between How You Breathe and Why You're St...

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240: Oxalates: The Hidden Toxin in Your "Superfood" Diet — With Sally K. Norton

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239: Your Doctor Wants to Change Medicine But Can't - Here's What's Really Happe...

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238: When Stents Aren't Enough: Why Heart Doctors Are Fighting Disease Outside t...

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237: Dr. Amie Hornaman - 95% of Hypothyroidism is Actually Hashimoto’s Disease

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236: A Carnivore Diet Has Healed, (and Keeps Healing), Julia Greenblatt

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235: Why "Steak and Butter Gal” Bella Ma Quit Being Vegan After 6 Years

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234: Looking Back - Our 10 Most Popular Podcast, (up to now), plus Some Other Fa...

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233: Why Most Doctors Can't Tell You Type 2 Diabetes Is Reversible - Inside a Re...

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232: From Hashimoto's to Healing: How One Mother Used Food to Transform Mental H...

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231: How One Runner's Metabolic Crisis Sparked a Movement That's Changing Health...

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230: Plastic Surgeon Exposes Hidden Infection Crisis in Breast Implants: What 29...

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229: American Food is Broken and One Man is Fighting Back - A Documentary Filmma...

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228: The Hidden Connection Between Your Gut Bacteria and Heart Attacks - Dr. Wil...

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227: Social Isolation May Be Worse for Your Heart Than Red Meat – Scott Everson...

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226: The Fat Cell Gatekeeper: How One Unknown Hormone Controls Whether You Can A...

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225: Why Modern Medicine Keeps You Sick: A Doctor's Wake-Up Call About Healthcar...

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224: Why This Energy Healer Believes Spiritual People Need to Eat More Meat - An...

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223: Medical Malpractice Victim Becomes Doctor-Lawyer Running for Office on Heal...

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222: "Why Your 'Healthy' Snacks Have More Sugar Than Candy - The Food Industry D...

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221: The 97% Solution: Why Most Herniated Discs Heal Without Surgery - Grant Ell...

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#220: Research Scientist Exposes the Shocking Origins of Low-Fat Diet Guidelines...

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BONUS: "Dispelling Nutrition Myths with Michelle Hurn: A Dietitian’s Journey to...

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#219: Why Your Knee Pain Might Actually Be About Your Relationship - Aleks Rybch...

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BONUS: "He Lost 92 Pounds Eating Steak, Eggs, and Butter" — Zack Strength on the...

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#218: Three Days to Mental Freedom: The Shocking Story of How Carnivore Diet Sav...

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BONUS: From Dying to Thriving: Angela Lerro’s Journey Through Chronic Illness &...

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#217: From Wrestling Weight Cuts to Ancient Food Wisdom: How Processing Saved Hu...

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BONUS: Meat-Based & Mission-Driven: Claus Carlsen on Reversing T2D & Reclaiming...

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#216: She Saved Herself When Medicine Couldn't: A Carnivore Transformation Story...

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BONUS: From Conventional Dietitian to Metabolic Health Reformer: Live with Shann...

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#215: Energy Toxicity: The Hidden Killer Inside Your Cells - Dr. Ravi Kamepalli

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Bonus: Building a Healthier America: Metabolic Health Solutions with Ovadia Hear...

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#214: Why Your Thoughts Control Your Weight Loss More Than Your Diet - Alli Covi...

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BONUS: The Road to Metabolic Health” With Low Carb Visionary Doug Reynolds

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#213: What This ICU Doctor Sees Every Day Will Change How You Think About Your H...

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BONUS: The Smarter Way to Get Strong: Dr. Phil Maffetone on Workplace Fitness an...

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#212: Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: Dr. Nasha Winters Challenges Medical Dogma

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Bonus: Restoring Heart Health: Insights from a Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Practi...

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#211: Beyond the Scalpel: How Two Surgeons Are Fighting Diabetes Before Surgery...

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BONUS: How To Stay Healthy Until The Day You Die (a heart surgeon's take)

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#210: Why Your Pain Won't Go Away: The Metabolic Connection with Dr. Gurpreet Si...

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BONUS: How To Stay Off My Operating Table with Dr. Philip Ovadia

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#209: You Can Have Anything You Want, Just Not Everything You Want: Life Lessons...

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