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Stay Off My Operating Table

Dr. Philip Ovadia

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 addition to

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57:11

Bonus: Carnivore: Cutting Through the Noise and...

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2025/08/01

Amber O’Hearn isn’t just a long-time carnivore diet advocate—she’s one of its original thought leaders. With an academic background spanning math, psychology, and evolutionary biology, Amber brings a rare depth to the discussion around metabolic health and lifestyle transformation. In this wide-ranging Employee Wellness conversation with OHH Director Krisna Hanks, Amber reflects on 15+ years of personal and professional exploration. What’s still misunderstood about carnivore? How should emplo...

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56:41

From Skeptic to Champion: How This Doctor Reversed...

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2025/07/29

In this riveting conversation, Dr. Stephen Riggs shares his remarkable journey from conventional primary care physician to pioneering metabolic health specialist. After 30 years of traditional practice, everything changed when his wife handed him "The Obesity Code" by Dr. Jason Fung. Initially skeptical, Dr. Riggs tested the low-carb approach with his patients and witnessed transformations that defied his medical training: patients reversing type 2 diabetes, coming off insulin, and experienci...

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62:53

BONUS (Livestream): Clearing Up Carnivore...

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2025/07/25

Amber O’Hearn isn’t just a long-time carnivore diet advocate—she’s one of its original thought leaders. With an academic background spanning math, psychology, and evolutionary biology, Amber brings a rare depth to the discussion around metabolic health and lifestyle transformation. In this wide-ranging Employee Wellness conversation with OHH Director Krisna Hanks, Amber reflects on 15+ years of personal and professional exploration. What’s still misunderstood about carnivore? How should emplo...

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55:20

From Kitchen Experiments to Clean Candy: How Siouxie...

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2025/07/22

In this candid conversation with Siouxie Bishoff, founder of Scrummy Sweets, we uncover the troubling truth behind food industry practices and ingredients. After struggling with health issues including a connective tissue disease and long-term Lyme, Siouxie began creating her own blood sugar-friendly gummy bears in her kitchen. What she discovered when trying to scale her homemade recipe to commercial production was shocking - manufacturers routinely use harmful chemicals while exploiting lab...

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30:09

BONUS (Livestream) - Improve Your Metabolic Health...

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2025/07/18

Dr. Philip Ovadia introduces the innovative telemedicine practice at Ovadia Heart Health. Discover how telemedicine is transforming the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, empowering patients to take control of their heart health. Dr. Ovadia and his expert team are helping patients avoid the operating table by addressing the root causes of disease through personalized, lifestyle-focused care. Join us to learn how this cutting-edge approach is revolutionizing telemedicine...

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47:03

The Surprising Truth About Headaches: A Doctor's...

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2025/07/15

Dr. Scott Vrzal shares groundbreaking insights on how headaches serve as crucial warning signals from your body, revealing deeper health issues you might not know about. After suffering from debilitating headaches himself, Dr. Vrzal's journey led him to discover that most headaches aren't actually problems with your head at all – they're referred pain from other organs and systems in your body. In this compelling conversation with Dr. Philip Ovadia, Dr. Vrzal explains how the location of your...

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53:32

Medical Textbooks Get It Wrong: How...

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2025/07/08

Dr. Thomas Weims, Professor at UC Santa Barbara, shares his revolutionary findings on treating polycystic kidney disease through ketogenic interventions. After 25 years of research, his lab accidentally discovered that ketosis dramatically halts and even reverses PKD progression—something previously thought impossible. The medical establishment had long maintained that PKD, a genetic disease affecting 600,000 Americans, was untreatable through dietary means. Yet Weims' research demonstrates t...

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55:10

The Muscle-Brain Connection: How High-Intensity...

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2025/07/01

Dr. Ben Bocchcchio, a pioneer of slow resistance training since 1974, shares his revolutionary approach that delivers remarkable results in just 15 minutes, twice weekly. With over 50 years in exercise physiology, Dr. Bocchcchio explains how his method stimulates muscle fibers in ways conventional workouts can't match, leading to enhanced fat oxidation, increased insulin sensitivity, and improved metabolic health. Host Jack Heald, who experienced the program firsthand, describes the surprisin...

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51:37

The Insulin Connection: Rethinking Female Health...

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2025/06/24

In this groundbreaking conversation, "The Conscious Gynecologist" Dr. Andrea Salcedo joins Dr. Philip Ovadia to uncover the profound connection between women's reproductive health and metabolic health. Dr. Salcedo shares startling research showing how insulin resistance impacts everything from PCOS and gestational diabetes to uterine fibroids and gynecologic cancers. You'll learn why the same inflammatory processes that cause heart disease also create uterine fibroids, how pregnancy naturally...

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60:11

Sugar Addiction Recovery: Why It's Harder Than...

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2025/06/17

Sugar addiction is a legitimate biochemical addiction that affects about one-third of the population, is often rooted in childhood emotional self-soothing behaviors, and can be more challenging to overcome than alcohol or drug addiction because it's socially acceptable and starts at a very young age. KISMET When individuals successfully overcome sugar addiction, their most valued improvement isn't weight loss but rather enhanced cognitive function - including better focus, improved memory, a...

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69:09

Beyond Carbs: Understanding the Root Causes of...

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2025/06/10

The primary cause of metabolic dysfunction is not carbohydrates themselves but rather the combination of processed "naked" sugars and high linoleic acid seed oils that damage mitochondrial function at a cellular level. KISMET While most people focus on limiting carbohydrates to improve metabolic health, the research actually shows that fruit juice and honey can improve insulin sensitivity in some diabetics due to their complex chemical structures that positively influence gut bacteria – comp...

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81:35

When Scientific Consensus Fails: Gary Taubes on...

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2025/06/03

In this landmark 200th episode of "Stay Off My Operating Table," Dr. Philip Ovadia and Jack Heald sit down with investigative journalist Gary Taubes, whose work fundamentally changed Dr. Ovadia's approach to medicine and personal health. Taubes recounts his journey from physics journalism to nutrition science, where he discovered a field plagued by confirmation bias and reluctance to challenge established beliefs. He explains the profound difference between observational studies that merely s...

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61:13

The Toxic Mold Link to Autoimmune Disease and Heart...

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2025/05/27

Mycotoxins (mold toxins) are frequently overlooked causes of numerous chronic health conditions including autoimmune disorders, neurological diseases, and heart problems, and proper testing and treatment can lead to remarkable recovery for patients who have suffered for years with no answers. KISMET The World Health Organization refers to mycotoxins as "the great masquerader of this century" because they mimic so many other diseases, leading doctors to frequently misdiagnose patients and tre...

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52:48

Why This Former Sports Medicine Expert Switched to a...

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2025/05/20

The main idea is that a carnivore diet can resolve chronic inflammation and health issues that conventional approaches like calorie restriction cannot, as demonstrated by JT's personal experience and experiments. KISMET JT discovered that while on a carnivore diet, he could consume up to 4,500 calories daily without gaining weight, contradicting conventional weight management theories that focus primarily on calorie counts rather than food quality. EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, Dr. Phili...

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57:54

From Suicidal to Optimal Health: Ben Azadi's...

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2025/05/14

The primary idea is that changing your nutrition can heal both physical and mental health issues by removing interferences that block the body's natural ability to heal itself. KISMET While many people associate obesity with visible weight gain, Ben shares that although he was clinically obese at 34% body fat, most people wouldn't have recognized him as such due to his height and body type—suggesting that "hidden obesity" may be more common than we realize. EPISODE SUMMARY Ben Azadi shares ...

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61:53

Healthcare Transitions: A Nurse's Guide to Helping...

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2025/05/13

The healthcare system is complex and challenging to navigate, especially for seniors and their caregivers, but preparation and knowledge can help you maintain control, advocate effectively, and achieve better outcomes during healthcare transitions. KISMET While most assume senior care facilities and nursing homes operate based on modern nutritional science, many still follow outdated dietary guidelines based on the food pyramid, which may negatively impact metabolic health when seniors need ...

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49:13

Carnivore Diet Success: How Courtney Luna Lost 55...

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2025/05/06

Courtney Luna's personal transformation from a lifelong yo-yo dieter to a healthier person through a carnivore diet has not only helped her lose 55 pounds but also significantly improved her mental health, allowing her to discontinue anxiety medication. KISMET Despite facing intense criticism online only after removing vegetables from her diet (not when sharing her previous diets), Courtney's carnivore cookbook has found unexpected success among non-carnivore households, where picky eaters a...

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52:36

From 'Hopeless' to Healthy: How Roxana Soetebeer...

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2025/04/29

Roxana Soetebeer, once considered a "hopeless" type 2 diabetic on 50 units of insulin, completely reversed her condition through a ketogenic diet, demonstrating that type 2 diabetes is not the "chronic progressive disease" her doctors claimed it to be. KISMET When Roxana's blood sugar levels dangerously spiked to the 400s, her desperate late-night call to a friend led to a life-changing recommendation to watch Dr. Stephen Phinney's lecture on the ketogenic diet – a coincidence that completel...

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56:10

Beyond Calories: Understanding the Real Causes of...

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2025/04/22

Environmental toxins cause epigenetic changes that make fat cells malfunction, leading to obesity that is difficult to reverse through diet alone. KISMET The average newborn baby has over 200 toxic chemicals in their placental blood before they take their first breath, and laboratory animals on strictly controlled diets are getting fatter despite no changes to their food intake. EPISODE SUMMARY In this compelling episode, pulmonologist Dr. Stewart Lonky shares groundbreaking insights about ...

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53:54

How Cash-Pay Healthcare is Cutting Medical Costs by...

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2025/04/15

CrowdHealth is revolutionizing healthcare by creating a community-funded alternative to traditional insurance, where members pay cash for medical services at significantly lower rates while maintaining high-quality care. KISMET While most would assume large insurance companies like UnitedHealthcare (the 7th largest company by revenue globally) would negotiate the best rates, CrowdHealth members are actually securing medical procedures at about 50% of what insurance companies pay - typically ...

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