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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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237: Dr. Amie Hornaman - 95% of Hypothyroidism is...

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2026/02/17

Dr. Amie Hornaman to discuss one of the most underdiagnosed and misunderstood health issues affecting millions—especially women over 35. Dr. Amie shares her personal journey from being a misdiagnosed fitness competitor who gained 25 pounds despite extreme dieting and exercise, to becoming a leading thyroid hormone specialist. Discover why 95% of hypothyroidism is actually Hashimoto's disease, why standard TSH testing fails most patients, and why T4-only medications like Synthroid don't work f...

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236: A Carnivore Diet Has Healed, (and Keeps...

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2026/02/10

Julia Greenblatt shares how she overcame chronic illness and pain and restored her own vibrant health by adopting a carnivore diet. She highlights her rapid recovery from debilitating hemorrhoids, mental clarity, and overall life improvements. Send Dr. Ovadia a Text Message. (If you want a response, you must include your contact information.) Dr. Ovadia cannot respond here. To contact his team, please send an email to team@ifixhearts.com Pre-Order Stay Off My Kitchen Table at Amazon. Like ...

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235: Why "Steak and Butter Gal” Bella Ma Quit Being...

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2026/02/03

Carnivore diet recovery takes center stage as Bella Ma (Steak and Butter Gal) returns to share her transformation from sick vegan to thriving carnivore. After six years on a plant-based diet that left her without a period, covered in cystic acne, and constantly starving, Bella made a dramatic overnight switch to eating only animal foods. The results speak louder than any nutrition debate. Send Dr. Ovadia a Text Message. (If you want a response, you must include your contact information.) Dr. ...

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#234: Looking Back - Our 10 Most Popular Podcast, (up...

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2026/01/27

This is a special episode. We had a bunch of unforeseeable and unpreventable occurrences in the month prior to today, and as a result, none of our scheduled interviews happened. So, we took the opportunity to look back and highlight the 10 most popular episodes, so far. They're listed here for quick and easy access. 10. #2 9. #1 8. #99 - Chris Knobbe 7. #130 - Gerogia Ede 6. #98 - Shawn Baker 5. #107 - Jay Wrigley 4. #124 - Daniel Trevor 3. #87 - Dave Feldman 2. #92 - Nina Teicholz 1. #102 - ...

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233 - Why Most Doctors Can't Tell You Type 2 Diabetes...

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2026/01/20

What happens when a heart surgeon who's performed over 3,300 operations decides the healthcare system is fundamentally broken? Dr. Philip Ovadia built a medical practice where the goal is making patients healthy enough that they don't need doctors anymore. This conversation reveals how Ovadia Heart Health operates across all 50 states, why they celebrate when patients leave, and the uncomfortable truth about why your doctor can't tell you certain diseases are reversible. Chief Operating Offic...

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From Hashimoto's to Healing: How One Mother Used Food...

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2026/01/13

Jenny Mitich started carnivore to lose 70 pounds after having twins. Her anxiety vanished, depression lifted, and undiagnosed Hashimoto's finally made sense. This conversation moves beyond weight loss into mental health transformation, blood work interpretation your doctor won't discuss, and raising carnivore kids who refuse birthday cake. She shares sardine fasting protocols, functional medicine ranges, and why she's "a lighthouse, not a tugboat." Her new book Complete Carnivore combines 80 ...

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58:52

How One Runner's Metabolic Crisis Sparked a Movement...

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2026/01/06

Doug Reynolds thought he was bulletproof until his running career collapsed under mysterious weight gain and joint pain. Three weeks studying ketones changed everything—launching Low Carb USA and the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. What emerged wasn't just conferences but sanctuary for practitioners facing hostility from colleagues who resist dietary intervention. Reynolds breaks conventional barriers: speakers scatter among attendees, forging relationships that span the country. A...

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58:32

Plastic Surgeon Exposes Hidden Infection Crisis in...

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2025/12/30

Your body will only tolerate what is genetically self—everything else, from organ transplants to breast implants, triggers an immune response that can manifest as chronic inflammation rather than obvious infection, and this response is influenced by your unique genetic detoxification capacity. drrobertwhitfield.com/ Send Dr. Ovadia a Text Message. (If you want a response, you must include your contact information.) Dr. Ovadia cannot respond here. To contact his team, please send an email to ...

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52:08

Why American Food is Broken and How One Man is...

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2025/12/23

Eleven years after thyroid cancer, Patrick Sullivan realized he was still furious that no one could explain what happened to his body, so he made a documentary exposing how America's food system went rotten and how everyday people are reviving it. Social Links: •Jigsaw Health on the web: https://www.JigsawHealth.com •Jigsaw Health on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jigsaw_health •Jigsaw Health on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jigsaw_health/ •Jigsaw Health on FB: https://www.facebook.com/Jig...

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The Hidden Connection Between Your Gut Bacteria and...

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2025/12/16

Former interventional cardiologist Dr. William Davis left traditional cardiology after his mother died months after a successful angioplasty. What he discovered challenges everything mainstream medicine teaches about heart disease. Standard cholesterol testing is outdated. The real drivers of cardiovascular disease are small LDL particles created by wheat, grains, and sugars, amplified by gut microbiome disruption. Coronary calcium scores predict heart attacks far better than cholesterol leve...

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Why Social Isolation May Be Worse for Your Heart Than...

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2025/12/09

Scott Everson didn't start the largest carnivore conference in the world just to talk about steak. After years battling chronic pelvic pain syndrome, benzodiazepine dependency, and mast cell activation syndrome, he found something more powerful than any protocol: people. In this conversation, Scott shares how social isolation preceded his illness, how carnivore helped him survive when he could only tolerate lion diet basics, and why he believes loneliness increases heart disease risk by 29% –...

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The Fat Cell Gatekeeper: How One Unknown Hormone...

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2025/12/02

Your gut contains more bacterial cells than human cells in your entire body. This living ecosystem either works for you or against you, and most people are unknowingly destroying it with every meal. Dr. Jay Wrigley, hormone specialist, breaks down the intricate web connecting gut microbiome health, hormonal responses, and metabolic dysfunction in ways that finally make sense. This conversation cuts through the symptom-chasing approach of conventional medicine to examine root causes. Why does ...

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52:55

Why Modern Medicine Keeps You Sick: A Doctor's...

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2025/11/25

Dr. Ahmad Ammous completed medical school expecting to heal people. Instead, he found a system designed to keep patients dependent on expensive drugs and procedures. In this conversation with Dr. Philip Ovadia, he traces the roots of our broken healthcare system back to 1910's Flexner Report and the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913—showing how centralized financial power shaped modern medicine into a profit-driven enterprise rather than a healing practice. A first-year medical student ...

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Why This Energy Healer Believes Spiritual People Need...

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2025/11/18

Angela Lerro's journey from near-death at 89 pounds to vibrant health challenges everything the spiritual community believes about diet. After breast cancer at 28, mysterious autoimmune conditions, and years of declining health on a plant-based diet, this energy worker made a radical decision that saved her life: eating only meat. In this raw conversation, Angela shares how undiagnosed Lyme disease nearly killed her, why her intuitive gifts were making her sick, and how she combined carnivore...

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Medical Malpractice Victim Becomes Doctor-Lawyer...

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2025/11/11

Attorney Christopher Brandlin shares his harrowing journey from botched intestinal surgery and pharmaceutical dependency to healing through carnivore nutrition. After suffering severe complications from what should have been routine colon surgery, Brandlin rejected conventional medicine's next recommendation to remove his remaining intestines. Instead, he turned to the carnivore diet and found healing at the Paleo Medicina Clinic in Hungary. Now a newly-minted PhD and congressional candidate ...

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"Why Your 'Healthy' Snacks Have More Sugar Than Candy...

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2025/11/04

What if the very foods we think are nourishing our children are actually setting them up for a lifetime of metabolic dysfunction? In this unfiltered conversation, meat industry veterans Jon Engleson and Yuda Holtzberg pull back the curtain on how ultra-processed foods have hijacked childhood nutrition, creating what they call "the three Cs crisis" - cookies, candy, and cake as meal replacements. Dr. Philip Ovadia and Jack Heald dive deep with these food industry insiders who've spent decades ...

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59:13

The 97% Solution: Why Most Herniated Discs Heal...

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2025/10/28

Chiropractor Grant Elliott challenges everything you think you know about lower back pain in this conversation with Dr. Philip Ovadia. With over 3 million followers and 250 weekly consultations, Elliott breaks down why 97% of herniated discs recover without surgery, why your core strength has nothing to do with back pain, and how simple movement patterns can provide immediate relief. Elliott shares his evidence-based approach that contradicts traditional medical advice, explaining the anatomy...

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#220: Research Scientist Exposes the Shocking Origins...

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2025/10/21

Zoe Harcombe didn't set out to become a controversial figure in nutrition science. With a background working inside both Mars candy company and pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, she witnessed firsthand how corporate interests shape public health messages. But when she decided to pursue her PhD, what she discovered about the origins of our dietary guidelines shocked even her. In this revealing conversation with Dr. Philip Ovadia, Harcombe breaks down her groundbreaking research showing tha...

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BONUS: "Dispelling Nutrition Myths with Michelle...

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2025/10/17

Michelle Hurn is a registered dietitian, ultra-runner, and author of "The Dietitian’s Dilemma." With over sixteen years of clinical experience, Michelle has seen firsthand the shortcomings of conventional dietary advice. Now serving on the board of the newly formed American Diabetes Society, she is a leading advocate for a low-carb, animal-based approach to metabolic health. Article summary of this interview - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/dispelling-nutrition-myths-michelle-hurn-dietitians-...

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#219: Why Your Knee Pain Might Actually Be About Your...

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2025/10/14

What happens when a personal trainer realizes that loading someone under a barbell without asking about their sleep, relationships, and emotional state is like trying to run software on a broken operating system? In this compelling conversation, Aleks Rybchinskiy shares his transformation from conventional personal trainer to Check Institute practitioner - one of fewer than 100 people to complete the full program. After a near-death experience at age 3, Aleks developed an insatiable curiosity...

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