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Stay Off My Operating Table

Dr. Philip Ovadia
Metabolic Health
Nutrition
Carnivore Diet
Mental Health
Obesity
Ketogenic Diet
Heart Disease
Keto Diet
Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes
Insulin Resistance
Weight Loss
Health Transformation
Chronic Illness
Healthcare System
Low-Carb Diet
Cancer
Telemedicine
Inflammation
Low Carbohydrate Diet

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 so... more

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Dr. Aseem Malhotra relates his path from mainstream interventional cardiology to challenging the mainstream's cholesterol hypothesis.

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• why biased research funding misleads doctors and patients about statin benefits and harms

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Sean O'Mara
Emergency medicine physician and expert on visceral and epicardial fat
Independent physician/researcher
Episode: 269: A Doctor Says Medicine Is Built to Manage Sickness, Not Cure It - Dr. Sean O'Mara
Dr. Aseem Malhotra
Cardiologist and critic of conventional dietary/heart disease paradigms
Independent clinician/Author
Episode: 268 - Dr. Aseem Malhotra on Statins, Stents, COVID Risks and Joining iFix Hearts
Dr. Stephen Hussey
Cardiac health expert, researcher, and physician
Resource Your Health
Episode: 267: Stephen Hussey Survived a Heart Attack and Wants Answers to Questions the Hospital Evaded
Ben Azadi
Author and health educator, KetoFlex author
Ketoflexbook.com / Fat Loss Academy
Episode: The Gratitude Cure: Why Your Body Can't Heal Under Stress - Ben Azadi
Martha Carlin
Citizen scientist turned entrepreneur, founder of Biotiquest
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Episode: The Accountant Who Cracked the Parkinson's Code Using Gut Bacteria - Martha Carlin
Martin Silva
Voice in the fitness and nutrition space, discussed as a guest in the episode
Fitness and nutrition professional
Episode: Why You're Sabotaging Your Health (And Don't Know It) - Martin Silva
Craig Emmerich
Returning guest, co-author of The Art of Metabolic Health
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Episode: 254: When Food Isn't Enough: The Missing Half of Metabolic Health - Craig Emmerich
Ty Beal
PhD, Senior Technical Specialist and Global Nutrition Scientist at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Episode: 253: The Scientist Who Helped Rewrite America's Dietary Guidelines Tells All - Ty Beal
Ally D'Amico
Nurse Practitioner turned mold toxicity specialist
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Episode: 252: The Hidden Illness Hiding in Your Walls: Mold, Misdiagnosis & the Path Back - Ally D'Amico NP

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Dr. Philip Ovadia
Host of Stay Off My Operating Table

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 283 ratings
  • Tim noakes

    Epic episode with Prof Noakes! Just brilliant!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Gilly G force
    United Kingdom2 months ago
  • Love the podcast episode 253 interesting

    You have a long way to go doctor go to women’s health.gov and read what they say to do for heart health episode 253 didn’t quite cover that. Keep up the good work. We need you Here’s a quote from women’s health.gov. It’s shocking. ( also said take the skin off meat eat lean etc )

    Quote: You should choose these foods most of the time:

    Fruits and vegetables. At least half of your plate should be fruits and vegetables.

    Whole grains. At least half of your grains should be whole grains. Whole grai... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    999listen
    United States3 months ago
  • Darius sharpe interview

    Absolutely fabulous interview with very specific numbers. Darius talked about mostly how blood sugar rises affect hearts and he backed it up with personal blood work. I found the entire interview fascinating. He did say don’t completely disregard LDL, which gave me pause so I no longer will! I enjoy the podcast when Jack keeps his comments to a minimal.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Babser 100
    United States6 months ago
  • So. Very. GOOD!!

    So informative, and very easy to listen to, as well. I appreciate you, Dr. Ovadia and Jack, for doing this podcast!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Pbelou
    United States7 months ago
  • Love this Podcast!

    Excellent interviews and information! Your book is one of the best I’ve read on the topic of health!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MAHA Supporter
    United States8 months ago

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Listeners praise practical, evidence-based health discussions with actionable takeaways.
The show is generally seen as knowledgeable with a strong focus on metabolic and cardiovascular health.

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268 - Dr. Aseem Malhotra on Statins, Stents, COVID Risks and Joining iFix Hearts
Q: How do you explain the impact of statins to patients in a way that is honest about benefits and harms?
Explain the relative risk reduction concept clearly, emphasize that the absolute benefit typically affects a small percentage of people, and discuss lifestyle measures that offer substantial risk reductions, empowering patients to choose informed options.
268 - Dr. Aseem Malhotra on Statins, Stents, COVID Risks and Joining iFix Hearts
Q: What sparked your shift away from the traditional cholesterol-centric view of heart disease?
Seeing the inconsistent correlation between LDL lowering and actual heart disease outcomes, along with the broader evidence that lifestyle factors, especially sugar and refined carbohydrates, drive metabolic syndrome and vascular risk, pushed me to reassess therapeutic focus.
243: Dave Feldman’s “The Cholesterol Code" Kicks the Lipid Hornet's Nest
Q: What were the major findings and why were they controversial?
The major findings included that baseline plaque predicted progression and that APOB did not correlate with progression in the datasets, which challenged aspects of the traditional lipid hypothesis. The controversy grew as different analyses (semi-quantitative vs. AI-driven Cleerly) produced divergent magnitudes of change, raising questions about data integrity, blinding, and reporting.
243: Dave Feldman’s “The Cholesterol Code" Kicks the Lipid Hornet's Nest
Q: What motivated the study and the documentary approach to cover it on film?
Dave Feldman explains that the motivation was to investigate whether a small, metabolically healthy group with very high LDL could be studied with high-resolution imaging to understand risk, while also communicating these discoveries in a way that the lay audience could access through film. This led to a documentary that documents real-time research decisions, funding, and collaboration.
254: When Food Isn't Enough: The Missing Half of Metabolic Health - Craig Emmerich
Q: What has changed for you in terms of how you eat and your approach to metabolic health since you started down the carnivore path?
The speakers explain a shift from strict carnivore to a more varied approach, adapting diets based on body signals and health status, using keto and broader dietary variety as needed, while keeping protein a priority and using different tools as appropriate.

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2. Dr. Aseem Malhotra
3. Dr. Stephen Hussey
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6. Martin Silva
7. Craig Emmerich
8. Ty Beal

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