14. Dr Phillip Ovadia: Carnivore Cardiac Surgeon on Cholesterol and Statins

Dr Phillip Ovadia is a cardiac surgeon from Florida, USA. Having performed over 3000 cardiac surgeries, many of them grafting blocked heart arteries resulting from decades poor metabolic health, and suffering his own health conditions, he now advocates for preventative dietary and lifestyle changes based on low carb and carnivore diets.  *Apologies for the poor audio quality on my end due to microphone failure.  TIMESTAMPS  00:00:00 Podcast begins  00:01:25 Dr Ovadia’s backstory  00:04:58 The causes of heart disease AND chronic disease  00:07:54 What is metabolic health?  00:10:18 Causes of plaque formation in the arteries of the heart  00:16:04 Dietary changes underlying chronic disease  00:20:27 How seed oils are killing you  00:23:40 The real healthy fats  00:27:15 The origins and drawbacks of statin medications  00:33:25 Dr Phillip’s advice for those prescribed statins for primary prevention of heart disease  00:37:10 Key markers and indicators of metabolic health  00:41:41 The role of statins for secondary prevention  00:44:20 Benefits of a carnivore diet  00:54:03 Psychology of dietary and behaviour change  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Follow DR OVADIA  Twitter – @ifixhearts https://twitter.com/ifixhearts Stay Off My Operating Table podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/OvadiaHeartHealth Dr Phillip’s website - https://ifixhearts.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Dr MAX Twitter – @MaxGulhaneMD https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMD Instagram –  @mgulhanemd  https://www.instagram.com/mgulhanemd/ https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemd Send us Fan Mail 🧡 HARDBLOCK Australia's Longest Running Bitcoin-only (₿) Exchange Use code REGENPOD for AUD 10 of bitcoin post account verification Support the show