I’ve made no secret of the fact that I used to be fat. Officially, I was obese, carrying over 100 pounds in excess weight. My parents were also obese, both eventually opting for gastric bypass surgery. A lot of people would have told me I was genetically destined to be obese. This was a concept

Being an overweight heart surgeon didn’t feel right. My weight didn’t make me any worse at my job, but I felt like a hypocrite.  All I could think was, “here I am, operating on people and telling them how to live healthily, while at the same time unable to control my own weight.” I also

Struggling with weight is hard. That’s true whether you’re struggling to lose weight or gain weight.  It’s made harder still when you hear from people in fantastic shape how “easy” it is to be healthy. I’m sure you’ve seen them as much as I have. Fitness enthusiasts, often with a supplement or apparel to sell,

Once somebody has taken the necessary blood tests and learned that they are metabolically unhealthy, how long does it take to improve? Most diseases in the US are related to poor metabolic health. Not only that, but the markers that tell us we have poor metabolic health can be abnormal for up to a decade

Dr. Philip Ovadia is the featured guest of LowCarbMD Podcast Episode 133. Dr. Ovadia is a cardiothoracic surgeon who has seen impressive results using a low-carb dietary intervention with his patients. Having personally struggled with obesity, Dr. Ovadia realized he had to make a change and needed an answer to his weight problem. That answer