Dr. Aseem Malhotra joins Dr. Philip Ovadia to question some of modern medicine’s biggest assumptions, from cholesterol and statins to stents, metabolic health, COVID vaccine safety, and the evidence behind the treatments patients are told to trust.
Dyslipidemia is an imbalance of fats in your blood, including LDL, HDL, and triglycerides. Learn what these numbers can mean for your heart, why context matters when evaluating cholesterol, and how nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress management can help improve your metabolic and cardiovascular health.
Cholesterol has been misunderstood for decades. Discover what modern research says about LDL, dietary cholesterol, heart attack risk, statins, and the markers that may matter more for your heart health.
Discover how ketogenic diets change key biomarkers like insulin, CRP, cholesterol, testosterone, and cortisol—what to expect and why it matters.
Is animal fat actually bad for your heart—or have we been misled by outdated research? This deep dive compares animal fats and plant-based oils, exploring the science behind saturated fat, oxidative stress, and heart disease risk. Discover what the latest studies say and why your cooking fat choice might matter more than you think.
Discover the lesser-known biomarkers that provide a clearer picture of your metabolic health. Beyond traditional measures like blood sugar and cholesterol, key indicators such as homocysteine, fasting insulin, CRP, and advanced lipid studies can reveal hidden risks of metabolic dysfunction. Learn how to interpret these markers and where to order tests for a more complete health assessment.
Dr. Philip Ovadia, featured in Newsweek, addresses the controversy over Ray Hicks’ viral TikTok on his carnivore diet blood test results. Despite elevated cholesterol, Dr. Ovadia highlights the importance of considering inflammation and insulin resistance for a more complete heart disease risk assessment.
The truth is, you don’t have to give up eggs to be healthy. And contrary to popular belief, they’re one of the healthiest foods you could eat. Eggs aren’t the boogeymen they’ve been made out to be. They won’t give you heart disease, shorten your lifespan, or destroy your metabolic health.
I want you to know the truth about statins so you can make informed decisions about your personal care. To do this, we’ll need to cover info your doctor probably didn’t, including how statins affect your metabolic health.
Heart surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia joins Ray on the show today to discuss the most important topics from Ovadia’s book, Stay Off My Operating Table. The cholesterol controversy, diagnostic testing, blood panel specifics, and other areas of interest related to avoiding heart disease are reviewed.
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