How to Manage Your Heart Health with Dr. Ovadia | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #60

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 in as much detail as an hour show allows.

01:17 - Stay Off My Operating Table

06:37 - The standard of practice

10:28 - Why are there so many sick people? / Being red-pilled

13:19 - How do I take back control of my health?

18:31 - Don't overeat if you're not using the energy

19:27 - Most common patient

24:13 - 5 basic levels of metabolic health

27:48 - Metabolic syndrome

33:59 - Sugar is damaging to the bloodstream

39:49 - Efficiency is important

45:30 - Calcium score

50:34 - Preventative heart surgery

53:57 - Insulin resistance

59:30 - Red blood cell count

01:03:09 - Distinction between polycythemia and secondary erythrocytosis

01:06:40 - The body is a complicated system