Discover how sleep, metabolic health, and heart disease are deeply connected—and why better sleep may help you stay off the operating table with Philip Ovadia, MD.

Philip Ovadia, MD, shares how his personal health transformation reshaped his understanding of cardiovascular disease, metabolic health, and sleep. Drawing from both his experience as a heart surgeon and his own journey of losing over 100 pounds, he explains why sleep is a foundational pillar of metabolic wellness. The conversation explores how nutrition, stress management, physical activity, and restorative sleep work together to reduce chronic disease risk and support long-term heart health.

Philip Ovadia, MD, is a board-certified heart surgeon, author of Stay Off My Operating Table, and a leading advocate for metabolic health as the foundation of disease prevention. After overcoming his own struggles with obesity and metabolic dysfunction, Dr. Ovadia shifted his focus toward helping people address the root causes of heart disease before surgery becomes necessary. Through education, coaching, and clinical practice, he empowers individuals to improve their health through nutrition, lifestyle change, and metabolic optimization.