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Dr. Philip Ovadia discusses heart disease, cholesterol myths, and nutrition with Dr. Anthony Balduzzi.

In this episode of the Fit Father Project Podcast, Dr. Anthony Balduzzi sits down with cardiac surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia for a deep dive into the nutritional side of heart disease. Dr. Ovadia shares how his own journey from morbid obesity and pre-diabetes to optimal health at 52 completely transformed his approach to medicine, and why he now dedicates his life to keeping people off his operating table. Together, they dismantle decades of conventional wisdom around cholesterol, statins, and dietary fat, and reframe heart disease prevention around its true root causes: inflammation and insulin resistance. Dr. Ovadia explains how atherosclerotic plaque actually forms, why LDL cholesterol is far more nuanced than most doctors acknowledge, and exactly which tests you should be requesting to get a real picture of your metabolic health. He also walks through his top five strategies to reverse insulin resistance, specific carbohydrate targets for different individuals, why red meat may be the most nutrient-dense food a human can eat, and how intermittent fasting fits into a heart-healthy lifestyle. If you want to understand what truly drives heart disease and what you can do about it…

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