Feed Your Heart: The Secrets to Staying Off the Operating Table | Dr. Philip Ovadia | TEDxJeffersonU
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Published 2024-01-31
Have you ever wondered why, despite medical advancements, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States? With a staggering statistic revealing that 88% of Americans are not in optimal metabolic health, this talk by Dr. Philip Ovadia, a cardiac surgeon and the founder of Ovadia Heart Health shows a transformative journey triggered by the preventable crisis of a patient. Highlighting often ignored indicators like obesity and diabetes, he advocates for a fundamental shift—from treating to preventing heart disease. Drawing from personal experiences, including shedding 100 pounds, the talk challenges listeners to envision a world where proactive measures and seeking root-cause-focused healthcare keep individuals off the operating table. It's an invitation to rewrite the narrative and aspire to a future where heart disease is an avoidable exception rather than an unfortunate norm. After growing up on Long Island, Dr. Philip Ovadia completed an accelerated Pre-Med/Medical School program at The Pennsylvania State University and Jefferson Medical College (now The Sidney Kimmel College of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University). He went on to complete a residency in General Surgery followed by a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Ovadia has been a practicing heart surgeon since 2005. He has been married to his wife Shelly since 2010 and they have two daughters, Eva (12) and Layla (10). Starting in 2016, Philip started a journey to fix his health challenges, a lifelong battle with obesity and pre-diabetes. He successfully lost nearly 100 pounds and maintained that weight loss. Dr. Ovadia is now on a mission to help as many people as possible to avoid the need for heart surgery. He recently authored the book, “Stay Off My Operating Table.” Philip is excited to be returning to Jefferson to Redefine Possible and educate people to Feed Your Heart: The Secrets to Staying Off the Operating Table. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
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Walking is a super power Fasting is a miracle
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It's inspiring to see a medical professional advocate for lifestyle changes over just treatment of symptoms.
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Assess your metabolic health: 1. Eat whole real food 2. Move more 3. Sleep more 4. Manage stress with strong community 5. Find a physician that can manage your health
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The call to action is clear: assess metabolic health, eat real food, move, sleep, manage stress. Simple yet powerful.
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Dr Ovadia is amazing! He’s credible, genuine, data based, and passionate. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥩🥓💝
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He shows just how important it is to have good metabolic health to prevent heart problems. It's really motivating to see a doctor encouraging people to take steps to avoid needing surgery instead of the usual operate and medicate spiel
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I'm 76, and practice all he suggests. I remain pain and meds-free. I totally agree with him.
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Dr Ovadia, so glad to see you on a Ted Talk!
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The statistics on metabolic health in the US are shocking. This talk highlights the urgent need for dietary and lifestyle education. Kudos to Dr. Ovadia for shining a light on this.
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Keep preaching the truth about heart disease instead of what pharma and food industries want us to believe.
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Fantastic. I completely agree. I have eliminated medical conditions by following this advice. Can i add to the list..Eat less or smaller portions, eat less frequently (let your body rest from food) and finally fast. I fast 3 nights a week(by this i mesn i eat breakfast, big dinner and then relax and go to bed early (this allows me to have a fast 4pm to 7am). Its amazing how good your body feels when you rest from food..
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Insulin resistance and metabolic health should be part of every heart disease conversation. Such vital information
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The simplicity of 'eat real food' is profound. It's time to rethink our relationship with what we eat.
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Thank you Dr Ovadia. I am 77, have been carnivore now for almost 10 months. My severe arthritis pain is gone, the hand tremor s that kept me from eating soup, or lifting my coffee cup for a refill are gone. My heart medication has been cut in half. I almost wish you had gone one step further and recommending a ketogenic diet, or even ketovore or carnivore. Bless you. Hopefully people hearing this or that were in the audience will research how you lost your 100 pounds and metabolic health.
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Hearing about his own health transformation adds such a personal touch to his message. It's one thing to preach change; it's another to embody it.
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Metabolic health education is crucial. We can't keep ignoring preventable factors like insulin resistance.
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Learning to assess and improve metabolic health seems like a vital step. Much better advice than the standard, "just be in a caloric deficit" in terms of losing weight.
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Probably the first doctor who I actually like and speaks truth literally from the heart. Having been in healthcare for 30 years and seeing a lot of death and healing, my question has always been why aren’t we, as a society, seeking preventative medicine? I don’t like medications although some are life saving. The fact that our food supply has been tampered with by the production companies and industry is very concerning. In foreign countries they buy the same products but the ingredients are different (less artificial or manmade) and more healthy. Why are we being poisoned? He gave wonderful advice on how to be and live better and longer.
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Loved what he said about how we need to rethink instead of restrict. Whole foods can be just as delicious as all the fried/processed "treats"
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Fast forward to 8:27. Eat better, exercise, sleep, reduce stress, have friends, get a better doctor.
