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🗓️ 6 May 2025
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🗞️ Newsletter — Reclaim Your Optimal health: https://www.paulsaladinomd.co/sign-up?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=DrOvadia--- --- ---Ever wonder why your LDL cholesterol might shoot up after you started eating healthier, cutting out seed oils and sugar, and your doctor freaked out?It's a common story, and the panic often misses the crucial context. In this conversation with Dr. Ovadia we dive deep into why that single LDL number doesn't tell the whole story about your heart disease risk. Because understanding your insulin sensitivity, inflammation levels, and even getting specific imaging like a CAC scan paints a far more accurate picture. So even the intense focus on lowering ApoB might be too simplistic, potentially overlooking the root causes of atherosclerosis and the significant downsides of certain medications. Hearing directly from a cardiothoracic surgeon who sees the consequences of system failures daily will honestly reveal highlights why a different approach, focused on metabolic health, is desperately needed. So if you've been scared by high cholesterol numbers despite feeling better than ever, this conversation provides critical insights and questions the conventional narrative.--- --- ---If you can't get fresh heart & liver in your diet, try our 100% grass-fed desiccated beef organs at Heart & Soil: https://shop.heartandsoil.co/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=DrOvadiaLooking for a healthy and delicious snack? This is why I created Lineage Provisions. Giving you real foods in the most convenient way. Check us out: http://lineageprovisions.com/psmdyt--- --- ---DR. OVADIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifixhearts/?hl=enWebsite: https://ovadiahearthealth.com/--- --- ---0:00 Healthy diet but high cholesterol? 6:36 Medical dogma surrounding LDL cholesterol12:18 Dr. Philip Ovadia's battle with obesity19:30 Which is the best heart scan technology? 30:26 The LDL paradox40:41 Unspoken dangers of low cholesterol48:34 What really causes insulin resistance?1:20:00 Can medicine admit it's wrong?--- --- ---Find out your ideal diet with my ANIMAL-BASED CALCULATOR: https://www.paulsaladinomd.co/ab-guide#calculator?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=DrOvadia
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0:00.0 | One of the most common things I see in my work is people who are getting healthier. |
0:02.8 | They're eating animal based, avoiding seed oils, processed sugars, and they feel better. |
0:06.8 | And their LDL cholesterol goes up and they go to their doctor. |
0:09.3 | And the doctor says, what are you doing? |
0:10.8 | You need to stop what you're doing. |
0:11.8 | Their doctors have made it sound like they are going to drop dead tomorrow. |
0:16.3 | On this week's podcast, I spoke to cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Philip Ovadia. He has some different views on |
0:22.5 | cholesterol and statins than most cardiologists. They have been brainwashed that all LDL is bad. |
0:28.4 | But I think that the narrative is much more complicated than simply lowering your APOB. |
0:32.4 | The whole concept that you can reduce heart disease to one number is just full heart. |
0:37.8 | There are some pretty significant downsides to lowering your APOB with medications. |
0:42.1 | Every patient that ends up on my operating table, that was a failure. |
0:45.8 | It was the medical system failure. |
0:47.7 | And I think there are better ways to actually fix the root causes of atherosclerosis. |
0:52.2 | We'll get to all of it in the podcast, guys. |
0:53.9 | Enjoy this one. We got to atherosclerosis. We'll get all of it in the podcast, guys. Enjoy this one. |
0:54.7 | We got to a lot of good stuff. Dr. Philip Ovedia, thanks for coming on the podcast. |
0:58.2 | It is so great. We finally hooked up and got in the same city. So awesome for this conversation. |
1:05.6 | Yeah, I'm excited. I think people will find a lot of value in this. So we first met at the Maha ball, but I've been familiar with your |
1:12.6 | stuff and been looking forward to talking with you. I think in the past, my audience has found a lot |
1:16.2 | of value for me talking to cardiologists and cardiothoracic practitioners. So you're a cardiothoracic |
1:21.6 | surgeon, right? Correct. So you do the cut the sternum open, coronary artery, bypass grafting. Okay, |
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