Is Carnivore Diet Best for Family Heart Health? | Family Health Lab - Dr Philip Ovadia

Is a Carnivore diet best for family heart health? Host Claire McDonnell Liu discusses the deadly food myths around eating low fat, red meat, and saturated fats with heart surgeon Dr Philip Ovadia. Listen as Dr Ovadia shares food tips and health strategies from his book 'Stay Off My Operating Table'; his own carnivore daily food habits; and tells all about the scary reality of heart surgery. 02:00 Heart surgery is preventible 03:00 Fat around the heart is not supposed to be there 03:40 Atherosclerosis, the thickening plaque in arteries, is increasing 05:00 Fat around heart is metabolic disease 05:40 The devastating death in surgery that changed Dr Ovadia’s career 06:30 Many don’t survive heart surgery, or will not be the same after 07:25 Prevention is better than fixing health conditions 08:00 Dr Ovadia's obesity throughout his life 09:00 Eat less, move more failed Dr Ovadia 09:40 Gary Taubes on food for health 10:00 Metabolic health prevention should be taught in medical school 10:34 Insulin resistance is the true root cause of heart disease 11:00 Heart disease prevention 11:25 What is ‘metabolic health’ 12:00 How foods cause heart disease, cancers, diabetes and most chronic disease 14:30 The harmful food and health system rigged against keeping people healthy 13:00 The food environment around families 14:00 How sick the population really is 15:22 Don’t rely on the health system - it is not there to make people healthy 17:40 You are responsible for saving your own health 19:00 Shop around for healthcare practitioners. 19:45 Healthcare professionals do not understand how to get you off medications, prevent or reverse chronic health conditions. 20:45 How we can improve our health and prevent heart attacks 21:35 “The vast majority of our food is a poison” 22:00 Foods to eat to prevent heart disease and chronic disease 23:00 Is it possible to eat healthy whole foods in the modern world? 24:00 Flexible real food strategies and tips 28:15 Dr Philip Ovadia’s own food habits 29:40 Dr Ovadia’s typical ketovore, carnivore food day 31:40 Eating affordably on carnivore diet 32:00 How Dr Ovadia’s own family eats 33:00 How to educate children to make healthy food choices 37:00 Red meat is not causing heart disease, it is a healthy traditional food 39:00 Saturated fat should not be feared and is an important part of diet 40:00 Why Dr Ovadia prefers the simplicity of carnivore eating 42:00 Dr Ovadia’s heart health coaching with a low carb, carnivore, ketovore approach 42:30 Coronary Artery Calcium Scan scores 44:00 Low Carb diets and carnivore eating styles are evidence based 46:00 Claire’s family health and why she is so passionate about Dr Ovadia’s work 48:00 Coronary Artery Calcium Scan and basic blood work to check 49:00 Check these 5 metabolic health measures at home or at your GPs 49:30 Triglycerides, Cholesterol HDL and LDL health markers 49:55 Other measures of metabolic health: insulin levels, thyroid function, calcium, testosterone, oestrogen, progesterone, vitamin D level 52:00 Diary of CEO Steven Bartlett interview 55:30 Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners (SMHP) and Nutrition Network 56:30 How to change the health system 57:30 Dr. Ovadia’s book and support ** Thank you for supporting us by SUBSCRIBING, liking and leaving your comment ** Donate through our Patreon page: Patreon.com/FamilyHealthLab * * * * Family Health Lab Podcast: Game Changers S1: E23 Interviewer: Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist Episode time: 58:31 Tech: www.0ad.com.au Find out more: ifixhearts.com Leafie.org/FamilyHealthLab FB: LeafieHealth Thanks for listening! IMPORTANT - The content in this video is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult with your physician regarding your health matters. Individuals’ lifestyles, bodies and health histories vary. The author does not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the health strategies.