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What if you could take steps now to improve your health before you ever need a surgeon?

In this episode of Nutrition Prescription: Wellness vs. Medications, Steve sits down with Dr. Phillip Ovadia, a practicing heart surgeon, author, and leader in the conversation around metabolic health and heart-disease prevention.

After struggling with obesity and prediabetes himself, Dr. Ovadia changed his own health by moving away from the standard "eat less, move more" advice and toward a low-carb, whole-food, animal-based approach. He lost 100 pounds and has maintained that loss for nearly a decade. His personal transformation changed the way he views heart disease, insulin resistance, inflammation, nutrition, and the role of lifestyle in long-term health.

Dr. Ovadia explains why he believes too many people wait until they have a heart attack, diabetes diagnosis, or other health crisis before they begin to make changes. He shares what he sees firsthand in the operating room, including more people developing serious heart disease at younger ages than earlier in his career.

You will also hear about his nationwide telemedicine practice, where patients begin with a full metabolic-health assessment that may include fasting insulin, inflammation markers, cholesterol quality, and cardiac screening when appropriate. His team works with patients on food, sleep, activity, sunlight, stress, and practical lifestyle changes that fit their lifestyle.

Dr. Ovadia's message is hopeful: You are not stuck on a path of getting sicker, gaining more weight, and adding more medications. Start by finding your "why," eating more nutrient-dense real food, cutting back on ultra-processed foods and excess carbohydrates, and taking one step at a time.

As always, do not stop or change prescription medications without working with your own licensed medical professional.

• Dr. Ovadia's journey from an unhealthy heart surgeon to losing 100 pounds with a low-carb approach.

• Why he began questioning the advice he had been taught about heart disease, fat, cholesterol, and nutrition.

• How insulin resistance and inflammation fit into the conversation about metabolic and heart health.

• Why many people do better when they focus on adding nourishing, real food instead of only think