Episode 11: 5 Key Biomarkers for Metabolic Health (& Reducing Heart Attack Risk)
Season 2, Episode #1
Dr. Marc Bubbs interviews heart surgeon and author Dr. Philip Ovadia, MD, to discuss the connection between better metabolic health and heart disease risk.
Dr. Ovadia outlines 5 key biomarkers you can track to assess your metabolic health and how nutrition, exercise and lifestyle factors can improve your metabolic and heart health.
SUMMARY OF EPISODE:
2:30 – Dr. Ovadia background and why prevention is the best medicine
6:25 – The connection between metabolic health and heart disease risk
8:24 – 95% chance of not being metabolically healthy if you’re overweight
10:05 – The modern food environment and impacts on metabolic health
12:25 – How LDL cholesterol versus metabolic syndrome stack up as a risk factor for heart disease
17:00 – 5 key biomarkers for assessing your metabolic health
22:20 – Healthcare system challenges: too many sick people, not enough doctors
24:56 – Principles vs. strategies: why ‘understanding’ is key
28:45 – Exercise, strength and how it supports better metabolic health
33:40 – Dr. Ovadia story about struggling with lifelong weight loss challenges.
ABOUT DR. OVADIA
Website: ovadiahearthealth.com
Book: Stay Off My Operating Table
Twitter: ifixhearts
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