How to stay off my operating table

<p>"Health isn't about luck — it's about intentionality. But even if you're doing and saying all the right things, you might not be any closer to your goals.</p> <p>I know because I was there.</p> <p>As a heart surgeon, I was very good at following the rules.</p> <p>But I was still morbidly obese.</p> <p>I followed the food pyramid to a T.</p> <p>I exercised for the recommended amount of time each day.</p> <p>I thought I was doing everything right. And yet, my heart was at its breaking point.</p> <p>I knew there had to be something more. So in 2015, I started digging into what modern science had to say about maintaining metabolic health.</p> <p>And it changed my life."</p> <p><a href= "https://ovadiahearthealth.com/ovadia-heart-health-about/">Philip Ovadia</a> is a cardiothoracic surgeon and author of <a href= "https://amzn.to/3clh3fj">Stay off My Operating Table: A Heart Surgeon’s Metabolic Health Guide to Lose Weight, Prevent Disease, and Feel Your Best Every Day</a>.</p> <p>He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/2022/09/how-to-stay-off-my-operating-table.html">How to stay off my operating table</a>."</p> <p><a href= "https://med.stanford.edu/cme/featured-programs/physicianleadership.html"> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-424124" src= "https://www.kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/SPLC-Logo-3.png" alt="" width="547" height="100" /></a></p> <p><em>This episode is sponsored by the <a href= "https://physicianleadership.stanford.edu/">Stanford Physician Leadership Certificate Program</a>.</em></p> <p><em>For the aspiring physician leader, leadership skills are one of the most important and influential traits that will elevate your overall success. </em><br /> <em> </em><br /> <em>Leadership impacts nearly every aspect of your career in a complex and diverse health care system. Including how you effectively communicate and influence those around you, how you respond to conflict and make important key decisions, how you develop your team, and even how you navig