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  <title>Why Food Matters with Dr. Philip Ovadia -Episode 2825</title>
  <description>Episode 2825 - Vinnie Tortorich speaks with Dr. Philip Ovadia to discuss confusion around LDL, his second book, and why food matters.  https://vinnietortorich.com/2026/07/why-food-matters-dr-philip-ovadia-episode-2825 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS  Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN  YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast&amp;amp;nbsp; Vinnie's workout videos are available to purchase! Choose from a 2-day, 4-day, or 6-day workout–or buy all three at a discount! TO PURCHASE VINNIE'S WORKOUT VIDEOS, CLICK THIS LINK:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://vinnietortorich.com/workout Why Food Matters  Dr. Philip Ovadia is a cardiologist and heart surgeon. Heart disease is still the number one killer in the United States. (6:30) Dr. Ovadia's first book is a best seller you can find in Vinnie's book club: Stay Off My Operating Tablehttps://amzn.to/3SelRrs Even athletes in what appears to be extraordinary good health can still suffer from heart disease and cardiac arrest. (14:00)  Heavy carb cycling or loading could be contributing to it. (16:00)   How important is monitoring LDL only? (25:00)  Small, dense LDL particles are important to monitor. Statins lower the large-particle LDL, which is the healthy form, but not the small-particle LDL. Insulin resistance and chronic inflammation are drivers of “bad” LDL.   Dr. Ovadia explains how Repatha works. (30:00)  He also explains some complications during its trials.   A challenge of the Western medical system is that specialties have become too compartmentalized. (35:30) Pre-Order Dr. Ovadia’s second book. Pre-orders are important to the algorithm. (Stay Off My Kitchen Table)  He shares a story about his friend and ghost writer, Joshua. (41:00) Pre-order Dr. Ovadia's book using this link: https://ifixhearts.com/books/   Dr. Ovadia explains the importance of knowing what food goes into your body and what it does (or doesn’t) for you. The vegan diet is propaganda. Dr. Ovadia explains. (54:00) Technology and testing methods have improved, and imaging is now clearer. Also, you may not be limited to dealing only with a local doctor; telehealth may now be available to you. You can also find Dr. Ovadia on socials and at iFixHearts.com. &amp;amp;nbsp; Anna’s products are now linked to PureVitamin Club’s website. Look under the “Food and Snacks” section to purchase them there, too.&amp;amp;nbsp;  https://purevitaminclub.com/collections/food-and-snacks Vinnie hopes to add other products as well, all of which will be health-related.    The NSNG® VIP GROUP IS NOW CLOSED AGAIN AS OF SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH&amp;amp;nbsp;    Anna's next cookbook, Eat Happy Cocktail Hour, is filled with cocktails, mocktails, and appetizers and is available for pre-order right now. If you pre-order, you'll get bonus goodies! You can preorder from a wide variety of booksellers at https://eathappycocktailhour.com/ Save your receipt from wherever you preorder, you'll need it for your bonuses! Physical Release Date is October 2026  You can book a consultation with Vinnie to get guidance on your goals. https://vinnietortorich.com/phone-consultation-2/ More News  Serena has added some of her clothing suggestions and beauty product suggestions to Vinnie’s Amazon Recommended Products link.   Self Care, Beauty, and Grooming Products that Actually Work!&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;  https://www.amazon.com/shop/vinnietortorich/list/3GPVU29UHHPMY?ref_=aipsflist     Don’t forget to check out Serena Scott Thomas on Days of Our Lives on the Peacock channel.&amp;amp;nbsp; “Dirty Keto” is available on Amazon!  You can purchase or rent it&amp;amp;nbsp;here.https://amzn.to/4d9agj1 Please make sure to watch, rate, and review it!   Eat Happy Italian, Anna’s second cookbook, is available!&amp;amp;nbsp;  You can go to&amp;amp;nbsp;https://eathappyitalian.com You can order it from&amp;amp;nbsp;Vinnie's Book Club.&amp;amp;nbsp;https://amzn.to/3ucIXm Anna’s recipes are in her cookbooks, on her website, and on Substack —they will spice up your day! https://annavocino.substack.com/    PURCHASE&amp;amp;nbsp; DIRTY KETO (2024)  The documentary launched in August 2024!  Order it TODAY!   This is Vinnie’s fourth documentary in&amp;amp;nbsp;just over&amp;amp;nbsp;five years.    Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries  Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family.  Additionally, the more views it receives, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend!   REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films.&amp;amp;nbsp;Your positive REVIEW does matter!   PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://vinnietortorich.com/documentaries </description>
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