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Stay Off My Operating Table
I was a morbidly obese heart surgeon. Throughout high school, college, med school and surgical training, I followed the U.S. dietary guidelines for both diet and exercise. Yet nothing I did kept the weight off. I just kept getting bigger and bigger.
Each day in the operating theater I would split open the chests of people just like me. I knew I was heading for the operating table myself if I didn't find solutions that worked.
In 2016, I finally found a way to lose 100 pounds and keep it off.
Now - in addition to doing heart surgery - I work to help people just like me get healthy, lose the weight and keep it off. I'm Dr. Philip Ovadia, the rebel M.D. and cardiac surgeon who is working to keep people off my operating table.
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Stay Off My Operating Table
How Cancer & Weight Loss Changed My Life: A Health Coach's Journey - Chris Cornell #178
Chris Cornell shares his remarkable journey from weighing 278 pounds at age 51 to becoming a certified health coach at 60, even overcoming cancer along the way. His story demonstrates that sustainable health transformation is possible at any age through the right approach and mindset.
KEY POINTS
- Sustainable weight loss requires finding the right foods that provide satiety and nutrition, not just calorie restriction
- A cancer diagnosis transformed Cornell's perspective on life and motivated him to help others achieve better health
- Successful health transformation requires believing change is possible and having a clear understanding of your "why"
- Age is not a barrier to building strength and improving health with the right approach
RESOURCES
- Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners
- Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes
- Symposium for Metabolic Health 2025 (Use code IFIXHEARTS for 20% off)
BIO
Chris Cornell is a certified Metabolic Health Practitioner and health coach who transformed his own health after age 50, losing 80 pounds through sustainable lifestyle changes. After overcoming cancer, he dedicated himself to helping others achieve their health goals through evidence-based coaching methods. He now serves as a health coach at Ovadia Heart Health.
KISMET
Cornell's transformative moment came from stepping on his mother's scale - a chance encounter that might never have happened if he hadn't visited that day. This random event led to reading Gary Taubes' book, which completely changed his understanding of weight loss and set him on his path to becoming a health coach.
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Chances are, you wouldn't be listening to this podcast if you didn't need to change your life and get healthier.
So take action right now. Book a call with Dr. Ovadia's team.
One small step in the right direction is all it takes to get started.
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Learn more:
- Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon.
- Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts
- Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health
- Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com
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