How To Stay Off My Operating Table

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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 I know because I was there As a heart surgeon I was very good at following the rules But I was still morbidly obese I followed the food pyramid to a T I exercised for the recommended amount of time each day I thought I was doing everything right And yet my heart was at its breaking point 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 And it changed my life Philip Ovadia is a cardiothoracic surgeon and author of Stay off My Operating Table A Heart Surgeon s Metabolic Health Guide to Lose Weight Prevent Disease and Feel Your Best Every Day He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article How to stay off my operating table 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 This episode is sponsored by the Stanford Physician Leadership Certificate Program For the aspiring physician leader leadership skills are one of the most important and influential traits that will elevate your overall success 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 navigate social dynamics in your workplace Stanford Medicine recognizes the need to foster physician leaders in health care That is why they developed the physician leadership certificate program This 6-month cohort-based program includes live virtual sessions self-paced learning modules professional coaching a capstone project and much more Providing C-suite education for the non-C-suite physician leader They encourage all early career and aspiring physician leaders to apply To find out more about the program or apply visit physicianleadership stanford edu Did you enjoy today s episode Rate and review the show so more audiences can find The Podcast by KevinMD Subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified when a new episode comes out Click here to earn 1 0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME for this episode Also available in Category 1 CME bundles Powered by CMEfy – a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward AMA PRA Category 1 Credit s Learn more at about cmefy com cme-infoClick here to visit this podcast episode