Stay Off My Kitchen Table
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Stay Off My Kitchen Table

A Heart Surgeon’s 4-Week Elimination Diet for Gut Repair, Metabolic Health, and Longevity

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Stay Off My Kitchen Table

A Heart Surgeon’s 4-Week Elimination Diet for Gut Repair, Metabolic Health, and Longevity

About this book

New York Times Bestseller!

From the bestselling authors who launched the metabolic health movement, Dr. Philip Ovadia and Joshua Lisec, comes the nutrition breakthrough you've been waiting for.

You cleaned up your diet. You followed the plan. So why aren't you seeing the results?

The truth is, it's not just what you eat; it's what your body absorbs.

In this long-awaited follow-up to Stay Off My Operating Table, Dr. Philip Ovadia and Joshua Lisec reveal the best-kept secret in nutrition science: Your gut health and nutrient absorption matter just as much as the food on your plate. If you're stuck on a plateau, struggling with inflammation, or wondering why your "healthy" choices aren't working, this book explains exactly why.

Stay Off My Kitchen Table emphasizes a vital truth: To achieve lasting health, you must remove foods that harm your metabolism, spike your blood sugar, cause inflammation, or block nutrient absorption from your kitchen. This book shows you how to eliminate those hidden offenders and fill your table with nourishing, body-friendly foods that support healing and vitality.

Through clear explanations and a proven step-by-step plan, Stay Off My Kitchen Table teaches you how to optimize your internal engine so your body can finally absorb the nutrients it needs to heal, energize, and thrive. You will discover that the path to a longer lifespan and healthspan is not to do more; it’s to do less. With the manageable, intuitive, and even fun dietary changes you’ll be making, your kitchen table will never look the same—and neither will you.

It all starts with a 4-week elimination diet designed to reduce inflammation, reset your gut, and remove the hidden food triggers that are sabotaging your progress. By the end of the month, you'll have a clean slate and a clear path forward—no guesswork, no gimmicks.

In this groundbreaking guide, you’ll discover:

  • Why some people thrive on new diets while others crash
  • How to increase bioavailability and get more nutrition from fewer foods
  • The truth about anti-nutrients and why some "superfoods" backfire
  • A powerful 4-week elimination diet to reboot digestion and unlock nutrient absorption
  • How to test your gut health, track your progress, and fix what's broken
  • Why absorption is the future of longevity, energy, and weight loss
  • The complete absorption-first system to heal your gut and supercharge your metabolism

Whether you're trying to repair your digestion, escape the cycle of failed diets, or finally feel like yourself again, Stay Off My Kitchen Table delivers the insight and tools to take control of your health for good.

The last diet book you'll ever need. Because once your body absorbs what's missing, everything changes.

Information

Year
2026
Print ISBN
9781628606515
eBook ISBN
9781628606577

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Foreword by Bill Schindler, PHD
  6. Introduction: The Diet Nuance You’ve Been Hungry For by Philip Ovadia, MD
  7. Chapter 1 Bioavailability-Maxxing
  8. Chapter 2 How Absorption Actually Works
  9. Chapter 3 Bioavailability Key, Longevity Lock
  10. Chapter 4 Nutrient Density, Anti-Nutrients, and the Diet Trade-offs We All Must Make
  11. Chapter 5 The Truth About Fiber*
  12. Chapter 6 Why Animal-Based Diets are Better Than Plant-Based Alternatives
  13. Chapter 7 10 Years a Vegan: How I Learned to Stop Sacrificing My Health and Love Real Food Again
  14. Chapter 8 The Bioavailability and Absorption Health Questionnaire
  15. Chapter 9 You Are Here: Measure This Before You Change a Thing
  16. Chapter 10 The Ultimate Guide to Bloodwork
  17. Chapter 11 The 4-Week Elimination Diet
  18. Chapter 12 Tier-Friendly Recipes
  19. Chapter 13 Bioavailability-Maxxing Your Supplement Stack
  20. Chapter 14 Getting the Most Work Out of Your Workouts
  21. Chapter 15 DENSIFY: Diet Evaluation & Nutrient Strategy Individualized for You
  22. Appendix A: Frequently Asked, Rarely Answered Questions
  23. Appendix b: 2026 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  24. Glossary: The Top 100 Bioavailability Terms You Should Know
  25. Index of Recipes
  26. Endnotes
  27. Acknowledgments
  28. About the Authors

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