Stay Off My Kitchen Table: A Heart Surgeon's 4-Week Elimination Diet for Gut Repair, Metabolic Health, and Longevity

By Philip Ovadia and Joshua Lisec

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.This book emphasizes a vital truth: to achieve lasting health, you must remove foods that harm your metabolism, spike 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 crashHow to increase bioavailability and get more nutrition from fewer foodsThe truth about anti-nutrients and why some "superfoods" backfireA powerful 4-week elimination diet to reboot digestion and unlock nutrient absorptionHow to test your gut health, track your progress, and fix what's brokenWhy absorption is the future of longevity, energy, and weight lossThe complete absorption-first system to heal your gut and supercharge your metabolismWhether 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 it's missing, everything changes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628606517
• ISBN13: 9781628606515
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages