PUTTING THE HEALTH BACK IN HEALTHCARE
Medicine Redefined
Medicine Redefined
Dr. Darsh Shah, DO & Dr. Altamash Raja, DO interview practitioners who challenge the norm and promote health during a time when the healthcare system feels broken. Find out how experts in the fields of sleep, nutrition, exercise, stress resilience, rehabilitation, precision & performance medicine, and so many more are using "unconventional" approaches to move the needle forward and redefine medicine as we know it.
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202. Metabolic Osteoarthritis: How Fat Tissue Talks to Your Joints

In this episode, Dr. Darsh Shah and Dr. Altamash Raja explore the emerging concept of metabolic osteoarthritis and the growing evidence linking joint degeneration to obesity, insulin resistance, inflammation, and metabolic syndrome. They break down novel research on GLP-1 medications and metformin, discuss how excess adipose tissue may contribute to joint damage, and explain why treating metabolic health could become an important part of osteoarthritis care in the future. TOPICS COVERED • Is ost

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202. Metabolic Osteoarthritis: How Fat Tissue Talks to Your Joints
June 8, 2026

202. Metabolic Osteoarthritis: How Fat Tissue Talks to Your Joints

In this episode, Dr. Darsh Shah and Dr. Altamash Raja explore the emerging concept of metabolic osteoarthritis and the growing evidence linking joint degeneration to obesity, insulin resistance, inflammation, and metabolic syndrome. They break down novel research on GLP-1 medications and metformin,…

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201. You Spend Your Whole Life Chasing Something… Then What? The Psychology of High Performers | Casey Stevens, MS, LMFT
May 25, 2026

201. You Spend Your Whole Life Chasing Something… Then What? The Psyc…

Casey Stevens is a trauma-informed therapist, speaker, and guide focused on nervous system healing, consciousness, emotional resilience, and the relationship between trauma, identity, and human potential. In this conversation...

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200. Can Hospital Food Help Patients Heal? Food as Medicine at Tampa General | Tanuja Sharma, MD
May 11, 2026

200. Can Hospital Food Help Patients Heal? Food as Medicine at Tampa …

Dr. Tanuja Sharma is a board-certified family and integrative medicine physician and the Medical Director of Integrative Medicine and Arts at Tampa General Hospital. She completed her integrative medicine fellowship through t...

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199. The Mental Strength Playbook: Workplace Stress, Burnout, and Showing Up Under Pressure | Amy Morin, LCSW
April 27, 2026

199. The Mental Strength Playbook: Workplace Stress, Burnout, and Sho…

Dr. Altamash Raja and Dr. Darsh Shah sit down with Amy Morin, LCSW, to discuss how to turn pressure into strength, build resilience through small wins, and navigate burnout in today’s work culture. Morin gives us simple tools...

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198. Beyond LDL: The 2026 Guidelines Make Lp(a), ApoB & 30-Year Risk Essential
April 13, 2026

198. Beyond LDL: The 2026 Guidelines Make Lp(a), ApoB & 30-Year Risk …

Darsh and Altamash unpack the first major ACC/AHA lipid update since 2018, now reframed as a dyslipidemia guideline expanding beyond LDL to include triglycerides, ApoB, and lipoprotein(a). They highlight earlier prevention, t...

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197. Sleep for High Performers: Jet Lag, Naps, Wearables, and When Tech Helps (or Hurts) | Jade Wu, PhD
March 30, 2026

197. Sleep for High Performers: Jet Lag, Naps, Wearables, and When Te…

We welcome back sleep expert Jade Wu to discuss practical sleep strategies for high performers, especially around travel, naps, and sleep technology. Dr. Wu suggests we may be over-relying on technology for our sleep, making ...

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