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About the Episode
For years, osteoarthritis was blamed on simple wear and tear, but new research points to inflammation and metabolic health as major drivers of joint pain. Dr. Maziar Badii explains how osteoarthritis is diagnosed, why weight loss and food choices can ease joint pain, and why exercise, even running, is rarely off limits. You will also hear how treatment works, from creams and pills to injections and joint replacement.

About the Guest
Dr. Maziar Badii is a rheumatologist in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of British Columbia, with a cross appointment in Radiology. He has practiced rheumatology for 25 years, is a past president of the Northwest Rheumatism Society, and received the 2023 Polaris Award for Innovation in Rheumatology.

About The Path Podcast

The Path is about simple strategies for better metabolic health. We break down metabolic disease, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes through patient FAQs, better health decisions, and honest interviews with patients and the physicians who treat them.

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Episode 122 | The Path Podcast

About the Episode
As part of our late summer break, we're revisiting one of our favorite conversations from The Path archive. Most of us lose muscle as we age, and the tiny engines inside our cells, called mitochondria, get weaker too, which feeds insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. In this episode, Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky explains how exercise, protein, and colorful foods help protect both, and why strength and endurance training each matter. He also shares how to check supplement claims, including a protein blend from his own company.

About the Guest
Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky is a Professor and Division Head of Neuromuscular and Neurometabolic Disorders in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University. He has published over 500 scientific and medical articles and is a world leader in exercise and nutrition therapy for older adults and people with muscle and mitochondrial disease. He is also a former international-level endurance athlete who still trains seven days a week.

About The Path Podcast
The Path is about simple strategies for better metabolic health. We break down metabolic disease, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes through patient FAQs, better health decisions, and honest interviews with patients and the physicians who treat them.
Learn More About LifestyleRx: https://lifestylerx.io/
Ask us a video question! https://ask-a-question.lifestylerx.ca
Episode 121 | The Path Podcast

About the Episode
You can develop serious liver scarring without ever drinking alcohol. Liver specialist Dr. Alnoor Ramji explains why fat in the liver deserves attention, how it connects to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, and which simple yearly blood test can flag liver damage early. You'll also learn which food and activity changes help, and why the liver has a strong ability to heal.

About the Guest
Dr. Alnoor Ramji is a liver specialist and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, practicing at St. Paul's Hospital. He co-founded the Canadian MASLD Network (CanMASLD) and co-authored the MASLD chapter of the Diabetes Canada guidelines.

About The Path Podcast
The Path is about simple strategies for better metabolic health. We break down metabolic disease, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes through patient FAQs, better health decisions, and honest interviews with patients and the physicians who treat them.

Learn More About LifestyleRx: https://lifestylerx.io/

Ask us a video question! https://ask-a-question.lifestylerx.ca

Episode 120 | The Path Podcast

About the Episode
Type 2 diabetes does not start when blood sugar rises. It starts years earlier, in the small cells of the pancreas that make insulin. Dr. Brendan Byrne talks with diabetes researcher Dr. Jim Johnson about whether too much insulin can come before insulin resistance, why many of these cells are tired rather than gone, and how rest, food choices, and exercise may help them recover.

About the Guest
Dr. Jim Johnson is a professor at the University of British Columbia, where he directs the Laboratory of Molecular Signalling in Diabetes. He has studied the insulin-making beta cell for about 25 years and is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Islets.

About The Path Podcast
The Path is about simple strategies for better metabolic health. We break down metabolic disease, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes through patient FAQs, better health decisions, and honest interviews with patients and the physicians who treat them.

Learn More About LifestyleRx: https://lifestylerx.io/

Ask us a video question! https://ask-a-question.lifestylerx.ca

Episode 119 | The Path Podcast

About the Episode
Some people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes have a slow, autoimmune form of diabetes called LADA, where the immune system attacks the cells that make insulin. Dr. Brendan Byrne and endocrinologist Dr. Tom Elliott explain how antibody testing works, what the newly approved drug teplizumab can and can't do, and why very low doses of Ozempic may help protect insulin-making cells. They also look ahead at the treatments that could arrive in the next five to ten years.

About the Guest
Dr. Tom Elliott is an endocrinologist at Vancouver General Hospital and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, where he has been on faculty since 1992. He founded BC Diabetes in 2007, has authored 93 scientific papers, and leads research on early intervention in type 1 diabetes and diabetes technology. He also works alongside the LifestyleRx team and shares patients with the program.

About The Path Podcast

The Path is about simple strategies for better metabolic health. We break down metabolic disease, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes through patient FAQs, better health decisions, and honest interviews with patients and the physicians who treat them.

Learn More About LifestyleRx: https://lifestylerx.io/

Ask us a video question! https://ask-a-question.lifestylerx.ca

Episode 118 | The Path Podcast