205. Beyond Rest and Recovery: What Actually Heals the Brain After Concussion | Marissa McCarthy, MD

Dr. Darsh Shah and Dr. Altamash Raja sit down with Dr. Marissa McCarthy, a board-certified physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, brain injury specialist, and residency program director for the University of South Florida PM&R program. Dr. McCarthy practices at the USF Concussion Center and the Performance Lab in Tampa, where she works with athletes, military veterans, and patients recovering from traumatic brain injury. This conversation goes far beyond the basics of concussion care. From why…

204. Metabolic Flexibility Explained: Why Ketones May Be an Overlooked Health Marker | Dorian Greenow

Dr. Darsh Shah and Dr. Altamash Raja sit down with Dorian Greenow, founder of Keto-Mojo, for a wide-ranging conversation on ketosis, metabolic flexibility, chronic disease, and what it means to make health measurable. Dorian shares how his own experience with weight gain, depression, and discovering nutritional ketosis shaped the creation of Keto-Mojo. From the history of ketogenic diets to the difference between nutritional and therapeutic ketosis, the conversation explores food addiction, ketone…

203. What Medical School Doesn’t Teach About Health, Fulfillment, and Finding Your Why | Brian Devorkin

Dr. Darsh Shah and Dr. Altamash Raja sit down with Brian Devorkin, a third-year medical student at Case Western and host of BackedBriScience, for a wide-ranging conversation on fulfillment, longevity, chronic illness, and the harder questions behind choosing medicine. Brian shares how chronic fatigue and Lyme disease shaped his understanding of health, agency, and what it means to “get your life back.” From his gap year working with longevity researcher David Sinclair to the realities of medical…

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

EPISODE DESCRIPTION Is arthritis really just wear and tear? Dr. Altamash Raja and Dr. Darsh Shah make the case for metabolic osteoarthritis — the phenotype where fat tissue drives joint inflammation through hormones, not load. They cover the semaglutide and metformin trials, new weight-independent cartilage data, and how to spot the metabolic-OA patient in clinic. The takeaway: treat the disease, not just the symptom. TOPICS COVERED Reframing OA from "wear and tear" to a disease with a distinct…

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

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, we explore high performance, vulnerability, trauma, nervous system regulation, parenting, purpose, and the hidden emotional costs of achievement. Casey shares her perspective on mysticism, somatic healing, post-traumatic growth, value systems, and why true peace comes from…