In this episode of the Live Yes! With Arthritis podcast, we revisit the top takeaways from some of 2025’s most popular and intriguing podcast episodes, and answer listeners’ most pressing questions.

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In this episode, we’ll explore popular arthritis and diet myths, separate fact from fiction and discuss how to optimize nutrition to reduce inflammation and pain.

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Special Guest: Cristina Montoya.

Important changes are coming for Medicare and ACA Health Care Marketplace plans for 2026. Learn about them and how you can choose the best plan for your arthritis needs.

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Special Guests: Anna Hyde and Nick Turkas.

Just in time for Halloween, we explore a number of unusual sounding arthritis “treatments” — which ones might be worth trying, which aren’t, and which could be harmful.

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Special Guest: Dr. Brian Andonian.

No one knows your body as well as you do, so it’s vital that you be involved in your own care. Hear a rheumatologist discuss how to self-advocate and why it’s important.

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Special Guest: Dr. Julius Birnbaum.

In this episode of the Live Yes! With Arthritis podcast, we’ll explore insights and tips to properly prepare you for joint surgery — from pre-hab to coming home and beyond.

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Special Guest: Alan H. Beyer, MD, FACS .

Arthritis Advocates discuss how they help change laws and policies to break down barriers to health care so all people can live better with arthritis — and how you can, too.

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Special Guests: Anna Hyde and Deb Constien.

Back pain can affect every aspect of your life. Listen to a rheumatologist discuss common arthritis-related causes of back pain as well as strategies to manage them.

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Special Guest: Dr. Vivian Bykerk.

Traveling can be exciting. But it can also create anxiety and new challenges to everyday tasks. In this episode, we explore tips, tools and techniques to make traveling with arthritis less painful.

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Special Guest: Matt Iseman.

In this special episode of the Live Yes! With Arthritis podcast — recorded at the JA Family Summit — the Auslander family joins us to explore how JA impacts the family dynamic, the challenges it presents, ways to cope and build support, some silver linings and more.

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Special Guest: Jessica Auslander, MA, PhD, LCMHC, LCAS, NCC, BC-TMH.