Dr. Hussain Khimji on progress over perfection, leveraging GLP-1s as tools, and mastering behaviour change Lifestyle Is Medicine: Part 2

Send us Fan Mail This conversation is with Dr. Hussain Khimji, a family physician with focused practices in lifestyle and obesity medicine based at the Alberta Lifestyle Clinic in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada. Dr. Khimji is passionate about helping people live happier, more fulfilling lives by empowering them to take control of their health through evidence-based lifestyle change. Drawing from his wide-ranging experience in inpatient, emergency, and primary care, he shares why prevention and mental wellbeing are essential to the future of medicine. We Discuss: Shifting from acute care to preventative lifestyle medicine The six pillars of lifestyle medicine Embracing progress as a recovering perfectionist Striving for a predominantly whole food, plant based diet Ketogenic and carnivore diets Motivational interviewing for practitioners Building awareness around current behaviours Obesity medicine principles Using GLP-1 medications as a tool for change Building muscle is one of the best to do for your health Optimizing self worth Episode Show Notes Connect with Dr. Khimji: Instagram | TikTok | Facebook Dr. Khimji’s website: doctorkhimji.com Clinic Website: AB Bariatric and Lifestyle Clinic AB Clinic Referral Form for practitioners Connect with me: @casswarbeck Audio editing and processing by Wyatt Pavlik Theme music by Ievgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay *Please appreciate that any information discussed is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, always seek the opinion of a physician or qualified healthcare provider.*

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Dr. Hussain Khimji on progress over perfection, leveraging GLP-1s as tools, and mastering behaviour change Lifestyle Is Medicine: Part 2 is an episode from Plant Fueled Podcast by Cassie Warbeck.

This episode is 72:35 long.

This episode was published on Nov 7, 2025.

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