In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Dr. Justin Hogan, an internal medicine-trained physician and founder of LVWellness & Aesthetics. Frustrated by the fast-paced, prescription-heavy traditional medical model during his residency, Dr. Hogan pivoted to concierge functional medicine after discovering the profound benefits of hormone optimization. He explains why settling for normal lab results isn't enough, and how he helps patients achieve their prime health by focusing on three core pillars: hormone optimization, nutrition, and functional movement.

Key Takeaways:

• The Lost Art of Listening: Dr. Hogan emphasizes talking to patients before ever looking at their labs, as symptoms and personal stories usually reveal the true root of the problem.
• Synthetic vs. Bioidentical Hormones: Much of the fear surrounding hormone therapy comes from studies on synthetic hormones. Bioidentical hormones match the body's natural structure and can actually decrease the risk of strokes, heart attacks, and certain cancers.
• GLP-1s and Muscle Preservation: While GLP-1 medications are powerful tools for treating insulin resistance, Dr. Hogan uses the lowest effective dose combined with protein tracking to ensure patients don't lose their metabolic burn by sacrificing muscle mass.

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In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Dr. Angela Tran, a board-certified physician in internal medicine and obesity medicine and the founder of Med-Fit Medical Weight Loss. After experiencing severe physician burnout in traditional primary care, Dr. Tran pivoted to medical weight loss in 2012 to help patients graduate from the cycle of yo-yo dieting.

Key Takeaways:

• Escaping Physician Burnout: Dr. Tran shares her hit-bottom moment stuck in traffic at 8 PM with charting left to do, which prompted her to leave traditional primary care for a more fulfilling path in medical weight loss.
• The Truth About GLP-1s: GLP-1 medications are not new and they are not a skinny drug cheat code; they are physiological tools to treat underlying conditions like insulin resistance.
• Separating Mechanics from Mindset: Many women blame a lack of willpower for sugar addiction or overeating, but Dr. Tran explains how these are often chemistry-based responses to hormones, stress, and poor sleep.

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In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Dr. Stephan Goupil, a double board-certified physician in Family and Lifestyle Medicine and founder of Extended Healthspans. Drawing from his unique background as a philosophy major, biology professor, and genetics researcher who once doubled the lifespan of a fruit fly, Dr. Goupil shares why he left the burnout of traditional primary care to open a solo concierge practice.

Key Takeaways:

• Healthspan Over Lifespan: Living to 100 isn't the goal if the last 30 years are spent confined to a chair with a box of pills. The focus should be on "healthspan"—maximizing the years spent healthy, active, and capable of doing what you love.
• The Foundations of Longevity: Before exploring biohacking or expensive supplements, patients must master the six pillars of lifestyle medicine: diet, exercise, stress management, sleep, avoiding toxins, and maintaining healthy social interactions.
• Advanced Preventative Testing: Beyond standard cholesterol panels, Dr. Goupil utilizes advanced labs like APOB and Lp(a) for cardiovascular risk, as well as cutting-edge DNA fragment tests for early detection of dozens of cancers.

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In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Dr. Jennifer Davis, a pediatric intensive care physician who transitioned into lifestyle medicine to help adults and children reverse chronic diseases. Disillusioned by seeing children increasingly affected by adult-type illnesses, Dr. Davis pivoted to an approach focused on root causes. She discusses how she successfully treats conditions like Type 2 diabetes by shifting the focus from rigid diets and restriction to what she calls "joyful wellness"—adding a crucial seventh pillar of "joy" to the standard lifestyle medicine model.

Key Takeaways:

• Moving from PICU to Prevention: Dr. Davis explains how her time in the pediatric intensive care unit treating sick children inspired her to switch to lifestyle medicine to stop chronic adult illnesses before they take root.
• The Missing 7th Pillar: Standard lifestyle medicine focuses on six pillars like sleep, exercise, and nutrition. Dr. Davis adds "joy" as the vital seventh pillar, arguing that forced, miserable health regimens are impossible to sustain.

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In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Dr. Joe Sherman, pediatrician of 38 years and founder of Joe Sherman MD Coaching and Consulting. After decades in clinical practice, Dr. Sherman now serves as a physician coach and retreat facilitator — helping healthcare professionals navigate burnout, rediscover purpose, and match their soul to their role through values-based career discernment and mindful leadership.

Key Takeaways:

• Match Your Soul to Your Role: The most common struggle Dr. Sherman sees is physicians who are technically skilled but deeply misaligned with where they work. His coaching helps them identify their core values and make intentional career decisions that reflect who they truly are.
• You Can't Add Without Letting Go: Many burned-out physicians want more connection and fulfillment but have filled every hour with work. Dr. Sherman's core insight — unless you're willing to release something, there's no room to bring anything new in.
• Burnout Is Systemic, Not Personal: The pressure, loss of autonomy, and moral injury physicians face comes from the system, not from weakness. Recognizing that distinction is often the first step toward healing and meaningful change.
• Community and Belonging Drive Longevity: Drawing on his time with indigenous communities in Bolivia, Dr. Sherman's top health advice is to expand your definition of health beyond biomedical wellness — connection, purpose, and a sense of belonging matter as much as any lab value.
• Prime Health Is Holistic Self-Acceptance: His definition — accepting yourself for who you are, setting realistic goals across every dimension of life, and using whatever resources you have to pursue true wholeness.

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In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Dr. Daniel Paull, orthopedic surgeon and founder of Easy Orthopedics in Colorado Springs. After a skiing accident at 14 sparked his passion for medicine, Dr. Paull spent years grinding through the traditional system — until an existential crisis mid-fellowship pushed him to quit, move into his in-laws' basement, and build one of the most unconventional orthopedic practices in the country: mobile, cash-based, insurance-free, and just two people.

Key Takeaways:

• The Mobile, Insurance-Free Model Works: Dr. Paull built a thriving orthopedic practice with no office, no insurance contracts, and no outside billing — just him, his wife, and a direct relationship with patients. Six years in, he's proof the model is sustainable and replicable.
• Time Is the Missing Ingredient in Medicine: You can't compress care down infinitely without losing quality. Dr. Paull's definition of prime health centers on time-based medicine — doctors spending real, unhurried time with patients is the simplest shift that improves outcomes.
• Quitting the Right Things Is a Superpower: He quit his fellowship halfway through — something almost no one does. His insight: the most successful people quit what isn't working, reshuffle their priorities, and find a better path to winning.
• Don't Let Anyone Bill on Your Behalf: His top business advice — remove every middleman from your revenue. When you control your billing and eliminate insurance company interference, you protect your income, your practice, and your integrity.

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In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Nicole Bankhead, licensed professional counselor, integrative healer, and founder of Serenity Wellness and Counseling Center in Cypress, Texas. After years in traditional talk therapy, Nicole realized deeper healing required more — and built a practice that combines neurofeedback, EMDR, ketamine-assisted therapy, and functional medicine to help clients heal at the root, not just manage symptoms.

Key Takeaways:

• True Healing Is Whole-Person Healing: Serenity Wellness addresses the brain, body, and spirit together. From functional gut support to neurofeedback to psychedelic-assisted therapy, each layer of care works in concert to create profound, lasting transformation.
• Neurofeedback Opens the Door: When combined with EMDR or ketamine therapy, neurofeedback calms the nervous system and opens neural pathways so that deeper therapeutic work unfolds with greater ease. Clients report feeling connected to their authentic selves for the first time.
• Prep and Integration Matter as Much as the Session: With ketamine-assisted therapy, the dosing day is just one piece. Education, preparation, and post-session integration are what turn a powerful experience into sustainable change.

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In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Leah Braddell, CEO of Data Biologics, a company pioneering the use of real-world evidence to transform medicine. As a lifelong physician sidekick across specialties, Leah has made it her mission to make clinical data accessible and meaningful — not just for corporations, but for individual doctors and patients — starting with the largely underfunded field of regenerative medicine.

Key Takeaways:

• Every Patient Is an Opportunity to Learn: Regenerative treatments like PRP and stem cell therapy lack big pharma funding for traditional trials. Data Biologics gives any physician a simple scientific platform to study treatment effectiveness right in their own practice — no academic apparatus required.
• Real-World Data Beats 20-Person Studies: The Data Biologics registry now holds more data on many regenerative treatments than exists in all clinical literature combined, helping physicians at conferences align around standards and consensus faster than ever before.
• AI Is Only as Good as the Data Behind It: Leah warns that without clean, well-structured real-world data, AI in medicine risks doing more harm than good. Building trustworthy algorithms starts with trustworthy data collection at the point of care.

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In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Dr. Lauren Mitchell, a board-certified family medicine physician and founder of Honest Family Medicine. Dr. Mitchell transitioned from active-duty military medicine and a grueling 100-patient-a-day urgent care job during the pandemic to launching a Direct Primary Care (DPC) clinic. She shares how a dramatic, life-saving moment in the Peace Corps set her on the path to medicine, and how her DPC clinic allows her to finally practice the comprehensive, holistic, and un-rushed care she was trained to provide. The conversation covers the failing corporate medical model, the power of functional medicine, and why true healthcare begins with simply listening to the patient.

Key Takeaways:

• The Call to Medicine: Dr. Mitchell shares the incredible story of performing life-saving CPR on a friend in rural Kazakhstan during her time in the Peace Corps, an event that shifted her career from pre-law to medical school.
• Escaping the Corporate Treadmill: After seeing over 100 patients a day in urgent care during the pandemic, Dr. Mitchell embraced the Direct Primary Care model to regain control over her schedule and build genuine relationships with patients.
• Practicing Full-Scope Medicine: Unlike traditional systems that constantly refer patients to specialists, the DPC model gives physicians the time to utilize their full training, from dermatology and mental health to minor surgeries and functional medicine.
• The "Why" Behind the Symptoms: Functional medicine goes beyond writing a prescription by using specialized testing to uncover the root causes of illness, such as gut imbalances, mold exposure, or hormone dysfunction.
• Get Outside: Dr. Mitchell's top health advice is to disconnect from screens and spend at least 30 minutes outside every day, particularly in the morning, to optimize vitamin D and cortisol rhythms for better mental and physical health.

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In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Dr. Robyn Tiger, double board-certified physician in diagnostic radiology and lifestyle medicine, founder of StressFreeMD, and known as the Self-Care Doctor. After developing her own stress-related health conditions during her medical career, Dr. Tiger transformed her life using mind-body medicine — and now uniquely combines yoga therapy, meditation, life coaching, and lifestyle medicine to help physicians and patients relieve stress and extend both lifespan and healthspan.

Key Takeaways:

• You Were Born with the Ability to Feel Better: Dr. Tiger's top health advice — you have the innate capacity to feel better whenever you want to. You just need to learn how. That belief is the foundation of everything she teaches at StressFreeMD.
• Stress Is the Hidden Driver of Chronic Disease: From migraines to blood sugar spikes to hypertension, Dr. Tiger's own health unraveled under unmanaged stress. She reversed it all through lifestyle medicine — and now guides others through the same transformation.
• Meet People Where They Are: Her most powerful differentiator is showing up with zero judgment, zero expectations, and full compassion. Real change happens when patients feel safe enough to be honest about where they truly are.

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