Prime Health Podcast

Dr. Derek Baron

The Prime Health Podcast brings you expert insights, real stories, and practical advice on wellness, fitness, and modern healthcare. Each episode is designed to empower you with the knowledge and tools to take charge of your health and live your best life.

  1. Rebuilding Health From the Inside Out: A Sports Medicine Doctor.... - Talk with Dr. Nicole Payne

    6h ago

    Rebuilding Health From the Inside Out: A Sports Medicine Doctor.... - Talk with Dr. Nicole Payne

    In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Dr. Nicole Payne (affectionately known as "Dr. Nikki"), a sports medicine physician, physiatrist, and the founder of Quiescence MedSpa. Dr. Payne shares how she flipped the standard med spa model on its head by marrying her thirty-year passion for spa spaces with her deep background in non-operative physical medicine and rehabilitation. Key Takeaways: The Flipped Med Spa Paradigm: Most med spas limit their service menu to superficial treatments. Dr. Payne leverages her background as a physiatrist to weave cellular-level sports medicine directly into a relaxing spa environment, fixing chronic structural issues like plantar fasciitis and tennis elbow.The Low-Overhead Mobile Model: Operating exclusively on weekends while maintaining her primary hospital staff position, Dr. Payne avoids the toxic business pressure of high-volume patient quotas. This structural freedom allows her to dedicate a full hour to deep, personal diagnostic consultations.The Cellular Advantage of Non-Invasive Regenerative Tech: Rather than using local cortisone injections that mask acute pain while quietly damaging soft-tissue fibers long-term, Quiescence MedSpa implements targeted shockwave therapy to stimulate local vascularization and low-level lasers to accelerate active collagen synthesis. Connect with our Guest Website: Click Here LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-payne-md-rmsk-4801485a/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/quiessence.medspa/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@quiessencemedspa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiessence.medspa/ To be a guest or suggest an episode, email: info@primehealthpodcast.com Connect with us: Website: https://primehealthpodcast.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derektbaron/ LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grro-solutions YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrimeHealthPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primehealthpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@primehealthpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primehealthpodcast

    39 min
  2. Rebuilding the Athlete: The New Standard for Rehab, Recovery, and... - Talk with Dr. Trent Nessler

    6h ago

    Rebuilding the Athlete: The New Standard for Rehab, Recovery, and... - Talk with Dr. Trent Nessler

    In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Dr. Trent Nessler, a Doctor of Physical Therapy, sports biomechanist, and founder of The Athlete Lab. Dr. Nessler shares his incredible personal why—from rescuing his father after a paralyzing vacation accident to later helping him walk again after twenty-five years in a wheelchair. He pulls back the curtain on how he co-developed the Athletic Movement Index (AMI), a wearable sensor system that formed the world's largest human movement database. The conversation dives deep into removing human error from injury assessments, the power of "biostacking" treatments like blood flow restriction (BFR) and peptides, and what it truly means to rebuild an athlete rather than just patch up an injury. Key Takeaways: The Path to the World's Largest Database: Frustrated by subjective variations in clinical eyes, Dr. Nessler partnered to create a wearable sensor technology that bypasses standard 2D tracking error rates. Today, this system boasts data on 490,000 athletes across five countries.New Truths in ACL Predictive Biomechanics: In a massive international study alongside top ACL researchers, data from the AMI identified eighty-seven unique human movement metrics that directly correspond to a high statistical risk for ACL failure.The Magic of Biostacking: Dr. Nessler introduces "biostacking"—combining class IV lasers, cold plunges, red light therapy, and targeted soft-tissue peptides like BPC-157/TB-500 to compress healing timelines and amplify cell regeneration exponentially. Connect with our Guest Website: https://theathletelab.org/ LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/trentnessler Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DrTrentNessler YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTrentNessler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjjpt_acl_guy/ To be a guest or suggest an episode, email: info@primehealthpodcast.com Connect with us: Website: https://primehealthpodcast.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derektbaron/ LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grro-solutions YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrimeHealthPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primehealthpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@primehealthpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primehealthpodcast

    50 min
  3. Health Optimization: Stop Band-Aiding Symptoms and Start Fixing... - Talk with Dr. Michelle Pearlman

    1d ago

    Health Optimization: Stop Band-Aiding Symptoms and Start Fixing... - Talk with Dr. Michelle Pearlman

    In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Dr. Michelle Pearlman, a board-certified gastroenterologist, obesity medicine specialist, and the co-founder of Prime Institute and Byte MD. Alongside her twin sister (a urologist and men's health expert), Dr. Pearlman transitioned from a rigid academic medical track into direct concierge care to escape the constraints of standard 15-minute insurance visits. As a former competitive bodybuilder and personal trainer, she brings deep expertise to the intersection of gut health, muscle architecture, perimenopausal hormone optimization, and responsible GLP-1 prescribing. Key Takeaways: The Core Paradox of Diagnostics: Many patients undergo costly testing like endoscopies and leave with clear structural results but continue to suffer from functional disorders. True health optimization requires looking beneath the surface to address these functional anomalies rather than simply handing out endless acid-reducing pills.The Interrelation of Gut and Intimacy: Your gut serves as the largest immune organ in the human body, directly impacting energy, metabolic expression, and total systemic inflammation. When clinical spaces feel safe and unhurried, patients unlock conversations regarding downstream issues like discrepant libido and physical intimacy.Rethinking GLP-1 Prescribing: Handing out a weight-loss prescription without constant hand-holding is a recipe for severe muscle loss and gastric issues. Responsible long-term weight management requires intensive monitoring of lean tissue retention and rigorous resistance training. Connect with our Guest Website: https://www.primeinstitute.us App Store: https://bytemd.app/ LinkedIn Profile: Click Here Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/primeinstitute.us/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primeinstitute.us To be a guest or suggest an episode, email: info@primehealthpodcast.com Connect with us: Website: https://primehealthpodcast.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derektbaron/ LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grro-solutions YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrimeHealthPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primehealthpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@primehealthpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primehealthpodcast

    41 min
  4. Muscle Movement Is Medicine: The Truth About Healing Joints.... - Talk with Dr. Tammy Penhollow

    1d ago

    Muscle Movement Is Medicine: The Truth About Healing Joints.... - Talk with Dr. Tammy Penhollow

    In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Dr. Tammy Penhollow, an osteopathic physician, board-certified anesthesiologist, and interventional pain specialist who founded Precision Regenerative Medicine in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dr. Penhollow shares her transition away from traditional pain management in 2015 after realizing that masking symptoms with steroids was actually destroying local joint architecture and weakening the stabilizing muscles of the spine. She discusses her holistic, root-cause methodology, explaining why "one-and-done" procedures fail, how cellular contamination can ruin injections, and how stabilizing the body's structural architecture protects long-term healthspan and motion. Key Takeaways: The Problem with Traditional Pain Management: Standard procedures often trade long-term structural health for short-term relief. Steroids can break down joints, and deadening nerves deactivates critical stabilizing muscles like the multifidus, causing smoldering instability in the spine.Treating the Functional Spinal Unit: In regenerative medicine, treating an isolated structure in a vacuum rarely works. Real recovery requires treating interlinked networks—discs, facet joints, ligaments, and core muscles—simultaneously because they function as a unit.The Lidocaine Blind Spot: Dr. Penhollow reveals a critical reason why prior regenerative procedures fail at large centers. In an attempt to reduce the stinging of platelet-rich plasma (PRP), practitioners often mix it with lidocaine, which immediately kills the therapeutic cells. Connect with our Guest Website: https://precisionmedprp.com LinkedIn Profile: Click Here Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PrecisionRegenMed YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTammyPenhollow Instagram: Click Here To be a guest or suggest an episode, email: info@primehealthpodcast.com Connect with us: Website: https://primehealthpodcast.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derektbaron/ LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grro-solutions YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrimeHealthPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primehealthpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@primehealthpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primehealthpodcast

    38 min
  5. Medicine Meets Meaning: How Mind, Body, and Purpose Restore Hope - Talk with Dr. Alexander Dydyk

    Jun 3

    Medicine Meets Meaning: How Mind, Body, and Purpose Restore Hope - Talk with Dr. Alexander Dydyk

    In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Dr. Alexander Dydyk, a multi-board-certified interventional pain physician and founder of Three Pillars of Health. Navigating a heavily procedural field, Dr. Dydyk realized that traditional healthcare often focuses purely on short-term symptom suppression rather than long-term human development. To bridge this gap, he designed a holistic framework where medicine meets meaning. Key Takeaways: Transitioning from Procedures to Partnerships: Dr. Dydyk shares why he blends his backgrounds in family medicine, interventional pain, and business (MBA) to build deep, longitudinal relationships with his patients instead of just treating them as checklist cases.Breaking the Pain-Identity Bond: In chronic pain management, a patient's personal identity can easily become wrapped up in their physical limitations. Dr. Dydyk works to build patient motivation so that the desire for structural change outgrows the safety of the status quo.The Synergy of the Three Pillars: Physical wellness and mental clarity are vital foundation pieces, but real long-term human transformation requires defining your purpose and life responsibility. Connect with our Guest Website: https://threepillarsofhealth.com/ LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdydyk/ LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thethreepillarsofhealth/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ThreePillarsofHealth Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.dydyk/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.dydyk Guest Podcast Show URL: Click Here To be a guest or suggest an episode, email: info@primehealthpodcast.com Connect with us: Website: https://primehealthpodcast.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derektbaron/ LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grro-solutions YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrimeHealthPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primehealthpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@primehealthpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primehealthpodcast

    44 min
  6. Precision Rehab: How Data, Psychology, and Performance Create.... - Talk with Dr. Craig Duggan

    Jun 3

    Precision Rehab: How Data, Psychology, and Performance Create.... - Talk with Dr. Craig Duggan

    In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Dr. Craig Duggan, a physical therapist, athletic trainer, and founder of Precision Biomechanics and Sports Performance LLC. Dr. Duggan shares his personal journey of separating his elbow growth plate at twelve years old, an experience that ignited his lifelong passion for sports rehabilitation. Based in North Carolina, his clinic operates under a direct cash-based model to bypass the strict limits of traditional insurance, creating a high-level Division 1 college or pro-style team atmosphere. Key Takeaways: Healing an Athlete's Lost Identity: When an athlete suffers a major injury, they aren't just losing physical function; they lose their personal identity, friend groups, and daily routine. Dr. Duggan emphasizes that true recovery requires addressing emotional and mental toll along with physical healing.Testing Psychological Readiness: Passing physical benchmarks is only half the battle. Dr. Duggan integrates psychological assessments because an athlete who is scared or lacks confidence is highly susceptible to performance drops or secondary compensation injuries.Objective Data Over Guesswork: Precision Biomechanics utilizes cutting-edge tech including ArmCare devices, active force handheld dynamometry, 3D motion analysis, and force plates to track an athlete's stability, torque, and movement strategy rather than relying on standard timelines.The D1 Training Environment: By partnering with the Ghost Lab, Dr. Duggan provides access to an elite multi-disciplinary network featuring strength and conditioning coaches, exercise physiologists, and nutritionists inside a massive turf and batting cage warehouse facility. Connect with our Guest Website: https://www.precisionptnc.com/ LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/craig-duggan-dpt Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/precisionptnc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/precisionspnc/ To be a guest or suggest an episode, email: info@primehealthpodcast.com Connect with us: Website: https://primehealthpodcast.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derektbaron/ LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grro-solutions YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrimeHealthPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primehealthpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@primehealthpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primehealthpodcast

    33 min
  7. Stem Cells, Pain Relief, and the Future of Healing - Talk with Seth Berge

    May 21

    Stem Cells, Pain Relief, and the Future of Healing - Talk with Seth Berge

    In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews healthcare entrepreneur Seth Berge, the founder of Regenerative Revival and Precision Biologics. Seth operates at a rare intersection of nationwide consumer care and provider education, managing a direct-to-consumer concierge network across all 50 states alongside a major biologics manufacturing and distribution operation. Pulling back the curtain on how regenerative therapies actually function, Seth shares how his background as a collegiate athlete drove his passion for structural recovery. He debunks major industry myths, details the massive difference between local injections and targeted wellness IVs, and explains how high-concentration biologics address the literal root cause of chronic degeneration. Key Takeaways: Addressing True Degeneration: Seth simplifies the core concept of regenerative medicine: you only need to regenerate a structure if it is actively undergoing degeneration. High-quality biologics allow the body to heal itself naturally, completely bypassing the need for temporary steroids, heavy drugs, or invasive surgery.Eradicating the Ethical Stigma: Many patients incorrectly associate modern stem cell treatments with fetal or embryonic tissues. Seth explicitly clarifies that advanced therapies utilize zero-day, ethically sourced, and thoroughly screened umbilical cord tissues that would otherwise be discarded after healthy births. Connect with our Guest Website: https://sethberge.com/ Website: https://regenerativerevival.com/ Website: https://www.precisionbiologics.com/ LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-berge-16512b66/ Instagram URL: https://www.instagram.com/regenerativerevival/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SethBerge To be a guest or suggest an episode, email: info@primehealthpodcast.com Connect with us: Website: https://primehealthpodcast.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derektbaron/ LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grro-solutions YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrimeHealthPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primehealthpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@primehealthpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primehealthpodcast

    38 min
  8. Movement Is Medicine: How One PT Is Changing Patient Outcomes - Talk with Dr. Emily Andrews

    May 21

    Movement Is Medicine: How One PT Is Changing Patient Outcomes - Talk with Dr. Emily Andrews

    In this episode of the Prime Health Podcast, Dr. Derek Baron interviews Dr. Emily Andrews, a Doctor of Physical Therapy practicing out of Ellensburg, Washington. Dr. Andrews shares her refreshing clinical philosophy of treating every patient—from a daycare worker to an aircraft machinist—as an "industrial athlete" by evaluating the unique physical demands of their daily lives. Recognizing severe geographic and clinical gaps in specialized care, she highlights her hybrid model of outpatient services and intensive, in-home neuromuscular rehabilitation for stroke and Parkinson's survivors across the Pacific Northwest. The conversation also covers her patent-pending spinal mobilization tool designed to remove healthcare barriers and help patients safely manage back pain on demand from home. Key Takeaways: The Concept of the Industrial Athlete: Real care begins by shifting our mindset. Dr. Andrews treats every patient like an athlete, mapping out the precise physical movements required by their careers and lifestyles to tailor a precise recovery plan.Filling the Neuromuscular Void: Spotting a massive clinical "desert" for specialized neuromuscular care in central and eastern Washington, Dr. Andrews went beyond traditional clinics to focus heavily on stroke, MS, and Parkinson's rehabilitation.Relentless In-Home Care: True rehabilitation requires solving real-world problems. Dr. Andrews describes a time she temporarily moved in with a family to deliver an intensive 3-hour daily stroke recovery protocol, ensuring the client could safely regain vital life skills like cooking and climbing stairs in her own home.A Patent-Pending Tool for Back Pain: Frustrated by the two-week waiting lists, expensive copays, and administrative red tape patients face when tweaking their backs, Dr. Andrews developed a safe, at-home vertebral mobilization device that uses body weight to alleviate pain on demand. Connect with our Guest Website: https://dremilyandrews.com LinkedIn Profile: http://linkedin.com/in/dr-emily-andrews YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@dremilyandrews Email Contact: dremilyandrews@gmail.com To be a guest or suggest an episode, email: info@primehealthpodcast.com Connect with us: Website: https://primehealthpodcast.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derektbaron/ LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grro-solutions YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrimeHealthPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primehealthpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@primehealthpodcast Facebook: Click Here

    30 min
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The Prime Health Podcast brings you expert insights, real stories, and practical advice on wellness, fitness, and modern healthcare. Each episode is designed to empower you with the knowledge and tools to take charge of your health and live your best life.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Derek Baron
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    75
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Dr. Derek Baron
  • Show Website
    Prime Health Podcast