Dr. Steve Baum on Kaizen Health, Concierge Medicine, and Peptides/GLP-1sSamantha Parker interviews Dr. Steve Baum (owner of Kaizen Health), a board-certified family and obesity medicine physician who practices functional and concierge medicine with direct text access and a $99/month membership model without medication markups. They discuss her prior skepticism about peptides and GLP-1s due to extreme weight loss trends, clinics and influencers “selling” medications, and online gray-market peptide access, contrasting this with medically supervised use. DR. STEVE explains peptides as “midget proteins” (short amino-acid chains) that act as hormones, gives examples like Sermorelin/Ipamorelin for growth hormone release, and notes growing research interest. They cover GLP-1 safety history since 2002, common side effects (constipation, nausea), misconceptions like thyroid tumors, and reported reduced alcohol cravings. He emphasizes peptides/GLP-1s as tools alongside strength training, adequate protein, and sleep to preserve muscle and metabolism, and outlines Kaizen Health’s free initial consult and services.00:00 Meet Dr Steve00:49 Concierge Care Explained03:07 ER Story and COVID Chaos04:33 From OB Dreams to Family Medicine05:24 Why He Became a Doctor06:41 Humble Roots and Medical School08:03 Human First Medicine10:40 Kaizen Health Philosophy12:15 Leaving Corporate Medicine14:26 No Selling Just Care17:35 Influencers and Online GLP-1 Risks18:58 Peptides 101 Basics21:26 Hype Research and TikTok Truth24:22 Clinical Use and Side Effects Setup25:11 GLP-1 Beyond Weight Loss25:48 Fen-Phen Fears and Safety27:16 Phentermine Explained28:36 FDA vs Gray Market Peptides30:15 Side Effects and Lawsuits32:06 Bad Med Spa Dosing35:01 Tools Not Magic Fix35:50 GLP-1 and Alcohol Cravings37:28 Units vs Milligrams39:35 Running Faster With Weight Loss41:53 Muscle Protein Sleep Basics45:58 Kaizen Health How It Works47:55 Wrap Up and Where to FindDR STEVE:WEBSITE: https://kzn.health/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thekaizen_md?igsh=dHgzZDN3OXVsbXo1Follow me on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@samanthaparkershowInstagram https://www.instagram.com/thesamanthaparker/Want to Work with The Samantha Parker for Content Management https://thesamanthaparker.com/social-media-management#stgeorgeutah #stgeorge #podcast #southernutah #womeninbusiness #saintgeorgeutahWant to Work with The Samantha Parker for Content Management  CLICK HEREFollow me on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@samanthaparkershowYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thesamanthaparkerInstagram https://www.instagram.com/thesamanthaparker/