Vitals & Values: Concierge Medicine of West Michigan
Science Over Hype.
Values Over Virality.
Vitals & Values is where evidence-based health meets unapologetic truth. Hosted by Dr. Lara (@lbaat), a concierge MD reshaping modern medicine, and David Roden (@Fit_DRock), a transformation coach who lost over 200 pounds and lived to tell the tale, this podcast isn’t here to go viral—it’s here to tell the truth.
Every episode dives deep into:
- 🧬 Medicine & Metabolic Health
- 🥦 Nutrition & Sustainable Weight Loss
- 🏋️♂️ Fitness & Habit Formation
- ✝ Christian Faith & Spiritual Stewardship
- 💭 Mental Health & Lifestyle Resets
📅 Weekly Format:
- Vitals Check – Clinical clarity from Dr. Lara
- Values in Focus – Real-world forces behind health: mindset, faith, emotions, relationships, identity, and environment
- The Honest Table – Candid convos & unfiltered guests
- The Real Takeaway – A lifestyle or mindset challenge for the week
This isn’t wellness theater. It’s not guru culture. It’s a movement for people who want to think critically, live intentionally, and take their health personally.
🎧 New episodes every Friday
📲 Follow @lbaat & @Fit_DRock on Instagram/TikTok
💼 Brought to you by Concierge Medicine of West Michigan – @cmwestmichigan
The information in this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace professional medical advice. Always consult with your personal physician before making changes to your health routine.
Vitals & Values: Concierge Medicine of West Michigan
Latest Episodes
WHY I LEFT INSURANCE MEDICINE
What changes when your doctor isn’t racing the clock?Dr. Lara Baatenburg spent years in a traditional insurance-based practice with a panel of roughly 3,000 patients before moving to concierge medicine. In this episode, David sits down w...
Healthy Habits in Marriage: What Changed in Our First 4 Months
Nearly four months into marriage, Lara and David get honest about what it actually takes to build healthy habits as a couple. One of them comes at health from the clinical side and the other from the anti-diet, biology-over-willpower side. Most...
Are Your Hormones Really Out of Balance? — Cortisol, Testosterone & Menopause Myths
Hormones have become one of the biggest targets of health misinformation online.High cortisol. Low testosterone. Hormone imbalance. Estrogen dominance. Perimenopause.But how much can a blood test actually tell you — and when is ho...
Our Top 5 Fall Foods — And the Ones We Think Are Overrated
Fall is here — which means chili, fresh Michigan apples, pumpkin baked goods, roasted vegetables, pot roast…and apparently a butternut squash plant that has completely taken over our garden.In this lighter episode of Vitals & Values,...
DO YOU REALLY NEED THE ER? | The $350 vs. $2,000+ Healthcare Problem
In this episode, Dr. Todd Chassee, Dr. Lara Baatenburg and David discuss the innovative model of Right Care Clinic, its benefits over traditional emergency rooms, and how it aims to transform healthcare delivery in West Michigan. They share per...
Fan Mail
To me this is one of your best podcasts! It shows so clearly what traditional medicine is like from the physicians perspective. How harried they are. What rules they are required to work under. Why patient’s questions aren’t answered today. This stuff is never seen by the patient. And the story of how YOUR model CAN, if needed, deal with medical problems right now, today! 3000 patients pared down to 300. 3000. Yup just a number—there is no other for medicine to operate when seeing that many patients. I am so glad for you and your patients that you were witness to the way Grampa VZ practiced. You got a glimpse into how it can and should be done. Wouldn’t he LOVE to see what you are doing??
Grand R API Ds, Michigan
