Iron Direct Primary Care Podcast

Learn the principles of wound management in this lecture by Karla McNish at the FAPA conference in Daytona Beach June 27th 2026.As always if interesting in learning and applying HRT pre register for our course here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GoX_B7V9PxZGAPch8_MeRED5WLIVKghqSMwFhqNJo1E/edit

Can we eliminate the leading cause of death and disability? Medicine in 2026 is changing faster than ever before—and the evidence for aggressive lipid lowering has never been stronger. In this lecture for the Osteopathic Society of Integrative Medicine, I review the latest science behind lipid-lowering therapy, ApoB reduction, plaque regression, and cardiovascular prevention. We'll explore why...

It's 9am Monday in clinic the chief complaint for your first patient is Fatigue, Anxiety, joint aches in morning and eczema. Time to unpack all of this and create a comprehensive functional approach to optimize this patient. Join Stefan Hartmann PA-C and CEO of Iron Direct Primary Care on this journey of learning Anti Aging Medicine in Primary Care. This was the first lecture at the Daytona Be...

In this powerful episode of the Iron Direct Primary Care Podcast, Ashley Curtis NP and Stefan Hartmann PA welcome Dori Grace, founder of Somatics & Soul, for an eye-opening conversation on somatic release breathwork, nervous system regulation, and coming home to your body. Dori shares her personal journey from years of living “in her head” with high-functioning anxiety and overthinking to the...

A discussion on primary care and the solution to the healthcare for patients and providers. Dr. Leonard runs a Direct primary care at 869 Main St Suite 900, Westbrook, Maine 04092theagencyhealth.comStefan is the CEO of a DPC in Melbourne Florida ironDPC.com

Alex Cunningham, better known as the Rasta Reverend, joins me fresh off the mats at Iron Direct Primary Care. Still buzzing from training, he jumps straight into the cold plunge while we talk about his unexpected journey from professional esports gamer and UFC superfan to rising MMA fighter with a purple belt in BJJ and a growing local following in Florida. We get deep into what real fight camp lo...

Stefan interviews Sergio A. Sobredo, MD, Bernardo Valero, ND, and Yanai Calderon, RN on Chelation Therapy. Chelation therapy is a medical treatment that uses special agents—most commonly EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid)—administered intravenously (IV) to bind ("chelate") to certain metals and minerals in the bloodstream. These bound complexes are then excreted through the urine via...

Is your heart health a mystery? At Iron DPC, we’re bringing the future of cardiology to you. 🫀✨ Most traditional heart tests only look for "clogs" once they’ve already become a problem. But what if you could see the plaque building up years before a heart attack happens? In this video, the team at Iron Direct Primary Care is excited to announce our partnership with Cleerly —an FDA-clea...

The 2026 ACC/AHA Multisociety Guideline on Dyslipidemia recognizes apoB as a superior marker in specific scenarios — it directly counts the number of atherogenic particles (LDL + others like VLDL/remnants/Lp(a)), making it more accurate than LDL-C (which measures cholesterol mass inside particles) for predicting cardiovascular risk, especially in cases of discordance (LDL-C looks good but apoB is...

We didn't change our minds because it was popular—we changed them because the data gave us no choice. Most people treat their diet like a religion, but in functional medicine, staying stagnant is a disservice to the patient. Join Sarah Zaldivar, PhD (Ex-Carnivore) and Stefan Hartmann, PA-C (Reformed Lipid Denialist) for a raw look at what happens when your clinical results and the latest resea...

In this episode of the Iron Direct Primary Care podcast, Stefan and Nurse Practitioner Ashley Curtis are joined by midlife health coach Maria to pull back the curtain on menopause, perimenopause, and the massive gaps in standard medical care. We dive deep into why "normal" lab results aren't "optimal," the hidden cardiovascular benefits of high-dose estradiol, and the real...

Hot off the press the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association have new lipid guidelines. I am glad to see them implementing apo-B and LP(a) into the discussion. We at Iron DPC have been utilizing these for years at Iron DPC. We will will be incorporating much of what they advise here and incorporating it into the Iron DPC population. One of the most practice changing advise they...

I wrote the Alpiner's Raven series over the course of a decade. Inspired by my love for sci fi and action adventure and a childhood growing up in Northern Italy. The only way I could visit Italy back then was through my memories and this story. Every year I test out the latest in AI to see how well it can adapt the pages into a motion picture. The result is in the video and stills here. It still h...

In this Scamdemic- A History series we remember the early 2020 history diving into the frontlines of medical freedom and institutional accountability. This is part 4 reviewing what was happening in November 2020 to early 2021.

Dr. Rishin Shah is a board-certified cardiologist and vascular specialist with over 15 years of experience. He founded Prime Heart and Vascular, serving the Plano, Frisco, and Allen Texas communities, and is known for his patient-centered approach. Alongside advanced training from respected institutions and certifications like the American Board of Internal Medicine and RPVI, Dr. Shah’s daily work...

Iron DPC's Registered Dietician Kelli Hanson has some great questions in this Q&A with Stefan.

David Akouka returns to the Human Performance Arena to train with Stefan and speak on training mindset.

I beat this flu/covid strain going around in 24 hours last week. What was my stack? Well, I had a baseline of optimized hormones, clean diet, reverse osmosis water with trace minerals added back, pre and probiotics from fiber/fermented vegetables, complex carbs, no added sugars, routine exercise, cold plunge, sauna. Patients have been calling in and coming in to Iron DPC office with the following...

The VA is turning veterans into permanent 'chronic pain' patients—and it's not the injury that's the problem. It's the label." In this eye-opening episode of the Iron Direct Primary Care Podcast, host Stefan Hartmann, PA-C sits down with Kathleen Neal, DPT, a physical therapist at the VA. They expose the brutal reality: How the VA system's heavy reliance on meds, proce...

Nurse Dr. Campbell's viral Iodine clip on my instagram and facebook stirred up a lost of questions. Find the IG clip here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSzuwRlAFVH/ Find the FB clip here: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1618568346253852His full video: https://youtu.be/SWNLEQDgD4w?si=4eyn-ZlnyzPJv0PI Lecture on Iodine: https://youtu.be/gSTCizA7o2Y Iodine research: Brevard County is 58% iodine defi...

Logan and Stefan attended A4M Las Vegas 2025 which was the largest functional medicine gathering the world has ever seen with over 8,000 participants. Anti-Aging medicine is the hottest interest on the planet. Medical providers want to learn and incorporate the latest for their patients and themselves and A4M had a spectacular show. Some highlights discussed: GLP-1 Peptides Are the Gateway Drug fo...

Big Dawg Brady Flanders is Space Coast Young Republicans Secretary of the Treasury. Brady was born and raised in Rochester, NY, is a huge Dolphins’ fan, has always been entrepreneurially-minded, cut his teeth in sales/marketing from high school to his mid-twenties, closing millions in sales and moved all over the place, then left the suit and tie behind to live out of a converted campervan (affect...

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Lynne Hartmann guides this talk for the Osteopathic Society of Integrative Medicine. She discusses how daily practices of high omega 3 diet, cold plunge, strength training, sauna and more has made her healthier now above age 60 than she has ever been in her life. This lecture can serve both patients and clinicians who often are the sickest population. She is offering the Kurort Training Retreat in...

Important lessons to remember our history of the scamdemic. What was done and by who. Our elected officials, social media influencers, doctors, PAs, nurses. Did they stand for medical freedom or march in lockstep with the managerial-class tyrants. I was vocal on social media in an attempt to educate and warn the population. I was unfriended, blocked, banned and censored for doing the right things....