Medically guided weight care.

Name-brand GLP-1s — Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro — are FDA-approved medications manufactured by pharmaceutical companies. They are typically the most expensive route and often require prior authorization through insurance. The $99/month membership includes prescription management for these.

Compounded GLP-1s — semaglutide and tirzepatide compounded by licensed pharmacies — contain the same active ingredients as the name-brand versions, but at significantly lower cash-pay prices. Compounded versions are billed separately as part of the 12-week packages or maintenance tiers.

Your provider will help you decide which route fits your insurance coverage, budget, and clinical situation.

The coaching component is opt-in and includes scheduled accountability check-ins and food diary review. It is structured for patients who want active support — but you can opt out completely and still get the full membership benefits.

Coaching is not therapy or eating disorder treatment. Patients who need specialist-level care for those concerns will be referred appropriately.

CGM stands for Continuous Glucose Monitor — a small sensor worn on the arm that tracks blood sugar in real time. For weight loss patients, CGM can show how the body responds to specific foods, sleep, stress, and exercise.

CGM is included as an initial opt-in benefit at the start of your program, typically the first sensor or two, to give real-time feedback during the most important phase.

The Core Membership and compounded GLP-1 packages are cash-pay services. Insurance does not cover the depth of care and time required to do weight loss properly.

Name-brand medications may be covered through insurance with prior authorization, and prior authorization support is included in your membership when clinically appropriate.

Results last best when the behavior changes do. GLP-1s work in part by reducing appetite and slowing gastric emptying. When they are stopped, those effects fade.

Patients who use the medication window to build sustainable food, sleep, and movement patterns often keep results better than those who rely on medication alone. Some patients transition to lower-dose GLP-1 maintenance.

Most patients see meaningful weight loss within the first 4–8 weeks of starting a GLP-1 protocol. The first month is often dose titration — gradually increasing to find the right level with minimal side effects.

Total weight loss varies by starting weight, dose tier, adherence to lifestyle changes, and individual response.

Usually not. Functional medicine already includes weight loss medication management with no extra program fee for the management itself.

The exceptions are compounded GLP-1 packages, because those are medication costs, and the CGM + structured coaching add-ons, which are what the $99/month Core Membership specifically exists for.

Yes, significantly — particularly for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, and men with low testosterone. Hormones are often an unaddressed variable driving weight gain and slow metabolism.

If hormones are a meaningful part of your picture, your provider may recommend addressing both — either through hormone support or functional medicine.