Peptide Weight Loss

Semaglutide - 2mg & 10mg

What is Semaglutide?

Semaglutide is a modified molecule our bodies make, GLP1. It’s a protein made in the intestine and results in a decrease in blood sugars and appetite. A small change in the molecule allows the drug to last weeks in our bodies rather than minutes.

Benefits of Semaglutide Weight Loss Injections:

-Slows down how quickly food leaves your stomach, leaving you with a feeling of fullness and satisfaction with smaller meals. 

-Lowers blood sugars, in part by reducing the production of sugar in the liver

-Slows Intestinal motility (movement of food from the mouth out of the body)

-Stimulates insulin secretion by the pancreas

Why Use Semaglutide for weight loss?

Unfortunately, more often than not, patients find that diet and exercise alone are not enough to achieve their weight loss goals alone. That’s why many patients have turned to prescription medications to assist them in their weight loss journey. Semaglutide clinical trials have shown a decrease of 15-18% in body fat in obese or overweight patients. Other clinical trials have shown that weekly doses of Semaglutide provide safe, well-tolerated, and substantial weight loss in individuals with obesity disorder as well as improving their cardiometabolic risk factors and physical function measures. 

Contraindications - Who can not take Semaglutide?

  • diabetic retinopathy, a type of damage to the eye from diabetes

  • low blood sugar

  • suicidal thoughts

  • depression

  • acute inflammation of the pancreas

  • decreased kidney function

  • medullary thyroid cancer

  • multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2

  • family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma

  • kidney disease with likely reduction in kidney function

Starting at $100/Weekly. Consultation required. In-house or take home.

Tirzepatide 5mg & 10mg

Tirzepatide is a dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist (RA).

Semaglutide, on the other hand, is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, or GLP-1 drug.

Both drugs show promise not only in improving metabolic health, reducing hemoglobin A1C (hbA1C), and assisting with weight loss—the data also shows that they may reduce the likelihood of cardiovascular events such as heart attack or stroke and improve cardiovascular outcomes across the board.

Wondering what sets apart a dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist and a GLP-1 receptor agonist? GLP-1/GIP has been shown to decrease food intake and increase energy expenditure therefore resulting in greater weight reductions, than GLP-1 alone. Although GLP-1 may be easier for some people to tolerate.

All the same benefits and contraindications as Semaglutide apply.

At the end of the day, neither of these are a “wonder pill” or shot in this case. Both require diet and exercise changes to achieve optimal wellness.

Starting at $125/Weekly. Consultation required. In-house or take home.