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We are more than just a weight management practice, MetaboliK is a one of its kind program designed to help patients optimize their cardiometabolic health and wellness through weight loss. Founded and designed by Preventive Cardiologist and board-certified Obesity Medicine specialist, MetaboliK is an evidence-based program combining all 4 pillars of weight management: pharmacotherapy, nutrition therapy, physical activity/movement, and behavior. Additionally, we offer our patients access to high quality and delicious meal replacement products to help them meet not only the proper amount of protein to help them preserve muscle mass during their weight loss journey, but also to meet their nutritional requirements of vitamins, and minerals. We understand that weight loss is not just about medicine or dieting, it is a complete lifestyle transformation. Our team of experts is here to provide compassionate support and guidance at every step, helping our patients break old habits and form new, healthier ones. We are the only group that offers such a comprehensive approach, and we take pride in empowering our patients to achieve their weight loss goals and live happier, healthier, and longer lives. At MetaboliK, we are not here to judge or criticize, we are here to support and uplift our patients, and to be their trusted partner in health and wellness.

• After signing up you will be contacted by a member of our team to confirm whether you have recent bloodwork done with your primary doctor, or if a new order for labs should be placed by our MetaboliK doctors. We will also assist you with booking the appointment with your MetaboliK doctor and health coach.

• During the 40-min visit with the doctor a proper assessment is performed to identify possible secondary causes for weight gain (such as medication induced), lab work review, discuss family and personal history, patient’s lifestyle and weight journey, as well as prescription of a GLP1 medication, all of this, to set the ground for a successful experience.

• Soon after that you will have your initial meeting with your health coach which will be 30 minutes long.

• Although your team will always be available for you in this journey, you will have scheduled monthly meetings with your doctor until reaching a maintenance dose, and with your health coach every other week.

• Within the following days of meeting with your doctor, you will receive your MetaboliK kit including a smart scale which will connect to the MetaboliK app and inform your medical team about your body composition (muscle mass, fat percentage, etc). This will allow your team to provide personalized recommendations to maintain muscle mass while losing fat.

• At all stages of your journey, you will have access to an evidence-based curriculum on behavior, nutrition, and physical activity/movement located in our MetaboliK app.

• You will also have access to our e-store. Following a low-calorie diet should not be about depriving your body but rather feeding it the right nutrients. To facilitate this in an easy and convenient way, we offer our members the option of integrating healthy and nutritious meal replacements into their routine. These are not your regular protein bar or shake, these are designed to meet all of your nutritional requirements including vitamins and minerals, as well as a high protein content in the form of bars, shakes, and puddings. In our e-store you can also find low calories, high in protein, tasty snacks and desserts!

As soon as within 24hrs!! We understand that it can take some time for patients to decide to take this step, that’s why when you have made this decision, we want to make sure we’re there for you right away! So in the case where you had blood work done recently

MetaboliK doctors prescribe, when appropriate, a class of stimulant-free and non-habit forming medications called GLP1 agonists, which mimic the action of a hormone naturally produced by our intestines; and in some cases, when needed, metformin.

GLP1s help with weight loss and metabolic health by: Regulating the signals that contribute to appetite (decreasing them) and satiety (increasing them), improving insulin resistance.

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It is not required that you are using meal replacements to be part of the MetaboliK program, and even when you’re using them, that’s not all that you eat and we still recommend different personalized amounts of groceries food. Using meal replacements is helpful for various reasons:

• Its convenient! It allows you to get the nutrients you need without worrying about “what’s for breakfast/lunch/dinner” while working with your health coach to optimize your dietary pattern so you’re set for success as you’re later on transitioned from meal replacements to regular meals.

• These are not your regular protein bars or shakes! With meal replacements you get all the vitamins and minerals you need, as well as a proper protein intake! We understand that when being on a GLP1, patients appetite decreases while satiety increases, which can make it challenging to have all their nutritional needs met, leading to a lot of the complications seen nowadays. Having something small in the form of a meal replacement bar or shake, can help your body stay healthy and strong, while you’re losing the weight.

• It can provide an additional 2-3lbs of weight loss per week.

Unfortunately, many of the negative press attributed to the use of GLP1s, are possibly due to either receiving a prescription without the proper nutrition counseling, using non-FDA approved GLP1s (such as compounded formulations), not having monitoring of patient’s muscle mass, not working on behavior/lifestyle leading to resuming old habits after stopping the medication and consequently weight regain, amongst others.

Every decision in medicine should be done outweighing the risks and benefits, and potential side effects can occur with any That is why at MetaboliK, we do a thorough assessment of our patients to ensure that these medications are a good fit for them, and give them the proper counseling to prevent or mitigate those possible side effects. Additionally, we only prescribe clinically tested, FDA-approved medications to our patients, and more importantly, we are here to support them at every step of their MetaboliK journey.

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GLP1s for those with commercial insurance should cost $25/month (after any deductible is met), and copay for labs can vary depending on the insurance. We navigate insurance to facilitate access to GLP1s.

Yes, the MetaboliK program is FSA/HSA eligible.

We won’t ask you to call multiple pharmacies to check if they have your medication in stock. At MetaboliK, we monitor this for you to make sure that we send your prescription where it can be filled without interrupting your treatment.

We understand that long lasting, sustainable changes can take time to be achieved and for that reason we strongly recommend the 12 months program, however, we also have a 6 months program. Both include the same: regular meetings with board certified doctors, bi-weekly meetings with their health coach, the MetaboliK kit with smart scale, remote patient monitoring, access to our evidence-based educational curriculum and to our e-store.

The 6 months program costs $900.00, while the 12 months costs $1,500.00.