SEMAGLUTIDE & TIRZEPATIDE FOR WEIGHT LOSS

At Restore, we believe that an active lifestyle is a key ingredient to a fuller, happier life—and that starts with sustaining a healthy weight. Additionally, obesity is associated with many life-threatening diseases, including, but not limited to, diabetes, cancer, hormonal issues, stroke and cardiovascular disease. We were determined to develop a weight-loss solution that was clinically effective, backed by science, deeply personalized and sustainable. The wellness industry is filled with diet and lifestyle fads that claim to deliver weight-loss results, but we were committed to developing a weight management program that was both achievable and aspirational—combining clinically effective components with personalized plans that deliver results.

It’s estimated half of the U.S. population will be obese by 2030, which is defined as, “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health” by the World Health Organization. Being overweight and obese contributes to numerous health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, sleep and musculoskeletal disorders, stroke, hormonal issues, certain cancers and a decreased lifespan. 

While how much you eat is a primary risk factor for obesity, it’s not the only factor. It also depends on the type of food you eat, the amount of physical activity you get each day, whether you’re getting quality sleep and even stress and genetics. Certain people also have a hormonal imbalance that can affect their level of hunger and make it difficult to lose weight, despite healthy lifestyle practices. Weight loss injections may also help those people reach their weight-loss goals.

Qualification for Weight Management for those 18 years of age or older is determined by a clinician. Each individual’s body composition, skeletal muscle mass, metabolic health biomarkers/labs and medical history are analyzed for qualification. Not all candidates will qualify for medication and may be recommended to join our Performance Medicine Program without medication.

At Restore, we’re committed to supporting you on your weight loss journey, whether you qualify for these medications or not. We will work with you to create a personalized plan as part of our Performance Medicine Program featuring Restore therapies that support weight loss, including Infrared Sauna, Whole Body Cryotherapy, Lipo + B12 and Vitamin D IM Shots and IV Therapy with L-Carnitine, Trace Minerals and B Vitamins.

To assess your metabolic health, we evaluate essential blood-based biomarkers regularly as part of our Metabolic Panel. 

These evaluations include:

• Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP): Monitors components of kidney health, hydration, liver function, nutritional status, blood sugar and high blood pressure effects.
• HbA1C: Tracks average blood sugar levels over three months,
• Lipid Panel: Measures different forms of cholesterol in your blood, including total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol (the "good" cholesterol), LDL cholesterol (the "bad" cholesterol) and triglycerides.
• Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH): Evaluates thyroid function and its impact on metabolism and weight.
• hs-CRP: A marker of total body inflammation.

Yes, please make sure to have recent blood work (completed within the last six months) available during your initial consultation. The studio staff will need to review this and make sure it meets our criteria for external labs/bloodwork. Additional blood work may be required and ordered by the studio.

BMI is a commonly used measurement that takes into account a person’s height and weight. However, it does not distinguish between excess fat, muscle or bone mass; nor does it provide any indication of the distribution of fat among individuals. On the other hand, body composition provides a more comprehensive understanding of an individual’s body makeup by assessing the percentage of fat, muscle and other tissues. There are also significant differences in body types and cardiometabolic health risks based on biological sex, age, race and ethnicity (Learn more about the InBody Scan) BMI, when used in isolation, is a crude marker for individual health status. Our clinicians use the constellation of data, including body composition, blood-based biomarkers and detailed discussions with you to determine the personalized approach that will help maximize your metabolic health and longevity.

Those who qualify and are deemed eligible candidates by our clinicians will be prescribed a semaglutide or tirzepatide compounded medication. The main active ingredient for the compounded medications we are offering is semaglutide—the active ingredient in FDA-approved drugs such as Novo Nordisk's Wegovy ® and Ozempic ® or tirzepatide—the active ingredient in FDA-approved drugs such as Eli Lily's Mounjaro® and Zepbound®.

Please Note: We are not affiliated with nor endorsed by Novo Nordisk or Eli Lily, who manufacture branded medications known as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound. We currently do not offer branded prescription medications, and those seeking to be prescribed branded medications should seek alternate healthcare avenues.

Possible side effects include: Nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, mild to moderate abdominal pain, headache, fatigue, dyspepsia, dizziness, abdominal distension, belching, hypoglycemia, flatulence, gastroenteritis, loss of lean muscle mass and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Common injection site reactions are characterized by itching and burning at the site of administration with or without thickening of the skin (welting).

Costs vary by studio location. The Performance Medicine Program has a monthly fee, and for those eligible, an additional weight loss injection cost will be added based on your goals and medications. Your Performance Medicine Program includes ongoing Telemedicine visits with a Nurse Practitioner, personalized progress tracking, discounted bi-annual biomarker labs and continuing guidance for your weight loss journey.

Drug compounding is the process of combining or mixing ingredients to create a medication tailored to an individual patient's needs. Compounded drugs are not FDA-approved, but the main active ingredients in our medications, semaglutide and tirzepatide, are the active ingredients in FDA-approved drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro. Restore’s supply chain team has done due diligence to ensure that our partnered pharmacies use the main active ingredients for our weight loss medications as those in popular FDA-approved medications and that our partnered pharmacies use the FDA-approved API to compound semaglutide and tirzepatide.

It is important to understand that your physiology is unique. Everyone responds differently to medical therapies, and the same is true for semaglutide and tirzepatide. Both tirzepatide and semaglutide injections have been shown to reduce weight for patients with overweight or obesity in randomized controlled trials. The STEP-1 trial tested the effect of high-dose semaglutide to produce weight loss in people with obesity who do not have diabetes. The results revealed an average 14.9% reduction in body weight from baseline during 68 weeks of treatment with semaglutide 2.4 mg plus a lifestyle intervention, compared with just a 2.4% reduction in the placebo plus lifestyle intervention group. The SURMOUNT-1 trial tested the ability of tirzepatide to produce weight loss in people with obesity who do not have diabetes. During 72 weeks of treatment, people taking tirzepatide at doses of 5, 10, or 15 mg lost an average of 15.0%, 19.5%, and 20.9%, respectively, compared with just 3.1% in people taking a placebo. It is important to note that real-world results from these therapies often differ from the results from controlled clinical trials.

The Performance Medicine Program and Weight Management track were designed as solutions to the limitations and complexities of traditional healthcare and insurance. To make this accessible, we do not take insurance.

The decision to use a weight loss medication is a personal decision that requires shared decision-making between you and your clinical provider. At Restore, our Weight Management track is designed to improve metabolic health and support your longevity. While we understand that many people want to lose weight for a variety of different reasons, our clinicians focus on using our prescription options and science-backed therapies to advance your metabolic health (how your body manages and uses energy) which is critical to your long-term health and vitality.

Your eligibility for medication will be based on a consultation with one of our expertly trained clinicians. If approved, we will determine the best way to implement and tailor our Weight Management track and Performance Medicine Program to your needs.

Currently, our Weight Management track is designed to guide clients down a personalized weight loss journey. It is not a traditional healthcare avenue for patients to seek treatment outside the established clinical guidelines of Weight Management. If you are seeking care for something other than weight management, we advise you to seek an alternative healthcare provider.

Weight loss medications shouldn’t be seen as a standalone solution. They are one part of a holistic approach to safe, sustainable weight loss. To get the best results from weight loss injections, it’s essential to combine these medications with healthy lifestyle practices like a nutritious diet, regular physical activity, quality sleep and stress management.