The drug without the protocol
Most GLP-1 prescribers write the script, give basic dietary advice, and call it done. When the root cause is hormonal, inflammatory, or metabolic, the drug alone can't compensate for what's still driving the problem.
Clinical Track · Now enrolling · Founding spots are limited
Most weight programstreat symptoms.This one treats the cause.
Excess weight is the most common driver of insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, and metabolic dysfunction — and most of it accumulates silently, long before standard labs reflect it. Dr. Pedi's Protocol finds the root cause with comprehensive labs and builds a clinical protocol around your biology.
$315/month. Medication and labs included. Founding patient rate — month-to-month, cancel anytime.
$315/momedication + labs included
14+ lab markersfasting insulin · hsCRP · thyroid
Clinical credibility, built in
ND, MS · Licensed Naturopathic DoctorIFMCP · Functional Medicine CertifiedRHN · Registered Holistic Nutritionist10+ Years Clinical PracticeQuest Diagnostics Lab PartnerPubMed Published Researcher
Why standard GLP-1 programs fail long-term
The medication works. The missing piece is everything around it.
GLP-1 receptor agonists are clinically powerful. But they work best — and results last — when the root cause driving your weight is identified and addressed alongside the prescription.
Here is what usually goes wrong.
The labs they never ordered
Standard metabolic panels miss fasting insulin, hsCRP, Free T3, and the markers that actually explain why fat loss has been resistant. Most patients have never had these tests run despite years of trying.
Regain when stopping
Without addressing the underlying metabolic dysfunction, most patients regain weight when they discontinue GLP-1 medications. A root cause protocol builds the foundation that makes results sustainable.
No clinical oversight between refills
Many telehealth GLP-1 programs have no human touchpoint between prescription renewals. No one is watching your labs, adjusting your dose, or troubleshooting side effects. You're on your own.
What's actually at stake
This isn't about how you look. It's about what's happening inside.
Unaddressed metabolic dysfunction — insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, visceral fat accumulation — compounds silently over years. Most people have no idea it's happening because their standard labs look normal. The markers that reveal it are the ones most doctors never order.
Visceral fat is metabolically active10–15 years before a standard panel shows itFasting insulin: the test most doctors skip
Fasting insulin Fasting glucoseIllustrative trajectory, not patient data
The problem with "your labs look normal"
A standard panel tells you your blood sugar isn't diabetic yet. It doesn't show your fasting insulin, your hsCRP, or the visceral fat accumulating right now. Normal isn't optimal — and the distance between normal and a cardiac event is smaller than most people realize.
The medication
Tirzepatide: the most clinically significant metabolic medication in a generation.
In large-scale clinical trials, tirzepatide produced weight reductions that no prior medication class had achieved. Understanding why it works — and why it still requires clinical supervision to work safely — is the starting point for this program.
How it works
Dual receptor activation: GLP-1 + GIP
Tirzepatide activates two receptors simultaneously: GLP-1 (appetite, gastric emptying, insulin secretion) and GIP (insulin sensitivity, fat metabolism at the cellular level). The dual mechanism is why it outperforms single-pathway medications across every major clinical outcome — two signals where prior drugs sent one.
The clinical evidence
SURMOUNT trials — the numbers that changed the field
SURMOUNT-1 participants at the highest dose achieved a mean body weight reduction of 22.5% at 72 weeks — previously achievable only through bariatric surgery. Alongside weight reduction came meaningful improvements in fasting insulin, triglycerides, blood pressure, HbA1c, and hsCRP simultaneously.
22.5%Mean body weight reduction at highest dose (SURMOUNT-1, 72 weeks)
2×Receptor targets vs. single-pathway GLP-1 medications
72 wksLongest sustained weight reduction data in class
503APrepared by our licensed pharmacy partner — specific dose not available commercially
Why the medication alone is not enough
In a prescription-only model, three things go wrong: lean muscle is lost alongside fat, side effects go unmanaged, and the underlying metabolic driver is never addressed — so weight returns when the medication stops. Dr. Pedi's Protocol wraps clinical supervision, root cause treatment, and muscle preservation around the prescription. That's the difference between a temporary fix and a durable result.
What we actively manage
The risks nobody tells you about — and exactly how we address them.
Tirzepatide carries real risks that most prescribers don't actively manage — because they're not running the labs, tracking body composition, or supervising a protocol. Pick a risk to see what clinical supervision actually looks like.
Muscle & lean mass loss
Without a resistance protocol, up to 40% of weight lost on GLP-1 medications can be lean mass — not fat. Losing muscle reduces metabolic rate and accelerates regain. Most prescribers never discuss this.
How we manage it
- Personalized protein targets (1.2–1.6 g/kg body weight)
- Driver-specific resistance training protocol
- Monthly body composition tracking (muscle vs. fat vs. visceral fat)
- Dose titration adjusted if lean mass loss is detected
A prescription is a piece of paper. A protocol is monthly labs, body composition data, dose adjustments, root cause treatment, and a clinician who knows your name. The medication produces the opportunity. The protocol determines whether that opportunity becomes a permanent change.— The difference between a prescription and a protocol
Training with a world-renowned integrative cardiologist
What three years alongside Dr. Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC taught me about weight, the heart, and why most programs fail.
Dr. Guarneri — founder of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine and one of the most cited integrative cardiologists in the world — trained me to look at weight not as a cosmetic concern, but as a cardiovascular emergency in slow motion.
Root cause
Most metabolic dysfunction is addressable with early intervention
Serious metabolic outcomes are not inevitable — they result from decades of unaddressed dysfunction that standard care never identifies early enough. Intervening on insulin resistance, inflammation, and visceral fat before they compound is the rationale for this program.
Diet & lifestyle
More powerful than most medications
Targeted nutrition, movement, and stress regulation produce measurable changes in cholesterol, CRP, blood pressure, and HbA1c — changes that most medications only partially replicate. A prescription without a protocol is an incomplete clinical plan.
The root
Addressing symptoms never changes the underlying biology
Every patient who struggled with weight had an underlying biological driver that had never been identified — hormones, cortisol, gut dysfunction, toxic burden. Treating the number on the scale without finding that driver is why most conventional approaches fail.
"I didn't build this program around a medication. I built it around what three years of integrative cardiology training showed me: that the human body, given the right clinical inputs, will heal the metabolic damage that decades of conventional care missed."— Dr. Pedi Mirdamadi, ND, MS, RHN, IFMCP
Everything included at $315/month
One program. Every clinical piece in one place.
No separate lab fees. No separate medication cost. No add-ons to unlock. Everything below is included in your founding rate — including the clinical oversight that makes results last.
Included
Tirzepatide prescription
Your prescription is written by Dr. Pedi after reviewing your labs and clinical picture. Your tirzepatide ships directly from our 503A pharmacy partner at a specific dose calibrated to your clinical needs. As long as your membership is active, your prescription refills automatically — no chasing renewals.
Included
Comprehensive lab panel
Initial panel through Quest: CBC, CMP, full lipid panel, fasting insulin, lipase, TSH, Free T3, Free T4, hsCRP, Vitamin D, HbA1c — plus root cause profile-specific add-ons based on your quiz result. Bimonthly follow-up labs to track progress and adjust protocol.
Included
Bimonthly check-in with Dr. Pedi
Every other month, you meet directly with Dr. Pedi to review your labs, your dose, and your protocol. This is where prescription adjustments happen and your root cause protocol gets recalibrated based on your results.
Included
Monthly nurse check-in call
Every month you connect 1-on-1 with your clinical nurse to review your progress report — labs, biometrics, compliance, and how your body is responding. Anything clinical is flagged to Dr. Pedi. Real human oversight, every month.
Included
Monthly progress report
Before each call you submit your biometrics — weight, body composition, sleep scores, HRV, and glucose trends. Your personalized report shows your trends, your compliance score, and exactly how your body is responding over time.
Included
Root cause protocol
Based on your quiz result, you receive a personalized protocol: driver-specific nutraceuticals with doses and mechanisms, a monthly meal plan calibrated to your root cause, and a 16-week workout rotation. Delivered through your members portal.
Included
Members portal access
Your private portal holds your protocol documents, lab results, visit notes, nurse messaging, and root cause curriculum. Access from any device, updated after every check-in.
Your patient journey
From quiz to prescription in two weeks or less.
Here's exactly what happens when you join — no ambiguity about what you're walking into. Open each step for the detail.
13 questions identify your primary root cause driver — Hormonal, Stress, Blood Sugar, Toxic Burden, Gut, or Inflammation. Your result determines the specific protocol you receive and routes you to the right next step.
5 minutes · Free
Before payment, 5 quick questions confirm clinical eligibility — biometrics and GLP-1 contraindication screening. Once cleared, you enroll through secure checkout. A full medical intake form follows by email, which Dr. Pedi reviews before your first appointment.
Eligibility screen: 90 seconds · Intake form: 10–12 minutes
Your lab requisition is sent to the Quest location nearest you. No doctor visit required — walk in at your convenience. Results are reviewed by Dr. Pedi, not a portal algorithm.
Days 2–5 · Included in membership
A video consultation via Jane App where Dr. Pedi reviews your lab results, confirms your root cause driver, establishes your clinical protocol, and writes your prescription if you are a good candidate. This is the clinical foundation for everything that follows.
Days 7–10 · Telehealth via Jane App
Your prescription goes to our 503A pharmacy partner and ships directly to your door. At the same time your members portal is activated with your personalized root cause protocol — nutraceuticals, meal plan, and workout rotation — calibrated to your driver profile and lab results.
Days 10–14 · Delivered to your door
48 hours before each bimonthly check-in you submit a short pre-call form — weight, body composition, sleep scores, HRV, and glucose data. Dr. Pedi reviews it alongside your latest Quest labs. Every check-in ends with an updated protocol, an adjusted dose if needed, and a clear plan for the next two months.
Every 2 months · Included
Biometric monitoring
Your program isn't static. It moves with your data.
Most programs hand you a plan on day one and call it personalized. This program uses real biometric data — collected continuously between your calls — to confirm what's working, catch what isn't, and adjust before a plateau becomes a setback. Select a marker to see why it matters.
HRV (heart rate variability)
Recovery status and autonomic nervous system balance — a direct stress and cortisol proxy. Rising HRV over weeks is one of the earliest signs the protocol is working.
Glucose monitoring (optional add-on)
For Blood Sugar driver patients, a continuous glucose monitor shows exactly how meals, workouts, and stress affect your blood sugar in real time. No other tool reveals the insulin resistance pattern as clearly.
Sleep & recovery depth
Deep sleep is when growth hormone is secreted, cortisol resets, and fat metabolism accelerates. Overnight oxygen monitoring can reveal whether undiagnosed sleep apnea is silently worsening four of your six metabolic drivers.
You don't need every device
After enrollment you'll receive a personalized tool guide matched to your root cause driver — which metrics matter most for your pattern, which devices capture them, and which to skip.
8biomarkers tracked
6driver profiles
The lab panel
The labs your doctor has never ordered.
We run the markers that actually explain why weight loss has been resistant — not just the standard panel that tells you everything is "normal." Five groups, one Quest visit — pick a group to see what's in it.
- CBC — Complete Blood Count
- CMP — Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
- Full lipid panel — TC, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides
- Lipase — safety baseline for GLP-1 prescribing
Panel is tailored to your quiz result and ordered with your initial visit. All through Quest — one lab visit.
10+years in clinical practice
Oasis Health
& Medicine · California
About Dr. Pedi
A naturopathic doctor who actually looks at the whole picture.
My path to this program started in a lab, not a clinic. My master's research in exercise physiology was conducted in an obesity research lab where we published data showing people today are heavier than people in the 1980s eating the same calories and doing the same exercise. Same inputs. Different body. Something in our biology — not our behavior — had shifted.
That question sent me to naturopathic medical school and then to a residency under Dr. Mimi Guarneri. Three years alongside her taught me to read weight as a cardiometabolic signal, not a cosmetic concern — one that predicts what's coming years before a diagnosis, and one that is almost always addressable if you're looking at the right markers.
I use tirzepatide as part of a complete clinical protocol — not a standalone fix — because that is what the evidence supports. The medication creates the window. The root cause work determines whether it stays open.
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (ND) — licensed in California
MS in Exercise Physiology — published researcher
Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP)
Registered Holistic Nutritionist (RHN)
Residency with Dr. Mimi Guarneri, Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
Oasis Health & Medicine
Founding patient offer
Founding patient pricing: $315/month.
Founding patient rate
The Clinical Track
$315/month
Everything below is included. Month-to-month, no contracts, cancel anytime.
- Tirzepatide prescription — shipped to your door
- Initial comprehensive lab panel through Quest — included
- Initial consultation with Dr. Pedi — included
- Bimonthly follow-up labs — track metabolic progress throughout treatment
- Bimonthly check-in with Dr. Pedi
- Root cause protocol — driver-specific meal plan, workout rotation, nutraceuticals
- Monthly progress report
- Members portal — protocol documents, lab results, messaging
- Costco-specific meal plans available
- GLP-1 side effect avoidance guide
Prescription eligibility confirmed after lab review. If you are not a candidate, you receive a full refund — no questions asked.
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What you're probably wondering.
Dr. Pedi Mirdamadi is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor (ND), Registered Holistic Nutritionist (RHN), and Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP) with a Master's degree in clinical nutrition. He completed his clinical residency under Dr. Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC — one of the world's most recognized integrative cardiologists and the founder of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine — and worked alongside her for three years in an integrative cardiology setting. That training is the foundation of this program: weight is not a cosmetic problem. It is a cardiovascular and metabolic one, and it requires a clinical protocol — not a diet plan. Dr. Pedi has practiced integrative and functional medicine for over 10 years, with a clinical focus on metabolic dysfunction, hormone optimization, and root cause medicine.
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The program your biology has been waiting for.
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