MOTS-C is produced inside the mitochondria and appears to activate some of the same pathways as exercise itself. Early research focuses on metabolic health and insulin sensitivity rather than weight loss directly.
✓Studied for insulin sensitivity and metabolic health
✓Pairs with a training block rather than replacing one
✓Quarterly labs track real markers, not just the scale
✓Provider-managed dosing
How It Works
From Booking to Your Sofa
01
Labs and History
A full metabolic panel, thyroid, A1c and lipids, plus a real conversation about what you have already tried and what went wrong.
02
A Provider Prescribes
If the therapy suits you, your provider writes the starting dose and a titration schedule. If it does not, we say so and refund the consult.
03
Titrate and Check In
Monthly check-ins, unlimited messaging and dose adjustments as your body responds. Refills ship straight to you on your schedule.
What to Expect
Before, During and After
Before
Labs are drawn first and reviewed by your provider before anything is prescribed. Bring current medications, supplements and any prior weight or treatment history.
During
Your first injection is taught in person. The dose itself takes seconds; the teaching visit takes about twenty minutes, including what to do about side effects.
After
Message your provider at any point. Check-ins are monthly, doses escalate no faster than every four weeks, and labs repeat at week twelve.
Evidence & safety
What the Science Actually Supports
MOTS-C research is early-stage and mostly preclinical or small human studies — we treat it as a metabolic adjunct, not a proven weight-loss therapy, and say so directly. Not appropriate during pregnancy or active malignancy.
Screened for contraindications at every visit. Not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Speak with your provider if you are pregnant, nursing, or managing kidney, liver or cardiac conditions.
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Questions We Get
Do I need labs first?+
Yes — always, for any prescription therapy. We arrange a draw at your home or a lab near you, and results are usually back within three business days.
What are the side effects?+
Nausea, early fullness and constipation are the common ones with GLP-1s, and they are usually dose-related. Slow titration is the main defence, which is why we do not rush it.
What does the price include?+
The monthly program fee covers your provider, labs review, titration, unlimited messaging and check-ins. Medication is billed separately and varies by dose.
What happens if I stop?+
Weight regain is common after stopping GLP-1s without a maintenance plan. Your provider will build one with you before you taper — that conversation is part of the program.
Is it for weight loss?+
For metabolic health first; weight may follow with training.
One monthly credit toward any drip, member pricing on every add-on and program, and priority same-day booking anywhere we serve. Pause any month; cancel any time.
Step 3Weeks 6–12: the main results window for most programs
Step 4Month 3: labs and a check-in; continue, adjust or cycle off
Typical course; individual results vary and the provider adjusts at each check-in.
Lab-Tested Medication
Compounded for your prescription by an state-licensed 503A pharmacy in the United States, with each batch tested by an independent lab for potency and sterility, shipped overnight in refrigerated packaging, labeled with your dose. MOTS-c is not FDA-approved; compounded by prescription; we say so plainly.
Everything You Need to Start Safely
—free video consultation with a licensed provider, one-time
—Baseline labs drawn at your home by a nurse, reviewed on video
—Medication, needles, alcohol swabs, sharps container and written dosing instructions in every shipment
—A nurse at your door for the first injection if you want one
—Provider check-ins and follow-up labs included; month to month, no contract
We accept HSA and FSA cards. We do not bill insurance; an itemized receipt (superbill) is provided for reimbursement.
MOTS-c is a prescription medication dispensed only after evaluation by a licensed provider. Common side effects: injection-site redness. Do not use if pregnant or breastfeeding, with an active cancer, or without disclosing all medications and conditions. Stop and contact your provider for any severe or unexpected reaction; for an emergency call 911. This page is general information, not medical advice, and not a promise of results.
How MOTS-C Works
MOTS-c is a peptide made by mitochondria themselves. It improves insulin sensitivity and how muscle uses fuel, and rises after exercise. Used for metabolic health and endurance.
Early. Compelling mouse data (it is sometimes called the exercise mimetic); the first human trials are small.
Here is how the visit usually feels, from the chair to the next morning.
Week 1–2Injections a few times a week.
Month 1–2Better workout capacity and blood-sugar stability for some.
Month 3Reassess with labs.
Safety, in plain words
Not for pregnancy or breastfeeding, or anyone with an active cancer without their oncologist's sign-off. Most common: redness or a small bump at the injection site. Compounded peptides are not FDA-approved products.
How we keep an eye on you
Monthly provider check-in by message, a mid-course review at week six, and labs at home when the peptide warrants them (growth-hormone peptides get IGF-1 and glucose). Refills are only charged after the provider approves them. Fasting glucose and A1c at week twelve.
The Zen IV Difference
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Licensed US pharmaciesCompounded in state-licensed 503A pharmacies in the United States, to a prescription written for you.
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Every batch testedPurity and potency tested by a third-party lab. Ask for the certificate on any vial and we send it.
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Overnight, cold, to your doorRefrigerated shipping anywhere in New York or New Jersey, with needles, swabs and a sharps container in the box.
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A nurse if you want oneFor injectables, a licensed RN can come for your first dose and show you how. The app-based clinics cannot do that.
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