Natural & Peptide Supported Weight Loss

Personalized Weight Loss Support for Metabolism, Hormones, and Long-Term Health

Weight loss can be challenging when the underlying factors affecting your metabolism are not addressed. Hormone changes, insulin resistance, inflammation, stress, sleep quality, gut health, medications, and lifestyle factors can all influence weight regulation and body composition.

At Peninsula Integrative Medicine, we take a comprehensive approach to weight loss by looking beyond the number on the scale. Our providers evaluate the factors that may be contributing to weight gain or difficulty losing weight and create personalized plans designed to support sustainable results.

Our integrative approach may include nutrition guidance, lifestyle medicine, metabolic optimization, hormone support, targeted supplementation, peptide therapies, and GLP-1 medications when clinically appropriate.

Our goal is not simply weight loss, but improving overall health, energy, metabolism, and long-term wellness.

What Is Integrative Weight Loss Support?

Integrative weight loss support focuses on understanding the unique factors that influence an individual’s metabolism, appetite, hormones, and body composition. Rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach, we evaluate how different systems work together, including:

• Hormone balance
• Blood sugar regulation
• Insulin sensitivity
• Thyroid function
• Gut health
• Inflammation
• Sleep and stress
• Nutrition and lifestyle factors
• Metabolic health

By identifying the underlying contributors to weight challenges, we can create a personalized strategy that supports healthier habits, improved metabolic function, and lasting results.

Why Patients Seek This Service

Many patients seek weight loss support after trying diet and exercise changes without achieving the results they want. Common concerns include:

• Difficulty losing weight despite healthy habits
• Weight gain related to hormonal changes
• Menopause-related weight changes
• Low energy and fatigue
• Increased cravings or appetite changes
• Blood sugar fluctuations
• Difficulty maintaining weight loss
• Slow metabolism
• Changes in body composition
• Frustration with previous weight loss attempts

Conditions We Commonly Support

Our providers support patients with a variety of metabolic and hormone-related concerns, including:

• Overweight and obesity concerns
• Insulin resistance
• Metabolic syndrome
• Pre-diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes support
• PMOS (formerly PCOS) related weight challenges
• Menopause-related weight changes
• Hormonal weight gain
• Thyroid-related metabolism concerns
• Chronic inflammation
• Fatigue and low energy
• Body composition changes

Advanced Diagnostic Testing

Weight regulation is influenced by many factors. Testing recommendations are individualized based on your symptoms, health history, and goals. Your provider may recommend:

Metabolic Health Testing

• Common Tests/Markers:
  • Fasting glucose and insulin
  • Hemoglobin A1c
  • Lipid markers
  • Metabolic risk assessment
• Frequently Used Testing Companies: Quest, LabCorp, Boston Heart

Hormone Evaluation

• Common Tests/Markers:
  • Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone
  • Thyroid Panels including TSH, T3, T4, Reverse T3, and Thyroid Antibodies, etc.
  • Cortisol and stress hormone evaluation
  • Metabolic Hormone Markers
• Frequently Used Testing Companies: Quest, LabCorp, Boston Heart, ZRT, Diagnostechs, DUTCH

Nutritional & Inflammation Testing

• Common Tests/Markers:
  • Vitamin and mineral testing
  • Nutrient deficiencies
  • Inflammatory markers
  • Gut health evaluation when indicated
• Frequently Used Testing Companies: Quest, LabCorp, Boston Heart, SpectraCell

Additional Assessments

• • Body composition analysis (ex: DEXA, BodySpec, Inbody, etc.)
  • Lifestyle and nutrition assessment
  • Sleep evaluation (ex: Snap Diagnostics)

Personalized Weight Loss Treatment Plans

Every treatment plan is customized based on your health history, metabolism, goals, and individual needs. Recommendations may include:

• Personalized nutrition guidance
• Lifestyle medicine strategies
• Strength training and movement recommendations
• Sleep optimization
• Stress management
• Targeted supplementation
• Hormone balancing when appropriate
• Metabolic support
• Peptide therapies when clinically appropriate
• GLP-1 medications as part of a comprehensive medical weight loss plan when appropriate

Our goal is to help patients improve metabolic health, increase energy, support healthy body composition, and create sustainable changes that last.

GLP-1 Medications and Peptide Therapy

For some patients, GLP-1 medications or peptide therapies may be appropriate tools to support weight loss and metabolic health.

At Peninsula Integrative Medicine, these therapies are not used as a standalone solution. We evaluate each patient’s overall health, including nutrition, hormones, metabolism, lifestyle factors, and long-term goals.

When appropriate, GLP-1 medications or peptides may be incorporated into a broader treatment plan designed to support sustainable health improvements.

Weight Loss and Long-Term Health

Successful weight management is about more than losing weight. Improving metabolic health can support:

• Better energy
• Healthy hormone balance
• Improved blood sugar regulation
• Reduced inflammation
• Improved mobility and strength
• Disease prevention
• Long-term vitality

Our approach focuses on helping patients understand their bodies, address underlying contributors, and create a sustainable path toward better health.

Which Provider Should I See for Natural and Peptide Supported Weight Loss?

Our providers have different areas of expertise and can help support weight loss through personalized nutrition, hormone, metabolic, and lifestyle care.

If you are looking for comprehensive weight loss and metabolic optimization:

• Dr. Rebecca Green, ND
  • Best fit for: Complex weight concerns, metabolic health, hormone-related weight changes, thyroid concerns, and comprehensive functional medicine evaluations.
  • Dr. Green takes a systems-based approach to understanding how hormones, inflammation, nutrition, gut health, and lifestyle factors influence metabolism and overall wellness.

• Dr. Tyler Wuthmann, ND
  • Best fit for: Weight loss resistance, metabolic health, fatigue, hormone optimization, and men’s and women’s wellness.
  • Dr. Tyler focuses on identifying the underlying factors affecting metabolism, energy, and body composition to create personalized treatment plans.

If your weight concerns are connected to hormones, fertility, or women’s health:

• Dr. Meghan Kemnec, ND
  • Best fit for: Hormone-related weight changes, fertility, menstrual health, and metabolic concerns affecting women throughout different life stages.
  • Dr. Kemnec evaluates the connections between hormones, nutrition, digestion, and lifestyle factors.

• Dr. Rebecca Moragne, ND
  • Best fit for: Weight concerns related to fertility, pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and women’s hormone health.
  • Dr. Moragne focuses on personalized support for metabolic balance, nutrition, and whole-body wellness.

If you have weight concerns related to complex symptoms or chronic health conditions:

• Dr. Thalia Hale, ND
  • Best fit for: Complex weight concerns involving chronic illness, inflammation, environmental exposures, immune dysfunction, or multiple overlapping symptoms.
  • Dr. Hale specializes in evaluating the interconnected factors contributing to complex health challenges.

If you are looking for ongoing support with nutrition, habits, and lifestyle changes:

• Jenn Weisman, Health Coach
  • Best fit for: Patients who want additional support with nutrition, sustainable lifestyle changes, accountability, and creating healthy habits that align with their health goals.
  • Jenn works alongside your medical care team to help you implement personalized recommendations, build confidence, and create lasting changes that support overall wellness and weight management.

Not sure who is the right fit?

Our team is happy to help match you with the provider whose experience best aligns with your health goals. Contact our office and we can help guide you toward the right next step.

Call (650) 485-2758, Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. or send us a message!