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Functional medicine insights, treatment guides, and health education from the Med Matrix team.
The standard tirzepatide dose chart climbs from 2.5 mg to 15 mg in six steps, about four weeks apart. What each dose actually does, why the starter dose barely moves the scale, and how to convert mg to units if you are drawing from a compounded vial.
A 2026 review of 23 studies found levothyroxine moved body weight by about 3 pounds once thyroid levels were normal. Why the scale stays put, and where the rest of the weight comes from.
Peptides grouped by what they signal to, with a plain note on where each stands with the FDA, including what the July 2026 advisory votes did and did not change.
Hormone therapy covers more than replacement. An index to what gets measured, how the branches differ, and where to read the detail on each one.
The semaglutide chart climbs from 0.25 mg to 2.4 mg in five steps, about four weeks apart. What each dose is actually for, why the starter dose barely moves the scale, and how to convert mg to units if you are drawing from a compounded vial.
Sermorelin has no approved label, so every protocol you find is a pharmacy's own. What the published ranges are, why they disagree with each other, and how to work out the micrograms sitting in each unit mark after you reconstitute a vial.
A pellet is inserted in a short office procedure and releases hormone steadily as it dissolves. The trade nobody leads with is that once it is in, the dose cannot be adjusted until it wears off. What that means in practice.
No state issues a license called hormone therapist. Here are the credentials that do exist, the ten questions worth asking on a first call, and the answers that tell you to keep looking.
Premenopause is not one of the stages clinicians actually name, and the loose version sends women home to wait. What actually moves you from one stage to the next.
Prescriptions are easier to get than they were. A baseline panel is not automatic. Here is what belongs on one, and what to ask for if you already started.
Most creatine research was done in young men. Here is what the women's research actually shows, and why we will not publish a dose in a blog post.
The FDA now says it is working with all six patch makers to raise supply, but it still has not declared a shortage or given an end date. Where things stand as of late September 2026, and what to do before you run out.
Most people regain about a kilogram a month after their last dose. The newest data shows how fast it happens and what actually changes the outcome.
