Weight loss and body composition, guided by your labs
Losing fat while keeping muscle depends on more than calories. Insulin, thyroid, cortisol and sex hormones all affect where your body stores fat and how well you build muscle. Chris Neal, PA-C, starts with your labs, then builds a plan that fits your metabolism and the way you train.
Signs people notice
- Weight that will not move despite diet and exercise
- Gaining weight around the waist
- Cravings and energy crashes
- Losing muscle when you lose weight
Why it happens
Two people can eat and train the same way and get very different results, because their hormones and metabolism are different.
Keeping muscle while losing fat is what changes how you look and feel, so the plan protects it on purpose.
What we check
- Insulin
- Hemoglobin A1c
- Lipid panel
- TSH
- Free T3
- Cortisol AM
- Total testosterone (LC/MS)
- Estradiol
How it works at 360 Health
- Step 1Register online
A secure form and your telehealth consent. About five minutes.
- Step 2Get your labs
A lab near you, from $125. Recent labs from the last three months also work.
- Step 3Video consult with Chris
$75. He reviews every result with you.
- Step 4Your protocol
If treatment makes sense, prescribed and shipped to you, with follow-up labs.
If your labs and history support it, Chris may include prescription medication in your plan, always alongside nutrition, strength training and follow-up labs. Medication is never sold on its own.
Results vary from person to person. All medications require a consultation and a prescription from a licensed clinician.
Questions about weight and body composition
Do you prescribe weight-loss medication?
Only when your labs and medical history support it, and only as part of a full plan with follow-up. It is never sold on its own.
Will I lose muscle?
Keeping muscle is part of the plan from day one: enough protein, strength training and regular check-ins. One of our patients went from 239 to 199 pounds in a year and kept his muscle.
Which labs do you start with?
Insulin, hemoglobin A1c, a lipid panel, thyroid markers, morning cortisol and sex hormones, so we know where your body is starting from.
Find out what your labs are telling you.
Register in five minutes. Chris takes it from there.