GLP-1 Weight Loss · Coordinated
GLP-1 Microdose
A lower-dose GLP-1 protocol designed for metabolic health, body composition, and appetite recalibration — not aggressive weight loss.
Available by consultation
Clinical Overview
How the protocol works
Microdosing applies the same GLP-1 receptor mechanism at a lower therapeutic dose — preserving the metabolic and appetite-recalibration benefits while softening the trade-offs.
Lower-dose receptor activation
The same GLP-1 receptor pathway is engaged, at a dose calibrated for refinement rather than aggressive suppression.
Metabolic and inflammatory benefit
Many of GLP-1's positive effects on metabolism, inflammation, and appetite signaling are preserved at lower doses.
Coordinated with your plan
Microdosing is rarely the only thing happening for our members — it is one component of an integrated healthcare strategy designed by your provider.
Why Microdose
Why Microdose
The GLP-1 Microdose protocol is the differentiator that brings many of our members to New Wave Health. Standard GLP-1 dosing is built for maximum weight loss; microdosing is built for everything else GLP-1s do well — appetite recalibration, metabolic improvements, and inflammatory signaling — at a fraction of the dose.
Body composition over scale
The goal is lean preservation, fat reduction, and metabolic refinement — not the largest possible number on the scale.
Side-effect tolerability
Lower dosing typically means a quieter side-effect profile, which makes long-term adherence realistic for the patients who need it most.
Integrated whole health
Microdosing layers cleanly into your primary care and mental health tracks under your provider's unified direction.
Candidacy Profiling
A considered fit, not a funnel.
Adults pursuing body composition, metabolic refinement, and overall wellness — without the side-effect profile or scale-chasing posture of standard GLP-1 dosing.
- Members at or near goal weight optimizing body composition
- Patients who tolerated standard GLP-1 dosing poorly but want the metabolic benefit
- Members layering the protocol into a coordinated primary care or mental health strategy
- Patients with significant weight to lose who would be better served by a standard GLP-1 protocol
- Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or MEN 2
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy
Expected Timeline
What to Expect
Microdosing is measured in composition, energy, and how you feel — not weekly weigh-ins. Members report subtle, durable shifts over months, not days.
- 01
Month 1
Calibration
Initial protocol introduction. Appetite recalibration begins; energy and digestion are observed.
- 02
Month 3
Refinement
Subtle composition changes become measurable. Provider reviews progress and adjusts protocol.
- 03
Month 6+
Coordinated
Microdosing settles into a long-term role — typically alongside your primary care and wellness plan.
Microdose outcomes are individual and protocol-specific. Your provider sets expectations for your case and adjusts on a structured cadence.
Your Concierge Support
A licensed clinician, matched to you.
New Wave Health is powered by a team of licensed, provider-supervised clinicians who direct GLP-1 weight-loss care and the whole-health plan around it. Every patient receives licensed clinical care with direct, secure messaging — and guidance that reaches past the prescription into how you actually live.
- 01Compounded medication
- Prepared by partner compounding pharmacies and shipped on a structured cadence.
- 02Dedicated provider
- Every interaction is coordinated directly by our licensed care team — not a rotating callcenter.
- 03Provider-directed dosing
- Titration and adjustments at every transition under expert clinical supervision.
- 04Direct message access
- Reach your provider directly between scheduled check-ins via your secure patient portal.
- 05Structured check-ins
- Cadenced reviews to keep your protocol and overall care plan calibrated to your response.
- 06Discreet direct delivery
- Temperature-controlled, unmarked packaging delivered direct to your door.
The New Wave Standard
The medication is one part. The plan around it is the whole point.
- 01.Whole-Health First
- Weight is the reason most people come in — but we look at the whole picture. Nutrition, movement, sleep, stress. The GLP-1 opens the door; the habits are what keep it open.
- 02.Provider-Guided, Always
- Licensed providers review your full health profile and direct every dose. You only move forward when a plan is genuinely right for you — never a vending-machine prescription.
- 03.A New Start, Not a Refill
- This is a different way of living, and we treat it that way. Structured check-ins, real guidance, and a team that stays with you as your goals evolve.
Clinical Safety
No medication is right for everyone.
Common side effects
Microdosing typically produces a quieter side-effect profile than standard GLP-1 dosing. Mild digestive changes are still possible during introduction; your provider monitors and adjusts.
Clinical Contraindications
Not appropriate for patients with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or MEN 2, or for patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Full medical history is reviewed before any prescription is authorized.
New Wave Health protocols are prepared by partner compounding pharmacies in the United States. Compounding pharmacies are regulated by both state boards and the FDA and have been part of American medicine since long before mass-manufactured drugs existed. The active ingredient is prepared per your protocol — supervised by your provider — and delivered direct to your door.
Clinical Experience
From members of the Microdose program.
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I am five pounds from goal and have been for years. The Microdose protocol gave me what I actually wanted — composition and clarity, not another fifteen pounds gone. It is the right tool for what I am doing now.
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Standard dosing made me too nauseous to function. The Microdose protocol gave me ninety percent of the benefit and almost none of the side effects. My provider walked me through every adjustment.
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I came to New Wave Health for primary care and mental health. The Microdose was paired with my other protocols rather than handed to me as a standalone weight-loss product. That is the difference.
Frequently Asked
Questions worth asking before you begin.
Every program begins with an online consultation. If your provider authorizes treatment, your medication is prepared by a partner compounding pharmacy and delivered direct to your door — and it comes with a whole-health plan, structured check-ins, and direct messaging access to your provider throughout.
We don't treat the prescription as the finish line. The GLP-1 helps you lose the weight; the plan around it — nutrition, movement, recovery, and real provider guidance — is what makes the change last. That whole-health approach is the whole idea behind the New Wave.
Transparent pricing, reviewed with you before anything is charged. No surprise fees and no dose-change surcharges — the price you're quoted is the price you pay.
New Wave Health is based in Virginia Beach and cares for patients by secure telehealth across Virginia and the states where our providers are licensed.
Your consultation is reviewed and authorized by a licensed provider. Every patient receives consistent, licensed clinical care with direct messaging access.
Memberships may be canceled with 30 days' notice prior to the next billing cycle. Consultations, medical visits, and fulfilled prescriptions are non-refundable once services begin or medication is processed.
Yes. New Wave Health is HIPAA compliant. Your medical information is shared only with your assigned provider and the dispensing pharmacy. We never sell or share your data.
Comparison Protocol
Semaglutide
The foundational GLP-1 program for patients with significant weight to lose under standard dosing.
Begin Consultation
The Microdose program begins with a conversation.
Your consultation is reviewed by your dedicated provider. If authorized, your protocol is prepared by a partner compounding pharmacy and delivered direct to your door.