
Medical Weight Loss
Redefining Weight Loss: A Comprehensive Approach to Body Composition
Lose the Weight, Keep the Strength. Our goal isn't just a number on the scale—it's a healthier, stronger, more resilient you.
Modern medicine has introduced powerful tools for weight loss, including revolutionary GLP-1 medications that have helped millions. However, they can come with a significant, often overlooked, downside: rapid and substantial muscle loss. Some studies show that up to 40% of the weight lost can be precious lean muscle, which is the very engine of your metabolism. At HyperCharge Health, we see this as a critical failure of the standard approach. Our medical weight loss program is fundamentally different. We utilize the most advanced pharmacology to target fat, while implementing a sophisticated, parallel strategy to preserve, and even build, the lean muscle mass that is crucial for a strong, vibrant, and metabolically healthy life
A successful weight loss journey is about body recomposition, not just depletion. Losing muscle slows your metabolism, increases frailty, and makes it harder to keep the weight off long-term. Our "Systems, not symptoms" philosophy treats your body as an integrated whole. We understand that effective weight loss is a metabolic, hormonal, and structural challenge. Our program is built on a multi-pillar foundation: advanced fat-targeting pharmacology, foundational muscle preservation through nutrition and myostatin inhibition, and cutting-edge technology to actively build muscle. This comprehensive toolkit ensures you achieve a leaner, stronger, and more sustainable result.
Our Comprehensive Medical Weight Loss Toolkit
Our program integrates multiple modalities, personalized to your unique physiology and goals. Explore our advanced toolkit to understand how we deliver results that go beyond the scale.
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We Don't Guess. We Measure, We Support, We Optimize.
What truly sets the HyperCharge Health Medical Weight Loss program apart is our unwavering commitment to a data-driven, systems-based approach. We recognize that sustainable weight loss is about much more than just appetite. It's about correcting underlying metabolic dysfunction, preserving vital muscle tissue, and supporting your body's cellular health throughout the journey. We leverage advanced diagnostics to create your personalized roadmap and a suite of cutting-edge biohacking technologies to accelerate your progress. When you combine these elements with our pharmacological and muscle-building protocols, the result is a program unlike anything else available in the Twin Cities or Minnesota.
How We Measure Success: Beyond the Scale
The number on the scale is only one data point. True success is measured by the restoration of metabolic health and the improvement of your body composition. We use state-of-the-art diagnostic tools to get a precise picture of your health, allowing us to tailor your program and track what truly matters.
Advanced Metabolic Lab Panels
What It Is: A comprehensive blood analysis that goes far beyond a standard check-up to assess how excess weight is impacting your systemic health.
Primary Benefits:
Provides a clear, objective baseline of your metabolic health before starting the program.
Identifies specific areas of dysfunction (e.g., insulin resistance, inflammation, liver stress) that can be targeted.
Allows for precise tracking of your progress as your internal health improves along with your weight.
How It Works (The Science): We analyze key biomarkers to build a complete picture of your health. This includes Advanced Lipid Profiles to assess cardiovascular risk beyond just "good" and "bad" cholesterol; Liver Function Tests to monitor for fatty liver disease, a common consequence of obesity; and inflammatory markers like High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP), which measures the low-grade systemic inflammation that drives metabolic disease.
Important Safety Information: This is a standard blood draw. Our medical team will interpret the results with you and use them to guide the creation of your safe and effective weight loss protocol.
REMS Body Composition Analysis
What It Is: A revolutionary, radiation-free method to precisely measure body composition, using the same technology trusted for osteoporosis screening. HyperCharge Health is the only medical weight loss clinic in the region utilizing REMS technology for this purpose.
Primary Benefits:
Accurately quantifies your exact percentage of body fat, lean muscle mass, and bone mass.
Provides the critical data needed to ensure you are losing fat, not essential muscle.
Offers a safe, non-invasive, and radiation-free alternative to other body composition scans like DEXA.
Allows us to make real-time adjustments to your nutrition and exercise plan to optimize your results.
How It Works (The Science): Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry (REMS) uses ultrasound waves to analyze your body composition. The technology analyzes the unique signature of the ultrasound signal as it passes through fat, muscle, and bone. This data is then compared against a massive reference database to generate an incredibly precise report on your body's makeup. This gives us the power to protect your metabolic engine—your muscle—throughout your journey.
Important Safety Information: REMS is completely non-invasive and safe, involving a simple ultrasound scan over key areas of the body. There are no contraindications.
Accelerating Your Journey: Supportive Biohacking Protocols
Our programs at HyperCharge Health and Hypercharge Wellness feature a suite of biohacking technologies designed to support your body at the cellular level. These modalities help decrease inflammation, boost mitochondrial health, and enhance energy, creating an optimal internal environment for weight loss and recovery.
Photobiomodulation (PBM Therapy)
What It Is: A therapeutic technology that uses specific wavelengths of red and near-infrared light to stimulate healing and improve cellular function.
Relevance to Your Weight Loss Journey: PBM helps boost mitochondrial health, which improves your overall metabolism and energy levels. It also powerfully reduces systemic inflammation, a key driver of metabolic dysfunction. Some research suggests PBM may even directly help release stored lipids from fat cells.
How It Works (The Science): Light particles are absorbed by chromophores within your mitochondria. This process helps to increase the production of ATP (cellular energy), reduce oxidative stress, and trigger a cascade of beneficial cellular signals. Think of it as "supercharging" your cells' power plants.
Important Safety Information: PBM is non-invasive and very safe. Protective eyewear is required during sessions. It is not recommended for use over areas with active malignancy.
Exercise with Oxygen Therapy (EWOT)
What It Is: A protocol that involves breathing a higher concentration of oxygen while performing light to moderate exercise on cardio equipment.
Relevance to Your Weight Loss Journey: EWOT super-saturates your blood with oxygen, forcing it deeper into your tissues. This can lead to more efficient energy production, increased performance during workouts (allowing you to burn more calories), reduced inflammation, and an enhanced metabolic state.
How It Works (The Science): Under normal conditions, only your red blood cells carry significant oxygen. EWOT leverages pressure from exercise to increase the oxygen carried in your blood plasma. This allows oxygen to reach every corner of your body, creating an aerobic state that is optimal for fat burning and cellular health.
Important Safety Information: A health screening is performed before starting EWOT. It is not suitable for individuals with certain severe respiratory conditions.
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Therapy
What It Is: A technology that uses safe, low-frequency electromagnetic fields to energize your body's cells.
Relevance to Your Weight Loss Journey: PEMF therapy acts as a supportive modality by improving circulation, reducing the inflammation and soreness that can come from renewed exercise, and enhancing your body's natural recovery processes. It helps "recharge" your cellular batteries, making your entire system more resilient.
How It Works (The Science): The pulsed electromagnetic fields induce a mild electrical charge in the cells, helping to restore the optimal transmembrane potential. This improves the exchange of ions and nutrients, enhances circulation, and boosts cellular metabolism, which are all crucial for recovery and overall health.
Important Safety Information: PEMF is a safe, non-invasive therapy. It is contraindicated in individuals with pacemakers or other implanted electronic devices, and during pregnancy.
NanoVi® Therapy
What It Is: An advanced technology that helps trigger your body's natural cellular repair mechanisms by combating oxidative stress.
Relevance to Your Weight Loss Journey: The process of burning fat and creating energy generates oxidative stress, which can damage cells and slow down repair. NanoVi helps your body better cope with this stress, improving cellular function and mitochondrial efficiency, which is essential for a healthy metabolism.
How It Works (The Science): The NanoVi device creates a precise bio-identical signal within a humidified airstream that you breathe. This signal has been shown to assist in the complex process of protein folding. Proteins are the functional machinery of your cells, and when they are damaged by oxidative stress, they misfold. By helping to repair them, NanoVi improves overall cellular function.
Important Safety Information: NanoVi is a non-invasive and safe therapy with no known contraindications.
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GLP-1 Receptor Agonists (Semaglutide, Tirzepatide)
What It Is: A class of powerful, injectable medications that mimic the effects of natural gut hormones to regulate appetite and blood sugar. Tirzepatide is a newer dual-agonist that acts on both GLP-1 and GIP receptors.
Primary Benefits:
Promotes significant and sustained weight loss.
Potently reduces appetite and food cravings by acting on the brain's satiety centers.
Improves glycemic control and insulin sensitivity.
Tirzepatide's dual-action may offer enhanced weight loss and metabolic benefits compared to single-agonist GLP-1s.
How It Works (The Science): These medications work by activating GLP-1 (and in Tirzepatide's case, GIP) receptors in the brain, pancreas, and gut. This leads to increased insulin secretion in response to food, suppressed glucagon (a hormone that raises blood sugar), delayed gastric emptying (making you feel fuller longer), and a direct reduction of appetite signals in the hypothalamus.
Important Safety Information: Gastrointestinal side effects (nausea, constipation, diarrhea) are common, especially when starting the medication, and are managed by slow dose titration. These medications are contraindicated in patients with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2), or a history of pancreatitis. The risk of muscle loss is significant with these agents if not paired with a dedicated muscle-preservation strategy.
AOD-9604, 5-Amino-1MQ, Tesofensine, & SLU-PP-332
What It Is: A suite of targeted peptides and small molecules used to optimize metabolism beyond appetite suppression.
Primary Benefits:
AOD-9604: Promotes fat burning (lipolysis) without affecting IGF-1 or insulin levels.
5-Amino-1MQ: Helps overcome weight loss plateaus by improving metabolic flexibility.
Tesofensine: Provides potent appetite suppression for individuals with a strong hunger component.
SLU-PP-332: An "exercise mimetic" that may enhance endurance and promote fatty acid oxidation.
How It Works (The Science): Each of these agents has a unique mechanism. AOD-9604 is a fragment of growth hormone that targets fat cells. 5-Amino-1MQ inhibits the NNMT enzyme to boost NAD+ levels and metabolic rate. Tesofensine is a triple-reuptake inhibitor that increases satiety neurotransmitters in the brain. SLU-PP-332 activates ERR receptors to mimic the metabolic effects of endurance exercise.
Important Safety Information: Each of these agents carries its own safety profile. Tesofensine requires blood pressure monitoring. SLU-PP-332 is an experimental compound with limited human safety data. A thorough consultation is required to determine which, if any, of these adjunct therapies is appropriate for your protocol.
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MYOSMD with Fortetropin®
What It Is: A patented, all-natural supplement derived from fertilized egg yolk that functions as a myostatin inhibitor.
Primary Benefits:
Helps significantly reduce muscle loss during a calorie-restricted diet.
Supports the preservation of strength and physical function during weight loss.
May enhance the effects of resistance training on muscle protein synthesis.
How It Works (The Science): Myostatin is a protein in your body that acts as a natural "brake" on muscle growth. High levels of myostatin limit your ability to build and maintain muscle. Fortetropin, the active ingredient in MYOSMD, has been shown in clinical studies to reduce serum myostatin levels. By "releasing the brake," it creates a more favorable environment for preserving lean muscle mass, especially when combined with adequate protein intake and resistance exercise.
Important Safety Information: Fortetropin is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) by the FDA and is very well-tolerated. It is derived from eggs and is not suitable for individuals with an egg allergy.
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EmSculpt NEO®
What It Is: An FDA-cleared, non-invasive body contouring device that provides two therapies in one: it permanently eliminates fat cells and builds muscle mass.
Primary Benefits:
Simultaneously builds muscle (averaging a 25% increase) and reduces fat (averaging a 30% reduction) in targeted areas.
Treats the abdomen, buttocks, arms, and legs.
Provides a powerful stimulus for muscle growth that complements diet and exercise.
How It Works (The Science): EmSculpt NEO combines two energies. First, Radiofrequency (RF) heating raises the temperature of fat cells, causing them to undergo apoptosis (permanent cell death) and be cleared by the body. The RF also warms the underlying muscles. Then, High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic (HIFEM+) energy induces thousands of supramaximal muscle contractions—a workload far beyond what is achievable in a normal gym session. This intense stimulation forces the muscle tissue to adapt, resulting in an increase in the number and size of muscle fibers.
Important Safety Information: The treatment is non-invasive with no downtime. It is not suitable for individuals with pacemakers, any metal implants near the treatment area, or during pregnancy.
EmFace®
What It Is: The first non-invasive device that simultaneously rebuilds the foundational elevator muscles of the face while remodeling the skin to reduce wrinkles and create a lift.
Primary Benefits:
Provides a needle-free facial lift by toning and strengthening facial muscles.
Reduces wrinkle volume and improves skin texture.
Stimulates new collagen and elastin production for healthier, more youthful skin.
How It Works (The Science): EmFace uses two synchronized energies. RF energy remodels and smooths the skin by heating the dermis and stimulating collagen. Simultaneously, HIFES™ (High-Intensity Facial Electrical Stimulation) technology targets specific muscles that lift the face. By causing thousands of contractions, it restores muscle tone and density, providing a supportive "scaffolding" for the facial tissues, resulting in a natural lift.
Important Safety Information: EmFace is non-invasive with no downtime. It is contraindicated for individuals with metal implants in the face or head, or pacemakers.
Neuro20 Suit
What It Is: A professional-grade, full-body Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) suit that activates up to 42 muscle groups at once during a short, guided workout.
Primary Benefits:
Provides a highly efficient, full-body workout that recruits a massive number of muscle fibers.
Builds deep, functional strength and stability, crucial for metabolic health.
Can dramatically accelerate muscle gain and improve neuromuscular coordination.
How It Works (The Science): The suit's electrodes deliver precisely calibrated electrical impulses directly to the muscles, causing deep and complete contractions that are difficult to achieve voluntarily. When you perform simple movements while the suit is active, you engage a vastly higher percentage of muscle fibers compared to traditional exercise. This profound stimulus triggers rapid adaptations in muscle strength and hypertrophy, making it a powerful tool for rebuilding your metabolic engine.
Important Safety Information: All sessions are conducted under the supervision of a certified professional. A thorough health screening is required prior to the first session. It is not suitable for individuals with pacemakers, cardiac conditions, seizure disorders, or during pregnancy.
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