Targeted peptides for recovery, lean mass, and cellular repair.
Bioactive peptide signaling molecules that instruct your cells to heal faster, build lean mass, and restore sleep quality - dosed to your labs, not a template.
Over 75 compounded peptides on KAYU's formulary - your provider picks the right ones from your bloodwork.
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What people come to peptides for.
Peptides are used to support a handful of goals, often as one part of a broader plan that includes training, sleep, and nutrition. What is appropriate for you, if anything, is a clinical decision your provider makes from your goals and bloodwork.
Recovery and injury repair
Support for soft-tissue recovery, training load, and bouncing back from nagging injuries faster.
Lean muscle and body composition
Help building and holding lean mass alongside training, nutrition, and a provider-built plan.
Sleep quality
Deeper, more consistent sleep is one of the most commonly reported changes on peptide protocols.
Energy and metabolism
Support for daytime energy and metabolic function when your labs and symptoms point that way.
Skin and hair
Interest in skin quality, healing, and hair often brings people to peptides as part of a broader plan.
Immune and longevity
Some peptides are used to support immune function and healthy aging, always under clinician oversight.
These are common goals people explore, not promised outcomes. A licensed clinician reviews your symptoms and labs before recommending treatment, and tells you when peptides are not the right fit.
Four steps from curious to optimized.
Take the assessment
2 minutes. Goals, symptoms, medical history.
Clinical-grade intake reviewed by a provider, not a template.
Comprehensive labs
50+ markers. At-home kit or Quest / Labcorp.
Hormones, thyroid, metabolic, inflammation, micronutrients. HSA/FSA eligible.
Consult with your provider
HIPAA video call. AI-transcribed. Recapped.
Licensed clinician reviews your labs, builds your protocol, answers questions.
Delivered in 48 hours
Discreet packaging. Refills ship automatically.
Compounding pharmacy partner. Free 2-day shipping. Cancel anytime.
How peptide therapy actually works.
Signaling molecules, not stimulants
Peptides are short chains of amino acids that act as messengers, instructing your cells to do specific things like repair tissue or release growth hormone. They work with your body's own pathways rather than overriding them.
Dosed to your labs, not a template
A licensed clinician reviews your goals, symptoms, and bloodwork before recommending anything, then chooses molecules and doses for your body and adjusts over time. There is no one-size protocol.
Compounded by a licensed pharmacy
When a peptide is appropriate, it is prepared by a licensed 503A compounding pharmacy and requires a prescription. Many peptide uses are off-label and not FDA-approved, which your provider explains before you start.
Peptides are prescription only and dispensed after a licensed clinician review. Many peptide uses are off-label and not FDA-approved. Individual results vary, and your provider monitors your progress and adjusts your protocol along the way.
Peptides a provider may consider for you.
Sermorelin
A growth hormone secretagogue used to support recovery, sleep, and body composition.
Ipamorelin
A selective growth hormone secretagogue used to support GH release, lean mass, and deep sleep.
GHK-Cu
A copper peptide studied for skin, hair, and connective-tissue repair, often considered for recovery and aesthetics.
Semaglutide (GLP-1)
A GLP-1 medication used for weight management and metabolic health when clinically appropriate.
NAD+
A cellular coenzyme used to support energy, metabolism, and healthy aging goals.
Thymosin alpha-1
A peptide studied for immune support and tissue repair, considered case by case.
This is a sample of molecules, not a menu to order from. Which peptides are appropriate, and at what dose, is a clinical decision your provider makes from your goals and bloodwork. Many are compounded, are prescribed off-label, are not FDA-approved, and require a prescription. Individual results vary.
A realistic timeline.
Many people first notice better sleep and recovery within the first couple of weeks of consistent, monitored use. Your provider checks in and answers questions as you begin.
Recovery, lean mass, and body-composition goals tend to build over the following weeks. Your provider fine-tunes your protocol based on your labs and how you feel.
Benefits hold and improve with a plan that's reviewed and adjusted alongside the rest of your health, with follow-up as part of care.
Timelines are general and not a promise of results. Individual results vary, and your provider monitors your progress and adjusts your plan along the way.
Real clinicians, not a call center.
Your protocol is built and monitored by a licensed clinician, the same people who designed KAYU's care model. Named, credentialed, and accountable for your results.
Narine Chilyan
Clinical Director · Functional & Preventive Medicine
Dr. Aram Mkhitarian
Medical Director · Integrative Medicine
Kiana Golfeiz
Aesthetics · Longevity · Regenerative
How KAYU compares.
A general comparison of care models. Specific offerings vary by provider.
Simple, transparent membership.
Pay for care, not markups. Medication, when prescribed, is billed separately by a licensed pharmacy at its published cash-pay price. No insurance required, HSA and FSA eligible, cancel anytime.
Pay for the visit, no membership.
- 60-minute video consult with a licensed clinician
- A personalized plan if treatment is appropriate
- Prescription sent to a licensed pharmacy
- Credit applies to your first month if you upgrade
Ongoing care, monitoring, and 10% off.
- Everything in Consult
- Ongoing provider oversight and dose titration
- Quarterly lab panel, KAYU pays Quest direct
- 10% off compounded medication, unlimited messaging
Full optimization with bloodwork included.
- Everything in Root
- Comprehensive hormone + metabolic panel included
- Broader multi-system optimization when appropriate
- 20% off medication, priority scheduling
Medication is billed separately by a licensed pharmacy at cost, only after a clinician approves it.
Peptide therapy FAQ.
What are peptides?
Peptides are short chains of amino acids that act as signaling molecules in your body. They instruct cells to perform specific functions, like repairing tissue, releasing growth hormone, or supporting immune response. They occur naturally and can be prescribed therapeutically when a licensed clinician decides it is appropriate.
Are peptides FDA-approved?
Some peptides are FDA-approved for specific uses, and many used in this space are prescribed off-label and compounded by a licensed 503A pharmacy for personalized dosing. Off-label and compounded peptides are not FDA-approved for every use. Your KAYU clinician explains the regulatory status of every molecule in your plan before you start.
Who is a candidate, and is this safe?
A licensed clinician reviews your goals, symptoms, labs, and health history before anything is prescribed, and declines or adjusts treatment when peptide therapy is not the right answer. Like any treatment, peptides carry potential risks and side effects that depend on the molecule and your history. Your provider reviews these with you, and ongoing monitoring is part of care.
How are peptides administered?
Many peptides are given by a small subcutaneous injection, similar to insulin, and some are available as oral capsules or other forms. Your clinician walks you through proper technique and storage during your first consult, and your care team is available for questions.
How quickly will I notice a difference?
Timelines vary by person and by molecule. Many people first report changes in sleep within the first couple of weeks, with recovery and body-composition goals building over the following weeks and months of consistent, monitored use. Individual results vary, which is why follow-up is part of care.
Can I do this online, and do you take insurance or HSA / FSA?
Yes. Your assessment, video consult, and follow-ups happen online, bloodwork is done through an at-home kit or a nearby lab, and medication ships to your door when prescribed. You pay for your provider and care, and if medication is prescribed the pharmacy bills it separately at cost. No insurance is required, and many patients use HSA or FSA funds toward eligible care.
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