Archetype offers two distinct paths, targeted, à la carte clinical guidance for those with a specific goal in mind, and a comprehensive subscription program for those ready to invest in a full restoration of their health and vitality.
Direct, focused support for those who know what they’re looking for and want clinical expertise on a specific protocol. Ideal for individuals seeking precision tools without a full programmatic commitment.
An intensive, ongoing partnership for those seeking a deep dive into their own health. Built on the principles of functional medicine to reduce the risk of poor health outcomes, restore optimal function, and tailor the structure required to maximize long-term vitality.
Therapies work. Lifestyle is what makes them last. Every Archetype client works directly with Justin in an ongoing coaching relationship that addresses the fundamentals: nutrition, training, sleep, recovery, and stress.
Personalized nutrition based on your labs, goals, and lifestyle, built to support hormone production, body composition, and metabolic flexibility.
Guidance on resistance training, conditioning, and recovery protocols that complement your therapy plan and accelerate results.
The two most overlooked drivers of hormone and metabolic health. We build sustainable systems around both, with measurable check-ins.
Evidence-based guidance on dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, functional foods, and herbal and botanical products, chosen for purpose, sourced for quality, and stacked to work with your physiology rather than against it.
Past diagnoses, prior treatments, current conditions, and confusing lab histories, we help you make sense of where you’ve been, integrate it with where you are, and translate it into a clear plan for where you’re going.
Active management of acute and chronic medical conditions, hypertension, obesity, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, with a focus on root-cause intervention, cardiovascular and metabolic risk reduction, and the long-term resilience that keeps you out of the disease pipeline.
Comprehensive testosterone and supportive hormone therapy, including direct testosterone replacement, enclomiphene and nutraceutical pathways, and full-ecosystem hormonal support, designed to physiologic targets, monitored continuously, and titrated to how you actually feel. Hormone optimization and testosterone replacement protocols are currently offered for men only. All other Archetype services are available to both men and women.
For men who want to restore or stimulate their body’s own testosterone production, enclomiphene paired with targeted nutraceuticals can re-engage the HPG axis, preserve fertility, and bring levels back into an optimal physiologic range without exogenous hormone. Explore the therapy guide ↓
For men with clinically confirmed hypogonadism or suboptimal testosterone unresponsive to other approaches, a properly designed TRT protocol, using bioidentical testosterone with appropriate ancillary support, can restore energy, mood, libido, cognition, body composition, and the drive that defines men’s best decades. Explore the therapy guide ↓
Testosterone is one lever. We also evaluate and support the full hormonal ecosystem, thyroid, cortisol, estrogen balance, DHEA, and more, using targeted nutraceuticals, lifestyle protocols, and adjunctive therapies that work with your physiology.
Archetype offers two primary pathways for men’s testosterone optimization: stimulating your own production with enclomiphene, or replacing testosterone directly when the clinical picture calls for it. Both approaches are dosed to physiologic targets, monitored with comprehensive labs, and adjusted based on how you feel, not numbers alone.
Testosterone sits at the center of men’s energy, mood, libido, cognition, and body composition. The right approach depends on whether your goal is to restart your own production or provide direct replacement when the HPG axis cannot sustain adequate levels on its own.
Enclomiphene blocks estrogen feedback at the hypothalamus, increasing LH and FSH signaling to the testes and restoring endogenous testosterone production while preserving fertility.
Bioidentical testosterone bypasses the HPG axis entirely, delivering consistent hormone levels through injections, gels, or other delivery methods when endogenous production is insufficient.
Both pathways require ongoing labs, total and free testosterone, estradiol, hematocrit, PSA, and metabolic markers, with dose adjustments to keep levels in an optimal physiologic range.
Enclomiphene is often preferred for younger men and those prioritizing fertility. TRT is considered when hypogonadism is confirmed and stimulation strategies have not achieved adequate results.
A reference overview of the testosterone optimization pathways used in Archetype protocols. The right option depends on your age, fertility goals, lab values, and clinical response.
Brand name: Androxal®
The trans-isomer of clomiphene citrate and a selective estrogen receptor modulator that acts at the hypothalamus to increase LH and FSH release. This re-engages the testes to produce testosterone naturally, making it a preferred first-line option for men who want to preserve fertility and maintain HPG axis function.
Cypionate, enanthate, topical gel, and other formulations
Direct administration of bioidentical testosterone to restore levels when endogenous production is clinically insufficient. TRT can dramatically improve energy, mood, libido, cognition, and body composition when properly dosed, monitored, and supported with ancillary management of estradiol and hematocrit.
Clinical note: Testosterone therapy is prescribed only after comprehensive evaluation, including history, physical exam, and baseline labs. TRT suppresses natural testosterone production and fertility; enclomiphene preserves both but is not appropriate for every patient. Archetype monitors estradiol, hematocrit, PSA, and metabolic markers throughout treatment. Hormone optimization protocols are currently offered for men only. Individual results vary.
Discuss Hormone OptimizationPeptides are short chains of amino acids that signal the body to do specific things, repair tissue, mobilize fat, restore mitochondrial function, or quiet inflammation. Used clinically and at the right doses, they are powerful tools in a longevity practice.
A complementary toolkit targeting cellular energy at its source: NAD+, MOTS-c, SS-31 (Elamipretide), and Glutathione work at the mitochondrial level to support ATP production, metabolic flexibility, detoxification, and the markers of biological age. Explore the peptide guide ↓
Secretagogues such as Sermorelin, Ipamorelin, CJC-1295, and Tesamorelin that prompt your own pituitary to release growth hormone, supporting recovery, body composition, visceral fat reduction, sleep, and skin quality. Explore the peptide guide ↓
Medically supervised incretin-based therapy, semaglutide, tirzepatide, and retatrutide, for weight loss, metabolic health, insulin sensitivity, and appetite regulation. Integrated with nutrition coaching and labs, never prescribed in isolation. Explore the medication guide ↓
BPC-157, TB-500, KPV, and GHK-Cu accelerate tissue repair and lower systemic inflammation across tendon, ligament, muscle, gut lining, and skin. A powerful toolkit for active individuals, athletes, and anyone rebuilding after injury or chronic wear-and-tear. Explore the peptide guide ↓
Additional peptides may be incorporated based on your goals, sleep, cognition, immune function, and more, always grounded in clinical judgment and current evidence.
Archetype uses a mitochondrial support stack to address energy, recovery, and biological aging at the cellular level. These therapies target the machinery of ATP production, redox balance, and metabolic signaling, not just symptoms of fatigue. Protocols are individualized based on your goals, labs, and tolerance, and are integrated with nutrition, training, and sleep coaching.
Mitochondria are the power plants of every cell. When mitochondrial function declines with age, stress, or chronic illness, energy production drops, oxidative damage accumulates, and recovery slows. This stack works at different points in that cascade, from fueling electron transport to protecting membrane integrity and clearing reactive byproducts.
NAD+ is essential for mitochondrial ATP production and powers sirtuins and PARP enzymes involved in DNA repair and cellular resilience, directly influencing markers of biological age.
MOTS-c is a mitochondrially derived peptide that acts as an exercise mimetic, activating AMPK pathways that improve insulin sensitivity, metabolic flexibility, and physical performance.
SS-31 (Elamipretide) binds cardiolipin in the inner mitochondrial membrane, stabilizing electron transport, restoring ATP output, and reducing reactive oxygen species.
Glutathione is the body’s master endogenous antioxidant, neutralizing free radicals, supporting liver detoxification, and maintaining the redox environment mitochondria require to function.
A reference overview of the cellular energy therapies used in Archetype protocols. These are often combined strategically, but selection depends on your clinical profile and goals.
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
A critical coenzyme for mitochondrial energy production and hundreds of enzymatic reactions. NAD+ levels decline with age, and replenishment supports sirtuin activity, DNA repair, and the cellular resilience pathways central to longevity medicine.
Mitochondrial open reading frame of the 12S rRNA-c
A peptide encoded in mitochondrial DNA that regulates metabolic homeostasis. Often described as an exercise mimetic, MOTS-c enhances glucose and fatty acid metabolism, improves insulin sensitivity, and supports physical performance at the cellular level.
Also known as Elamipretide, Bendavia™
A mitochondria-targeted tetrapeptide that binds cardiolipin, a phospholipid unique to the inner mitochondrial membrane. By stabilizing cardiolipin, SS-31 protects electron transport chain function, improves ATP production, and reduces oxidative stress, particularly in age-related or disease-related mitochondrial decline.
GSH — reduced glutathione
The body’s most abundant endogenous antioxidant and a central molecule in Phase II liver detoxification. Glutathione neutralizes free radicals, recycles other antioxidants like vitamins C and E, and maintains the redox balance that healthy mitochondria depend on.
Clinical note: Mitochondrial support therapies require medical evaluation and ongoing oversight. NAD+, MOTS-c, SS-31, and glutathione are not appropriate for everyone and should not be used without a clear clinical rationale. Archetype selects and combines these tools based on your history, labs, and goals. Individual results vary.
Discuss Mitochondrial ProtocolsArchetype uses growth hormone secretagogues to stimulate your pituitary to release its own GH, rather than replacing hormone from the outside. This preserves natural pulsatility, supports recovery and body composition, and is monitored with IGF-1 labs and clinical follow-up. These protocols follow strict cycling guidelines, not a stepwise titration model: typically five nights per week on an empty stomach, cycled for 3–4 months followed by 1–2 months off.
Growth hormone secretagogues signal the hypothalamus and pituitary to increase endogenous GH release. Unlike exogenous HGH, they work with your body’s own feedback loops, supporting the natural pulsatile rhythm of hormone production, especially when dosed at night to align with your circadian GH peak.
Peptides like Sermorelin, CJC-1295, and Tesamorelin mimic or amplify growth hormone–releasing hormone, directly stimulating the pituitary to secrete GH.
Ipamorelin acts on ghrelin receptors with high selectivity, triggering GH release with minimal impact on cortisol and prolactin compared to older secretagogues.
Elevated GH increases IGF-1 production in the liver, supporting lean tissue maintenance, fat metabolism, sleep quality, skin integrity, and recovery from training.
Growth hormone peptides are cycled, not titrated upward over time. The standard protocol is five nights per week on an empty stomach, run for 3–4 months, then 1–2 months off before resuming. This preserves receptor sensitivity and aligns with your natural GH rhythm.
A reference overview of the GH secretagogues used in Archetype protocols. Selection and combination depend on your goals, labs, and clinical profile, not a one-size-fits-all stack.
Former brand: Geref®
A bioidentical fragment of growth hormone–releasing hormone (GHRH 1-29) that stimulates the pituitary to release GH. One of the most established secretagogues, commonly used for anti-aging, recovery, and body composition support.
Compounded peptide
A selective growth hormone releasing peptide (GHRP) with clean signaling and minimal effect on cortisol and prolactin. Frequently paired with a GHRH analog for synergistic GH release and often favored for its tolerability profile.
With or without DAC (Drug Affinity Complex)
A modified GHRH analog designed for extended half-life, especially when formulated with DAC. Provides sustained GH elevation compared to shorter-acting secretagogues, useful when less frequent dosing is preferred.
Brand name: Egrifta®
A stabilized GHRH analog with the strongest clinical evidence for reducing visceral adipose tissue. FDA-approved for HIV-associated lipodystrophy and used off-label in metabolic and body-composition protocols under medical supervision.
Clinical note: Growth hormone secretagogues require medical evaluation, baseline and follow-up IGF-1 labs, and ongoing monitoring. Protocols follow strict cycling guidelines—five nights per week on an empty stomach, 3–4 months on and 1–2 months off—not open-ended or stepwise titration. They are not appropriate for everyone and should never be used without clinical oversight. Individual results vary.
Discuss Growth Hormone ProtocolsArchetype offers medically supervised incretin-based protocols for sustainable weight loss, metabolic restoration, and appetite regulation. Dosing follows a stepwise approach, starting low and adjusting the dose each month based on your results, tolerance, and side effects. Every plan includes baseline labs, nutrition coaching, and ongoing titration, because the medication is one lever in a broader longevity strategy.
Incretin hormones are signals your gut releases after you eat. GLP-1 and GIP-based therapies mimic or amplify those signals to change how your body handles appetite, blood sugar, and stored energy. The result is less hunger, earlier fullness, improved insulin response, and, over time, meaningful changes in body composition and metabolic markers.
GLP-1 acts on brain regions that regulate hunger and reward-driven eating, while slowing gastric emptying so meals feel satisfying longer.
These agents enhance glucose-dependent insulin release and suppress glucagon, helping stabilize blood sugar without the crashes that drive cravings.
Dual- and triple-agonist therapies add GIP receptor activity, which may further improve insulin sensitivity and how adipose tissue stores and releases energy.
Dosing is typically a stepwise approach: you start at a low dose, then adjust monthly based on weight loss, metabolic markers, and how well you tolerate the medication. Side effects like nausea usually resolve as the body adapts, and we hold or slow titration when they don’t.
A reference overview of the incretin therapies used in Archetype protocols. Selection depends on your clinical profile, goals, tolerance, and response, not a one-size-fits-all prescription.
Brand names: Ozempic®, Wegovy®, Rybelsus®
The most established GLP-1 receptor agonist, with extensive clinical evidence for weight management and type 2 diabetes. Mimics native GLP-1 to reduce appetite, slow digestion, and improve glycemic control.
Brand names: Mounjaro®, Zepbound®
A dual incretin agonist that activates both GLP-1 and GIP receptors. Clinical trials have shown robust weight loss and metabolic improvements, often exceeding single GLP-1 therapy in head-to-head studies.
Investigational (Lilly)
The next generation of incretin therapy, a triple agonist targeting GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon receptors. Early and mid-stage trials report substantial weight loss and improvements in liver fat and cardiometabolic markers. Used in select clinical contexts under close supervision.
Clinical note: Incretin therapies are prescription medications with defined indications, contraindications, and side-effect profiles. Archetype does not prescribe these agents without a comprehensive medical evaluation, baseline labs, and an integrated plan for nutrition, training, and follow-up. Individual results vary.
Discuss GLP-1 / GIP ProtocolsArchetype uses regenerative peptides to accelerate healing, reduce inflammation, and restore connective tissue integrity. These protocols are especially valuable for musculoskeletal injuries, gut lining repair, and chronic wear-and-tear, always paired with appropriate rehab, nutrition, and training guidance rather than used in isolation.
Regenerative peptides signal the body to repair rather than simply mask pain. They influence angiogenesis, cell migration, collagen synthesis, and inflammatory pathways, supporting the structural recovery of tendons, ligaments, muscle, gut tissue, and skin from the inside out.
BPC-157 and TB-500 promote new blood vessel formation and direct healing cells to injured tissue, accelerating recovery in tendons, ligaments, and muscle.
KPV and BPC-157 modulate inflammatory cascades, particularly in the gut and soft tissue, helping quiet chronic inflammation that delays healing.
GHK-Cu stimulates collagen and elastin production, supporting skin remodeling, wound closure, and the structural integrity of connective tissue.
Peptide protocols are matched to the injury type and phase of healing, combined with load management, physical therapy, and nutrition to maximize structural recovery.
A reference overview of the repair peptides used in Archetype protocols. Selection and stacking depend on the tissue involved, injury timeline, and your clinical profile.
Body Protection Compound-157
A 15-amino-acid peptide derived from a protective protein found in gastric juice. BPC-157 is one of the most widely used regenerative peptides, supporting angiogenesis, tendon and ligament healing, muscle recovery, and gut lining repair through multiple growth-factor pathways.
Synthetic fragment of Thymosin Beta-4
A peptide modeled on the active region of thymosin beta-4, a naturally occurring protein involved in actin regulation and cell migration. TB-500 supports wound healing, reduces inflammation, and improves tissue flexibility, often paired with BPC-157 for musculoskeletal recovery.
Lys-Pro-Val tripeptide
A tripeptide fragment of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone with potent anti-inflammatory properties. KPV is particularly studied for gut inflammation and skin conditions, modulating NF-kB and other inflammatory signaling without the pigmentation effects of full-length alpha-MSH.
Glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine · Copper complex
A naturally occurring copper-binding tripeptide found in plasma that declines with age. GHK-Cu stimulates collagen and elastin synthesis, supports wound healing and skin remodeling, and has broad gene-regulatory effects on tissue repair and antioxidant defense.
Clinical note: Regenerative peptides require medical evaluation and should be matched to a specific injury or clinical indication. They are not a substitute for proper diagnosis, imaging, physical therapy, or surgical care when indicated. Archetype integrates these protocols with rehab and lifestyle guidance for structural recovery. Individual results vary.
Discuss Regenerative ProtocolsSexual health is a leading indicator of overall health. We treat it that way, for men and women, with discreet, clinically grounded therapies that go beyond a single prescription to address libido, performance, and the neuro-hormonal experience as a whole.
For men and women. A melanocortin agonist that works centrally in the brain to enhance libido and arousal, a fundamentally different mechanism than PDE5 inhibitors. FDA-approved for premenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), and used clinically for men whose challenge is desire rather than mechanical function.
For men. Long-acting PDE5 inhibitor that supports erectile function and blood flow. Daily low-dose protocols can also support vascular and prostate health, prescribed and monitored to fit your goals.
For men: the most powerful results often come from a synergistic protocol, Tadalafil + PT-141 + Oxytocin, combining blood flow, central desire, and the neurochemistry of intimacy. For women: PT-141 paired with Oxytocin supports both desire and the connection chemistry of intimacy. Individualized to your physiology and your goals.
You can’t optimize what you haven’t measured. We use comprehensive functional diagnostics to identify the root drivers of how you feel, not just whether you fall inside a population reference range.
The GI MAP is a quantitative PCR stool test that maps your gut microbiome, identifies pathogens and dysbiosis, and reveals digestive function markers that conventional testing rarely surfaces. For men dealing with fatigue, brain fog, bloating, stubborn weight, mood changes, or chronic inflammation, the gut is almost always part of the conversation.
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