Guides, reference ranges and side-by-side comparisons for adults 35 to 65 who already spend money on their health and want to know what is worth it. Every number carries the source that sets it and the date it was checked.
1 topic · 8 biomarkers with sourced ranges
01 / What we recommend now
We include products and services we think are useful. If you buy through links on this page, we may earn a commission. Here is how we pick.
Everlywell
At-home lab tests
Everlywell is a reasonable way to get a finger-prick A1C, lipid or testosterone number without a clinic visit, at $49 to $149 a test, with CLIA-lab processing and physician review. It is a screening tool, not a diagnosis, and it is not sold in New York.
As of 2026-08-19: HbA1c $49; cholesterol and lipids $49; heart health (lipids + HbA1c) $99; testosterone $69; thyroid $149; vitamin D $49; vitamin D + hs-CRP $99.
Read the reviewSesame
Telehealth / primary care
Sesame is the honest budget option: transparent per-visit cash prices, clinicians in every state, and a weight-loss program that sells brand-name GLP-1s only. It does not bill insurance, so insured readers pay out of pocket for the visit.
As of 2026-08-19: telehealth visits from $34; weight-loss program $99/mo or $59/mo on an annual plan; medication extra; Sesame Plus $10.99/mo.
Read the reviewTrimi
Weight management / GLP-1
Trimi undercuts every compounded program we checked ($99 to $175 a month for semaglutide) and names its prescriber network and pharmacies. Its own terms never name a legal entity, and one cited pharmacy licence resolves to a different company name. Good price, read the fine print.
As of 2026-08-19: compounded semaglutide $175/mo monthly, $145 (3 mo), $120 (6 mo), $99 (12 mo prepaid); tirzepatide $235 / $199 / $175 / $125.
Read the reviewSHED
Weight management / GLP-1
SHED sells compounded semaglutide from $159 to $199 a month and brand-name options through a separate membership. The prices are real; so are the two-month minimum, the non-refundable fees, and a BBB complaint pattern about billing without shipment. Read the terms before you buy.
As of 2026-08-19: compounded semaglutide $199/mo (1 mo), $179 (6 mo), $159 (12 mo); tirzepatide $299 / $269 / $239; brand Wegovy or Zepbound via a $125/mo membership plus medication.
Read the review02 / Health by decade
Screening ledgers built from the recommending bodies' own pages, each row dated. Pick your decade.
The vetting line
Every product and service we recommend is checked against FDA warning letters and import alerts before it goes on the list, and the date of that check is published. See how we pick, and the record.
03 / Latest guides
Two prices exist for every GLP-1: the list price a wholesaler pays (over $1,000 a month for Wegovy …
Seven numbers describe most of metabolic health, and every one of them has a published threshold set by …
Every online GLP-1 program follows the same legal skeleton: a clinician licensed in your state must evaluate you …
Seven FDA-approved products now cover the GLP-1 class for weight or diabetes, from a daily injection approved in …
Coverage of GLP-1s for weight loss changed more in the year to August 2026 than in the previous …
Compounded GLP-1s are cheaper than Wegovy or Zepbound and easy to buy online. They are also not FDA-approved …
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