Recovery & Repair

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Why isn’t my body bouncing back?

Slower recovery and changes in strength have a lot of possible causes. A provider can help you figure out which one is yours.

Start with a consult. You don’t need a diagnosis to book one.

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Where slower recovery actually comes from

Most people assume it’s age. Sometimes that’s right. Sometimes recovery slows because something measurable changed, and a provider can find it.

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Protein and nutrition
Muscle repair depends on protein, and protein intake often falls when overall eating falls. It’s one of the easier things to check.
Hormones
Testosterone, estrogen, and thyroid all affect how muscle is maintained and repaired. Levels shift over time in both men and women, and they’re measurable.
Sleep
Most tissue repair happens while you sleep. Poor sleep slows recovery, and it can go on for months without anyone catching it.
Weight and body composition
Losing weight can change muscle as well as fat. Your provider can help you protect strength while you lose.

One care team, looking at all of it

Your history, your labs, and your treatment, all in one place.

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Weight Loss

Protecting muscle is part of losing weight well. Your provider watches for it and can adjust your plan.

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Women’s Hormone Health

Changes in strength and recovery often show up alongside other hormone symptoms, and they’re worth mentioning together.

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Men’s Hormone Health

Testosterone affects muscle and recovery. Ivím looks at your labs alongside how you actually feel.

Prescription options

Prescription options may include compounded medications. Compounded drugs are permitted under federal law but are not FDA-approved and are not reviewed by the FDA for safety, effectiveness, or quality. Prescription required after provider evaluation. Not available in all states.

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How care at Ivím works

01
Tell us what’s going on.
Your health history, what you’ve been noticing, and what you want to work on.
02
Meet your provider.
A licensed Ivím provider reviews it with you and talks through what’s worth looking at.
03
Get a plan built for you.
Treatment when it’s appropriate, along with guidance on nutrition, movement, sleep, and stress.
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Keep going.
Your care team stays with you between visits, and your plan changes as your needs do.

Ivím membership gives you access to your care team and to Ivím’s programs. Medication is billed separately.

Care you can trust

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Jessica Duncan, MD
Jessica Duncan, MD
Chief Medical Officer
“Slower recovery may get blamed on age, and sometimes that’s fair. But nutrition, hormones, and sleep all affect how your body repairs, and all of them deserve consideration. When you’re losing weight, I want to protect your strength, not just the number on the scale. That’s the part that often gets forgotten.”
Jessica Duncan, MD, DABOMChief Medical Officer

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