Koniver began ordering peptides from compounding pharmacies, which produce custom medications
GLP-1 is a peptide
Common reasons patients at our Chicago clinic start SS-31 therapy include: Most of our Core Spark patients are adults over 35 in Chicago's North Side neighborhoods, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Gold Coast, Bucktown, and Wicker Park, who take their health seriously and want evidence-based options that go deeper than surface-level supplements
A 2025 review in Endocrinology found that endogenous sex hormones estrogen in particular modulate GLP-1 receptor expression in the hypothalamus, and that women experience both greater weight loss and higher rates of side effects than men on GLP-1 agonists
The stomach lining needs support, the immune system needs to calm down, the gut microbiome needs to be repaired, and most importantly stress needs to be addressed