Evidence-based lifestyle medicine for weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar, practiced with the rigor of Internal Medicine and the attention of a trusted physician.
The most powerful interventions in medicine, the ones that change the trajectory of chronic disease, are the ones the system rarely has time for. Elios is built around them. Medical weight loss with GLP-1 therapy (semaglutide, tirzepatide) when appropriate, paired with nutrition dialed in for your body, movement, and the daily habits that make it stick.
We work with the six evidence-based domains that shape how your body ages, how your mind feels, and how the numbers on your labs move.
Whole-food, nutrition-forward patterns personalized to your labs, culture, and life.
Cardiorespiratory, strength, and mobility, calibrated to your goals rather than the latest gym trend.
The single most underused tool in metabolic and mental health. We treat it with the seriousness it deserves.
Practical tools for nervous-system regulation. Cortisol is a vital sign too.
Social and relational health is biology. We treat it like any other modifiable risk factor.
Alcohol, tobacco, ultra-processed food. Addressed with honesty and without judgment.
Lifestyle medicine has the strongest evidence base in cardiometabolic health, which happens to be where most modern illness lives.
Weight that stays off. Built through whole-food nutrition, movement, sleep, and accountability, not gimmicks or crash programs.
High cholesterol, hypertension, prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, fatty liver, and cardiovascular risk reduction.
The upstream driver behind most stubborn weight. Addressed directly through diet, movement, and medication when indicated.
Reflux, IBS, bloating, constipation, and the nutritional foundations of a healthy microbiome. Often the quiet barrier behind weight struggles.
Fatigue workup, insomnia, and circadian disruption, plus the lifestyle levers that change how you show up in your own life.
The phases most programs don't discuss. Plateau navigation, metabolic adaptation, and the long work of keeping weight off for good.
Dr. Nicolas Maalouf looks at blood pressure, lipids, blood sugar, and weight together. You do not have to want a GLP-1 prescription to discuss your metabolic health.
Reviewing home blood pressure readings, current medications, sleep, sodium intake, activity, and weight helps put elevated readings in context. Treatment and follow-up are tailored to your history rather than a single measurement.
Your lipid panel includes LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides. We interpret those results alongside family history and other cardiovascular risk factors, then discuss nutrition, movement, and medication when appropriate.
A1c, glucose results, your medical history, and existing treatment help guide care for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. The plan includes practical eating patterns, activity, and monitoring rather than focusing only on the scale.
Weight trends, waist measurements when available, strength, and nutrition all matter. Weight-loss care includes preserving muscle, sustainable habits, and GLP-1 therapy only when clinically appropriate.
We start with your health history, medications, family history, goals, and available blood pressure readings. Labs are selected for your situation and may include a lipid panel, A1c or glucose, and kidney and liver function. Additional testing depends on your symptoms and risk factors — not everyone needs every test.
Follow-up looks at trends in your readings, lab results, symptoms, and how the plan fits your life. Nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and medication decisions are adjusted together. Metabolic syndrome describes a cluster of risk factors involving waist size, blood pressure, blood sugar, triglycerides, and HDL cholesterol; an individual evaluation helps determine what needs attention.
Elios is a specialty metabolic health and weight-loss practice, not a replacement for full primary care or emergency services. We coordinate with your primary care clinician and specialists when needed. Chest pain, severe shortness of breath, or signs of a stroke require emergency care, not a telemedicine appointment.
Membership is $500 for the first month, including the initial consultation, then $250/month. Labs and medication are billed separately. View membership details →
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This information is general education, not individualized medical advice. Your evaluation determines which treatments and tests are appropriate.
Telemedicine, done well, is quieter and deeper than in-person care. You're in your own space. We have time. There's a plan when we hang up.
Detailed intake forms and a comprehensive lab panel ordered close to you. Both reviewed before we meet.
A 60-minute video visit covering history, goals, labs, lifestyle, and whatever else is on your mind. No clock pressure.
A written plan you'll actually read, with practical next steps, lifestyle protocols, and prescriptions if indicated.