Our clinical partner
We publish the research. Opt Health does the treating.
We're a publisher, not a practice. When an article here ends at “get this tested and treated,” Opt Health is where we send people.
What Opt Health actually is
A membership telehealth practice built around preventive and longevity medicine, not episodic sick care. You get a physician who knows your file, a lab panel deep enough to be worth interpreting, and prescriptions and supplements shipped to you — then you retest and adjust.
The part that matters for readers of this site: they test the markers we spend most of our time writing about — fasting insulin, HbA1c, full lipids, a complete thyroid panel, total and free testosterone, estradiol, SHBG, cortisol, DHEA-S, inflammatory markers — rather than the abbreviated panel a rushed annual physical produces.
The panel
55+ biomarkers, drawn at home or at one of 2,000+ partner labs.
The consult
An unrushed one-on-one review with a longevity-trained physician — not a questionnaire and an auto-approval.
The plan
Treatment built off your results: hormone therapy, GLP-1s, thyroid, peptides, supplements, lifestyle protocol.
The follow-up
Retesting and a Performance Score across nutrition, sleep, hormones, exercise, stress and inflammation, so you can see whether it worked.
Start where your question is
Each of these goes to the Opt Health program that covers it. Pick the one that matches what brought you here.
Hormones & TRT
Testosterone, thyroid, estradiol, cortisol — tested properly, then treated.
See the program →Metabolic health
Fasting insulin, HbA1c, lipids, blood pressure, insulin resistance.
See the program →Sleep
The hormonal and inflammatory drivers behind bad sleep, not a hygiene checklist.
See the program →Peptide therapy
Prescribed by licensed physicians with baseline and follow-up labs.
See the program →Women's hormones
Perimenopause, menopause, thyroid and the symptoms that get waved off.
See the program →Who it fits — and who it doesn't
We would rather you not spend the money if it isn't for you, so here is the honest split.
Worth a look if…
- Your symptoms are real but every lab came back "within range."
- You want the full panel — free T3, antibodies, fasting insulin, SHBG — not a basic metabolic panel and a TSH.
- You want hormone therapy, GLP-1s or peptides supervised by a physician rather than sourced from the gray market.
- You want the same clinician over time, and retesting that shows whether the plan is working.
- You are comfortable with telehealth and paying out of pocket for a membership.
Probably not if…
- You have an acute or emergency problem — that is urgent care, today.
- You need in-person procedures, imaging or a sleep study run under one roof.
- You need everything billed to insurance; this is a cash-pay membership.
- You are managing a complex disease that needs a specific subspecialist.
- You just want a one-off blood draw with no clinical follow-up — a direct-to-consumer lab is cheaper.
Want a physician who works from your data?
Opt Health is a telehealth longevity practice: 55+ biomarkers, an unrushed physician who actually reads them, and a treatment plan built around your results instead of a standard package.
See how Opt Health works →Or call them directly: 855-409-7235 — free consultation.
Common questions
What does Opt Health cost?
It is a cash-pay membership with three tiers, priced by how much clinical contact and treatment is included. Opt publishes the current tiers on their own site — see the membership options — and we deliberately do not quote numbers here, because they change and we would rather you read them from the source.
Does insurance cover it?
No. It is a direct-pay practice, which is the trade you make for unrushed appointments and a panel this size. Some people use HSA or FSA funds; check with your plan administrator rather than assuming.
Who would I actually see?
Licensed physicians with training in preventive and longevity medicine. Their medical team is listed publicly, which is the first thing worth checking about any telehealth practice.
Is this available for women?
Yes. Opt started with men's health and has since built a separate women's program covering perimenopause, menopause, thyroid and the hormone symptoms that routinely get dismissed. See the women's program.
Do you get paid for this?
Yes, and we would rather say it plainly than bury it. Opt Health is our referral partner and we may earn a fee if you become a member through a link on this site. It costs you nothing extra. It also does not buy editorial coverage: nothing we publish about testosterone, GLP-1s, thyroid or peptides is written to suit them, and the "probably not if…" list above stays on this page for exactly that reason.
What happened to your specialist matching service?
We retired it. Matching people one at a time to individual clinicians did not scale, and the wait was long enough that some people gave up before they got an introduction. Sending readers to one practice we have vetted, that can start a workup immediately, is a better outcome for them than an introduction in a week or two.