Livea review

What it is

Livea, also called Livea Weight Control Centers, is a medical weight-loss and metabolic-health practice based in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. Medical services come from Livea Medical, PLLC, a physician-owned practice managed by Minnesota Weight Control, Inc., which does business as Livea. It runs six clinics, in Apple Valley, Coon Rapids, Edina, Minnetonka, Roseville and St. Cloud, and says it has served more than 50,000 patients over 15-plus years. The care team is a medical director, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, registered dietitians and coaches. Beyond GLP-1s, it offers dietitian-led nutrition programs, hormone therapy for women in perimenopause and menopause, testosterone therapy for men, NAD⁺, lipotropic B12 shots, IV therapy and cosmetic Dysport, and it sells meal replacements and supplements through its own shop. Its app tracks food, water and progress and now syncs with some smart scales. Phone support runs weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central time.

How it works

You book a free, no-obligation consultation online or by phone, either at a clinic or as a 30-to-45-minute video visit. Before it, you fill in a health questionnaire. The provider reviews your history, goals and eligibility, and in a clinic visit you also get an InBody scan measuring muscle, fat and water. If medication is appropriate, you leave with a prescription and a titration schedule. Medication ships free in discreet packaging, usually within three to five days, or can be picked up in clinic or sent to a local pharmacy, and automatic refills are available. From there, the FAQ describes monthly provider visits during active weight loss, more frequent coach check-ins, and a follow-up four to six weeks after starting a GLP-1 to review your dose. Labs, when ordered, are drawn at a lab near you and reviewed at a follow-up. Telehealth patients can visit any clinic for a free InBody scan. Between visits you can message your provider in the app.

Pricing transparency

Livea doesn't publish one all-in monthly price. Its medical weight-loss page says plans start at $69 a month, and a note there explains that this covers program access and medical supervision, while medication costs vary and are discussed at the consultation. The FAQ says the same: membership covers provider visits, coaching, InBody scans and nutrition support, and GLP-1, hormone and NAD⁺ medications are billed separately. The GLP-1 page, by contrast, quotes compounded semaglutide from $99 a month and compounded tirzepatide from $199 a month when it's available. Ask whether those figures sit on top of the membership. The first consultation is free. Most programs run month to month without a long-term contract, though extended programs can carry a longer commitment, and pause and cancellation terms vary by program and are set out in your patient agreement. Livea takes credit and debit cards, and HSA and FSA cards, and says payment plans may be available. It doesn't require insurance, but brand-name Wegovy or Zepbound may be covered by some plans.

Branded vs compounded

Livea prescribes compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide as weekly injections, plus a microdosing protocol it uses for patients who are sensitive to side effects or moving to maintenance. Its medical page also lists oral semaglutide and tirzepatide options without saying which products those are, so ask whether an oral version is brand-name or compounded. Compounded tirzepatide is described as subject to availability since the FDA ended the brand-name shortage. Brand-name Wegovy and Zepbound are offered too, and may be covered by insurance for patients who meet the criteria. Livea says its compounded medications come from licensed, accredited US compounding pharmacies, but it doesn't name them. Compounded drugs are not FDA-approved. The site shows a LegitScript image with a link to LegitScript's search page, but no certification number, so check its status there. A search of the FDA warning-letter database under Livea, Livea Medical and Minnesota Weight Control returned no letters to the company.

Pros and watch-outs

The evidence behind what Livea prescribes

We grade the molecules, not the marketing. Here is what the human data actually shows for each thing on their menu.

• What the semaglutide weight-loss trials actually showed

  STEP 1, STEP 4, and SELECT — the efficacy, the rebound, and the cardiovascular signal, read straight from the primary literature.

• Tirzepatide vs semaglutide for weight loss: what the trials actually support

  Most comparisons are cross-trial. Only SURPASS-2 and SURMOUNT-5 randomized one drug against the other — here's the precise distinction.

• Compounded vs branded GLP-1: regulatory status, sourcing and the evidence

  Compounded GLP-1 isn't FDA-approved, the shortage exception behind it ended in 2025, the FDA moved against mass-marketed copies in 2026, and the trial data belong to the branded product. Here's the precise picture.

• “Microdosing” GLP-1 drugs: a trend, not a protocol. What the evidence says

  Sub-therapeutic semaglutide and tirzepatide is spreading fast. The pharmacology is clear, the honest part is clearer: efficacy is dose-related, and no trial has tested intentional microdosing.

• NAD+ injections: benefits, side effects, cost and what the evidence says

  Subcutaneous NAD+ is sold as a cheaper, at-home alternative to the IV drip, through “near me” clinics or telehealth shipped to your door. It’s compounded, not FDA-approved, and has no outcome trials; oral NR/NMN precursors are the route with the human data.

How Livea compares

A few alternatives worth a look, depending on what you’re optimizing for.

• HEHealthRX

  Low-cost compounded GLP-1 with overnight shipping and physician review

  See HealthRX →
• Found

  Compounded GLP-1 with the drug included, and insurance for the visits

  See Found →
• JumpstartMD

  California residents who want a structured, coach-heavy program with labs and body-composition tracking, in a clinic or online

  See JumpstartMD →

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