About this product
MOTS-c 10mg (Pen) is supplied at 10 mg/ 2 ml. [Per-product description to be added.]
What It Does
Six Reasons Clinicians Recommend MOTS-c
A naturally occurring 16-amino-acid peptide encoded within your own mitochondrial DNA — functioning as a hormone and metabolic master switch that regulates cellular energy, insulin sensitivity, and stress adaptation. MOTS-c levels decline significantly with age, making exogenous supplementation an increasingly relevant longevity strategy.
Acts as a Metabolic Master Switch
MOTS-c activates AMPK — the cell's primary energy-sensing enzyme and one of the most powerful metabolic regulators known. When AMPK is activated, cells shift into an energy-conservation and efficiency mode: increasing glucose uptake, enhancing fat oxidation, reducing anabolic processes that consume energy unnecessarily, and upregulating mitochondrial biogenesis. This makes MOTS-c a systemic metabolic regulator with effects across virtually every tissue type.
Improves Insulin Sensitivity & Glucose Metabolism
MOTS-c significantly improves insulin sensitivity — enhancing glucose uptake in skeletal muscle and reducing the insulin resistance that drives metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and obesity-related disease. Research has shown MOTS-c reverses age-related and diet-induced insulin resistance in animal models and is currently under human clinical investigation as a novel metabolic therapeutic. Its mechanism is distinct from and complementary to GLP-1 based approaches.
Enhances Physical Performance & Exercise Capacity
MOTS-c mimics many of the metabolic adaptations produced by exercise — increasing mitochondrial efficiency, improving fat utilization during activity, and reducing exercise-induced oxidative stress. Studies have demonstrated meaningful improvements in endurance, muscle function, and recovery in subjects treated with MOTS-c. It has been studied by USADA as a potential performance-enhancing agent — a designation that reflects the strength of its physical performance effects.
Supports Brain Health & Neuroprotection
MOTS-c crosses the blood-brain barrier and accumulates in brain tissue, where it reduces neuroinflammation, protects neurons from oxidative stress, and supports the mitochondrial function that sustains cognitive performance. Emerging research from the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation identifies MOTS-c as a promising candidate for neuroprotection in aging — with early data suggesting it may reduce markers of neurodegeneration and support cognitive resilience.
Stress Adaptation & Cellular Resilience
MOTS-c functions as a mitochondrial stress signal — released by mitochondria in response to metabolic stress to coordinate a protective cellular response. It activates the integrated stress response and upregulates antioxidant pathways, helping cells adapt to and survive oxidative, thermal, and metabolic stressors. This stress-adaptive function makes it particularly relevant for individuals under high physiological demand, chronic illness, or accelerated biological aging.
Longevity & Healthy Aging
MOTS-c levels decline progressively with age — mirroring the metabolic and physical decline associated with aging — and are significantly higher in long-lived individuals such as centenarians. Supplementing MOTS-c in aging animal models extends lifespan, improves healthspan markers, and reverses multiple age-related metabolic dysfunctions. As one of the few peptides encoded in the mitochondrial genome itself, it represents a uniquely fundamental longevity signal.
A Peptide Encoded in Your Own Mitochondrial DNA
Unlike synthetic peptides developed in a lab, MOTS-c is a naturally occurring peptide your body already produces — encoded not in your nuclear DNA but within the mitochondrial genome itself. This makes it one of the only known peptide hormones with a mitochondrial origin, and suggests it evolved as a fundamental communication signal between mitochondria and the rest of the body. Supplementing MOTS-c restores a signaling system that your cells are already designed to respond to.
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Available with a valid physician consultation only.
Formulated by Dr. Sasson Moulavi
Every Lavi MD peptide is developed under the direction of Dr. Sasson Moulavi, the physician behind the brand. Formulations are built to clinical specification, not sourced from anonymous suppliers.
Dr. Moulavi earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Toronto and completed postgraduate training at McGill University in Montreal. He holds Board Certification in Anti-Aging Medicine and Bariatric Medicine, and is a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and the American Society of Bariatric Physicians. With over three decades of clinical experience in bariatric, family, and anti-aging medicine, he serves as Medical Director and prescribing physician for Lavi MD, overseeing formulation standards and clinical protocols.
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Why Lavi MD
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Medical Director on Staff
Sasson Moulavi, MD
Dispensing Physician · Chayim Therapeutics, LLC
West Palm Beach, FL
"Every product we offer is something I would prescribe to my own patients. Our formulations are designed for clinical outcomes — not marketing claims."
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Built by a Physician, Not a Marketing Team
Lavi MD was founded under physician supervision. Every formulation, every dose, every protocol is reviewed by Dr. Moulavi before it reaches a patient — not outsourced to a contract manufacturer with no clinical input.
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