Your oncology team manages your cancer treatment. A Metabolic Care physician helps you work through the nutrition, supplement, lifestyle, and medication questions that surround it, and you leave with a written plan you can share with your oncologist.
40 minutes · $450 for a new patient · A written plan after your visit
Returning patient? Book 25 minutes · $300
Not sure where to start? Book a free Care Navigation Call
Telehealth in all 50 states. You choose your state, your physician, and a time on the next screen. Payment is taken when you schedule.
5.0 on Google · Board-certified physicians · Written plan · Direct-pay, no subscription
Designed to complement your oncology care, not replace it.
Oncology appointments understandably focus on diagnosis, imaging, treatment, response, and symptoms. That is the right use of that time. But it often leaves little room for the day-to-day questions patients think about most.
“What should I actually be eating?”
“Which supplements make sense for me, and which should I avoid?”
“Are there clinically appropriate medications worth discussing?”
“What do my current results tell us about my metabolic health?”
“What changes are actually worth prioritizing right now?”
“How does this fit alongside the treatment I'm already receiving?”
A consultation gives you dedicated physician time to work through your own situation and establish or refine a metabolic strategy that fits it.
Surgery, radiation, systemic therapy, imaging, staging, tumor markers, and cancer-treatment decisions remain with your oncology team.
Your Metabolic Care physician focuses on the metabolic questions surrounding your care, which may include nutrition, lifestyle, supplements, existing laboratory information, and clinically appropriate medication strategies.
Board-certified MDs with backgrounds in radiation and medical oncology, integrative medicine, and lifestyle medicine. You choose yours when you book, and we see patients in all 50 states.
You are not booking a questionnaire, a coaching call, or an automated report. You are booking dedicated time with a board-certified physician, and you choose which one.
Board-certified radiation oncologist and founder of Metabolic Care, with more than 35 years caring for people with cancer.
Board-certified in Medical Oncology and Lifestyle Medicine, with an integrative, whole-person approach to cancer care.
Board-certified emergency and integrative medicine physician, with a whole-person approach to the questions that sit around a cancer diagnosis.
Board-certified in both Emergency Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine, with 20 years of emergency medicine experience and a whole-person approach to care.
You choose your physician when you book. Additional Metabolic Care physicians may also be available depending on your state and their licensure. You will see the full list for your state during booking.
Meet the full Metabolic Care team →
Metabolic Care works alongside the care you already receive. Recommendations are individualized and no outcomes are guaranteed.
Complete your intake and upload relevant medical records, current medications and supplements, recent laboratory results if you have them, and information about your current cancer treatment. Your physician reviews what you send ahead of your appointment and goes through it with you during the visit.
Use dedicated telehealth time to talk through your history, treatment, priorities, questions, lifestyle, current medications and supplements, and existing laboratory information.
Your physician identifies the areas most relevant to your situation and discusses individualized nutrition, lifestyle, supplement, monitoring, or medication strategies when clinically appropriate.
Receive a written plan: your priorities in a sensible order, clear next steps, and a clear sense of what to ignore for now. The goal is not to hand you more things to manage. It is to make the next few months obvious. You can share the plan with your oncology team.
No laboratory panel is included with these consultations. Existing results can be reviewed when relevant, and any new testing would be arranged separately.
Metabolic Care is trusted by thousands of patients navigating cancer care.
Having the warm and professional support of Dr Chuck and Metabolic Care through my cancer journey has been key to me being able to manage it with so much more confidence. It's so easy to feel alone or overwhelmed. Having someone who really gets it AND who also has helpful, science-backed ways to work with the cancer and all it brings is so special.
“I feel Dr Meakin is knowledgeable about my scans and bloodwork prior to our appointment. He asks questions, he listens to me and he always has recommendations for my diet, exercise and supplements. I know he is dedicated to helping those of us with cancer.”
“Of all the medical support groups I have dealt with since my cancer diagnosis in 2019, Metabolic Care, and specifically Dr. Charles Meakin, has shared more helpful information and medical advice than any other medical institution.”
These reflect individual experiences with Metabolic Care. Individual experiences vary and do not guarantee outcomes.
Read more patient reviews →Both are 100% telehealth visits with a Metabolic Care physician. One-time fee, no subscription.
For patients meeting with a Metabolic Care physician for the first time.
One-time fee · No subscription · Labs, medications and supplements purchased separately
For patients who have already had a one-on-one appointment with a Metabolic Care physician and want to update or refine an existing plan.
Choose Follow-Up if you have met one-on-one with a Metabolic Care physician within the last 6 months, including through another Metabolic Care service.
Choose New Patient if you have only spoken with a patient coordinator, or if it has been longer than 6 months since you last met with one of our physicians.
If you are still unsure, book the New Patient Consultation. It is the safer choice, and your physician will have the full picture.
One-time fee · No subscription · Labs, medications and supplements purchased separately
You'll choose your state, your physician, and a time on the next screen. Payment is taken when you schedule.
Not included: laboratory panels (no lab testing is automatically included), any new testing your physician suggests (arranged and billed separately), medications and supplements (purchased separately), ongoing messaging between appointments, and emergency or urgent care.
Metabolic Care is a direct-pay practice. Fees are not covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or commercial insurance, and we do not submit insurance claims. Some patients are able to use HSA or FSA funds, and receipts can be provided on request. We cannot assist in seeking reimbursement from any private or government health plan.
Recommendations are individualized, and no medication or supplement is appropriate for everyone. Metabolic Care complements the standard of care provided by your own oncology and medical team, does not manage cancer treatment, and does not provide emergency care. No outcomes are guaranteed.
Metabolic Care provides metabolic health support and education that may be used alongside a patient's oncology plan. It does not provide emergency care and is not a substitute for a patient's oncologist or medical treatment. Metabolic Care does not guarantee outcomes and does not claim to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent cancer.
It is a one-on-one telehealth appointment with a Metabolic Care physician focused on the metabolic questions surrounding cancer care, including nutrition, lifestyle, supplements, existing laboratory information, and clinically appropriate medication strategies. It is a focused physician consultation rather than an enrolled program.
No. Your oncologist is your own physician, not part of Metabolic Care. We complement the standard of care your oncology team provides. Surgery, radiation, systemic therapy, imaging, staging, and cancer-treatment decisions remain with your oncologist.
Yes. You are welcome to upload existing laboratory results, medical records, imaging reports, medication lists, and supplement lists before your visit, and your physician can review what is relevant during the appointment.
No. Neither consultation includes laboratory testing or a lab panel. If new testing would be useful, your physician can discuss that with you, and it would be arranged and billed separately. Patients who do add testing typically spend somewhere in the range of $50 to $150.
Your physician may recommend medications or supplements when clinically appropriate for your individual situation. No medication or supplement is appropriate for everyone, and nothing is required. The consultation fee covers the physician's time. Any prescription medications or supplements are purchased separately.
Common topics include what to eat, whether specific supplements make sense for you, how to interpret existing metabolic laboratory information, lifestyle priorities, and whether metabolic medications may be clinically appropriate alongside your current treatment.
The metabolic questions surrounding cancer care come up across cancer types and at every stage of treatment, including before treatment begins and after it ends. Your physician tailors the discussion to your diagnosis, your current treatment, and what you are actually dealing with right now.
Our physicians are licensed state by state, and between them we see patients in all 50 states. You select your state at the start of booking, so you only see physicians licensed where you live.
Metabolic Care is a direct-pay practice. Fees are not covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or commercial insurance, and we do not submit insurance claims. Some patients use HSA or FSA funds, and receipts are available on request.
You leave with a written plan: the priorities discussed and the next steps that make sense for your situation. If you would like continued structure, ongoing nurse support, and metabolic laboratory testing, C-MOP is available. You can also book another consultation whenever you want to reconnect. Ongoing messaging with your physician between appointments is not included with a consultation.
And sometimes a more structured 90-day approach makes more sense. Here is the simplest way to tell the difference.
Most patients start with a consultation. C-MOP is for patients who want testing, structure, and ongoing support across 90 days.
C-MOP combines a physician consultation with metabolic laboratory testing and ongoing nurse and coordinator support across 90 days.
Explore C-MOP →A Care Navigation Call is a short, non-clinical conversation with our team. No medical advice is provided. It exists only to help you understand the options and pick the service that fits. If your questions are about prevention and metabolic health rather than cancer care, start with the Metabolic Optimization Consultation instead.
Book a free Care Navigation Call →
Meet one-on-one with a Metabolic Care physician, focus on the metabolic questions that matter most in your situation, and leave with a written plan you can share with your oncology team.
Returning patient? Book 25 minutes · $300 →Same next step either way. Choose your state, your physician, and a time.
5.0 on Google · Board-certified physicians · 100% telehealth
Direct-pay · Designed to complement your oncology care, not replace it.
