Kara Wilfong
Doctorate Prepared Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Fleming IslandA doctorally-prepared nurse practitioner who spent a decade as an emergency room nurse before moving into aesthetics and wellness.
Peptide Therapy · Fleming Island, FL
Custom Peptide Stacks in Fleming Island, matched to your goal
Five supervised stacks: Ultimate Cut, Premium Weight Loss, Neuro Clarity, Longevity, and Glow, each assembled from our full peptide menu and sized to your labs. Individualized dosing, real monitoring, and an honest timeline from a clinician-led team in Fleming Island.
Written by Kara Wilfong, DNP, APRN, FNP-C · Produced under the clinical oversight of our Medical Director · Last updated August 2026
Treatment Overview
What our peptide program does
Peptides are short chains of amino acids that act as signaling molecules: they tell a system your body already runs to do more of what it already does, rather than introducing something synthetic to take over. Because each peptide signals a different system, we build in stacks. A stack is a small group of peptides chosen to work on one goal together, and it is why two patients here rarely leave with the same plan.
This page covers the specific, local program you would actually start with our team in Fleming Island. For the bigger picture of how peptide therapy connects to medical weight loss and hormone optimization, see our peptide therapy overview.
Common Goals
Where peptide therapy helps most
Peptide therapy is not a fix for a single symptom. Instead, it supports systems that touch several parts of how you feel day to day.
Energy & everyday vitality
The dip in energy that shows up as pushing through the afternoon instead of enjoying it. Peptides in this category work with your body’s own growth-hormone and cellular-energy pathways rather than overriding them.
Recovery & sleep quality
Slower recovery after activity and lighter, less restorative sleep are common reasons patients ask about peptide therapy. We evaluate which peptides, if any, are the right supervised answer.
Body composition & active aging
Supporting lean mass and vitality as you age is a long game, not a single visit. Peptide therapy is often one part of a plan that also includes medical weight loss or hormone optimization.
Peptide therapy is often paired with medical weight loss or hormone optimization for patients working on more than one goal. Your provider builds the combination that fits.
Fleming Island · Northeast Florida
Why Fleming Island trusts us with peptide therapy
Our patients here tend to be research-first professionals and NAS Jacksonville families, the kind of people who notice a real dip in energy or recovery long before anything shows up on a routine physical. A supervised, lab-guided peptide program fits that mindset. We would rather monitor and adjust than promise a shortcut.
The practice Fleming Island trusts for medical wellness. Voted the area’s best medspa six years running, we serve from our Medical Spa on Island Lane.
Serving
- Fleming Island
- Orange Park
- Middleburg
- Green Cove Springs
- Jacksonville
- Clay County
The Pura Vida Approach
Labs first, hype never
Every peptide program at Pura Vida starts with your bloodwork, not a request for a specific compound. Kara Wilfong, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, builds each plan individually and rechecks labs on a schedule, because a growth- hormone pathway responds gradually and deserves to be watched, not assumed.
That is the difference between chasing a trending peptide and getting care from a team that treats each peptide as one tool in a plan, part of our full peptide therapy program built around your labs.
Is This For You?
Am I a Candidate?
A Good Fit If…
- you have noticed a real, sustained dip in energy, recovery, or sleep quality
- you want a medically supervised program with real labs and follow-up, not a self-directed one
- you are comfortable with a self-administered injection as part of your routine
- you are open to pairing peptide therapy with medical weight loss or hormone optimization if your labs point that way
Let’s Talk First If…
- you are looking for a specific compound we may not carry, so let’s talk about what we can honestly offer
- you have an underlying condition we need to rule out first, so bloodwork comes before anything else
- you are pregnant or breastfeeding, so we will ask you to wait
- you are expecting a dramatic, immediate change, when this works gradually with your body’s own rhythm
If peptide therapy is not the right fit for your goal, we will tell you honestly and point you toward what is, whether that is our medical weight loss program, hormone optimization, or a referral.
Declining a treatment that would not serve you is part of how we work.
Narrow It Down
Which stack is closest to your goal?
Five questions, about thirty seconds. It points you to the stack on our menu that lines up with what you are working on, so you walk into your consultation with a starting point rather than a blank page.
Each stack’s goal is listed on the peptide menu above, and your provider builds the plan from there.
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Closest Match
Ultimate Cut
Body composition
Built for patients working toward a leaner, more athletic build. Pairs growth-hormone support with a targeted fat-metabolism peptide, a mitochondrial peptide, and a recovery peptide, so fat loss does not come at the expense of muscle or recovery.
In this stack
- CJC-1295/Ipamorelin
- AOD-9604
- MOTS-c
- BPC-157
Premium Weight Loss
Metabolic weight loss
A GLP-1 foundation for appetite, layered with peptides that support growth-hormone rhythm, cellular energy, and recovery. Built alongside our medical weight loss program rather than in place of it.
In this stack
- GLP-1
- CJC-1295
- MOTS-c
- BPC-157
Neuro Clarity
Focus & memory
For patients whose main complaint is mental rather than physical: recall, focus, and mental stamina. Combines two nootropic peptides with cellular-energy and growth-hormone support.
In this stack
- Dihexa
- Semax
- NAD+
- CJC-1295
Longevity
Healthy aging
The broadest stack we build. It works on the cellular side of aging, covering telomere and mitochondrial health, energy metabolism, and immune balance, for patients thinking in decades rather than months.
In this stack
- Epithalon
- MOTS-c
- NAD+
- CJC-1295
- Thymosin Alpha-1
Glow
Skin, hair & repair
The aesthetic stack. GHK-Cu supports collagen and elastin production and skin barrier function, with BPC-157 alongside it for tissue repair and blood flow to healing tissue.
In this stack
- GHK-Cu
- BPC-157
Worth asking about as well: . Both are described in full on the peptide menu.
This is a starting point for your consultation, not a medical recommendation. Which peptides are appropriate for you, if any, is decided by your provider after labs.
Ready to Start?
Sounds like you? Let’s build your stack.
Request an appointment and we’ll review your labs and goals before building a supervised peptide plan around them, here in Fleming Island.
Our Process
What to expect, from labs to follow-up
A real consultation, not a menu
We start with your history, your goals, and current labs. If we do not already have recent bloodwork, we order it. A peptide plan is never guessed at.
A stack built for your goal
If you are a candidate, your provider assembles the peptides that fit your goal, whether that is one of our five stacks or a combination of your own, sized to your labs and to what you are actually working on: energy, recovery, focus, body composition, or a weight or hormone plan already underway.
Comfortable, routine administration
Most peptides in our stacks are self-administered subcutaneous injections. Your provider walks you through the timing, technique, and what to expect, so it fits into your routine.
Labs and follow-up, on a schedule
We recheck labs and how you are responding at planned intervals and adjust from there. Peptide therapy at Pura Vida is a monitored program from start to finish.
What Our Patients Are Saying
What Fleming Island patients say
4.9★ From 1,400+ verified Google reviews across both Fleming Island locations.
"Kara is incredibly patient, understanding, and knowledgeable. I never felt pressured or rushed to do or buy anything extra. Super professional and clean atmosphere. Will be back again and again."
"Can’t say enough great things about this place! Everyone is so nice!… All are so knowledgeable and really tailor treatments to the person. I’ve been seeing them for 2 years and I’ve been happy with every visit."
"The Pura Vida facility is always very pleasant and professional… She always explains every procedure in detail and gives great recommendations. Always very satisfied with all the services I receive there!"
Prefer to Talk First?
Questions before you book? Call us.
Talk through which peptides are right for your goals with our Fleming Island team before you schedule.
Proven Excellence
The most-reviewed medspa in Clay County
Peptide therapy is available at our Island Lane Medical Spa, serving Orange Park, Middleburg, and greater Jacksonville.
1,400+
Five-Star Reviews
More Google reviews than any other medspa in the region.
4.9★
Average Rating
Verified on Google across both Fleming Island locations.
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Fleming Island Locations
Serving Clay County, Orange Park & greater Jacksonville.
Meet Your Care Team
Clinician-led, every step
Kara Wilfong, DNP, APRN, FNP-C leads our wellness and hormone care, with our patient care team alongside her. You get the same expert care team, visit after visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Peptide Therapy Questions, Answered
What is a custom peptide stack?
A stack is a small group of peptides chosen to work together on one goal rather than a single compound used on its own. We build around five stacks — Ultimate Cut, Premium Weight Loss, Neuro Clarity, Longevity, and Glow — and your provider adjusts the combination to your labs and your goal. Each peptide in a stack has a different mechanism, so pairing them covers a goal more completely than any one of them would alone.
Which peptides does Pura Vida actually carry?
Our current menu includes CJC-1295/Ipamorelin, AOD-9604, MOTS-c, BPC-157, Dihexa, Semax, Epithalon, Thymosin Alpha-1, GHK-Cu, and Sermorelin, along with NAD+, which is a coenzyme rather than a peptide but is included in two of our stacks. Kisspeptin is also on our formulary. If you have read about something not on that list, bring it up at your consultation and we will tell you plainly whether it is part of what we offer.
Is Ozempic a type of peptide therapy?
Yes, in the sense that GLP-1 medications are peptides, and GLP-1 is the foundation of our Premium Weight Loss stack and of our medical weight loss program. It works by suppressing appetite, which is a different pathway from the growth-hormone, mitochondrial, and repair peptides in our other stacks. Many patients ask about both, and your provider will tell you honestly which one, or which combination, fits your goal.
How long does it take to see results from peptide therapy?
Results build gradually over months, not days, because these peptides work with systems your body already runs rather than forcing a fast change. Recovery and sleep-related effects tend to be noticed earlier than body-composition ones. We track your labs and how you feel at each follow-up instead of promising a specific timeline.
Who oversees my peptide program?
Kara Wilfong, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, leads our wellness and hormone care, building every stack individually from your labs and rechecking them on a schedule, backed by the same medical team voted Fleming Island’s best medspa six years running. Health content on this site is produced under the clinical oversight of our Medical Director.
Where can I get peptide therapy near Fleming Island?
Peptide therapy is delivered at our Medical Spa, 1590 Island Lane, Suite 28, in Fleming Island, FL, serving patients from Orange Park, Middleburg, Green Cove Springs, Clay County, and greater Jacksonville.
Ready When You Are
Let’s build your peptide plan around real labs
Request an appointment and we’ll review your history and labs, explain honestly what each peptide on our menu can and cannot do, and build a supervised stack around the goal you actually have.
Not ready to book? Send us a question instead.