Feel better, lose weight, and optimize your health with personalized, physician-supervised weight loss, hormone therapy, and peptide therapy tailored to your goals, health history, and lab results.
Dr. Ashley Southern is a board-certified naturopathic medical doctor specializing in medical weight management, hormone therapy, and regenerative medicine. With a background in bioengineering and advanced training in natural medicine, she takes a personalized approach to helping patients improve their health and reach their goals.
Dr. Southern personally oversees treatment plans based on your medical history, health goals, laboratory results, and individual needs. Whether you’re considering medical weight loss, hormone replacement therapy, or peptide therapy, your care is designed around you—not a one-size-fits-all program.
NMD · Board Certified5+ Years Clinical ExperienceB.S. Bioengineering, Boston UniversityRegenerative Medicine · BHRT · GLP-1Published Researcher
Hundreds of Treasure Valley patients have transformed their health with Dr. Ashley Southern’s physician-supervised weight loss, hormone, and peptide programs. Here’s what they experienced.
Alturas Medical Weight Loss is a fully licensed medical clinic and serves patients in Meridian, Eagle, Boise, and across the Treasure Valley with physician-supervised programs in medical weight loss, hormone therapy, and peptide treatments. Whether you’re looking for semaglutide, tirzepatide, TRT, or regenerative peptides, our team provides personalized care close to home.
Alturas Medical Weight Loss provides personalized, physician-supervised care from our Meridian clinic, serving patients throughout Boise, Eagle, Star, Middleton, Nampa, and the surrounding Treasure Valley.
Unlike one-size-fits-all online programs, our approach starts with understanding you — your health history, goals, lab work, and individual needs. Dr. Ashley Southern personally oversees your treatment plan and helps determine which options may be appropriate for you.
Your treatment may include:
If you’re looking for medical weight loss that’s personalized to you — with a physician you can see in person — Alturas is here to help.
Hormonal changes can affect your energy, mood, body composition, and ability to maintain a healthy weight.
At Alturas, Dr. Ashley Southern offers physician-supervised hormone therapy for men and hormone therapy for women in Meridian, Boise, and across the Treasure Valley. We treat:
Every plan is built around your bloodwork, not a one-size-fits-all protocol. Prefer longer-lasting dosing? Ask about hormone pellet therapy.
Peptide therapy is an emerging area of personalized medicine that may be appropriate for certain patients based on their individual health goals and medical history. At Alturas Medical Weight Loss, peptide treatments are provided under physician supervision as part of a personalized approach to your overall health.
Dr. Ashley Southern evaluates your health history, goals, and available laboratory information to determine whether peptide therapy may be appropriate for you and which treatment options to consider.
Have questions about GLP-1 weight loss treatments, Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, or hormone therapy? Find answers below — or call us at (208) 690-2040 to speak with our Meridian team.
Alturas Medical Weight Loss is located at 1532 W Cayuse Creek Dr, Meridian, ID 83646. We serve patients from Meridian, Boise, Nampa, Eagle, Caldwell, and throughout the Treasure Valley. Call us at (208) 690-2040 or book online to schedule your free consultation.
GLP-1 medications may be appropriate for some adults struggling with overweight or obesity, but they aren’t right for everyone. During your consultation, Dr. Southern reviews your medical history, current medications, health goals and other factors to determine whether treatment is appropriate.
Weight-loss results vary considerably from person to person. Your response can depend on the medication, dosage, medical history, nutrition, activity and other factors. Dr. Southern monitors your progress and adjusts your treatment plan as appropriate.
While our medical weight loss medications work without strict dieting or intense exercise, gentle activity and mindful eating can enhance your results. Many Alturas patients find themselves naturally making healthier choices as the medications reduce cravings and control appetite.
While some insurance plans cover GLP-1 medications for diabetes, coverage for weight loss is limited. Alturas Medical Weight Loss offers affordable self-pay options and can provide documentation for you to submit to your insurance for possible reimbursement.
Yes. At our Meridian clinic, Dr. Ashley Southern offers physician-supervised hormone therapy for both men and women. For men, we provide testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to address low testosterone, fatigue, muscle loss, and low libido. For women, we offer hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) to manage perimenopause, menopause symptoms, and hormonal imbalances. All treatment plans are personally supervised by Dr. Southern.
Absolutely — many of our Meridian patients get better results combining both. Hormonal imbalances, particularly low testosterone in men and estrogen fluctuations in women, can directly cause weight gain and make it harder to lose weight even on GLP-1 medications. Dr. Southern evaluates each patient holistically and will recommend a combined approach when it serves your health goals.
Yes. Alturas Medical Weight Loss is one of the few clinics in the Treasure Valley offering physician-supervised peptide therapy. Dr. Southern prescribes protocols tailored to each patient’s goals, including BPC-157 for injury recovery and gut health, Sermorelin for natural growth hormone stimulation, and CJC-1295 for improved body composition, sleep quality, and anti-aging benefits. Call our Meridian clinic at (208) 690-2040 to discuss whether peptide therapy is right for you.
Yes. In addition to our brick-and-mortar clinic in Meridian, Alturas Medical Weight Loss offers online consultations for patients throughout Idaho who prefer the convenience of virtual care. Our Online Clinic allows you to connect with Dr. Southern remotely while still receiving the same personalized, physician-supervised treatment plans available in-office. Visit our Online Clinic page or call (208) 690-2040 to book your virtual consultation.
A Naturopathic Medical Doctor (NMD) is a licensed physician who completes a four-year accredited medical program with training in both conventional and evidence-based natural medicine. NMDs are trained to identify root causes rather than just manage symptoms. Dr. Ashley Southern applies this integrative approach to weight loss and hormone therapy — combining modern treatments like Semaglutide and Tirzepatide with a whole-body understanding of metabolism and hormones.
