Longevity or
Anti-Aging Medicine
Anti-aging medicine is founded on the application
of medical
technologies for the early detection, prevention, treatment, and
reversal of age-related dysfunction, disorders, and diseases. It is a
healthcare model promoting innovative science and research to prolong
the healthy lifespan in humans. Anti-aging medicine is based on
principles of sound and responsible medical care that are consistent
with those applied in other preventive health specialties.
American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
The American Academy of
Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) is a nonprofit educational organization now
composed of 12,000 member physicians, health practitioners and
scientists representing 65 countries dedicated to the advancement of
technology to detect, prevent, and treat aging related disease and to
promote research into methods to retard and optimize the human aging
process. It is the undisputed leader in advancing anti-aging medicine
around the world. A4M is engaged in training, education, and advocacy
initiatives to expand the availability of leading-edge preventive
healthcare. A4M believes that the disabilities
associated with normal aging are caused by physiological dysfunction
which in many cases are ameliorable to medical or other natural
healthcare treatment, such that the human lifespan can be increased, and
the quality of one’s life improved as one grows chronologically older.
With the expanding acceptance of anti-aging medicine by both the public
and the scientific community old stigmas of the aging process are being
challenged. Some synonyms for anti-aging include longevity medicine,
successful aging, healthy aging, optimal aging and aging gracefully.
Internet:
http://www.worldhealth.net/
Functional Medicine, Preventive &
Alternative Healthcare
Alternatives to
allopathic medicine
have been used for treating illness for centuries. Our elders knew a lot
of antidotes that helped maintain health and longevity. Some of these
concepts included the use of diet, herbs, homeopathy, acupuncture,
massage, hot and cold, and spinal manipulation. Alternative healthcare
providers have been trained to employ current technology to assess the
cause of symptoms and use early intervention to improve physiologic,
emotional/cognitive and physical function. Modern science is calling
this approach Functional Medicine (among other names). The aim is to
improve and optimize health at the psychological, biochemical and
structural levels through mainly natural therapies that restore, repair,
and rebuild our intrinsic balance. This is what Anti-aging medicine is
all about.
Must We Age? Must
We Become Sick With Aging?
We are experiencing an
information age with scientific knowledge increasing at about three-fold
per year. There are many theories on aging and volumes of research being
done to determine why we age relevant to our diet, calorie intake,
nutrient intake, oxidative stress, environmental exposures, hormone
levels, exercise, genetic DNA and length of our telemeres. By addressing
these issues and employing current medical technology (most of which is
natural), we can slow down aging by ten or twenty years. Our goal is not
only to help people achieve longevity but to improve quality of life
with aging. Our clinic provides a questionnaire to measure your biological age
and help determine your potential life span.
Mind Body Connection
Awareness of how the
mind contributes to your overall health is part of our wellness
philosophy.
Longevity Nutrition, Anti-oxidants &
Natural Hormone Replacement
Evaluation using
Laboratory Panels and Profiles will assist in determining whether
modifications should be made in your diet, which nutritional
supplements, amino acids, herbs or natural hormones will optimize your
longevity.
What is Included in a Longevity Work-up?
History, Review of Symptoms,
Physical and Spinal Exams, Biological Age Questionnaire,
Electrocardiogram, Spirometry BIA (body fat and tissue resistance),
and some lab panels.
Complete Wellness Panels
Blood chemistries,
complete blood counts, thyroid, lipid and cholesterol panels, and
urinalyses. These panels are also used to determine what nutritional
supplements and diet will optimize your health.
Hormone Profiles
Many hormone levels such as Sex Hormones, Cortisol, DHEA, Melatonin, and Growth Hormone tests
can be
performed by either salivary or blood samples.
Bio
Terrain Profile
Urine and saliva tests
for acid/alkaline balance, oxidative stress, gut toxemia.
Allergy Profiles
Blood tests measuring
IgG and IgE antibodies are accurate methods of measuring food
and airborne allergies.
Brain Profiles
Lab tests are available
to measure neurotransmitter or brain chemical levels.
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