Q: What is Anti-Aging Medicine?

A: Anti-Aging medicine is a clinical/medical specialty and field of scientific research aimed at the early detection, prevention, treatment, and reversal of age-related decline. It is well documented by peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals and employs evidence-based methodologies to conduct patient assessments. The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine was established in 1997 as a professional physician certification and review board, which offers physician recognition in the form of specialty-based examination in Anti-Aging Medicine. It represents 12,500 physicians, scientists, health professionals, and the health minded public from 73 countries worldwide.

Q: What is Functional Medicine?

A: Functional Medicine is an integrative, science-based healthcare approach that treats illness and promotes wellness by focusing on the bio-chemically unique aspects of each patient, and then individually tailoring interventions to restore physiological, psychological, and structural balance.

Functional Medicine focuses on understanding the fundamental physiological processes, the environmental inputs, and the genetic predispositions that influence health and disease so that interventions are focused on treating the cause of the problem, not just masking the symptoms.

There are seven basic principles underlying functional medicine which include the following:

• Science-based medicine that connects the emerging research base to clinical practice.
• Biochemical individuality based on genetic and environmental uniqueness.
• Patient-centered care rather than disease-focused treatment.
• Dynamic balance of internal and external factors that affect total functioning.
• Web-like interconnections among the body's physiological processes also affect every aspect of functionality.
• Health as a positive vitality, not merely the absence of disease.
• Promotion of organ reserve.

Q: What do Anti-Aging Specialist do & what kinds of conditions do they treat?

A: An Anti-Aging Specialist typically utilizes bio-identical hormones & pharmaceutical grade supplements obtained from local compounding pharmacies to treat a wide variety of conditions.  Instead of writing a prescription to manage a disease, Anti-Aging Physicians believe that a better way is to find the underlying cause. They will also work with you to predict & prevent diseases before they get out of control.

Some common conditions treated:

• High Cholesterol
• Sexual Health
• High Blood Pressure
• Depression
• Autoimmune Diseases
• Obesity
• Pre-Diabetes
• Memory Loss
• Fibromyalgia
• Low Thyroid
• Arthritis
• Adrenal Fatigue
• Hormone Imbalances
• Advanced Skin Care
• Hair Loss

Q: Am I Losing It? Is my memory loss, lack of focus & speed a normal part of aging?

A: Absolutely not. These are signs of a distressed brain on its way to more serious conditions that can leave you unable to care for yourself later in life.

Do these sound familiar…

• Difficulty concentrating at work?

• Can’t remember names or appointments ?

•  Lost your keys or glasses…again? 

• Walk into a room and forget what you were going to do? 

• Having a conversation and suddenly can’t
  remember what you were saying?

• Dialing wrong telephone numbers?

• Feel you are not as sharp or on-the-ball as you once were?

Brain degeneration is not inevitable. You can stop it, reverse it and recover what you have lost by supplying your brain with the right raw materials.

Q: What are some common signs & symptoms of Hormone Imbalance?

A: You may be surprised at the list below…

• Fatigue
• Weight Gain
• Hair Loss
• Depression
• Loss of Libido
• Insomnia
• Brain Fog
• Memory Loss
• PMS
• Migraines
• Anxiety
• Palpitations
• Fluid Retention
• Road Rage!

Q: How do I know if I am taking the right vitamins, minerals & supplements?

A: Believe it or not, 50% of people taking supplements remain deficient. And there is overwhelming evidence that these deficiencies can contribute to disease processes & the overall condition of your health.

Many people work at improving their health, yet some individuals still have deficiencies. Why?

• Biochemical Individuality
• Absorption
• Chronic Illness
• Aging
• Lifestyle