Live A Healthier Life with Longevity Medicine
What Is Longevity Medicine?
Longevity medicine is a field that is, in some ways, still in its infancy. At the same time, people all around the world have been studying longevity medicine for centuries, searching for ways to be as healthy as possible. While longevity medicine is the most recent iteration of this quest, it is based on years of medical research and data analysis.
Longevity medicine is about creating a personalized care plan that maximizes quality of life, no matter your age. This means taking advantage of state-of-the-art preventative testing and hormone optimization, along with improved diet, exercise, and brain performance to work towards peak health.
It may sound like wishful thinking, but recent research shows that using aging biomarkers and preventative care can help enhance longevity in a more cohesive and effective way than simply treating illnesses if and when they arise. In a sense, longevity medicine is an opportunity for patients to work with their doctors in a proactive way to allow their minds and bodies to remain at peak performance for longer.
Aging Biomarkers: How Longevity Medicine Works
When people say that “age is just a number,” they’re not wrong. You can encounter two people who have both been alive for 80 years and have two completely different biological clocks. One of them may be able to move around without assistance, carry on conversations, and generally do many of the same tasks as they did when they were 30 years younger. However, the other person may struggle with mobility, have difficulty with memory and cognitive tasks, and require care and support with daily tasks like getting dressed or even eating.
This is why biomarkers of aging are considered more useful than chronological age. Your chronological age is simply the number of years that you’ve been alive, while your aging biomarkers are milestones or measurements that can show a more accurate biological age of you as a person.
Different Types and Approaches to Longevity Medicine
Since longevity medicine is still an emerging form of healthcare, some practitioners take different approaches than others. Additionally, longevity-focused care is highly personalized. In other words, what works well for one person may not be applicable or useful to someone else. That said, here are some common preventative measures and approaches used in longevity medicine:
- Lifestyle Management: A global approach to longevity usually includes modifications to one lifestyle. Several typical pieces of lifestyle improvements focus on changes in diet and exercise to achieve decreases in visceral fat and lowering of glucose levels. Additionally a focus should also be placed on stress management, and practices to improve sleep quality.
- Hormone Therapy: Hormone replacement therapy generally involves replacing hormones like estrogen and testosterone,whose production may decline with age, though several other hormones are typically included to enhance the overall effectiveness of the treatment.
- Supplement Treatment: There are various medical grade supplements that can assist in supporting a healthier body and providing metabolic efficiency.
- Stem Cell Therapy: By helping to regenerate damaged tissue, stem cell therapy can potentially stop or slow down degenerative processes and improve the environment in our spine and joints.
- Advanced Preventative Testing: The latest advances in preventative testing now allows for early detection of many disease states. By utilizing the state of the art testing, physicians can guide their patients to the appropriate customized testing and treatments.
Is Longevity Medicine Effective?
The short answer is yes — longevity medicine is effective. However, this doesn’t mean that every patient will see exactly the same results. There are many genetic and environmental factors that can outweigh the benefits of longevity-focused care, such as a predisposition for certain types of cancer or regular exposure to dangerous chemicals or pollutants. Studies have shown that 60% of our DNA is modifiable. This is why longevity medicine is focused on global lifestyle changes that aim to reduce the risk of illness, combined with medical intervention to improve physical and mental functionality. By combining multiple approaches and personalizing the care to the specific requirements of each patient, longevity-focused care has the potential to maximize one’s quality of life, year after year.
Why Age Management Is So Important
You may wonder if longevity-focused care and age management are the right choices for you. However, you might be asking the wrong questions. The truth is that age management and longevity medicine are the right choices for anyone who wants to enjoy their physical and mental faculties to their fullest capabilities throughout life.
While you can’t fully turn back the clock, you can make changes in your life and work with an experienced physician to get the treatment your mind and body need to function at peak performance.
Live a Healthier Life With ThriveMD
Are you trying to find ways to improve your current physical and mental state? Do you want to enjoy the activities you love to the fullest? Most importantly, do you want to live a healthier life? If so, ThriveMD is the answer. With clinics in Denver and Vail, we offer the latest practices and cutting-edge longevity medicine to measure biomarkers of aging, track your progress, and develop care plans to help you be your healthiest self. This way, you can continue doing the things you love without letting “age” get in the way.
Are you ready to access longevity medicine in Colorado? Reach out to us at our ThriveMD Denver or Vail clinic today to learn more or schedule an appointment!
Meet Our Doctor, Dr. Scott Brandt
Dr. Scott Brandt completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan and attended medical school at Wake Forest School of Medicine. He completed his anesthesiology residency and internship at the University of Illinois and Michael Reese Hospitals in Chicago with fellowship training in pain management and outpatient surgical anesthesia and is Board Certified in Anesthesia. He subsequently did subspecialty training in regenerative medicine and bioidentical hormone management, teaching other physicians in these topics both nationally and internationally. He has also has been involved in device development, with two patented clinical devices currently in use. His extensive knowledge in this broad scope of medicine and 15 years clinically focused on regenerative medicine and hormone management has continued to broaden his scope of care, Longevity medicine, with an emphasis on preventative testing and treatment have made him one of the top hormone concierge physicians in Colorado, providing the highest quality patient care.
As thriveMD’s Medical Director, Dr. Brandt has embraced bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) for disease prevention, health, and wellness. Trained by Dr. Neal Rouzier, a leading authority on BHRT, Dr. Brandt helps his patients achieve healthy aging and improved outcomes following stem cell treatments, surgical procedures, and often preventing the need for aggressive care with extensive preventative testing. His expertise in the field of BHRT and the many related fields of medicine that are intertwined with age management have made Dr. Brandt a well-rounded provider whose compassionate nature continues to mark thriveMD among the top Concierge Medical Clinics in the nation.