Next Generation of Anti-Aging Medicine is Here

Do you know your biological age? How about the reserve capacity of your lungs? Or the length of your telomeres? These are important questions, but who do you ask? Unfortunately, your typical internal medicine doc probably can’t answer them. But the technology is here to answer all of these questions — and more. As a regular reader, for example, you probably know that telomeres are the tiny strands of DNA at the end of each chromosome that determine how healthy and long your life will be. And it’s very important that you know how long your telomeres are and how you can maintain them. But a typical doctor’s visit won’t get you there. Instead, what you probably get is a few minutes to share your symptoms. Then you’re told what’s wrong with you and you’re sent off with a prescription, hoping the problem goes away. This isn’t my idea of how medicine should be practiced. And it sure won’t identify any underlying problems you have or how you can prevent them from turning into dreadful, age-related diseases. That’s why I’ve come up with a different kind of practice — and different kind of patient care. Patients Want Answers I’ve always believed that to achieve optimal health and wellness, patients need to act like dance partners working “in sync” with me to achieve the same goal. If I don’t know where my dance partner is — in terms of their health markers and progress — we’re almost certainly going to be out of step. That’s why I’ve never...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tags: Anti-Aging anti-aging treatment health care health coach patient care telomere Source Type: news