What is Anti-Aging Medicine?

Anti-aging medicine is the pinnacle of biotechnology joined with advanced clinical preventive medicine.  The specialty is founded on the application of advanced scientific and 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 with a preventative and holistic lifestyle to prolong the healthy lifespan in humans.  As such, anti-aging medicine is based on principles of sound and responsible care that are consistent with those applied in other preventive health specialties. The anti-aging medicine model aims to both extend lifespan as well as prolong healthspan — the length of time that we are able to live productively and independently.

Anti-aging medicine is the following:

• It is scientific. Anti-aging diagnostic and treatment practices are supported by scientific evidence and therefore cannot be branded as anecdotal.
• It is evidence-based. Anti-aging medicine is based on an orderly process for acquiring data in order to formulate a scientific and objective assessment upon which effective treatment is assigned.
• Is well-documented by peer-reviewed journals. As of this writing, the National Library of Medicine hosts more than 3,000 peer-reviewed articles on the subject of anti-aging medicine.