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Anti-aging medicine, an extension of preventive health care, has been called the next great model of health care for the new millennium. Anti-aging medicine is the newest clinical medical specialty, the "optimum" of wellness and longevity, and employs extensive therapies and treatment in the preventive health care field. The science of anti-aging medicine is truly multi-disciplinary. Represented by advances in the fields of biochemistry, biology, and physiology, the field is also enhanced by contributions from mind/body medicine, sports medicine, molecular genetics, and emerging medical technologies. Anti-aging medicine is evidence-based, clinically sound health care. Anyone who has had their cholesterol tested, taken a lipid-lowering drug, had a mammogram, or taken HRT with thyroid, testosterone, estrogen, melatonin, or DHEA, has experienced anti-aging medicine. In fact, up to 90% of all adult illness is due to the degenerative processes of aging. This includes heart disease, most cancers, adult-onset diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, autoimmune disease, glaucoma, and Alzheimer's. Anti-aging medicine is based on the very early detection, prevention, and reversal of age-related disease. |