Our lifestyle, nutrition, stress, and sleep management all have significant impacts on our health, meaning that for some, they are “biologically” much younger than their chronological age might be. For others, they may in fact be “biologically” older, resulting in higher health risks.
Longevity Centers are medical clinics focusing on vitality and healthy longevity. Preventive and precision interventions based on in-depth diagnostics, including various biomarkers of biological age, are followed by personalised interventions. The experts here are focusing on developing diagnostic protocols, programmes, treatments, nutritional, and training plans that support the vitality and healthy longevity of their clients.
Identifying the Risk Factors
Genetics and epigenetics, hallmarks of ageing, environmental health, psyche and emotion management, cognitive functions, and circadian rhythm—all these categories indicate the state of health. Using the validated biomarkers of biological and functional ageing in correlation with specialised diagnostics of vital organs and human systems is one of the methods a Longevity Center is working with. This information is used as an informative starting point to set better goals.
Longevity experts focus on optimising health and longevity by increasing physical, mental, and social well-being for people of all ages. The goal is to identify and mitigate the main risk factors that affect health and vitality while using evidence-based research.
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Most importantly, improved health would allow many to retain a better quality of life for longer. This will also become necessary since more people will need to work longer as the present pension schemes are inefficient. Research suggests that soon there will be only one worker for each pensioner in Western European countries.
Personalised Interventions and a One-Year Plan
It is important to detect any potential risk factors and health dispositions so that targeted interventions can be made early. During the first assessment, an extensive number of tests and diagnostics are done, both at the physical, cognitive, and cellular levels. These include mitochondrial health, oxidative stress level determination, artery stiffness, 3D body composition modelling, densitometry, posturography, cognitive assessment, and muscle strength.
The team of specialist doctors, consultants, and allied health professionals is working together using the data to build out personalised, integrated health interventions. It is a ‘person-centred’ approach. Physiological well-being is inextricably linked to psychological well-being, and the reverse is also true. The final results, along with the full range of person-centred, specified interventions, form the basis of the usually yearly longevity optimisation plan.
Pushing the Limits
Longevity Centers are recognised as the catalyst that adds life to years and years to life and as the game changer in medical excellence using longevity science and technology. With the intention of attracting the brightest talent, the most committed healthcare professionals, and harnessing the most significant research findings to enable people to live well for longer.
“Traditionally, preventive medicine was divided into two parts: the primary and secondary parts. Primary prevention is only about avoiding disease, and it is the traditional and classic definition. In secondary, you take care of the conditions in order to optimise therapies and treatments in order to avoid complications and optimise health even in this chronic state,” says Anna Erat, M.D., Ph.D., Global Medical Director of Preventive & Sport Medicine, Longevity Group SA, and Medical Director of Longevity Center AG Zurich. “Longevity is really much more about optimising health, pushing the limits, and increasing what we call the health span. So that you can live healthily in an optimal state for as long as possible.”
