What Is Anti-Aging Medicine
Anti-aging medicine is a medical specialty 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 to prolong the healthy
lifespan in humans. Based on principles of sound and responsible
medical care that are consistent with those applied in other preventive
health specialties.
The science of anti-aging medicine is truly multi-disciplinary.
Not only represented by advances in the fields of biochemistry,
biology, and physiology, the field is 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.
The goal of anti-aging medicine is not merely prolong the total
years of an individual's life, but to ensure that those years
are enjoyed in a productive and vital fashion. Focuses on the
application of high-tech diagnostic and biomedical technologies
for the very earliest detection and most aggressive care of disease.
This approach has become the hallmark of health promotion efforts
aimed at achieving longevity. The World Health Organization (WHO)
has identified one of its "ten global health targets for
the 21st century" as "to achieve an increase in life
expectancy and in the quality of life for all." ["WHO
is making a difference through health promotion" Health Promotion
International, 1999]
It is predicted that, by the year 2029, advancements in stem
cell research, therapeutic cloning, and nanotechnology will be
harnessed into applications that improve and extend the human
life span. In this manner, anti-aging medicine is anticipated
to have a profound and permanent impact on the future of preventative
health care.
