The scientific world is undergoing a paradigm shift
having to do with how we view our health and well-
being
as we age. We no longer have to succumb to the
mental and physical declines associated with
aging.Age Management Medicine, under the
supervision of a trained and certified Age
Management
Medicine physician, can change your life right now.
What is Age Management Medicine?
This
new specialty of medicine was created in 1993 by a
small group of forward thinking physicians who formed
the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M).
Dr. Casas has been an active member of the A4M
since she began her practice of Age Management
Medicine.
Age Management Medicine is this
new field of medicine that examines the research of
what causes illness, what causes aging, what causes
physical and mental function decline as we
age.
Age Management Medicine physicians
offer their patients individualized plans to slow and
even reverse aging.
What is the difference between traditional medicine
and Age Management Medicine?
Traditional
medicine focuses on treating the effects of the aging
process while Age Management Medicine is
preventive and regenerative medicine that focuses on
treating or preventing the causes of aging.
Traditional medicine predominantly treats external
symptoms, which primarily have internal causes. In
traditional medicine there is some mention of
prevention, some advice about diet but little
discussion as to the most hormonally correct type of
diet for the human species. There is also some
discussion about exercise ("you need to exercise
more") but what kind of exercise and how much is
rarely addressed.
Age Management
Medicine, on the other hand, works to change the
process of aging itself and in so doing, prevents many
of the common lifestyle based diseases such as
cancer, Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, Metabolic
Syndrome, Obesity, etc.,
Is Age Management Medicine also alternative or
integrative medicine? The answer is NO.
Age
Management Medicine is medicine which combines
traditional principles with current, cutting edge
research and medical and technological
advances.
Is Age Management Medicine the same as Geriatric
Medicine? The answer is NO. It is actually the
opposite. Geriatric medicine helps people cope with
the losses associated with aging. Age Management
Medicine seeks to prevent and reverse the losses
associated with aging. This is a big difference. The
goal is to not only live longer but to live longer and live
better.
Is Age Management Medicine about vanity and
looking better? The answer is no. Regeneration is the
ultimate expression of preventive medicine. The goal
is to maintain function at the highest level, prevent
disease and maintain health.
A side effect of
Age Management Medicine is that you will look and
feel younger with an improved body composition
(muscle to fat ratio), improved skin appearance and
the glow of wellness. The primary goal, however, is
improved health and physical and mental well-being.
Is Age Management Medicine part of the obession
with the physical and does it neglect the spiritual?
The answer again is NO.
When a
person has good health and clear mental functioning,
they are better able to pursue their spiritual path with
strength and clarity; free from the distractions of
illness. This is true spiritual freedom that takes a
person to the next level of existence.
It is well
understood from studying populations of people who
live to be over 100 that spiritual beliefs and practices
are a very important part of Age Management
Medicine and that having spirituality helps to diminish
disease and improve outcomes and acceptance of
illness and death.
