CIRCLE OF HEALTH LEVERS
The next layer out from the Circles of Longevity are the Circles of Health. The Circles of Health are related to the Circles of Longevity in a bidirectional manner. Actions, either constructive or destructive, taken on the Levers of Health effect the Status of the Circle of Longevity Test results. Likewise, actions, either constructive or destructive, taken relative to the Levers of Longevity, effect the status of the Circle of Health test results.
It is important to keep in mind that when we are working with the Circles of Health, we are working in a system that is both interrelated to itself and also to the adjacent Circles of Longevity and Performance.
Cardiac Health Optimization
Having been a practicing sick-care interventional cardiologist for 25 years, I now practice interventional cardiology from a preemptive perspective. By identifying your genetic risk and overall cardiovascular status, we can implement interventions to improve your cardiac health and decrease your heart attack or stroke risk.
Sex Hormone Health Optimization
Male
Sex hormone levels decline with age. We measure hormone levels, hormone metabolite levels, and your hormonal genetic makeup to safely optimize hormone levels to provide all the benefits of hormone replacement while helping you avoid any potential downsides such as increased cancer risk, hair loss, weight gain, or mood swings.
Sexual Performance Optimization
Male
Sex Hormone Health Optimization
Female
Sex Hormone levels decline with age. We measure hormone levels, hormone metabolite levels, and your hormonal genetic makeup to safely optimize hormone levels to provide all the benefits of hormone replacement while helping you avoid any downsides such as increased cancer risk, hair loss, weight gain, or mood swings.
Sexual Performance Optimization
Female
Cancer Risk
Mitigation
The problem with cancer is that it is seemingly always diagnosed too late. Our approach is to understand your genetic risk and to screen your body for the earliest signs of malignant cells before you have clinical cancer. Doing so enables us to take effective preemptive action to mitigate your risk and keep you healthy.
HPA Axis
Optimization
Thyroid Health Optimization
Thyroid function is directly associated with longevity. We will complete comprehensive blood work along with biometric testing to define your thyroid function and then optimize your thyroid function. When your thyroid is right, you feel great, have energy, and burn an appropriate number of calories which contributes to you having an ideal body composition and weight.
Metabolic Health, Blood Sugar & Insulin
Optimization
Diabetes and Pre-diabetes are an important area of concern for Western civilizations. As we have collectively added weight, insulin resistance and elevated blood sugars are very common. We map exactly where a client is at relative to glucose control. Through a multifaceted approach, we are able to improve all the elements that lead to better blood sugar control and a healthier pancreas.
Body Composition
& Weight
Optimization
Almost everyone we meet is focused on weight loss. Health is not only related to the number on the scale but also to muscle mass, bone density, and most importantly body fat distribution. We focus on body composition and body fat distribution. With visceral fat (i.e. abdominal fat) having a greater impact on health than other types of fat, we focus on body composition to help you achieve sustainable weight loss with optimized health.
Bone
Density
Optimization
Osteoporosis and osteopenia are rampant. Poor balance leads to falling episodes and broken bones. The consequences of these broken bones can be dramatic on ones longevity. Without a comprehensive program to build bone, bone, will be lost. Our comprehensive approach looks at genetic risk and discovers the reasons you are losing bone and what to do to combat it effectively. We have been able to improve bone density in many clients
Muscle Health
Optimization
Muscle health is often called the currency of aging. As we age we lose muscle, but our team can utilize effective strategies to counteract this muscle loss that include going to the gym as well as the right combination of hormone replacement, dietary amino acids, and exercise. We have other tools as well to turbocharge muscle development, repair, recovery, strength and muscle maintenance.
Joint Health
Optimization
Does everyone have a bum knee? If you have been active throughout your life, you are bound to have accumulated some injuries and joints seem to be the prime target. That being said, rebuilding your joints' health again is critical to enjoying life and work. We utilize a variety of regenerative and bio-mechanic reprogramming techniques that enable significant joint health improvement.
Tendon & Ligament Health Optimization
While tendon and ligament injuries are typically more transient than joint injuries, they do have the ability to become chronic if not treated properly. Our team will begin by treating the injury with regenerative technologies and then applying a root cause approach to discover why the injury occurred in the first place. We will then work to reprogram the body’s bio-mechanic function to help avoid injuries in the future. The outcomes can be spectacular.
Brain Health
Mental Health
Optimization
Comprehending, analyzing, creating, remembering, and collaborating are all sophisticated processes that decline as many people age. We work to understand the genetics, biochemistry, and environmental factors that impact optimal brain function and then formulate a comprehensive plan with effective regenerative and nootropic elements to optimize your mental abilities.
Peripheral Nervous
System Health Optimization
At its minimum, peripheral neuropathy can be annoying and at its worst, it can be completely debilitating. Utilizing our team's root cause analysis as well as multiple regenerative techniques, we can typically offer our clients relief from their symptoms, all while also working toward our real goal, which is nerve regeneration and restoration.
Oral & Dental
Health
Optimization
Poor oral and dental health has been identified as a risk factor for dementia, heart disease, cancer, metabolic disorders, and elevated mercury levels. All of these can contribute to Inflammaging. We are vigilant about optimizing our clients' oral and dental health and we work closely with biological dentists to achieve optimal oral health for our clients.
Stomach & Esophageal Health
Optimization
One of the most common medications for acid reflux and heartburn, the long term use of Proton Pump inhibitors (PPIs) have been associated with increased fracture risk, pneumonia, low magnesium and B!@, chronic kidney disease, and dementia. Our plan effectively weans almost all our clients off them to improve their health in numerous ways, including better digestion and nutrient absorption, as well as a healthier small bowel.
Small Bowel
Health
Optimization
We find many clients have an overgrowth of bacteria and yeast in their small bowels, which has been associated with leaky gut and diminished digestion. To effectively deal with this requires adequate initial characterization of the issue and an integrated plan that is implemented sequentially over time. Doing so gets rid of bloating and lowers inflammation in the gut and systemically.
Large Bowel
Health
Optimization
A vital component to your overall health, the large bowel is home to the gut biome. Our team will work with you to eradicate the bad elements with this biome, all while feeding and fertilizing the good elements. Achieving large bowel health is considered a moving target that requires our ongoing evaluation but if we can achieve a healthy balance, it will be so worth the effort to get it right.
Food & Diet
Optimization
Want to eat healthier, but unsure if you should eat paleo, keto, vegetarian? What foods are good for you? etc. With genetic makeup analysis, we use your nutrigenomic information to identify the right things for your body. We study your digestive system, food sensitives, and what foods you enjoy to identify what, when, and how to eat.
Digestive Health
Optimization
Without proper coordination of the digestive system, we lose many important nutrients and may never reach peak health, longevity or performance levels. We measure the activity of the digestive organs and adjust your abilities where necessary to ensure that you get all the nutrients from the food and supplements you are consuming.
Gall Bladder Health Optimization
The gallbladder can be a source of joy and a source of pain. The gallbladder’s bile to necessary to emulsify our fats and fat-soluble vitamins for optimal absorption. It turns out metabolites of these bile acids are also important for brain health. We will evaluate your gall bladder function to see if it is up to snuff.
Liver Health
Optimization
Critical for many metabolic functions, the liver’s ability to absorb nutrients, manufacture proteins, detoxify, and monitor cholesterol and blood sugar levels are vital for overall health. There is an epidemic of increased cellular fat content called NAFL,(non-alcoholic fatty liver) which can precede cirrhosis and ultimately liver failure. We have had great success with restoring liver health.
Kidney Health
Optimization
Poor kidney function shortens our life expectancy and no one ever wants to be placed on dialysis... My kidneys were partially damaged after a bout of strep throat at age five. Since then, I’ve had borderline abnormal function, but in the past year, we have improved my kidney function by over 30%. We can help you too!
Auditory
Acuity Optimization
Hearing loss and ringing in the ears is very common and can be such a nuisance. Both my parents suffered with it and my mom still does. The good news is that our team can genetically predict those who are predisposed to suffer from it and we offer several approaches to mitigate ringing in the ears and hearing loss while keeping an eye on new technologies that work to restore hearing.
Hair, Skin & Nails Health
Optimization
Toxins
& Detoxification
Optimization
Living in a toxic world filled with pollution, heavy metals, and combustible elements can be detrimental to our health. With differing abilities to deal with toxicity, genetic testing allows us to identify your susceptibility and current toxic load so that we can safely detox you and protect you from the internal damage and havoc these toxins cause.
Sleep &
Recovery
Optimization
Great sleep has been found to be so essential to your overall health that its importance cannot be overstated. We routinely have clients come to us with sleep as their number one complaint. We have uniformly been able to diagnose, treat, and track their sleep and have seen large improvements to their sleep quality and overall quality of life.
Acute & Chronic
Infections
Strategies & Treatments
We have found effective prophylaxes and treatment strategies for acute infections such as Covid 19, influenza, and the common cold. Understanding our genetics around inflammation, our nutrient levels, and the health of our immune system enables us to customize strategies for prophylaxis and treatment. Chronic infections can cause real havoc on our health and we also have effective strategies to eradicate them and restore your body to normal function.
Cardiac Health Optimization
Having been a practicing sick-care interventional cardiologist for 25 years, I now practice interventional cardiology from a preemptive perspective. By identifying your genetic risk and overall cardiovascular status, we can implement interventions to improve your cardiac health and decrease your heart attack or stroke risk.
Sex Hormone Health Optimization
Male
Sex hormone levels decline with age. We measure hormone levels, hormone metabolite levels, and your hormonal genetic makeup to safely optimize hormone levels to provide all the benefits of hormone replacement while helping you avoid any potential downsides such as increased cancer risk, hair loss, weight gain, or mood swings.
Sexual Performance Optimization
Male
Sex Hormone Health Optimization
Female
Sex hormone levels decline with age. We measure hormone levels, hormone metabolite levels, and your hormonal genetic makeup to safely optimize hormone levels to provide all the benefits of hormone replacement while helping you avoid any potential downsides such as increased cancer risk, hair loss, weight gain, or mood swings.
Sexual Performance Optimization
Female
Cancer
Risk
Mitigation
The problem with cancer is that it is seemingly always diagnosed too late. Our approach is to understand your genetic risk and to screen your body for the earliest signs of malignant cells before you have clinical cancer. Doing so enables us to take effective preemptive action to mitigate your risk and keep you healthy.
HPA Axis
Optimization
Thyroid Health
Optimization
Thyroid function is directly associated with longevity. We will complete comprehensive blood work along with biometric testing to define your thyroid function and then optimize your thyroid function. When your thyroid is right, you feel great, have energy, and burn an appropriate number of calories which contributes to you having an ideal body composition and weight.
Metabolic Health, Blood Sugar & Insulin
Optimization
Diabetes and Pre-diabetes are an important area of concern for Western civilizations. As we have collectively added weight, insulin resistance and elevated blood sugars are very common. We map exactly where a client is at relative to glucose control. Through a multifaceted approach, we are able to improve all the elements that lead to better blood sugar control and a healthier pancreas.
Body Composition
& Weight
Optimization
Almost everyone we meet is focused on weight loss. Health is not only related to the number on the scale but also to muscle mass, bone density, and most importantly body fat distribution. We focus on body composition and body fat distribution. With visceral fat (i.e. abdominal fat) having a greater impact on health than other types of fat, we focus on body composition to help you achieve sustainable weight loss with optimized health.
Bone Density
Optimization
Osteoporosis and osteopenia are rampant. Poor balance leads to falling episodes and broken bones. The consequences of these broken bones can be dramatic on ones longevity. Without a comprehensive program to build bone, bone, will be lost. Our comprehensive approach looks at genetic risk and discovers the reasons you are losing bone and what to do to combat it effectively. We have been able to improve bone density in many clients
Muscle Health
Optimization
Muscle health is often called the currency of aging. As we age we lose muscle, but our team can utilize effective strategies to counteract this muscle loss that include going to the gym as well as the right combination of hormone replacement, dietary amino acids, and exercise. We have other tools as well to turbocharge muscle development, repair, recovery, strength and muscle maintenance.
Joint Health
Optimization
Does everyone have a bum knee? If you have been active throughout your life, you are bound to have accumulated some injuries and joints seem to be the prime target. That being said, rebuilding your joints' health again is critical to enjoying life and work. We utilize a variety of regenerative and bio-mechanic reprogramming techniques that enable significant joint health improvement.
Tendon & Ligament Health Optimization
While tendon and ligament injuries are typically more transient than joint injuries, they do have the ability to become chronic if not treated properly. Our team will begin by treating the injury with regenerative technologies and then applying a root cause approach to discover why the injury occurred in the first place. We will then work to reprogram the body’s bio-mechanic function to help avoid injuries in the future. The outcomes can be spectacular.
Brain & Mental Health
Optimization
Comprehending, analyzing, creating, remembering, and collaborating are all sophisticated processes that decline as many people age. We work to understand the genetics, biochemistry, and environmental factors that impact optimal brain function and then formulate a comprehensive plan with effective regenerative and nootropic elements to optimize your mental abilities.
Peripheral Nervous System Health Optimization
At its minimum, peripheral neuropathy can be annoying and at its worst, it can be completely debilitating. Utilizing our team's root cause analysis as well as multiple regenerative techniques, we can typically offer our clients relief from their symptoms, all while also working toward our real goal, which is nerve regeneration and restoration.
Oral & Dental Health
Optimization
Poor oral and dental health has been identified as a risk factor for dementia, heart disease, cancer, metabolic disorders, and elevated mercury levels. All of these can contribute to Inflammaging. We are vigilant about optimizing our clients' oral and dental health and we work closely with biological dentists to achieve optimal oral health for our clients.
Stomach & Esophageal Health
Optimization
One of the most common medications for acid reflux and heartburn, the long term use of Proton Pump inhibitors (PPIs) have been associated with increased fracture risk, pneumonia, low magnesium and B!@, chronic kidney disease, and dementia. Our plan effectively weans almost all our clients off them to improve their health in numerous ways, including better digestion and nutrient absorption, as well as a healthier small bowel.
Small Bowel Health
Optimization
We find many clients have an overgrowth of bacteria and yeast in their small bowels, which has been associated with leaky gut and diminished digestion. To effectively deal with this requires adequate initial characterization of the issue and an integrated plan that is implemented sequentially over time. Doing so gets rid of bloating and lowers inflammation in the gut and systemically.
Large Bowel Health
Optimization
A vital component to your overall health, the large bowel is home to the gut biome. Our team will work with you to eradicate the bad elements with this biome, all while feeding and fertilizing the good elements. Achieving large bowel health is considered a moving target that requires our ongoing evaluation but if we can achieve a healthy balance, it will be so worth the effort to get it right.
Food & Diet
Optimization
Want to eat healthier, but unsure if you should eat paleo, keto, vegetarian? What foods are good for you? etc. With genetic makeup analysis, we use your nutrigenomic information to identify the right things for your body. We study your digestive system, food sensitives, and what foods you enjoy to identify what, when, and how to eat.
Digestive Health
Optimization
Without proper coordination of the digestive system, we lose many important nutrients and may never reach peak health, longevity or performance levels. We measure the activity of the digestive organs and adjust your abilities where necessary to ensure that you get all the nutrients from the food and supplements you are consuming.
Gall Bladder Health Optimization
The gallbladder can be a source of joy and a source of pain. The gallbladder’s bile to necessary to emulsify our fats and fat-soluble vitamins for optimal absorption. It turns out metabolites of these bile acids are also important for brain health. We will evaluate your gall bladder function to see if it is up to snuff.
Liver Health
Optimization
Critical for many metabolic functions, the liver’s ability to absorb nutrients, manufacture proteins, detoxify, and monitor cholesterol and blood sugar levels are vital for overall health. There is an epidemic of increased cellular fat content called NAFL,(non-alcoholic fatty liver) which can precede cirrhosis and ultimately liver failure. We have had great success with restoring liver health.
Kidney Health
Optimization
Poor kidney function shortens our life expectancy and no one ever wants to be placed on dialysis... My kidneys were partially damaged after a bout of strep throat at age five. Since then, I’ve had borderline abnormal function, but in the past year, we have improved my kidney function by over 30%. We can help you too!
Auditory Acuity
Optimization
Hearing loss and ringing in the ears is very common and can be such a nuisance. Both my parents suffered with it and my mom still does. The good news is that our team can genetically predict those who are predisposed to suffer from it and we offer several approaches to mitigate ringing in the ears and hearing loss while keeping an eye on new technologies that work to restore hearing.
Hair, Skin &
Nails Health
Optimization
Toxins
& Detoxification
Optimization
Living in a toxic world filled with pollution, heavy metals, and combustible elements can be detrimental to our health, depending on our susceptibility. Genetically, we have differing abilities to deal with these toxic burdens. Genetic testing allows us to identify your susceptibility and current toxic load so that we can safely detox you and protect you from the internal damage and havoc these toxins cause.
Sleep & Recovery
Optimization
Great sleep has been found to be so essential to your overall health that its importance cannot be overstated. We routinely have clients come to us with sleep as their number one complaint. We have uniformly been able to diagnose, treat, and track their sleep and have seen large improvements to their sleep quality and overall quality of life.