Understanding the Leading Causes of Health Decline and How Longevity Medicine Can Help

The leading causes of death in the UK are serious, life-altering conditions:

• Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

• Ischaemic heart diseases – affecting the heart, veins, and arteries

• Cerebrovascular diseases – impacting the veins and arteries of the brain

  
  

  These conditions, along with others related to aging, can leave us feeling powerless. But longevity medicine offers hope—a preventive discipline focused on slowing down, and potentially even reversing, the degenerative processes that lead to these conditions. It’s about supporting your body, not just through illness, but as it naturally ages, helping you maintain vitality and health longer.

How Do We Do This?

Our approach is simple but thorough:

• Measure – We begin by gathering important health information, including blood, saliva, and stool samples. This helps us understand your overall health, genetic makeup, and gut microbiome, giving us a complete picture of where you are.

• Treat – Based on what we learn, we provide a personalized treatment plan with recommendations to help you improve your health.

• Monitor – We keep track of your progress, re-testing as needed to make sure the plan is working for you. If necessary, we adjust your protocol to meet your unique needs and goals.

What Do We Measure and Why Does It Matter?

• Blood Markers – Blood tests are one of the most valuable tools for understanding your health. We offer comprehensive test bundles, from 34 to 65 biomarkers, to assess how your body and organs are functioning at a deep level.

• Peak Physical Performance – A VO2 Max test gives us a precise measurement of your fitness. It shows how well your body produces energy, whether through burning fat or carbohydrates. You’ll walk or cycle on a treadmill with a mask that measures the oxygen you breathe in and the CO2 you exhale, all while tracking your heart rate.

• Genomics – By analyzing your genetic makeup, we can identify your natural strengths and weaknesses—like how your body builds muscle, absorbs nutrients, and your potential predisposition to certain illnesses.

• Epigenetics – This innovative tool looks at DNA methylation patterns, which change as you age. These patterns can provide insight into your biological age and highlight areas where you might be at a higher risk for disease or functional decline. By understanding this, we can better track your progress as you work toward a healthier, younger version of yourself.

• Gut Microbiome – Did you know your gut houses more microbes than cells in your body? These microbes play an essential role in digestion, immune health, and even heart and brain function. We assess the health of your gut microbiome to recommend personalized dietary changes that help create an optimal inner environment for your overall well-being.

We’ll dive deeper into these five areas in future blog posts, offering insights and tips to help you take charge of your health as you age.