The conventional medical model suggests that health is merely the absence of
disease. Within that model, aging is thought to be a progressive
deterioration of vitality that culminates in disease. Contemporary medicine
then focuses all of its resources to treat the disease with invasive
diagnostic procedures, costly pharmaceuticals, and multiple surgical
interventions.
Age Management Medicine recognizes that health is more
than the absence of disease. Rather, it views health as the embodiment of
physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well being. The focus, in this
new model, is away from disease and onto prevention, lifestyle, nutrition,
exercise, hormonal balance, and meditation and prayer.
Age Management Medicine recognizes that to be healthy,
the doctor shifts from being an authority figure to a teacher, who instructs
and empowers his patients to move towards wellness. Similarly, the patient
becomes an active participant who accepts responsibility for their health
and, through guidance learns the principles of health and healing and
applies them in every day life.
Age Management Medicine acknowledges that aging is a
natural process that can be effectively managed. You cannot stop your
biological clock. There are real challenges meeting you at various times in
your individual aging process. The key is how you live out your years and
meet those challenges.
Current scientific studies have demonstrated that most adults have significantly lower levels of several essential
hormones by age 40. Those key hormones include DHEA, thyroid, cortisol, estrogen and
testosterone. Insufficient levels of these major anti-stress hormones are
linked to memory lapses, mood swings, fatigue, low libido,
menopause/andropause, muscle and joint pain, loss of skin elasticity,
osteoporosis, and increased body fat.
The current scientific breakthroughs in age management now suggest that
although your hormone levels may be declining (along with your health), your
hormone receptors do not decline with age. Therefore, the complications of
aging in some cases can be managed by replacing the declining hormone levels
with human identical hormones that may, in some
cases, reactivate your hormone receptors and start improving your health.
The 'Age Management Program at Medical Wellness Associates begins with a comprehensive history & lifestyle evaluation to
determine your specific metabolism, the status of your hormone levels and
the overall functionality of your physiology. Our program also includes
functional laboratory tests for brain and body aging, metabolic errors,
genetic markers, traditional risk factors, nutritional deficiencies, food
allergies, heavy metal toxicity, and structural integrity of your muscles
and joints.
Following your comprehensive evaluation, an individual age management
program will be reviewed with you by the physician. Treatment programs may
include diet & lifestyle modification, human identical hormone therapy (bio-identical hormones), nutraceuticals (USP vitamins, enzymes, botanical medicines, homeopathics, etc), and structural integration (medical acupuncture, prolotherapy,
spinal manipulation, etc.).
Ultimately, the philosophy of our age management program
is, “better health and functional longevity” is not an
accident but rather a choice.
The services and treatments on this page are not approved by the federal
Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for the treatment of any
particular condition. The treatment and therapy on this page have not
been evaluated by the FDA. We do not claim these treatments are safe
and effective for any listed or unlisted condition, intended or implied.
We do not claim that the services or treatment on this page treat any
disease or health condition. We do not claim the services and
treatment are comparable or superior to conventional medical treatments in
curing, mitigating or treating any disease or health condition. At
this point, they are unproven therapies.
There are no randomized, controlled human clinical research testing studies
demonstrating the safety or effectiveness of the services or therapy listed
on this page. We are aware of preliminary research and anecdotal
reports that, in some or many cases, these treatments and therapies have
helped some patients improve or alleviate their conditions.
Preliminary studies and anecdotal reports of positive outcomes do not
necessarily indicate treatment efficacy. Anecdotal experiences cannot
be interpreted to substantiate any health-related claim. Research
studies referred to on this website are limited and many conclude further
evaluation is required from well-controlled clinical trials to verify
possible benefits. The treatment and therapy listed on this page do
not work for everyone. Results achieved by some patients may not be
typical for other patients. There are no guarantees that this
treatment will help you. All information on this website including
reference to current research journals is for educational purposes only.
To schedule your consultation with the top age management and anti-aging medicine specialist in Jeannette, PA, please call ☎ (724) 523-5505 or contact us online today!
Medical Wellness Associates, PC
6402 State Route 30
Jeannette, PA 15644
Phone: (724) 523-5505
