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A more or less literal translation of Age Management Medicine could be translated as Medicine for age management. At Longevitas, we prefer to talk about Medicine for healthy aging. Some people also refer to this branch of health as Medicine of the Ps: Proactive, Preventive, Predictive, Personalized, Participatory, and Pleasurable. Or, to put it more simply: taking care of our health today in a pleasurable way, without requiring sacrifice or enormous effort, in order to enjoy a longer and better life.
The medicine of the P's:
Personalized.
This is a process that can take more or less time depending on the individual, and this is where the P for personalized would fit in. Some people can change their habits almost completely overnight, while others need a progressive process that allows them to acquire healthy habits step by step, while abandoning or reducing other harmful habits.
Proactive
It's best for the first initiative to come from each individual, although support and advice may be sought afterward. To achieve any change, you must be the one who truly believes in wanting to achieve that change. Hence, it's often referred to as proactive medicine.
Preventive
We talk about preventive medicine because it involves addressing potential ailments or health problems before they manifest. This can range from adopting healthier lifestyle habits to other more sophisticated health strategies.
Predictive
Today, it is possible to identify certain biomarkers that allow us to determine our predisposition to developing certain health problems. Therefore, predictive medicine allows us to address them, to the extent possible, before we develop these health problems.
Participatory
Teamwork is often more effective than individual work. And healthcare is no exception. Participatory medicine integrates doctors, psychologists, personal trainers, nutritionists, and all other specialists whose care and advice can provide benefits to our health.
Pleasant
And, of course, it has to be enjoyable. We can all endure the sacrifice of a strict weight-loss diet for a few weeks, a month, perhaps with iron willpower, two months... But in the end, these kinds of sacrifices can't last forever. It's much more important to develop healthy lifestyle habits that we can integrate into our daily lives, that are beneficial to our health, and that we can also enjoy both the progress we've made and the changes we've achieved.
What to do every day to achieve a longer and better life?
There are three basic pillars on which we can base any strategy to achieve a change in habits that will result in clear health benefits: proper nutrition, exercise, and supplementation. We could add a fourth section, since adequate rest is often as important as nutrition, exercise, and supplementation.
Very briefly, we could highlight the importance of each of these points:
The medicine of the P's:
Personalized.
This is a process that can take more or less time depending on the individual, and this is where the P for personalized would fit in. Some people can change their habits almost completely overnight, while others need a progressive process that allows them to acquire healthy habits step by step, while abandoning or reducing other harmful habits.
Proactive
It's best for the first initiative to come from each individual, although support and advice may be sought afterward. To achieve any change, you must be the one who truly believes in wanting to achieve that change. Hence, it's often referred to as proactive medicine.
Preventive
We talk about preventive medicine because it involves addressing potential ailments or health problems before they manifest. This can range from adopting healthier lifestyle habits to other more sophisticated health strategies.
Predictive
Today, it is possible to identify certain biomarkers that allow us to determine our predisposition to developing certain health problems. Therefore, predictive medicine allows us to address them, to the extent possible, before we develop these health problems.
Participatory
Teamwork is often more effective than individual work. And healthcare is no exception. Participatory medicine integrates doctors, psychologists, personal trainers, nutritionists, and all other specialists whose care and advice can provide benefits to our health.
Pleasant
And, of course, it has to be enjoyable. We can all endure the sacrifice of a strict weight-loss diet for a few weeks, a month, perhaps with iron willpower, two months... But in the end, these kinds of sacrifices can't last forever. It's much more important to develop healthy lifestyle habits that we can integrate into our daily lives, that are beneficial to our health, and that we can also enjoy both the progress we've made and the changes we've achieved.
What to do every day to achieve a longer and better life?
There are three basic pillars on which we can base any strategy to achieve a change in habits that will result in clear health benefits: proper nutrition, exercise, and supplementation. We could add a fourth section, since adequate rest is often as important as nutrition, exercise, and supplementation.
Very briefly, we could highlight the importance of each of these points:
- We obtain a good portion of the nutrients our body needs through food . For various reasons, it's not always possible to obtain all the necessary nutrients through food.
- The health benefits of physical exercise have long been beyond doubt. Moderate exercise, however, tailored to each individual's abilities, age, and—why not?—likes and dislikes.
- Where food is not available for various reasons related to the cultivation/breeding, harvesting, processing or preparation of food, supplementation is available, ensuring the supply of the nutrients our body needs.
- All of this is of no use if we do not allow our body to recover with the necessary rest time, normally developing all the processes that take place during sleep.