Anti-aging medicine focuses on preventing, detecting, and treating age-related disease and disability as a means to promote better health as we grow older. Key tools used in anti-aging medicine include hormone optimization therapies like testosterone replacement therapy, growth hormone therapy, and therapies to optimize thyroid, adrenal, and sexual function.
Hormone treatments can help mitigate or reverse some of the decline in hormone levels that naturally occurs with aging. Common symptoms targeted include decreased energy, loss of strength and stamina, decreased mental clarity and focus, weight gain, loss of libido, erectile dysfunction, loss of enjoyment of life, depressed mood and emotional lability.
Proper testing and diagnosis is key to determining which hormones may be deficient and require replenishment or optimization. Blood testing, physical examination, detailed history and questioning regarding symptoms are all used to best determine an individualized treatment plan.
Ongoing monitoring and modification of the treatment protocol is key to ensuring progress and mitigation of side effects. Our knowledgeable medical providers optimize and adjust until the proper balance is achieved based on follow up lab work and reported symptoms.
HormoVital empowers patients to take control of their vitality using a customized, integrated treatment approach focused on hormone balance and wellness rather than just overt symptom management. Let's explore some of the key offerings related to anti-aging and longevity.
Low testosterone, or low T, refers to lower than normal blood levels of the essential sex hormone testosterone. Many men begin experiencing declining testosterone levels starting from age 30, with more significant drops after 50. Up to 20% of men over age 60 have low T severe enough to cause symptoms that impact quality of life.
Testosterone acts as a key messenger molecule that regulates vital body and brain functions involved in metabolism, bone and muscle health, fertility, mood regulation, motivation and sex drive. When levels decline, men may experience symptoms like:
Restoring testosterone levels in men with low T has been shown to successfully alleviate these symptoms and improve overall health and vitality.
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) involves restoring testosterone levels in the body via external administration. This may utilize testosterone injections, gels, creams or pellets surgically implanted under the skin to achieve physiological testosterone levels.
HormoVital offers cutting edge, yet time tested bioidentical hormone therapies customized to the unique needs of each patient. Our meticulous program involves:
When properly administered under medical guidance, TRT offers a wide array of benefits including:
TRT allows men to recapture their strength, vitality and enjoyment of life rather than accept lackluster aging as inevitable. HormoVital specializes in making this therapy accessible, effective and safe.
The human growth hormone (HGH) is key for regulation of cell growth, regeneration and reproduction across bodily tissues and organs. HGH also supports bone and muscle mass, body fat distribution, cholesterol levels, energy utilization, mental function and immune activity.
As the name suggests, HGH is involved in growth and development - especially important in childhood. But maintaining adequate levels remains crucial for health throughout adulthood as well. HGH declines naturally as part of the aging process, falling roughly 14% per decade from ages 30-60. Lower HGH after midlife is linked to:
Optimizing diminishing HGH levels using specialized therapies can help slow or reverse aspects of age-related decline to promote better healthspan and quality of life.
Human growth hormone (HGH) replacement therapy stimulates natural growth hormone production using bioidentical hormones matched to those made in the body. Two approaches are commonly used:
HormoVital leverages considerable expertise to personalize growth hormone therapy based on your unique health profile and goals to safely achieve benefits like:
Growth hormone optimization is especially helpful when combined with testosterone replacement, as the two hormones work synergistically for greater efficacy.
The thyroid gland produces hormones that control metabolism, energy use, growth and development. Thyroid disorders are common - up to 12% of Americans have hypothyroidism resulting from inadequate hormone production. Millions more suffer undetected dysfunction still severe enough to cause troublesome signs like:
Lab testing can accurately diagnose thyroid issues. Providing thyroid hormone or related medications can alleviate these symptoms where needed. HormoVital optimizes thyroid function as part of a comprehensive hormone balance approach.
The adrenal glands produce key hormones - mainly cortisol and adrenaline - that control stress response, metabolism, blood sugar, inflammation and more. Chronic overactivation leaves them depleted and unable to adequately regulate biological processes.
Adrenal fatigue shares much symptom overlap with hormone imbalance, including:
HormoVital identifies adrenal dysfunction through testing and crafts stepped therapy to improve resiliency, recovery and baseline energy levels.
Recent research has found that a class of anti-aging compounds called senolytics, which eliminate harmful senescent cells from the body, could potentially help rejuvenate bone marrow stem cells in elderly patients. This may allow older patients to better tolerate chemotherapy treatments for cancer, due to improved blood cell regeneration.
Diet, exercise, sleep and other lifestyle measures profoundly impact hormone balance and treatment efficacy. We offer specialized guidance to help patients achieve the very best results from their therapies.
Certain dietary approaches and nutritional supplements aid hormone optimization:
Actively partnering with our wellness experts allows patients to maximize treatment gains for enhanced strength, mobility and resilience against age-related decline.
Attempting to override natural hormone decreases through nutrition shifts and lifestyle measures rarely fully compensates for declining production and signal reception happening inside the body that accumulate over years.
Lab testing, medical interpretation and understanding the array of treatment modalities is key to halting symptoms and regaining one’s edge. With considerably lower hormone levels already built up over months or years, the road back to normal function and energy levels only becomes lengthier and more difficult.
Being proactive also provides more treatment flexibility in terms of dosage and options. Severely depleted patients often necessitate aggressive therapy just to regain basic function - limiting tweaks to refine and amplify benefits.
We find patients who engage in hormonal therapies earlier in onset of deficiency symptoms report better satisfaction with the degree benefits and treatment experience compared to those further progressed at therapy initiation.
With considerable expertise in precision hormone balancing tailored to the individual, HormoVital offers:
We also focus considerable effort toward responsive patient education so you understand the purpose behind each element of your treatment plan.
Located in the naturally beautiful and relaxing setting of Prescott Valley AZ, we think of ourselves as your partners in taking control over the aging process. With a collaborative spirit, we can help set realistic expectations while providing all the tools needed to excel.
Let us know how we can help guide your rejuvenation journey back toward peak vitality and performance!
