Age Management Medicine - Ward Dean, M.D.

Описание: Ward Dean, M.D.
Medical Director, Ward Dean MD, Pensacola, FL

The Neuroendocrine Theory of Aging

Lecture Description:
The Neuroendocrine Theory of Aging is based on the works of Professor Vladimir Dilman, M.D., Ph.D., DMSc, former Director, NN Petrov Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia. Dilman proposed that development, aging and the diseases of aging are due to a programmed loss of hypothalamic receptor sensitivity to negative feedback inhibition. Three major neuroendocrine systems are involved: Reproductive, Adaptive, and Energy systems. Changes in these systems results in a constant shifting of homeostasis and aging-related adverse biochemical and physiological changes. Dilman designated these resulting changes as the metabolic pattern of aging, due to the similarity of these changes with aging and the chronic diseases of aging. He proposed that aging and the diseases of aging could be prevented, delayed or reversed by: (1) restoring hypothalamic and peripheral receptor sensitivity by using readily available drugs and nutraceuticals; (2) normalizing altered biochemical and endocrine parameters; and (3) restoring mitochondrial bioenergetics. Specific drugs and nutraceuticals that will be discussed include (but are not limited to) metformin, phenytoin, selegiline, nicotinic acid, and assorted hormones and mitochondrial enhancers.

Meet the new medical paradigm
Forget the disease-centered, after-the-fact approach to practicing medicine. Age Management Medicine leads you into a new dimension of healthcare that is clinically, scientifically solid with proactive, preventive protocols that deliver better patient outcomes. Typically practiced within the privatepay sector, Age Management Medicine moves you to the forefront—no more third-party interventions—allowing you to focus on what matters: your patients.

What is Age Management Medicine?
Age Management Medicine is a proactive, preventive approach focused on preservation of optimum human function and quality of life, making every effort to modulate the process of aging prior to the onset of degenerative aging. The basic tenets of Age Management Medicine are patient evaluation through extensive medical history, lifestyle assessment, physical examination and laboratory evaluation to establish personalized proactive treatment plans consisting of proper diet, exercise, stress management and appropriate medical interventions.

About AMMG
It is the goal of the Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG) to provide education and information on the specialty of Age Management Medicine to physicians and healthcare professionals through evidence-based, continuing medical education conferences, workshops, seminars, publications and Web media. The Group consists of leading industry healthcare professionals, physicians, practitioners, researchers, medical
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