Question 312 of 433
What is the final scorecard?
The short answer
Here is the whole chest on one page.
Top shelf: reasonable for most people
Traditional sauna.
A home blood pressure cuff (the most valuable device in this book).
A wearable to track sleep, steps, and heart rate, if it motivates you.
Blood flow restriction training with guidance, if heavy lifting is not possible.
Red light for skin or hair, with modest expectations.
Middle shelf: pleasant, unproven
Infrared sauna.
Cold plunges, if your heart is healthy.
Compression boots and massage guns.
Cooling mattress pads.
Float tanks and massage.
Vibration plates.
Bottom shelf: not worth the money
IV vitamin drips, NAD infusions, glutathione.
Whole-body cryotherapy.
Soft-shell hyperbaric chambers.
PEMF wellness mats.
Hydrogen and alkaline water, grounding mats.
EECP for healthy people.
Do not touch without a specialist and a very good reason
Injected peptides from unregulated sources.
Hyperbaric oxygen for anti-aging.
Ozone and EBOO.
Chelation.
Methylene blue.
Stem cells, exosomes, and young plasma, which are covered in Part 23.
“This book is for education. It is not medical advice, and reading it does not make you my patient or create a doctor-patient relationship.” From the book’s medical disclaimer. Full disclaimer
CLINICAL VALUE SYNTHESIS — Device rankings concern specific uses, not proven additional years of life.Evidence grade (draft mapping)JClinical judgment / author synthesisPart 20, Q312 · Part sources
From Longevity Unmasked by Afshine Ash Emrani, MD, FACC. Medical disclaimer. This book is for education. It is not medical advice, and reading it does not make you my patient or create a doctor-patient relationship. Nothing here is meant to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Medicine is personal: a test, drug, supplement, or exercise plan that helps one person can harm another. Do not start, stop, or change any medication or treatment because of something you read in these pages. Talk with a licensed clinician who knows your history first. If you think you are having a medical emergency, call 911. The author disclaims responsibility for any loss or harm arising from use of the information in this book.