Question 368 of 433
If I graded that menu line by line, what would it look like?
The short answer
A small part is real medicine at a markup, a larger part is pleasant and unproven, and a meaningful part I would not buy at any price.
Real medicine, available through your own doctor for less
A basic blood panel with lipids, blood sugar, kidney, liver, and thyroid.
A heart calcium score.
Properly prescribed hormone therapy for menopause or true testosterone deficiency.
Approved weight-loss medicines with monitoring.
Iron infusion for documented deficiency.
Reasonable if you enjoy it and can afford it
Sauna.
Body composition measurement.
Red light for skin.
Cosmetic treatments by qualified hands.
Unproven or poor value
Vitamin drips and shots for people without a deficiency.
NAD infusions.
Cryotherapy chambers and mild pressure chambers.
Food sensitivity, micronutrient, “toxin,” and gut packages.
Epigenetic age tests used to guide treatment.
Whole-body MRI for people at average risk.
I would decline
Ozone and blood-ozone filtering.
Plasma exchange for healthy people.
Stem cells and exosomes by vein.
Injected peptides without human trials.
Hormone pellets.
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CLINICAL VALUE SYNTHESIS — Menus mix proven indications, comfort services, and unproven claims.Evidence grade (draft mapping)JClinical judgment / author synthesisPart 25, Q368 · Part sources
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