Question 379 of 433
What would an honest longevity clinic look like?
The short answer
It would spend most of its effort on what is proven, label everything else clearly, and never let its revenue depend on your fear.
Here is the standard I would hold any clinic to, including any I am ever associated with:
Foundations first. No one is offered an extra until blood pressure, lipids, blood sugar, sleep, strength, and screening are addressed.
Every service carries a grade. Proven, promising, or unproven, in writing, on the menu.
Tests are ordered for a reason, with a statement of what will be done with the result.
Prescriptions come with monitoring and a plan to stop.
Comfort is sold as comfort. A sauna is a pleasure. It is not billed as a cure.
No treatment is sold that the physician would not give a family member.
Results are tracked and shared, including the ones that do not flatter the clinic.
If you find a place like that, it will serve you well. No drug, drip, or device outruns a broken foundation.
“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
ETHICAL FRAMEWORK — Transparent indications, monitoring, and conflicts; no numerical clinical evidence score.Evidence grade (draft mapping)JClinical judgment / author synthesisPart 25, Q379 · 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.