Precision Medicine
Longevity & Anti-Aging
Aging has been classified as a disease by the World Health Organization, and is often associated with discomfort, decreased quality of life and of course, disease. Researchers are still working to understand the hallmarks of aging, but there are some things we know contribute to early aging. Our approach can slow biologic aging and extend…
Read MoreGeneSight Psychotropic Testing
At Empowered Health, we offer many precision medicine advanced testing tools that include a deeper awareness to provide the most educated medical decisions for the persons’ individual health journey. Psychotropic genetic testing is another advanced test that we utilize across all age groups. GeneSight psychotropic testing analyzes how your genes affect medication outcomes by important…
Read MoreActivate Your Feel-Good Hormones
A natural way to regulate your mood and increase your overall sense of well-being is to increase your body’s production of a group of hormones that are often referred to as the “feel good” hormones. This quartet includes: Dopamine – Linked to the brain’s reward system and involved with reinforcement of behaviors Serotonin – Related…
Read MoreUse of Metformin in Biological Anti-Aging
Metformin has been a mainstay and frontline medication for treatment of type 2 diabetes for decades. It is now gaining popularity in the longevity field and studies are underway with prevention of certain cancers too. Current studies are showing a reduction in cancer risk and mortality particularly for tumors of the lung, colon, pancreas and…
Read MorePrecision Medicine for Menopause
Menopause is a significant milestone in every woman’s life. It can look and manifest differently for each woman which is why the individualized nature of a precision medicine approach can be so beneficial in navigating this stage of life. What is menopause? Menopause is defined as the permanent cessation of a woman’s menstrual cycle, which…
Read MoreCortisol Awakening Response Test
At Empowered Health, we offer many precision medicine advanced testing tools that include a deeper awareness to be able to make the most educated medical decisions for the persons’ individual health journey. One advanced test that we offer is the cortisol awakening response test (CAR). Cortisol levels naturally begin to rise by an average of…
Read MoreBiofeedback with Heart Rate Variability
Biofeedback is a technique that trains people to improve their health by controlling certain bodily processes that normally happen involuntarily, such as heart rate, blood pressure, muscle tension, and skin temperature. Heart rate variability is a common type of biofeedback therapy which measures beat to beat variations in heart rate (the time interval between heartbeats).…
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