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How to Live Longer and Better – A Main Philosophy of Anti-Aging Medicine

By Thierry Hertoghe, MD, president of the World Society of Anti-aging Medicine over
the 5000 physicians) and of the International Hormone Society over the
2000 physicians).
How to live better and longer
1) CHECK THE DIET
BAD FOODS
BAD DRINKS
HEALTHY FOODS
HEALTHY DRINKS
 Milk products (including
 Daily alcohol:
 Fruits (esp. citrus fruits)
 Water (filtered)
 Vegetables (esp.
 Vegetable soup
 Grains that are not
 Caffeina-ted drinks:
 Animal protein foods: 200-
 Sugar, sweets
 Soft drinks
 Daily fruit juices
 Fresh foods rather than
BAD DIETARY HABITS:
MALNUTRITION:
GOOD DIETARY HABITS:
EUNUTRITION:
 Mixing fruits with other
 Too high calorie diet
 Organic
 Moderately low
 Too low fat diet:
 Low t° cooked food (raw,
calorie diet or
 Non-organic foods
periodic moderate
 High t° cooked food
 A normal fat diet:
 Low protein diet
 Foods cooked in oil or
 In water boiled or steamed
 Not enough variation:
 Varying the diet: always
 A sufficient protein
diet (> 160 g/day of
2) CHECK PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
3) CHECK PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTITUDES
BENEFICIAL
POSITIVE
Doing not enough:
Amount of physical activity:
 Very anxious
 Resourcefulness
 Sedentary all day
 Depressed
Feeling unwell:
 Stressed
 Being unfit
 Aggressive
 Having a purpose,
 Feeling tired
 Walking 2 miles (3.2 km)
 Emotional retention
meaning in life
Doing too much:
 Spirit of life, Passion
 3 hours or more per
 Active, doing
POSITIVE
day of heavy,
professional or social
stressful physical
 Acceptance of growing old
activities (work,
Type of sports:
 Belief in higher
 Positive thoughts & words
 Walking as main sport
values (religious,
 Tendency to convert negative
Very intensive sports
 Light jogging as main sport
emotions into positive attitudes
 Moderate bicycling as
 Sleeping enough
 Close family relationships
Elite competition
 Love, loving attitudes
 Humor
4) CHECK THE ENVIRONMENT -
POLLUTION (indoor = worst)
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
Bed-, living & office rooms
Bad habits
Bed-, living & office rooms
Good habits
Floor coverings:
 Smoking tobacco,
Floor coverings:
 Living,
 Synthetic carpets, novilon
 Taking drugs, .
 Stone, tiles, linoleum (real, not
working,
 Soft wood (treated with pesticides,
 Air-conditioning
sleeping with
 Hard wood (untreated), coco
Wall- & Ceiling coverings
sleeping w/ closed
Wall- & Ceiling coverings
 Synthetic material
Water painted
Having dental
 Plactic paints
 Stone
Having dental
Soft wood (treated with pesticides)
 Radiation heating (not convection)
amalgams
High electromagnetic field electricity
fillings
Low electricity
Location: sleeping, living or working
electromagnetic field
 Filtered air
 Near a road with heavy traffic
(car), in traffic jams
Location: living or working
 Near a crossroad with traffic lights
 GSM mobile phones
 Near a forest
 In a noisy environment
 Working with toxic
 Near a lake or pound
 Near agriculture fields (pesticides)
products (paints….)
 Near meadows (untreated)
5) CORRECTIVE NUTRITIONAL TREATMENTS
CHECK the NUTRIENT LEVELS in the SERUM
Minerals
Oxidative stress:
 Glucose (fasting)
 Sodium
 Thiobarbituric acids
 Insulin (fasting)
 Potassium
 Myeloperoxidase
 HbA-1
 Phosphorus
 Anti-oxidized cholesterol antibodies
 Cholesterol
 Red blood cell magnesium
Anti-oxidant enzymes:
 HDL-, LDL-cholesterol
Trace elements
 Glutathion peroxidase
 Triglycerides
 Ferritine
 Superoxide dismutase
 Homocysteine
 Copper
Anti-oxidant nutrients:
Vitamins:
 Total protein ; Albumine
 Vit. B12
 Selenium
 Ureum
 RBC folic acid (B9)
 Vit. A
 creatinine
 Vit. 25 OH D
 Vit. C
 Uric acid
 Fatty acid profile (saturated
 Vit. E
 Alcalin phosphatase
 Coenzyme Q10
 Gamma-GT
 Total carnitine
 Antithrombine III
TREAT NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES
DEFICIENCY
REFERENCES
TREATMENT
 Sodium
 Potassium
Correct aldosterone def. (fludrocortisone)  Magnesium
erythrocytic
 Ferritine
 Copper
 Selenium
 Vit. B9 (Folic acid)
 Vit. B 12
 Vit. C
 Vit. A
 Vit. D3 (25-0H-D)
 Vit. E
 Co Q10
 Saturated fatty ac.
 Polyunsaturated
 -linoleic acid
ώ-3  EPA
Above the
ώ
γ-linoleic
-6
acid (GLA)
ώ
-9  Oleic acid
REFERENCES
TREATMENT
Under the
ώ
Arachidonic Above the
-6
not too low
Trans fatty acids
detectable
6) CORRECTIVE HORMONE TREATMENTS
CHECK the HORMONE LEVELS in the SERUM
CHECK the HORMONE LEVELS in the 24-h URINE
Growth hormone:
 Sex hormones:
 Volume
Gluco-, Mineral & Androgen
 IGF-1 (Somatomedin C)
 LH - FSH
Muscle mass:
corticoids:
 IGFBP-3
 Prolactin
 Creatinine
 Free Cortisol
Thyroid:
 Estradiol
Minerals:
 17-OH-steroids
 Estrone
 Sodium
 Free T3
 Progesterone
 Potassium
 Aldosterone
 Free T4
 Magnesium
 Thyroid antibodies:
 Testosterone total
 Calcium
 17-keto-steroids
 (DHT or)
 Phosphorus
Androstanediol
Thyroid:
 Free DHEA (gaz chr.)
glucuronide
 Free T3
 Thyroglobulin
 DHEA-S
 Free T4
Sex hormones:
Glucocorticoid:
 Reverse T3
 2-OH-estrone
Cancer (women):
Transcortine (CBG)
 T2 (metabolite), iodine
 16-alpha-OH-estrone
 CEA or CA 15.3
Cortisol (morning)
Growth hormone:
 Free Testosterone
 Free cortisol (calculated)
Cancer (men):
 Free GH
Androsterone
 Pregnenolone (sulfate)
 Free PSA
 6-sulfatoxy-melatonin
TREAT the HORMONE DEFICIENCIES
DEFICIENCY
TREATMENT
ATTENTION
Melatonin
GH secretagogues
GH injections
Pituitary
GH injections (Internet)
Desiccated thyroid
hormones
Transdermal
estradiol
Micronized
progesterone
Hormones
Transdermal estradiol gel
Micronized progesterone
Transdermal testosterone
Mesterolone (Proviron®)
Transdermal testosterone
 Testo-
Oral Testo undecanoate
IM Testoterone enanthate 250 mg/2wks
IMTesto undecanoate
IM Nandrolone
Pregnenolone
Women: 5-30 mg/day (morning) with estrog./progest. Hydrocortisone
hormones
Prednisolone
Methylprednisolone
Fludrocortisone

References; to get more extensive information and over the 5000 scientific references that support it, please read
the Anti-Aging Medicine Textbook, August 2008, International medical books (www.imbooks.info).

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