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Alan S. Weiss, MD
Stay Youthful, For As Long As Possible
Annapolis Integrative Medicine
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Stay Youthful, For As Long As Possible

Life has a habit of getting in the way of our doing what it takes to stay healthy, youthful and vibrant for as long as we can. Work, family and children, unexpected life events and stressors, have a way of displacing our doing what we deep down know we can and should do to feel well and look well for was long as possible.

A lot of patients want to lose weight and feel better. Most of the actions that will allow for this, such as regular exercise, eating a diet with minimal sugar and refined carbohydrates and trans fats, are clear to them. Somehow they keep putting these off but plan to get to them. And there are also people who are doing these things but can’t seem to lose weight and have the kind of energy they used to have and want to reclaim.

And the truth is our bodies’ change as we get older. But most of us can feel well, be pain-free (at least mostly) and have our bodies support us in living the life we want.

Here is one approach:

1. Doctor sits down with patients, understands their medical history, their family history, and listens to them to get a sense of what their life is like, especially to understand the stressors on them, as well as what they enjoy doing, and how they spend their time. Then addresses these as appropriate.

2. Then get down to the nitty gritty and address the following issues:

• Are they sleeping? Is there any evidence of a sleep disorder? If so test for this and treat appropriately.

• Comprehensive blood work should be done, looking for nutritional deficiencies, hormonal deficiency or excess, and any other imbalances that can be revealed from blood saliva and urine testing.

• Are there any underlying chronic infections? Many people are chronically fatigued who have Lyme disease, viral infections such as Epstein Barr Virus, chronic sinusitis, chronic issues with yeast, and even hidden parasites.

• What is their diet like? Are they eating fast food, sugar and depleted carbs or are they eating nutrient-rich foods, using high-grade supplements, and avoiding excess caffeine, artificial sweeteners? Also look at food allergies and intolerances, and address histamine intolerance, which can produce chronic hives and rashes.

• Aggressively treat underlying thyroid problems, autoimmune disease, and testosterone deficiencies in men and other hormonal imbalances in women. These approaches can be life changing.

• Finally, offer patients the opportunity to do a detoxification program, which is a great way to rid the body of the toxins we accumulate, and reset our metabolism.

While this approach requires thinking and personalization it is the only way to help each person regain their potential and feel well. It takes time as well as responsibility from both doctor and patient but it works.

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