Mission Statement

• We will attend not only to the physical but also to the intellectual, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of each individual

• We recognize the fundamental importance of the relationship between the patient and the health care provider
• We are deeply respectful of the wishes and experience of the individual patient, and value the patient as an active partner in their own care

Self–Care

• We believe that health care providers should be teachers, facilitating patients in caring for themselves in order to prevent, delay, or minimize age-related decline and disease
• We recognize that providers should themselves embody a philosophy of self-care and, in being truly attentive of their own health and well-being, better serve the needs of others

Evidence–Based

• We support informed decision-making based on the best available evidence on the safety and effectiveness of all treatment and lifestyle options

• Unhealthy choices may lead to functional biologic age equivalent to someone 15-20 years older

Normal aging and pathologic aging are different

• Pathologic aging, which is the aging process brought on by the presence of disease’ is not considered “normal” aging.

Effective intervention suggests that every process of aging be addressed

• We can positively impact the pathways of aging, resulting in slower and more uniform decline in our functional ability, balance, and reserve capacity
• Longer life spans are the result of healthy choices and interventions

Experience is the only thing that changes us

• When we embrace the richness of our past, we can begin to uncover the treasures of our future
• The only true experiences occur when we live in the present moment

Preventive-aging medicine seeks to

• Embrace and celebrate natural aging, and every stage of life
• Optimize whole-person well-being, health, and vitality – physically, intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually
• Prevent, diminish, or delay pathological causes of premature aging and mortality

We are the Artist of the rest of our life

• Our life as a living work of art.
• We do not exist to find ourselves. We exist to create ourselves

Optimum whole-person aging is more than the imitation of youth

• There are valued human attributes that increase with age
• With the passage of time comes the accumulation of meaningful experiences, and wisdom, which can be shared with others

With optimum health and greater longevity we have more opportunities to seek

• Greater happiness
• A greater, more holistic self-awareness and acceptance
• Spiritual enlightenment