Longevity MEDICINE

London Lifestyle Clinic has partnered with VHR to offer  best longevity and wellness therapies in North London. 

Longevity treatments are becoming more and more popular as individuals are unlocking the benefits and feeling the changes in themselves. 

 Longevity medicine focuses on enhancing quality of life and preventing age-related decline through personalized strategies that optimize cellular function and overall vitality. Treatments such as IV drips infused with vitamins, antioxidants, and NAD+ can replenish essential nutrients, combat oxidative stress, and promote DNA repair, supporting long-term health. Complementary therapies like hyperbaric oxygen therapy improve oxygen delivery to tissues, aiding recovery and reducing inflammation, while cryotherapy stimulates circulation and decreases chronic pain through rapid cold exposure. UV saunas further detoxify the body, boost immune function, and enhance cardiovascular health. Together, these interventions create a synergistic approach to maintaining optimal health and extending quality of life. 

It is well known that the food we consume can harm or benefit our health. But with so much information out there is hard to understand what is the 'right' diet. There is evidence for quick weight 

loss from diets such as Atkins and calorie restricting but there is no evidence to show that they show any health benefit in the long term and can be unhealthy and unsustainable. Poor nutritional planning can lead to weight loss plateaus and rebound weight gain. 

We often work on a simple equation that weight gain is just calories in vs calories out, but obesity is as much about excess calories as it is about inadequate nutrition and lifestyle pitfalls such as lack of sleep and stress. I will discuss your individual nutritional needs, in the context of your overall heath and lifestyle needs, developing a with you well balanced meal choices and good personal habits that lead to health benefits and sustained weight loss.

SLEEP

Sleep has essential function in achieve health and longevity. The body's sleep wake cycle, the circadian rhythm, is complex and there is evidence to show how a disruption of this causes long term ill health including increased cardiovascular risks and obesity. 

HIIT, cardiovascular, weight training, pilates, yoga, resistance training; These are all forms of exercise that have shown to have health benefits. But which ones are right for you? As well as improving fitness, exercise can improve your blood pressure, reduce your risks of heart attacks and strokes, improve your blood sugar, improve joint pains, improve sleep and reduce stress. But knowing what to do and when is key to getting all the benefit and reducing injury.

Many of us feel that pounding away in the gym is the only answer but often gentler, more consist exercises can help the best and in the long run in more sustainable and enjoyable.

I work with you to advise and encourage the best ways to achieve your health but also help you to identify appropriate health goals in the first place. Whether it is to increase strength, improve fitness or lose weight, or reduce your symptoms, I will support you to find a realistic plan and achieve sustainable results

RELAX

Minimising stress has profound affects on your general health and improving metabolism. Stress leads to metabolic dysfunction, poor sleep, craving an unhealthy diet and poor lifestyle outcomes. Managing stress in todays world is difficult and I would work with you to understand the effects of stress better and work on practical ways to utilise effective relaxation methods in your daily life.

A traditional GP approach is to focus in on the disease and not the whole person. Medications are offered as the only treatment and other lifestyle modifications are often overlooked. A lifestyle & longevity doctor approach aims empower individuals and give answers the questions often asked  'why do I have this?', what can I do about it? through a thorough assessment and  individualised health modification plans to beat disease.

It is important to understand the drivers of disease are also in the physical, emotional, environmental and social surroundings of each individual. I work with patients to understand the factors that have caused their conditions and work within a boundary of evidence-informed medicine to modify their disease progression, improve symptoms and disease outcomes. I work as an adjunct to your existing treatments and medications and can add further value by exploring the nutritional and metabolic aspects of the problem and improve your health and well being through tailored and sustainable therapies. As a GP I too feel the pressure of too short appointments and the feel frustration of patient who want to have more understanding and to take more control of their own conditions but cannot achieve this in their standard GP visits.