ANTI-AGING AND FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE Anti-aging medicine is a clinical specialty founded on the application of advanced scientific and medical technologies for the early detection, prevention, treatment, and reversal of age-related dysfunction, disorders, and diseases. It is a healthcare model promoting innovative science and research to prolong the healthy lifespan in humans. As such, anti-aging medicine is based on principles of sound and responsible medical care that are consistent with those applied in other preventive health specialties. The phrase "anti-aging," relates to the application of advanced biomedical technologies focused on the early detection, prevention, and treatment of aging-related disease. Around the world, people are seeking medical guidance for ways to stay healthy, active, and vital well into their older years. Dr. Eric I. Hassid, Board Certified in Neurology and Anti-Aging and Regenerative medicine, presents principles in this book to help inform the educated reader on an anti-aging lifestyle as well as offering a framework of lifelong habits for healthy living.