Immune Rejuvenation for Longevity
What is Immune Rejuvenation for Longevity?
Immune Rejuvenation for Longevity lays out an overall health plan that will rejuvenate your immunity. We start by determining your biological age with the GlycanAge test, a patented science-backed test that quantitates your biological immune age. Your immune age can be different than your age in years. We also look at factors such as sleep, macro and micronutrients, gut health, visceral (intra-abdominal) fat, and environmental stressors, and work together to customize a plan to re-boot your immune system.
Who is Immune Rejuvenation for Longevity for?
Immune Rejuvenation for Longevity is for adults between 20-80 years of age, either healthy or patients who have had challenges with inflammation, frequent illness, or even autoimmunity. It can also be considered part of a “Longevity check-up” for a healthy adult looking to optimize their overall health and aging process.
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How does it work?
“We can reprogram our immune cells to a healthier more youthful state using lifestyle and dietary intervention.”
—Jeff Bland, PhD
“We can reprogram our immune cells to a healthier more youthful state using lifestyle and dietary intervention.”
—Jeff Bland, PhD
What does immunity have to do with aging?
All of the major diseases of aging involve some degree of inflammation, and we all live through a process that is sometimes termed “inflammaging”. This is because as we age our immune system begins to over-respond to threats and damage, and can become less capable in other ways, with a less vigorous response to infections and vaccines. Aging, along with environmental stressors, impairs our ability to clear damaged (senescent) cells, and increases in our susceptibility to autoimmunity (about 10% of us) and cancer.
What’s the relationship of immunity to longevity science?
We understand some of the inputs that can de-age the immune system. We are not talking about immune “boosting” (for example taking vitamin C when you have a cold) but real immune reset to a younger time. In order to implement real rejuvenation, we need to benchmark where we are in the process and we use the GlycanAge test to do that. The GlycanAge test works by analyzing the profile of several types of carbohydrates normally attached to the most abundant antibody in our blood: Immunoglobulin G (IgG). One’s GlycanAge has a proven association with a number of chronic diseases as well as disease risk factors such as body mass index, C-reactive protein, lung volume (called FEV1), and systolic blood pressure.
Are there additional costs?
We don’t anticipate any additional costs for the evaluation. Some patients may go on to need a sleep study, or to purchase an OURA ring to monitor sleep, which would be an additional cost. Also, some patients may choose to purchase a wrist heart rate monitor to fine-tune their exercise program. Additional packages may be offered with other providers such as a sauna package with The Wholeness Center. Patients could also choose to get hands-on instruction in a guided meditation from a certified practitioner, and that would be additional time and cost to the patient.
What if I need more assistance?
You are always welcome to make a follow-up appointment with Dr. Leventhal at our regular follow-up rates of $225 per hour. Quick clarifications or questions via email will always be answered as part of the consultation service.
What Immune Rejuvenation for Longevity is not
Immune rejuvenation is not about “boosting” the immune system. That’s because, if the immune system is somewhat dysfunctional, ramping it up will not be helpful. Instead, utilizing all the levers that are known to influence immune age, we implement a plan that helps to rebuild immunity from the ground up.
