In a world where we live longer and longer and add more chronic diseases and disabilities in old age, new clinical care models focus on prevention. So that the person can stay in optimal physical and intellectual condition both in the present and in the future. This is precisely what the Unit of Medicine for Prevention, Longevity and Integral Medicine of Olympia located in the Lifestyle Center space. A new health model focused on the search for more holistic health care.
As he explains doctor José Francisco Tinao, head of the Unit, seeks to offer global care for that person, the patient, focused not only on the body, but also on the state of mind, their emotions, or stress control. “Globalized care”, sums up the doctor.
Another of its main characteristics is teamwork. “The patient will be attended by different professionals in a coordinated manner. The combination of adding a calm traditional care in the clinical history, physical examination together with modern biochemical, genetic and biophysical analyzes that offer us very relevant information and added to what we find in a traditional way, “says the specialist.
Nutrition, an essential link
Likewise, clinical nutrition will play a very important role. The Nutrition area constantly supports, teaches and explains why to make changes in the diet. According to Dr. Tinao, it is very important to know how to choose the right diet. «For example, following an anti-inflammatory diet, knowing how to eat breakfast and knowing and being interested in the choice of what one eats. Nutrition is going to be an essential link in the overall approach to patients », he highlights.
The patient will be the central element in this entire process. This is how the clinician explains it: «The patient is the protagonist, but for that, the patient’s accompaniment is needed. You have to teach him to make him aware of the things he has to do for himself and help him. In this way he will become independent for the future », indicates Dr. Tinao.
As this specialist recalls, the purpose of Olympia is to focus on avoiding disease, anticipating it with health promotion and education. The aim is to age in a healthy way, improve the quality of life and not deteriorate due to the appearance of a disease or due to “leaving us”. To achieve this, the Olympia Unit of Medicine for Prevention, Longevity and Integrative Medicine will use genetic studies (state-of-the-art polymorphisms) to determine the potential risks of developing certain diseases. “Precious and precise information because then we have time to work to try to block the expression of “those genes” and reduce the chances of cardiovascular, rheumatic, autoimmune, diabetes and degenerative diseases,” says Tinao.
The specialist gives the example of the liver. “Genetic studies allow us to see how your liver detoxifies substances. There are people who genetically have a very good liver and others have, without being sick, a slower one. If you know its characteristic, you can prevent the possibility of developing a disease. Thanks to this type of study, the team of specialists can anticipate and start acting. “However, acting does not mean medicalizing them, but starting to do things that reduce that risk, such as changing their diet or developing a specific physical exercise program,” the expert points out. “We will support the correct function of the immune system. Immunosenescence is one of the instruments of aging associated with pathologies that deteriorate us and reduce our quality of life”, says the doctor.
I study globally
According to José Francisco Tinao, by studying the person globally as a team, with innovative methods, we can analyze not only inappropriate habits that facilitate diseases and their consequences. We can verify gastrointestinal and liver function, the hidden presence of micronutrient deficiencies, the activated presence of viruses that have lost their natural balance with our immune system, or the presence of a new reality already present: environmental toxins that interfere with metabolic reactions. Knowing all this, we have work options to avoid its development and advancement.
Dr. José Francisco Tinao is a specialist in biological and anti-aging medicine, a pioneer in comprehensive medicine in Spain for more than fifteen years and works on the promotion and dissemination of innovative health strategies through presentations, research and publications. Long teaching career. Founder and current honorary president of the Spanish Society of Integrative Health and Medicine (SESMI)of the European Society, as well as a member of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine.
