Uncomplicate: Longevity Medicine

Why longevity medicine isn’t overkill but simply proactive.

Recently, a popular doctor with crazy fan following on social media asked me "Why do you have to do longevity? Is it ethical? Why can't we help more people with the resources?"

And ironically the same day, a patient who walked in said, "My HbA1c has been slowly rising. I asked my doctor and he told me to come back once I get diabetes."

And there it was — the modern healthcare paradox. The system isn’t designed to protect you before something goes wrong. And since a lot of us were trained with public health as focus, I guess even physicians are not able to see what's the noise about longevity.

Let me explain with an analogy.

The Police, the Suspicious Man, and You

Imagine this: you see someone you don’t like staring at you. You feel uneasy. You go to the police station and complain.

The officer listens, leans back in his chair, and says, “Has he done anything?”

You say, “No, but I think he might.”

He smiles and says, “Come back when he does.”

And that’s the reality of most healthcare systems. If you think you might get diabetes, or heart disease, or cancer someday, no one’s filing a report. You’ll get the usual “eat healthy, do some exercise” speech and be sent home.

Because, like the police, your doctor can’t act without “proof.” And proof, in healthcare, usually means disease.

When the Police is Your Friend

Now, if the officer was your friend, he might lean in, lower his voice, and say, “Don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye out.”

That’s prevention. The friendly doctor who checks your blood sugar every year, tells you to cut back on sugar, and watches your blood pressure. It’s better than nothing, but it’s still reactionary. He’s not going to follow the man home — just make sure nothing obvious happens.

When You Have More to Lose

Now let’s say your net worth changes and now this unfriendly person standing outside your house and staring at you is now not just uncomfortable, but creepy. You build a digital lock. Maybe even install a camera. You’re being careful, but someone else might call it paranoid.

And if your wealth grows, so does your protection. A stronger compound wall. A private security guard. Maybe a CCTV network and motion sensors.

You’re not waiting for a break-in to happen. You’re trying to make sure it never does.

That’s where people with more means start doing full-body scans, genetic testing, gut analysis, and blood biomarkers. They’re not hypochondriacs — they’re just building their wall higher.

And then there’s the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister Level

When you’re the Prime Minister, the rules change entirely. You have multiple layers of protection like walls, gates, cameras, guards, armored cars, and yes, even the police, who’ll chase away a suspicious man before he even looks at you twice.

If you’re ruthless enough, maybe the man just…well.... disappears.

That’s longevity medicine.

It’s a system designed not to react to disease, but to prevent the very conditions that create it.

The Prime Minister doesn’t wait for a threat. He invests in intelligence, early detection, and rapid intervention.

It’s the same with your health. Longevity medicine is that inner security force that does continuously monitoring, anticipating, and neutralizing threats before they become symptomatic.

But Here’s the Catch

Just because the Prime Minister has commandos doesn’t mean every citizen needs one.

And that’s the mistake people make when they hear about longevity. They either dismiss it as a luxury for billionaires — “I’m not Bryan Johnson” — or expect to have PM-level security on a family medicine budget.

Both are unrealistic. The system isn’t designed for that.

Public healthcare works like the local police: limited resources, reactive by design, doing its best once crime strikes. Longevity medicine is like private security: data-driven, high-frequency, personalized, and expensive because it’s built for prevention, not crisis.

Paranoia or Protection is very personal

You don’t need a Z+ category health detail to stay healthy. But you do need something more than hoping nothing happens.

Think of it as a spectrum of protection:

• The basic system – annual check-ups, diet advice, exercise, symptom management.

• The enhanced system – gene testing, deeper diagnostics, personalized supplementation.

• The high-security system – real-time tracking, advanced therapies like HBOT, cryo, IV optimization, data-driven longevity programs.

You don’t need all of it. But you need to know where you are on that spectrum — and what level of protection your health “net worth” deserves.

But it is not fool proof......

Convoys have been ambushed, why, even the Louvre, boasting of industrial grade security, was recently robbed. Applies to longevity as well. What works today, may not work tomorrow. New research keeps coming in and some show promise. And the currency of longevity is not just money, but also time. The amount of time you are willing to invest.

What it does is tilt the odds in your favour. That's it.

The Longevity Doctor's Role

And that is where your longevity doctor's role comes in . Helping you identify your balance - both in terms of life, habits and in terms of what to test and what to take. Interpreting it for you and giving you the best possible road map based on available data, his expertise and your willingness.

The Ruthless Truth

Healthcare isn’t unfair. It’s just unbalanced. It gives everyone the right to call the police, but only a few the ability to hire bodyguards.

And that’s fine — as long as you’re not pretending that “eat right and exercise” is equivalent to full-body prevention. Sometimes that is all it takes, sometimes it is not enough.

Because when it comes to longevity, access is power. Data is intelligence.

And discipline — not panic — is your first line of defense.

The Takeaway

Longevity medicine isn’t about living forever. It’s about living prepared.

It’s not about fear — it’s about foresight.

Not luxury — but leverage.

And not “fixing” disease — but building a life where disease has no easy entry.

The difference between traditional medicine and longevity medicine is simple:

• One waits for the break-in.

• The other strengthens the lock, trains the guards, and studies the neighborhood long before trouble begins.

The goal isn’t to be the Prime Minister but to act like someone whose life is worth protecting that way.

So, if your body is the house you are living in, how much are you willing to spend in terms of time and money to protect it? Only you can answer that, and whatever is your answer, it is the right one for you.