How It Works
The Performance Health Assessment
This in-depth health assessment provides a comprehensive analysis of your current health status and potential risks, utilizing advanced laboratory testing and diagnostics.
What’s Included in this Assessment
What’s Included in this Assessment
Advanced Laboratory Biomarker Risk Analysis
- Metabolic Health Assessment – This comprehensive metabolic panel goes beyond basic screenings to provide a detailed assessment of your metabolic health. In Kenai, we analyze key markers to identify potential risks and personalize your wellness plan. This includes evaluating your blood sugar regulation (fasting blood sugar, insulin levels, and Hemoglobin A1c) to assess your risk for insulin resistance and diabetes.
- Advanced Lipid Panel – Our advanced lipid panel in Soldotna provides a more in-depth analysis of your cholesterol levels than a standard test. We use a fractionated analysis to examine cholesterol particle size and identify specific protein markers linked to blood vessel disease, giving you a clearer picture of your cardiovascular health.
- Inflammatory Marker Assessment – Inflammation plays a key role in many chronic diseases. Our inflammatory marker assessment in Kenai measures key indicators like high-sensitivity CRP, homocysteine levels, uric acid, and ferritin to identify underlying inflammation and develop targeted strategies to reduce your risk.
- Urinalysis for Early Detection – A urinalysis can provide valuable insights into your overall health. At our Soldotna clinic, we use urinalysis to detect potential issues like crystals in the urine, which may indicate an increased risk of kidney stones. This allows for early intervention and preventive measures to support your long-term health.
- Hormone and Metabolic Health Panel – This comprehensive panel provides a detailed analysis of your hormone levels and metabolic health. This health assessment includes biomarker analysis in Kenai, evaluating key sex hormones and their pituitary signaling molecules, conducting complete thyroid studies, and examining stress hormones, growth hormone, and Vitamin D levels. This thorough assessment helps identify potential imbalances or deficiencies that may be impacting your overall health and well-being.
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel – Gain a deeper understanding of your metabolic health with this comprehensive panel, available in Soldotna. It includes a thorough evaluation of kidney function, liver function, electrolytes, and iron studies to assess various aspects of your metabolic health and identify potential risk factors. This health assessment relies on biomarker analysis for a comprehensive understanding of your current health status.
- Complete Blood Count (CBC) – A complete blood count evaluates your white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. This essential test, a key component of comprehensive health assessments, provides valuable insights into your overall health and is particularly important when considering hormone replacement therapy in Kenai or Soldotna. Careful monitoring of these values ensures the safety and effectiveness of your treatment plan. This performance analysis provides critical data for personalized treatment strategies..
In House Diagnostics
In addition to body composition, we also evaluate bone mineral density, with a focus on the hips and spine. This is crucial for assessing bone health and identifying any signs of osteoporosis or osteopenia. Early detection allows for timely intervention and helps prevent fractures and maintain strong, healthy bones.
This important test is a non-invasive test that allows assessment by ultrasound of the wall of the carotid artery. This is the artery that ultimately provides blood flow to your brain. Scientific studies have analyzed average wall thickness to place you against other people your age, sex and ethnicity, to see if you’re developing atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries at a more rapid or slower pace than the general population
Not all blood vessel disease lies at the macroscopic level. This important test determines whether endothelial function, the health of the single cell lining of the blood vessels, is intact. Aberrations in this domain can affect blood pressure, erectile function and many other important aspects of your health. Microvascular function is actionable and can be improved.
This is a functional assessment of fitness. It determines peak exercise tolerance, typically thought of as the best predictor of life expectancy of any testing strategy available. The test allows assessment of aerobic and anaerobic heart rates for exercise program design. Our strategy will be to increase your VO2 max through multiple interventions.
Most of us fear dementia worse than death. I suspect that’s because we care more about our loved ones than ourselves, and we recognize the negative impact on their lives, should we trend in that direction. This is a validated test that screens for dementia and establishes a baseline. We often see this test improve when patients follow our program.
After all of the above diagnostics are obtained, your doctor will be reviewing those results, so they can be presented to you in an organized fashion. During this time, you will spend an hour with our Performance Health Coach discussing your dietary and activity habits. Nutritional and exercise recommendations that are reasonable and sustainable will be provided at completion of your evaluation in a separate email by your performance health coach.
You can generally expect that you will spend about three hours or more directly with your physician. A complete historical review and physical exam will be performed and a thorough discussion of all of the diagnostics obtained will occur. It is at this point that we will share in the decision making of whether you will undergo any specific therapy. We will come up with a plan for ongoing assessment, coaching and discussion of additional advanced diagnostic risk investigation strategies if indicated.
Your clinician will carefully outline treatment strategies tailored to your unique needs and goals. This may include bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), nutritional guidance, exercise recommendations, stress management techniques, and supplement protocols. These personalized plans are designed to optimize your health and wellness in Soldotna and Kenai.
We may also recommend follow-up studies to monitor your progress and fine-tune your plan. This ensures you receive the most effective and personalized care on your journey to optimal health and longevity. At Dr. Bob’s Longevity, we believe in empowering you to take control of your health and achieve optimal wellness. Our functional medicine approach in Kenai focuses on identifying and addressing the root causes of aging and disease, helping you achieve peak performance and longevity through ongoing health assessments and performance analysis.
Schedule Your Performance Health Evaluation
If you have made it this far, and you’re ready to go, here are the next steps.
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Schedule a Free phone consultation
Click the link below to schedule a free phone consultation with Dr. Ledda, a leading longevity specialist and hormone doctor in the Kenai Peninsula. During this consultation, we’ll explore your health history, goals, and concerns to determine if our functional medicine approach is the right fit for you., then schedule comprehensive health assessments at our Kenai clinic, including advanced biomarker testing, hormone level analysis, performance evaluations like VO2 max and cognitive function testing, and personalized treatment plans to address hormonal imbalances, optimize nutrition, and improve overall well-being.
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Schedule a Lab Draw
The first step in your comprehensive health assessment is to obtain blood and urine specimens for a detailed biomarker analysis of your risk markers and hormone levels. This crucial step provides valuable insights into your overall health and helps identify potential areas for improvement. Please schedule your lab draw in Kenai or Soldotna at least two weeks in advance of your in-house diagnostics, history, and physical exam. This allows ample time for processing and analysis of your results, ensuring your personalized recommendations are based on accurate and comprehensive data.
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Schedule Your in House Performance Health Assessment
Before your in-house health assessments at our Kenai clinic, please complete our Health Questionnaire. This provides valuable insights into your health history, lifestyle factors, and wellness goals, allowing Dr. Ledda to personalize your evaluation and treatment plan, including tailoring your biomarker and performance analysis to your specific needs and goals. If our Alaska or Las Vegas locations aren’t convenient for you, we can help you find a qualified age management specialist offering similar health assessments in your area.