A new longevity clinic has arrived in Wesley Chapel that offers patients state-of-the-art medical testing and cutting-edge treatments, so they can live their best lives.
Led by Dr. Brian Anderson, the clinic offers holistic longevity medicine that does comprehensive health analyses to figure out the root causes of health issues — which leads to treatments that increase a patient’s overall health so they are better suited to deal with disease, injury and the burdens of growing older.
Wesley Chapel is actually Dr. Anderson’s fourth clinic — his business keeps growing as his patients find great success in achieving their health goals and spread the word of their happiness.
But Dr. Anderson didn’t always specialize in longevity care. He cut his teeth in medicine as an ER doctor, and it was there he had his own defining moment on his health journey.
“What led me down this path, these modalities of care, is that I had my own personal health crisis. I was an ER doctor working in the trauma room and really wasn’t sleeping well. I was stressed all the time and had fatigue symptoms,” Dr. Anderson recalls. “So, I went to several different medical providers trying to seek answers, and even as a doctor myself, the providers weren’t listening to what I was saying.”
“Finally, I ran into a holistic practitioner that checked my thyroid level and I had very low thyroid hormones. So, I started to treat that issue — and that treatment changed my life. That’s what prompted me to study this and treat patients this way.”
The reason longevity medicine is so effective is because it provides an alternative to traditional “sick care” — the typical medical standard where patients are only trying to manage chronic disease, but are not given the treatment or therapies to prevent disease.
Instead, Dr. Anderson’s holistic longevity medicine bolsters a patient’s reserve capacity and increases their overall health, so when they’re met with health challenges, they’re able to push past them.
So how does this look for a typical patient?
“Most treatments are individualized for each patient,” Dr. Anderson tells us. “The most common things we treat are hormonal deficiencies, and we do testing that looks at micronutrients in the body — vitamins, amino acids, minerals, etc. — so then, we can use data to help guide people with their diet and supplementation. We also do weight loss programs.”
Dr. Anderson tells us most of his referrals are word of mouth. “A typical patient is one like a 40-year-old woman that recently came in that was told they were starting to have pre-menopause symptoms — weight gain, low sex drive, hot flashes. That patient had seen several doctors, but those providers didn’t really understand hormones. She’d have blood work from her doctor and they’d say, ‘You’re fine, there’s nothing wrong with you.’”
“When she found us, she came in and we gave her a complete hormone panel. Her previous doctor only ordered one out of the eight to ten tests we look at. We investigated the results then started her on a treatment plan. At her eight-week appointment, she had already started to lose weight and had referred two of her friends to us. She’s now lost almost 40 pounds and is like our unofficial spokesperson.”
Dr. Anderson said this kind of story motivates him. “In sick care, you don’t get that kind of feedback. You just prescribe medications and send patients on their way.”
“With us, we get to see the results. Were able to help mitigate the other diseases that come with hormone deficiency and aging — obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes. It’s great, because we are able to keep patients off those types of treatment and meds, but more importantly, helps them feel well.
He continues, “In our clinic, we’re able to take the time and ask the hard questions — sometimes intimate questions — to get to the right test, the right answer and the right treatment.”
Although a Tampa native, Dr. Anderson grew up in Tennessee. He went to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and held his residency at the University of New England, with additional training at the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.
The medicine he practices now is all evidence-based. “I’m a board-certified physician, and we’re using the best publications and research in medical science that demonstrate wellness and the goals we’re trying to help patients achieve.”
The clinic treats adults of all ages, and Dr. Anderson emphasizes he wants to help guide his patients to be better versions of themselves.
“Because your quality of life matters. If you’ve been searching for answers and not finding any, we offer solutions that traditional medicines would not provide. We want to be the guide to help patients live their best life.”
For more information about Dr. Anderson’s Longevity Clinic, visit AndersonLongevityClinic.com or call (904) 667-0667
