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ost medical practices focus on treating illness. REVITA Anti-Aging Center focuses on keeping you well. You won’t find surgery,

injections, lasers, or other external treatments at this practice. What you will find is a holis-tic approach to wellness, designed to leave you feeling years younger, as every member of the REVITA staff works to get you healthy from the inside out.

Don Nicholas, CEO of REVITA, believes another birthday shouldn’t be cause for mal-aise, no matter what some doctors might tell you. “As you age, there’s a predictable pro-gression of symptoms,” he says. “You may have trouble with sleeping, weight gain, low energy, hot flashes, decreased sense of well-being, or simply not feeling 100 per-cent. Many of our patients tell us they’ve dis-cussed these symptoms with their doctors, only to be told that it’s all a part of aging. But it doesn’t have to be that way.”

Nicholas says a key to wellness is having a specially trained physician examine each patient’s individual symptoms, using vari-

ous lab tests to determine what may be causing age-related declines in health.

“Very few physicians specialize in wellness medicine,” he explains. “Our medical director, Peter Foti-nos, M.D., is a specialist in age management medicine. There are more than 100 variables that can affect overall wellness, and Dr. Fotinos tests them all: key hor-mones used to sustain vital-ity, thyroid levels, intraday cortisol, DHEA, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, neurotransmitters, vita-min and mineral deficien-cies, and much more. He wants to make sure he understands what’s truly going on with you inside and out; then he can share pos-sible solutions to help you regain your vitality.”

Sometimes, bio-identical hormone replace-ment is prescribed to bring the body back into balance. Nicholas’ personal experience with the treatment is what prompted him to estab-lish the REVITA Anti-Aging Center. “I was a patient at a wellness facility and was treated with bio-identical hormone replacement,” he says. “I hadn’t felt that good in 15 years. I want-ed to help others find that same experience.”

Unlike synthetics, bio-identical hor-mones have the same structure as natu-ral hormones, all the way down to the molecular level. Top doctors in the field say the treatment has been proven safe and effective, with its benefits touted in O Magazine and on national television, includ-ing the MSNBC network, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, The TODAY Show, 60 Minutes, and 20/20.

As treatment regimens are implemented, REVITA patients typically experience higher

energy, elevated frame of mind, better sleep, improved clarity of thought, lower body fat, elimination of hot flashes, decreased moodiness, increased libido, and reduced anxiety. Once a patient’s body chemistry is back in check, Nicholas says, a healthier lifestyle naturally follows. “The next thing you know, you’re exercising again, eat-ing better, feeling better, and looking better.

“At REVITA, we work to ensure both your short-term and long-term health,” he adds. “We want you to live longer and feel good doing it. That’s our goal.” TCW

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REVITA is located at 7810 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, Suite 300. For information, or to book an appointment, visit RevitaAntiAgingCenter.com or call 704/319-5530.

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Wellness Inside And Out

Don Nicholas, CEO of REVITA Anti-Aging Center, created the age

management practice to address the needs of people who want to

age well.

REVITA Anti-Aging Center’s Holistic ApproachBy MELINDA JOhNsTON

Within the last 100 years, the average lifespan has doubled. The medical commu-nity has now developed ways to ensure the second half of our lives is just as reward-ing, happy, and healthy as the first! This is a profound paradigm shift in the way the medical field views aging and age-related disease. Age Management medicine, also referred to as Anti-Aging medicine, is the newest clinical medical specialty — the “optimum” of wellness and longevity —and employs extensive treatments in the preventative healthcare field.

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