Biological Age
What Is Biological Age? The Science of Measuring How Fast You Are Aging
Epigenetic clocks, blood panels, and what a single number can and cannot tell you about your future.
The minus10med Conviction
Aging is measurable, and what is measurable can be changed.
Biological age is a measure of how old your body actually functions, estimated from epigenetic and blood biomarkers. Unlike calendar age, it moves in both directions. minus10med exists to move it downward: conventional medicine, functional medicine, and AI-driven analysis practiced as one discipline.
Research on multi-domain lifestyle and medical intervention shows measurable reductions in biological age markers within months, not decades. The work begins with knowing exactly where you stand.
The Method
One journey. Four phases.
01
Measure
Comprehensive diagnostics establish your biological baseline: blood, genetics, epigenetics, imaging, body composition, and performance.
02
Decode
Physicians and AI convert thousands of data points into one picture: your personal risk map and the levers most likely to move it.
03
Restore
Targeted interventions: regenerative therapies, hormonal and metabolic optimization, nutrition, and precision supplementation.
04
Sustain
Continuous monitoring against your own baseline, quarterly reviews, and protocol adjustments. Longevity is a practice, not an event.
Phase 01: Measure
The Longevity Panel: five views of one biology.
Every program begins with data. The panel combines clinical-grade diagnostics that most people have never had in one place, read together by one team.
01
Assessment
Metabolic Health and Body Composition
How your body produces and spends energy.
- InBody 970 body composition scan
- VO2 Max and cardiopulmonary testing
- Resting metabolic rate
- Strength and cardiovascular stress analysis
02
Assessment
Genetics, Epigenetics and Biological Age
What you inherited, and how fast you are aging now.
- Whole exome sequencing
- Genetic risk stratification
- Epigenetic biological age profiling
- Pharmacogenomics
03
Assessment
Skin and Body Surface Mapping
The skin is an organ with a biological age of its own.
- AI-powered full-body mole mapping
- VISIA facial imaging and skin age scoring
- Early lesion surveillance
- Dermatologist review
04
Assessment
Gut and Immune Intelligence
Silent inflammation is the quiet engine of aging.
- Full microbiome mapping
- Gut-immune blood biomarkers
- Food and environmental sensitivity testing
- Blood-based early cancer detection panels
05
Assessment
Mind, Stress and Recovery
Cognitive span is healthspan.
- Cognitive function testing
- Anxiety and stress diagnostics
- Oxidative stress analysis
- Physiological readiness tracking
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Together
One Baseline
The five assessments merge into a single AI-assisted synthesis: your biological age, your risk map, and a protocol built on both. This baseline becomes the reference every future result is measured against.
See the VIP tierPhase 02: Decode
Signature protocols, built on your data.
Flagship
The minus10 Blueprint
Map - Understand - Begin. The complete diagnostic deep-dive across all five assessments, reviewed by the full physician team.
- Full Longevity Panel intake
- AI risk synthesis and biological age report
- Multidisciplinary case review
- Personal longevity roadmap and nutrition plan
- Physician consultation to walk through every finding
Skin
Skin Longevity Protocol
Reveal - Protect - Restore. Medical-grade skin diagnostics and a preventive anti-aging plan.
- VISIA imaging and skin age scoring
- Full-body mole mapping
- Pigmentation and vascular assessment
- Dermatology-led prevention protocol
Brain
NeuroLongevity Protocol
Focus - Resilience - Reserve. Cognitive performance, neurological health, and stress physiology, assessed and trained.
- Cognitive and memory testing
- Stress resilience and recovery scoring
- Early decline detection
- Personalized cognitive protection plan
Women
Women's Hormonal Longevity
Balance - Strength - Continuity. For women across every hormonal transition, from fertility to post-menopause.
- Hormonal profiling across the cycle
- Ultrasound and bone density assessment
- Bioidentical therapy where indicated
- Integrative lifestyle and nutraceutical plan
For Those Who Want Certainty
VIP AI-Guided Diagnostics. Disease found before it becomes disease.
The most advanced tier of minus10med, by application. The complete diagnostic arsenal, fused by AI, read by physicians, delivered as a concierge experience in a single private day.
Pillar OneDetect disease at its earliest biological stage, before symptoms emerge.
Pillar TwoIdentify underlying pathology before clinical symptoms develop.
- Whole body MRI and coronary calcium CT scoring
- DEXA bone and body composition scanning
- Whole exome sequencing: cancer, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative risk
- Epigenetic biological age and pace-of-aging profiling
- Full cardiopulmonary testing: VO2 Max, CPET, echocardiography, stress ECG
- AI-enhanced full-body dermatological mapping
- Gut microbiome and blood-based early cancer detection panels
- Cognitive, stress resilience, and sleep architecture analysis
- AI data fusion across every domain, tracked longitudinally against your own baseline
- Physician-led interpretation of every finding: AI assists, doctors decide
One dedicated physician
One private day
Results within 72 hours
Annual re-scan cadence
Quarterly remote reviews
Absolute discretion
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Phase 03: Restore
Regenerative therapies, prescribed like medicine.
Every therapy below is assigned from your data and tracked with before-and-after biomarkers. Evidence levels are stated honestly: some interventions carry decades of clinical use, others early-stage but promising research.
Family 01
Cellular Rejuvenation and Oxygen
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, seated chamber
- Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy
- Full-spectrum red and near-infrared light
Mitochondrial support, tissue repair, and inflammation control.
Family 02
Detoxification and Recovery
- Medical sauna and cold immersion protocols
- IV nutrient infusions: NAD+, vitamin C, B complex
- Detoxification and anti-inflammatory infusions
- Ozone therapy
Structured stress, structured recovery, measured response.
Family 03
Hormonal and Cellular Optimization
- Bioidentical hormone therapy where indicated
- Precision-formulated supplementation
- PRP and PRF regenerative treatments
Energy, mood, metabolism, and tissue vitality, restored deliberately.
HBOTHyperbaric Oxygen TherapyBreathe pure oxygen in a pressurised chamber to saturate plasma and tissues.Benefits: faster healing, reduced inflammation, mitochondrial recovery, brain oxygenation.PEMFPulsed Electromagnetic Field TherapyLow-frequency electromagnetic pulses stimulate cellular charge and microcirculation.Benefits: pain relief, improved tissue repair, reduced inflammation, better sleep and recovery.Red / NIR LightRed and Near-Infrared Light TherapyDelivered wavelengths penetrate skin and tissue to stimulate mitochondria.Benefits: boosts cellular energy, supports skin repair, reduces oxidative stress, improves muscle recovery and circulation.IV SuiteIntravenous Nutrient InfusionsDirect delivery of nutrients, antioxidants, and peptides into the bloodstream.Benefits: bypasses gut absorption limits, faster repletion, supports immunity, detox, energy, and NAD+ protocols.VISIAFacial Imaging & Skin AnalysisMedical-grade facial imaging captures skin texture, pigmentation, spots, wrinkles, and UV damage.Benefits: objective skin-age scoring, early detection of photodamage, personalised treatment tracking.AI Mole MappingAI-Guided Dermatological ScreeningTotal-body photography with AI-assisted mole analysis and comparison over time.Benefits: early detection of suspicious skin changes, precise monitoring, reduced risk of missed melanoma.CPETCardiopulmonary Exercise TestingMeasure oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide output, and cardiovascular performance during exercise.Benefits: gold-standard fitness assessment, uncovers hidden cardiac/pulmonary limits, guides safe training zones.Whole Body MRIFull-Body Magnetic Resonance ImagingNon-radiation scan from head to pelvis to screen for tumors, inflammation, and structural changes.Benefits: early detection, no ionizing radiation, detailed organ and soft-tissue visualisation.
Dr. Erietta GalaniFrom the ICU to Longevity Medicine
Thought Leadership
Two decades at the edge of life. Now, a decade ahead of it.
Dr. Erietta Galani spent twenty years in intensive care units in Athens and Brussels, managing human physiology at its absolute limits. That experience produced one conviction: the most powerful medicine intervenes long before the ICU door.
With a PhD in cellular immunology, a Master's in health crisis management, Stanford training in AI in healthcare, and certification as a Longevity Physician by the Geneva College of Longevity Science, she leads every minus10med protocol personally.
"Every patient I treated in intensive care arrived too late. Longevity medicine is how we learn to arrive on time." Dr. Erietta Galani, Founder and Medical Lead
Medical DegreeNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Dual SpecialtyInternal Medicine and Intensive Care
PhD, Cellular ImmunologyNKUA, graded Excellent
ICU TrainingBrussels university hospitals
Longevity CertificationGeneva College of Longevity Science, 2026
AI in HealthcareStanford / Coursera, ML for clinical data
MSc, Health Crisis ManagementInternational Medicine and Public Health, NKUA
LanguagesGreek, English, French, German
The Practice in Numbers
Specific, or absent.
20years in intensive care medicine
5assessments in one baseline
72hours from diagnostics to results
20+specialties at the partner clinic
4consultation languages
1physician who owns your case
Our Ecosystem
One journey. A network of excellence.
minus10med programs are delivered with partners chosen for one quality: clinical seriousness.
Supplement Partner
Norwegian Pharma
Pharmaceutical-grade, marine-sourced supplementation from Norway: omega-3, collagen, and micronutrient formulations that carry our protocols between visits.
Visit PartnerClinical Partner, Athens
Notia MedCare
Our diagnostics and therapies are delivered at Notia MedCare, a four-level multidisciplinary medical center in Glyfada on the Athenian Riviera: more than twenty medical specialties, advanced imaging, an in-house laboratory, and regenerative therapy suites under one roof. One building, one shared data picture, one team around you.
Visit PartnerNAD+ Therapy Partner
NAD Clinic
International specialists in NAD+ intravenous therapy. Their protocols inform the infusion programs we prescribe and monitor in Athens.
Visit PartnerAppearance Longevity
Looking younger is a medical outcome too.
Medical dermatology and evidence-based aesthetic medicine, always through the longevity lens: injectables and biostimulators, mesotherapy, laser treatments, non-surgical lifting, vein treatments, and PRP for skin and hair. The goal is not a different face. It is your face, on your younger biology.
Discuss with our teamWho We Help
Different lives. One question: how long, how well.
The Proactive Professional
"I perform at a high level and intend to keep it that way."Energy, focus, and stress physiology measured and protected before burnout writes the story.
The Active Retiree
"The next twenty years are the point."Strength, mobility, and cognition preserved with data instead of hope.
The Prevention-Minded
"Disease runs in my family. I want to see it coming."Genomic risk stratification and imaging that looks years ahead of symptoms.
The Performance Seeker
"Recovery is my bottleneck."VO2 Max, readiness tracking, and regenerative therapies tuned to training load.
The Sleep Deprived
"I have not woken up rested in years."Circadian, hormonal, and respiratory sleep analysis, including an at-home sleep study.
The Woman in Transition
"My hormones changed the rules."Profiling and integrative treatment across perimenopause and beyond.
Questions
Asked plainly, answered plainly.
What is biological age and how do you measure it?+
Biological age is a measure of how old your body functions, as opposed to how many years you have lived. We estimate it from epigenetic markers, blood biomarkers, body composition, and cardiopulmonary performance, then track it over time. Unlike calendar age, biological age can move in both directions.
Open in full pageWhat happens during the AI-Guided Diagnostics day?+
You spend one private day at our partner clinic in Athens completing whole body MRI, coronary calcium scoring, DEXA, genomic and epigenetic testing, cardiopulmonary performance testing, skin mapping, and cognitive and stress assessment. AI systems fuse the data into one risk picture, and your dedicated physician presents the findings within 72 hours.
Open in full pageIs a whole body MRI safe?+
MRI uses magnetic fields rather than ionizing radiation, so a screening MRI adds no radiation exposure. The main considerations are incidental findings, which is why every scan at minus10med is interpreted by radiologists within a physician-led protocol rather than as a stand-alone consumer scan.
Open in full pageDo I need a referral?+
No referral is needed. Every program begins with a consultation with our medical team, who confirm that the diagnostics and therapies are appropriate for you.
Open in full pageCan I start with a video consultation?+
Yes. Initial consultations are available by secure video in English, French, German, and Greek, and international clients often complete their first review of existing health data remotely before visiting Athens.
Open in full pageHow is minus10med different from an executive checkup?+
An executive checkup screens for existing disease at one point in time. minus10med measures how fast you are aging, looks for pathology before symptoms develop, and then treats and monitors continuously: baseline diagnostics, a personalized protocol, regenerative therapies, and quarterly follow-up against your own data.
| Executive checkup | minus10med | |
|---|---|---|
| Question asked | Are you sick today? | How fast are you aging, and why? |
| Time horizon | One point in time | Longitudinal, against your own baseline |
| After the results | A report | A protocol, therapies, and quarterly review |
How often should I repeat diagnostics?+
Core blood and body composition markers are typically rechecked every three to six months while a protocol is active. Imaging and genomic panels follow a slower cadence, usually annually for the full AI-Guided Diagnostics reassessment.
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Clinical content on this page: medically reviewed by Dr. Erietta Galani. Last updated July 4, 2026.
A Note From the Founder
I spent twenty years in intensive care, and almost every crisis I treated had announced itself years earlier, quietly, in numbers nobody had measured. minus10med is the practice I wished existed for the patients I met ten years too late: measure precisely, intervene early, verify everything against your own data. If you are weighing whether this work is for you, write to me and ask the hard questions first.
Erietta GalaniMD, PhD, Founder and Medical Lead
Begin
Your longevity journey starts with a conversation.
Every path into minus10med begins the same way: a private conversation with our medical team about where you stand and what you want the next decades to look like.
Discovery Call
20 minutes, by video. Complimentary. A first conversation about your goals and whether minus10med is right for you.
Begin a conversation →Full Consultation
45 minutes, by video or in person at our Athens partner clinic. A structured review of your health history and existing data.
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Or write to us directly: hello@minus10med.com
We reply personally within 24 hours. Please do not include sensitive medical details in a first email; those belong in the secure consultation.
In person at our Athens partner clinic
Notia MedCare
127 Vouliagmenis Avenue, 16674 Glyfada, Athens, Greece
Phone: +30 214 4444 200
Lead longevist: Dr. GALANI, your direct contact for all enquiries and bookings.
The Journal
Longevity, explained by physicians.
Evidence-first writing on aging biology, early detection, and the therapies worth your attention. First issues are in preparation.
Early Detection
Whole Body MRI for Early Detection: What the Evidence Actually Shows
A clinician's honest reading of screening MRI: the found-early successes, the incidentalomas, and who benefits most.
Therapies
NAD+, HBOT, and Cold Exposure: Which Longevity Therapies Have Real Data?
The evidence hierarchy behind the most talked-about interventions, ranked by what clinical studies actually support.
The Blog
Clinical notes on evidence-informed longevity.
Long-form writing by Dr. Erietta Galani on the supplements, biomarkers, and interventions that deserve a physician's discipline before they enter your protocol.
Minerals
Magnesium: The Mineral That Helps the Body Keep Its Rhythm
Magnesium does not create energy. It helps the body use the energy it already has.
Read the full article
Botanicals
Ashwagandha: When Stress Support Needs Medical Discipline
Stress is not only what happens to you. It is what your body has not yet recovered from.
Read the full article
Emerging Nutrients
Pure C15:0: A Small Fatty Acid With an Emerging Role in Healthy Aging
Not every saturated fat behaves in the same biological way.
Read the full article