Institute for Human Optimization
The Institute for Human Optimization in Hanover is a physician-led practice whose Biological Audit reads genomic, epigenetic, proteomic, metabolomic and microbiome data alongside quarterly labs and physician visits. The Elite version adds VO2 max and PNOE metabolic assessments and a qEEG brain map. The practice also offers hyperbaric oxygen, EBOO, peptide and IV therapy and regenerative aesthetics.
The care team
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Anil Bajnath, MD
Published as a board certified family physician (American Board of Family Medicine), MD, MBA, IFMCP, ABAARM, and as Founding President of the American Board of Precision Medicine.
Care at Institute for Human Optimization
What people come here for, the kinds of care Institute for Human Optimization offers, and its specific tests and services.
What people come here for
Kinds of care
Tests and services
- Blood-filtration therapy
- Blood filtered outside the body and reinfused.
- Botox & fillers
- Injectable wrinkle and volume treatments.
- Hyperbaric oxygen
- Pressurized oxygen sessions marketed for healing and longevity.
- IV vitamin therapy
- Vitamin and fluid infusions marketed for energy and recovery.
- Lactate threshold testing
- Finds the effort level where lactate starts building up faster than the body clears it, which is what a training zone is set from.
- Longevity membership
- Ongoing physician care with labs, reviews and a plan, billed annually/monthly.
- Medical facials & skin treatments
- Clinical-grade facials, microneedling and peels.
- Metabolic rate testing
- Measures calories your body actually burns at rest.
- Ozone therapy
- Blood treated with ozone gas and reinfused, marketed for a range of conditions.
- Peptide therapy
- Compounded peptides marketed for recovery, growth hormone and repair.
- Senolytic therapy
- Drugs given in short courses to clear senescent cells. Investigational for aging, with no human trial showing it changes how long or how well people live.
- Shockwave therapy
- Acoustic-wave treatment for ED and musculoskeletal pain.
- VO₂ max testing
- Measures cardiorespiratory fitness, the strongest exercise predictor of longevity.
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Practical information
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