How old are you really?

Most of us are well aware of our chronological age. We celebrate it with glee in our younger years and dread its passing in our older years. But how well are our bodies holding up? If your biological age were to square up in the boxing ring with your chronological age, who would win?

While they won't give you an actual biogical age. Cenegenics Medical Institute in Hongkong can do a Medical Biological Age Comprehensive Evaluation (MedBace) that wil help you identify your risk factors through various medical tests and an interview.

'Diseases don't come out overnight " says Dr. Robert Ho the Institute's medical director. "You're slowly treading toward it, and as you get older you're walking quickly toward it" He simply said.

The age - management evaluation consists of two phases. The first, which takes about an hour and a half, includes an interview that covers your lifestyle, family, health history and what your specific health concerns are. Then there is a blood to test to identify the major risk and hormonal factors, as well as a cognitive test on a computer that analyses your reaction time and short term memory. Last, a dexa scan gives you your bone density and body composition, or your body fat percentage.

The second phase last for about three hours and includes a meeting with a nutritionist, exercise trainer and physician. These three will put together respective programmes " to satisfy the need of that particular patient, " Ho says.

After all the testing is done, there are two months of follow ups to make sure you're eating correctly, exercising regularly and taking the correct hormones. This whole process comes with a US$ 2,000 price tag that also includes supplements, with the exception of the expensive hormones. Everything has to work in harmony, which includes diet, exercise and hormonal balance.

If you'd like just a taste of how you compare biologically vs chronologically, log on to www.realage.com. A test on the site will take you through the basic health and lifestyle questionnaire, and then declare your biological age in a matter of seconds. It will also give you a preview of what you can do to bridge the gap. If you have one.

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