Interview/medical history

Starting with a comprehensive medical history in the form of an interview, we are interested in every detail of your lifestyle – from your diet and living situation to your dental care. We take into account every aspect that the environment and genes contribute to your well-being.

Your medical history covers six main topics:

1. Habits & interests

Health-related behaviour, which gives us a better picture of you, is essential for the further assessment of the recommended therapy options. From daily fluid intake and alcohol and tobacco consumption to hobbies such as playing chess or gardening. This information is also relevant for certain risk calculations later on.

Your interests help us to get to know you better. We also use your information to present subsequent evaluations in a format that is appealing and understandable to you.

2. Pre-existing conditions & operations

A list of operations with the year should be as complete as possible. Even seemingly insignificant procedures, such as a meniscus injury to the knee joint 15 years ago, can be crucial for training planning later on. The same applies to known pre-existing conditions. Please indicate the year of the initial diagnosis as precisely as possible. Even if some conditions remained undiagnosed for years, this information helps us to assess existing damage. At the same time, the duration of the condition is one of the decisive factors for diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

3. Medicines & supplements

List your medications with dosage and current schedule. Ideally, list the active ingredient rather than the brand name.

Please also list any dietary supplements you take regularly, including the dosage and schedule. These are important later on, among other things because of their possible influence on the laboratory analyses we perform.

4. Eating habits

This questionnaire helps us to better assess your nutritional status. Your answers will also be included in our compilation of special laboratory analyses to rule out any possible hidden deficiencies. However, this is only a rough assessment.

5. Physical activity

Here, you are asked to assess your physical fitness and activity level. Distinguish between exercise, endurance training and strength training. Strength level and existing limitations in range of motion play a role in planning for your physical condition in old age.

6. Mental stress & sleep

Your assessment of existing stress factors in your everyday life is highly relevant. In addition to conscious and unconscious psychological stress, there are also measurable influences on sleep architecture. These include metabolic processes and even key mechanisms of the cellular ageing process.

Your information about sleep duration, regular difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep are indicative of possible further investigations. The same applies to known snoring, breathing interruptions or frequent daytime tiredness. All these factors will be analysed further at a later stage and concluded with simple but targeted measurements.