Anti-aging health check-up system—Current overview of anti-aging medicine in Japan and experiences from anti-aging health check-ups at Tokai University Tokyo Hospital—

The term "anti-aging" means an attempt to slow the process of the aging-induced decline of the physiological function leading to illness. Aging is inevitable, but pathological aging can be delayed by lifestyle modification and stress management. Interventional approaches are taken to reduce aging-related problems, such as dementia, locomotive syndrome, and frailty, even when the individual is in a healthy state before aging-related diseases appear. The goal of anti-aging medicine is the extension of the healthy life-span and realization of successful aging.