Frequently Asked Questions

We are a Colorado Rocky Mountain-based company that offers forward-thinking and personalized proactive health and wellness programs that promote physical and mental well-being. 

Our engagements are led by published, board-certified functional and holistic medical doctors and other clinician experts in wellness elements to deliver transformational health outcomes over an initial three-month period. 

At Phi Longevity we have assembled a program which addresses the critical elements of proactive wellness in a integrated and transparent fashion to guide clients to focus on the key elements relevant to their transformation. All in a supportive, 10-person, cohort-based engagement model led by an integrative medicine M.D.

Traditional medicine is largely focused on identifying symptoms and addressing them. Many call it "sick care." With a traditional "allopathic" medicine provider there is often no time or ability to address proactive health/life goals. Within a traditional medical provider's short appointment (approx. 10 minutes), health and wellness planning goals are not addressable. 

Goals such as: 

• Getting in shape for a wedding or an upcoming family or high school reunion; 
• Preparing for a five-day biking tour in northern Italy;  
• Preparing for downhill skiing in the Colorado Rockies for a week; 
• Prepping for a two-week sailing journey from southwest Florida to the keys; 
• preparing for coastal walks and mountain hiking in northern California; or, 
• preparing for a scuba-diving vacation around Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

When you then attempt to learn and employ proactive medical therapies on your own, you are met with a great many alternatives to evaluate from a variety of specialists across an array of proactive health disciplines. As a proactive health client you are forced to discover, evaluate, prioritize and budget for your desired care and results. This process is time-consuming, inefficient, confusing and stressful. Additionally, you want to ensure your time and money are well-spent on high-quality services designed to yield the best outcomes for you. Who can serve as your guide?

Additionally, traditional and other proactive medicine options are built and operated to maximize ease-of-delivery for the medical establishment. Short appointments with a single-provider, which result in either a referral to a specialist, recommendation for a procedure or a pharmaceutical prescription. There is little longitudinal tracking of progress, no tracked biomarkers identified with client goals and no expert team supporting the clinician. 

At Phi Longevity, we turn this traditional model around 180-degrees to offer clients a program and an expert team which is client-centric. Maximizing service to the client (just 10 at a time, per cohort) versus today's traditional healthcare industry's delivery approach.

Our goal is to optimize your health for the long-term. 

Good health can be created. If you know that you want to create a proactive health program for yourself -- setting your baselines for future reference. Great! This is what we do. 

Or, if you recognize that your current approach to health and wellness is not working, you are willing to step outside of that approach, and can commit to the vision of what you truly want for your health and your life, then there is hope.  

We begin by learning about you: Your goals, your (key and specific) biomarkers, and you as an individual. 

Over a three-day, in person start of the program at a five-star resort, you meet with our strength, mind-body, and nutrition experts, our holistic doctors, coaches and your cohort (nine other group members) -- all of whom are supporting you. We like to bring our clients into a new environment that is set in nature for the starting event, The Summit. 

Our team of experts works to build a three-month transformation wellness program that supports your goals. You meet with your health coach, cohort, as well as your holistic medicine doctor to support you in executing your individualized health and wellness plan. 

Throughout your three-month transformation, our aim is to help you learn new insights, build healthy habits, grow stronger, gain mental clarity, be happier - feel great - reach your goals. After the initial three-month period we work together to determine the best way for you to continue with your integrated plans. 

The good news is that you do have control over your health and life. Age and genetics do not dictate everything; they are only part of the story. A rising field called epigenetics describes how much lifestyle controls genetic expression, so much so that you can turn the tide of your own health. That’s right—every one of your choices and behaviors actually changes the way your DNA expresses itself.

We often receive questions about how to quickly optimize health:

• Which supplements, foods, beverages (other than pure water) are best for me?
• What is the best approach to balancing my hormones?
• How can I get a good night’s sleep?
• Can I prevent X, Y, Z (issue or illness)?
• How can I eat healthy meals when traveling?
• What exercises are best for me? How?
• How can I make sense of the testing I have done? Who can help me interpret the results and put meaningful actions into place?

Answers to these questions are not one-size-fits-all. The responses and programs employed to address need to be informed by both your personal goals and current biological health measures.

A rising field called epigenetics describes how much lifestyle controls genetic expression, so much so that you can turn the tide of your own health. Our client outcomes are aligned with lab test results, individual goals, and optimized health.

Examples of possible results are:

• Higher energy in the morning and throughout the day.
• Enhanced immunity & resistance.
• Body fat reduction.
• Increased muscle mass.
• Better balance.
• Better stress management.
• More youthful appearance. 
• Decreased inflammation.
• Optimized heart & brain health. 
• Improved sleep quality.
• Sharper memory; Better cognition.
• Enhanced mood stability.
• Enhanced preventative mental health (e.g. strategy for better mental health).
• Optimized bone density (assessment with treatment recommendations for improving bone density).
• Slower biological (internal) aging (age is the #1 risk for disease).
• Staving off possible health threats (*the four horseman).

*Source: Per Peter Attia, M.D.: The Four Horsemen are heart disease, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and type 2 diabetes.

Our cross-functional team of medical doctors and other health experts have years of industry experience and accreditations. They work with 1,000s of clients. The background of our proactive health team is as follows: 

Fred Grover, Jr., M.D.: 

Serving as Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Grover is a board-certified family physician, a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians whose practice focuses on preventative, functional, integrative, regenerative, and personalized medicine. He earned additional board certifications in Integrative Medicine and Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine.  

Supporting healing in the deepest way, Dr. Grover  emphasizes mindfulness-based practices in stress reduction, lifestyle, and nutrition to proactively promote wellness and reduce acute and chronic illness. In his Cherry Creek/Denver office, two rooms are dedicated to meditation and sound healing. He also offers IV therapy, Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF) therapy, medical aesthetics, and more.  

Formerly, he served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado and regularly taught medical students and residents in the Integrative Medicine elective. His most recent research publication in the February 2019, "Pulsed Transcranial Red/Near-Infrared Light Therapy" demonstrates the benefits of transcranial near-infrared light therapy for the treatment of traumatic brain injury in veterans.  

Dr. Grover's adventurous world travels, coupled with passionate interest in spirituality, mindfulness, and health have helped him discover healing beyond a prescription pad (Rx), leading him to understand unique ways of maintaining the expression of healthy DNA, while helping others do the same.  Dr. Grover's private practice website offers more information about his areas of focus.  

He is the author of Awakening Gaia: The Lemurian Crystal Grid (spiritual genomics). In 2019, Dr. Grover published Spiritual Genomics: A Physician's Deep Dive Beyond Modern Medicine. 

Kristina Anton-Schnell, M.D.: 

Dr. Anton-Schnell combines her 20+ years as a board-certified primary care physician with her training in integrative nutrition and longevity. Among her many career achievements are early medical studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU), Tufts University, and a residency at Columbia University Stamford, Connecticut. Today, Dr. Anton-Schnell's private practice is located in Boulder, Colorado. It is Dr. Anton-Schnell's mission to offer personalized, high-quality healthcare to improve and maintain the health of her clients. 

Krista Imre, N.D.: 

Dr. Imre is a naturopathic doctor (N.D.) and a certified Ayurvedic health specialist - certified via the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA). Ayurveda is the ancient medicinal philosophy of India. Dr. Imre is also co-author of Your Time to Thrive: Five Keys to Optimizing Health at Any Age. One of her recent case studies is "Treatment of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Mood Disorder With Physical Medicine and Supplementation" (2018). She is also a speaker, professor, wellness expert and lifestyle coach. More can be found via her private practice. Dr. Imre's functional medical training has helped her to end needless suffering in her own life, as well as in the lives of thousands of others. 

Adam Dombroski, N.D.: 

Dr. Dombroski, LAc, specializes in holistic naturopathic health and earned a master's degree in Eastern Medicine. He is also a speaker, wellness coach, and co-author of Your Time to Thrive: Five Keys to Optimizing Health at Any Age. He is further trained as a licensed acupuncturist, and is an expert in nutrition as well as functional hormone health. Dr. Dombrowski leads group classes in tai chi. More information may be found via his private health and wellness practice, which is focused on empowering each client with the knowledge needed to regain control over her/his health and her/his life. An example of one of his research case studies is "Treatment of Osteoarthritis With Low-level Laser Therapy, Acupuncture, and Herbal Therapy  (2018). 

Giuliana 'Jules' Sheldon, B.S., NASM, PSIA: 

Giuliana is a NASM-certified personal trainer, nutrition-certified, a rock climbing instructor, a PSIA alpine level-1 ski instructor, and AASI level-1 snowboard instructor. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Health and Exercise Science from Colorado State University (CSU). She also oversees a plethora of fitness classes ranging from yoga and pilates to HIIT and "power hour." In her spare time, Giuliana is an aerial arts performer.

The 2024 season premier program of Colorado Health Matters, hosted by Tom Parkin, on Sunday, January 28 on KWGN-TV, Channel 2, Denver, is availabe from our YouTube channel. The program features Phi Longevity co-founder and CEO Stephen Pinedo along with Drs. Grover and Anton-Schnell.

The desire to become a client often depends on a client's goals and/or purpose - family legacy, career contributions, travel and adventure. 

As was recently stated by an industry expert, "Proximity is power. If you really want to grow you have to put yourself into an environment where people are doing things to move themselves forward in life (e.g. exciting goals). You've got to get around people where you can see that there are other things in life that are possible. Then you find yourself thinking, 'if they can do it, I can do it too!'"

Individuals: Someone who is looking to optimize her or his wellness through proactive and foundational health elements - who would like a savvy physician-led team to take a holistic look at their health and design and deliver a plan that facilitates a base of timeless wellness -- enabling these individuals to achieve all they are meant to achieve in life. If this someone is you - great! We look forward to working with you.

Organizations: Others who may consider Phi Longevity are leaders and managers at organizations and companies with high-performing employees (perhaps there is concern about burnout among one or more of the team members). We work with high-performing professionals across many roles and sectors such as the wine; technology; legal; marketing; human resources; medicine/healthcare; veterinary; financial; airline as well as many other roles and responsibilities in today's deadline-driven world.

It's generally recognized that it takes at least 90 days to recognize the results of new habits and programs. We look to reset your health baselines so that you head into the next seasons with confidence about your health and wellness. 

Other than partnering with you for your labs, completing your personal assessment (client intake form), and the three days we spend in-person at the 5-star resort in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, to learn, share and meet your team, one of our key goals is to help establish healthy new habits that become as seamless in your life as brushing your teeth. We would say that our program will require around an hour or two of focused attention each week. 

Our work is a powerful complement to traditional medicine. 

We partner with your current primary care doctor and/or your other medical care specialists. Our proactive "lifestyle medicine" is focused on creating healthy habits, aligned with your lab findings, slowing your internal rate of aging, and keeping possible health threats at bay. 

We partner with you - and your primary care physician's office - to share relevant information in a safe and secure way. 

The 3-month, inclusive program with three days at a 5-star resort requires a significant investment, not including travel. As you know, overall health - physical and mental - is the ultimate wealth. Please contact us for program pricing.

CNBC published an article by Emmie Martin, CFP,  titled "18 Things Worth Paying Extra For."  Examples from her list: 

• education, 
• organic produce, 
• high-quality mattress and office desk chair, 
• good running shoes, 
• warm winter jacket, 
• and professional hair coloring. 

Is your proactive healthcare worth paying for? We believe it is.

With today's rapid innovation in the areas of health and wellness; a proliferation of newly available proactive therapies; medical technology systems that don't "talk to one another;" and keeping current with the latest industry research, it is difficult to identify, evaluate, prioritize and manage your proactive health and wellness. 

We believe that a daily financial investment in your long-term health for 90 days is worth your money and time. We would encourage you to research the cost of a hospital stay, ambulance ride or other emergency procedures both from a financial, time and personal perspective. 

People who are reported to be in the poorest category of health, most of whom are affected by the top chronic diseases, have average out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures of $26,450 per person, per year (Nunn 2020).

You may consider using a health savings account (HSA) for this program. In some cases you may be able to deduct the $18,000 (per client) from your business, if the program is part of your employee benefits  (e.g. education and/or wellness). Check with an accounting professional to verify what may work for your organization. 

Our client  journey begins with comprehensive leading edge diagnostics including epigenetic biological age, comprehensive nutritional, strength and cardiovascular assessments as well as a personal conversation to learn about your lifestyle and goals. 

Evaluating approximately 140 biomarkers, and narrowing those down to the top biomarkers, we identify the key metrics that align to your goals and partner with you to ensure our team is equipped with a comprehensive view of where you are and where you want to go. 

We then build a program to get you there. 

Our M.D.s partner with the team, consolidate the team's input and work with clients to finalize customized plans and identify, prioritize and measure what is most important to clients while ensuring cost transparency to focus on what is most relevant to each of our 10 individual clients, per cohort.  

Our longevity goal is to get clients to their happy, healthy, 100 years in a proactive and smart way. Around .027% (89,739 people) of the U.S. population in 2021 were of the age 100+ according to data posted by the Population Division of the United Nations. According to the study the prevalence centenarians has nearly doubled in the past 20 years. 

Let's get you to your 100th birthday in a healthy way. 

The Phi Longevity 12-week / 3-month program is comprised of the following five elements:

Coaching Conversations: Check-ins to help ensure you are moving forward over the 12 week period. 

Physician Appointments: One-on-one conversations with your M.D. (in-person and/or virtual).

Pioneering Lab Checkpoints & Re-Testing: Retesting and biomarker tracking to monitor progress.

Education & Awareness: On-demand education for proactive health topics.

Cohort Connections: Supportive engagement with your 10-person group of clients. 

The various elements will be pre-scheduled in partnership with you -- and your current schedule -- so that you know what to expect and when to expect the next steps, follow-up, check-ins and/or conversations. We also want to learn if you'd like more or less (i.e. DIY) weekly support along your journey, this program is tailored to your needs and wants. Anticipate that there will be a hybrid of meetings -- digital and in-person over the 90 days. 

Yes. We help professionals and individual clients do what they love to do for longer. 

Here are two definitions you may find useful if you are feeling weary, or if know of someone who is feeling exhausted: 

According to Psychologist Herbert J. Freudenberger "burnout" is a state of fatigue or frustration brought about by devotion to a cause, way of life, or relationship that failed to produce the expected reward. 

Jointly Ayala Pines, a clinical, social organizational psychologist, and Psychologist Elliot Aronson define burnout as a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by long-term involvement in emotionally demanding situations.

You and/or organizations may consider using a health savings account (HSA) for this program. If our Phi Longevity program is part of your organizations' employee benefits (e.g. education and/or wellness), in some cases organizations may be able to deduct each employee's expense from organizational expenses for tax purposes. We would, of course, encourage you to check with an accounting professional for more information about tax deductions. 

This 12-week proactive program is about seizing the opportunity to change your health and how to thrive rather than just survive. In addition to labs, lifestyle and goals, we will also address mindset, purpose, and environment (e.g. setting yourself up for success). This will allow you to start making tangible changes in your health and life immediately.

Please be comfortable with mobile applications (e.g. Apple, Google) and web portals. Following the in-person, three-day start at our Summit we transition into a hybrid / digital journey with our clients. 

Yes, we are compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). 

Participation in our program requires consent to anonymously share your data, and doesn't require any further action or commitment. 

To apply for the Fall 2024 cohort, receive our new client application to be considered for this exclusive opportunity send and email to Stephen@PhiLongevity.com. Phi Longevity is your guide to health, and our team looks forward to helping you reach your peak!

We list program information on our website under the Renew drop-down menu. Contact us with questions at Stephen@PhiLongevity.com or by calling 650-868-9067. 

Phi (pronounced F-Eye) is a letter in the Greek alphabet. It connotes balance, harmony and beauty. Phi also refers to the golden ratio (1.618) in mathematics; architecture; patterns in nature. We believe in creating and maintaining balance and harmony for overall health that spans the many years in our lives.  

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