Dr Vikram Jayaprakash Defines Anti-Aging Ingredients

Taking a whole-body approach to health, Vikram Jayaprakash, M.D. focuses on anti-aging, cosmetic and functional medicine as the Clinical Director of Younger By Design in Auckland, New Zealand. Using bio-identical hormones and the functional matrix model, he also addresses nutrition and how different types of food affect health. Dr Jayaprakash treats his patients through homeopathy, detoxification, orthomolecular care and other modalities.

Vikram Jayaprakash follows a functional matrix model, offering patients anti-aging and preventive medical services. In particular, Dr Jayaprakash evaluates patients’ hormonal balance in administering bio-identical hormones. This approach promotes disease prevention and healthy aging, ensuring the body’s efficient physiological functioning. He also provides his clients with non-surgical cosmetic options, utilising dermal fillers and Botox to create subtle enhancements in appearance.

Dr Jayaprakash is also a big fan of the Mediterranean diet, believing that the ingredients in the diet can improve people’s mood and sense of well-being. Definitive studies have not proven that diet alone will alleviate the symptoms of depression, but what people eat obviously plays a role in how they feel. The Mediterranean diet will give people the proper nutrition on which they will thrive and by enabling them to feel physically better, it follows they will feel better emotionally.

The Mediterranean diet includes a balance of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and fats which are all essential to help body tissues grow and repair themselves. This diet typically includes plant-based foods, healthy fats such as canola and olive oils, poultry and fish and low-fat dairy products. The Mediterranean diet avoids red and high-fat meats and can also include a glass of red wine or a glass of grape juice with dinner. The foods contain antioxidants, selenium, omega-3 fatty acids, and other valuable nutrients.

With a background in practical research, Dr Vikram Jayaprakash has authored the New Zealand Medical Journal article titled, “Colchicine overdose: the devil is in the detail.” He also maintains affiliation with a number of professional organisations, including The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, the International Hormone Society, and The AustralAsian Academy of Anti-Ageing Medicine. Dedicated to community service through Freemasons New Zealand, Dr Jayaprakash supports the efforts of Camp Quality in assisting children with cancer.

Camp Quality has been providing fun and hope to children with cancer for more than a quarter of a century. These camps are for children between the ages of five and sixteen and through recreational exertions, these children and their families can experience exciting and adventurous week-long events at its five New Zealand locations.