Anti-aging medicine is a catch-all term which is still used by some; but is largely “outdated.” The general meaning is a practice of medicine which promises to slow the aging process and prevent the degenerative diseases of aging such as autoimmune disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Other terms which are comparable to anti-aging medicine nowadays include functional medicine, integrative medicine and regenerative medicine. Functional medicine is now the most often-used term to describe “root cause” medicine