Biological Age Testing
How old is your body
really?
Your chronological age is the number of years you have been alive. Your biological age is how old your body actually is at the cellular level. The two can differ by a decade or more depending on how you have lived. For the first time, that number is measurable.
We use the TruAge+ TruHealth kit by TruDiagnostic, the most advanced epigenetic biological age test currently available to the public. Developed in partnership with Harvard, Yale and Duke universities, it analyses over 900,000 DNA methylation sites to tell you your biological age, your speed of ageing, the biological age of 11 key organ systems, and over 75 longevity biomarkers. What makes our offering different from purchasing the kit directly is everything that happens around it. Dex collects your sample, analyses your results, writes a full customised report, and sits down with you for an hour to go through what your data means and what to do about it.
A deposit is required to secure your booking. Kit collection by appointment.
Kit
TruAge+ TruHealth
by TruDiagnostic
Sample
Finger prick blood spot
collected in clinic
Analysis
900,000+ DNA methylation
sites measured
Turnaround
3 to 6 weeks from
lab receipt
Report
Custom written report
by Dex
Consult
1 hour results review
with Dex
Price
$1,740
Deposit required
What you receive
The full service
Initial appointment and sample collection
You come in for a short appointment where Dex collects your blood sample using the TruDiagnostic finger prick collection method. The process takes only a few minutes and is essentially painless. Your sample is prepared and posted to the TruDiagnostic CLIA-certified laboratory in the United States. A deposit is required at this stage to secure your place.
Laboratory analysis
TruDiagnostic analyses over 900,000 methylation sites on your DNA using their OMICmAge algorithm, developed in partnership with Harvard University. Results are returned within 3 to 6 weeks of the lab receiving your sample. The raw TruDiagnostic reports cover biological age, speed of ageing, organ system ages, telomere length, immune cell profiles, nutritional biomarkers and more.
Dex's customised report
This is what separates our service from purchasing the kit directly. Once results are in, Dex writes a full customised report interpreting your data in the context of your health history, lifestyle and goals. The TruDiagnostic results tell you where you are. Dex's report tells you what it means, what is driving any acceleration or deceleration in your biological age, and what specific interventions are most relevant for you.
One hour results consult
You come back in for a full hour with Dex to review your results in depth. Every section of the report is explained in plain language, the implications for your health and longevity are discussed, and a clear, prioritised set of actions is established. Most clients leave this appointment with a fundamentally different understanding of their body and a specific plan to act on it.
What the test measures
Key insights from TruAge+ TruHealth
Biological age vs chronological age
Speed of ageing (DunedinPACE)
Biological age of 11 organ systems
Telomere length
Immune system age and cell composition
Nutritional and metabolic biomarkers
Inflammation and oxidative stress
Disease risk correlations
Lifestyle impact on epigenetic age
Why not just buy it online
What we add
Buying the kit direct
You receive the TruDiagnostic reports in a digital portal. The data is comprehensive and accurate. Without clinical training in epigenetics and longevity medicine, interpreting what it means for your specific situation, understanding which findings are most significant and knowing what actions to take requires significant research time and often leads to generalised recommendations rather than targeted ones.
Through Mind Over Matter
You receive the same TruDiagnostic data plus Dex's customised written report interpreting your results in the context of your health history and goals. Then you sit down for a full hour with Dex to understand what your data means, what is driving it, and exactly what to do next. The test tells you where you are. The consult gives you a roadmap for where to go.
The science
What epigenetic age actually measures
Your DNA sequence is fixed from birth. What changes throughout your life is the way your genes are expressed. Epigenetics refers to these changes in gene expression that occur without altering the underlying DNA sequence. DNA methylation is the primary epigenetic mechanism measured by TruDiagnostic. A methyl group attaches to specific sites on the DNA, silencing or amplifying gene expression. These methylation patterns change predictably with age, and are also significantly influenced by lifestyle, environment, stress, diet and exercise. By reading over 900,000 of these methylation sites simultaneously, TruDiagnostic can calculate your biological age with a precision that no blood panel or fitness test can match.
Chronological age is a poor predictor of health outcomes, disease risk and longevity. Two people born in the same year can have biological ages that differ by 15 years or more. Research has shown that biological age as measured by DNA methylation is the most accurate predictor of future disease occurrence, frailty and mortality currently available. Reducing biological age by 7 years has been associated with a 50% reduction in disease risk. The TruDiagnostic OMICmAge algorithm, developed in partnership with Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, is the most predictive biological age algorithm publicly available.
Knowing your biological age is important. Knowing how fast you are ageing right now is arguably more important. DunedinPACE is a measure of your current pace of ageing at the cellular level. It answers the question: for each calendar year that passes, how many biological years is your body actually ageing? A DunedinPACE score above 1.0 means you are ageing faster than one year per year. Below 1.0 means you are ageing more slowly. This is the metric most sensitive to recent lifestyle changes and the most useful for tracking whether interventions are working. TruDiagnostic recommends retesting every 3 to 4 months when monitoring DunedinPACE specifically.
The TruAge+ kit includes SYMPHONYAge, developed using Yale University's organ-specific epigenetic ageing algorithms. Rather than a single overall biological age score, SYMPHONYAge calculates the biological age of 11 individual organ systems including the brain, heart, liver, lungs, kidneys and immune system. Most people do not age uniformly. One system may be significantly older or younger than overall biological age suggests. Understanding which organ systems are ageing faster than others allows targeted intervention rather than generic lifestyle advice.
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$1,740 · Sample collection, custom report and 1 hour consult with Dex · Deposit required
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