What is HealthMeter™?

HealthMeter and AgeMeter are not medical devices and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease.

HealthMeter™ is a modified version of The AgeMeter®, a scientific device that was developed by the Centers for Age Control (CFAC) to perform non-invasive testing of selected ‘biomarkers’ (like, lung capacity, hearing and vision, etc.) that normally worsen with age.

The AgeMeter® was designed to measure and monitor the noninvasive biomarkers of aging that are listed below. CFAC scientists that were working with the AgeMeter recognized that key vital signs that are known to be altered early in the course of Covid-19 infections can be captured and remotely monitored. Further research showed that additional key vital signs and many of the known comorbidities that are altered in Covid 19 infection could also be monitored remotely. This was the genesis of the HealthMeter Application.

Tests for Covid-19 Risk Factors (Comorbidities) and Covid-19 Indicators*

Tests 1 - 8 are the most well known Covid-19 Indicators and Risk Factors. Any selection or all tests can be used.

1. Heart Rate: New Increase is a Covid-19 Indicator.

2. Temperature: Covid-19 Indicator

3. Blood Pressure: Covid-19 Risk Factor (Comorbidity)

4. Body Mass Index (BMI, measured with bluetooth Body Fat Scale): Obesity is a Covid-19 Risk Factor (Comorbidity).

5. Estimated Functional Age: Advanced or Premature Aging is a Covid-19 Risk Factor (Comorbidity).

Tests below are tests that are also used to calculate estimated functional age calculation:

6. Blood Oxygen Saturation: New Decline is a Covid-19 Indicator.

7. Lung Function Forced Vital Capacity (FVC): Low Level is a Covid-19 Risk Factor. New Decline is a Covid-19 Indicator.

8. Lung Function Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV-1): Low Level is a Covid-19 Risk Factor. New Decline is a Covid-19 Indicator.

9. Highest Audible Pitch: New Decline suggests New High Frequency Hearing Loss, which is a Covid-19 Indicator.

10. Auditory Reaction Time: New Cognitive Decline suggests New Confusion, which is a Covid-19 Indicator.

11. Decision Reaction Time: New Cognitive Decline suggests New Confusion, which is a Covid-19 Indicator.

12. Decision Movement Time: New Cognitive Decline suggests New Confusion, which is a Covid-19 Indicator.

13. Muscle Speed/Coordination: New Physical/Cognitive Decline suggests New Confusion and/or Muscle Weakness, Covid-19 Indicators.

14. Visual Reaction Time: New Cognitive Decline suggests New Confusion, which is a Covid-19 Indicator.

15. Visual Movement Time: New Cognitive Decline suggests New Confusion, which is a Covid-19 Indicator.

How does HealthMeter work?

HealthMeter represents a modification of the AgeMeter® technology. These modifications enable the HealthMeter device to remotely monitor key early signs of Covid-19 infection in humans and documented comorbidities of Covid-19 infection, while retaining all the functions of the AgeMeter.

HealthMeter is a state of the art computer system that can be used to remotely monitor many of the key early signs and the comorbidities of Covid-19 infection using a technique called “remote telemonitoring”. Doctors at the Centers for Age Control suggest that following the recommended measures to prevent Covid-19 infection, plus remote telemonitoring of at-risk groups to detect early key signs of Covid-19 infection, may markedly reduce the mortality, morbidity and the enormous medical costs that are associated with Covid-19 infection.  Comorbidities can be remotely telemonitored to decrease the risks of transmission and to decrease treatment expenses.

The HealthMeter system with remote telemonitoring can be used to decrease the risks of Covid-19 infection in at-risk groups, including:

  • medical personnel

  • nursing homes

  • students in schools and universities

  • factories, warehouses and crowded workplaces

  • hotel staff

  • teaching staff

HealthMeter with Remote Telemonitoring may enable healthcare  professionals to:

  • Detect and monitor key early symptoms of Covid-19 infection

  • Quickly isolate infected patients

  • Monitor seniors and other patients with known comorbidities to be able to detect and treat early cases of Covid-19 infection

  • Reduce the costs of hospitalization and ICU management by early detection and treatment of Covid-19 infected patients

How we monitor your ‘HealthMeter’ results

We team with experienced medical professionals and remote telemonitoring companies to continuously monitor and analyze your key markers of Covid-19 infection. If your key markers fall outside the established normal range, with your permission, we will notify your doctor and your designated next of kin. The goal is to catch and treat Covid-19 infection in the earliest stages.

What comes with your HealthMeter

All the hardware and software that are needed to make your ‘HealthMeter’ function are included:  

(1)       Apple iPad, fully loaded and enclosed in durable AgeMeter® hard case

(2)       BMI scale, Bluetooth connected

(3)       Blood Pressure cuff, Bluetooth connected

(4)       Pulse Oximeter, Bluetooth connected

(5)       Spirometer, Bluetooth connected

(6)       Thermometer, Bluetooth connected

(7)       Earphones

(8)       Disposable turbine mouthpieces for use with the Spirometer, Box (60)

What the client needs to supply

 The client will need to provide the following items:          

(1)       Comfortable table and chair in a quiet, distraction-free environment.

(2)       A grounded electrical outlet to charge the apple computerHealthMeter

(3)       2 Alkaline AA size batteries as back-up power for the Spirometer/ Oximeter and BP cuff

(4)       4 AAA size alkaline batteries as back up power for the Scale

Who will help me set up my ‘HealthMeter’ system?

Your HealthMeter is ready to be used as it comes out of the box. Simply plug in the computer and follow these simple instructions:

1.         Plug in your computer to the nearest convenient electrical outlet.

2.         Guide clients through simple step-by-step instructions on getting started with the HealthMeter.

3.         The computer will automatically search for your nearest available home or other Wi-Fi connection.

HealthMeter Contact:  

support@agemeter.com

Science behind AgeMeter and HealthMeter

Most people are fascinated when they meet a person that looks 10 to 15 years younger than his or her chronological age. For more than a century, scientists have explored the relationship between functional age [how ‘young’ our body looks and functions] and chronological age [our age measured in years from the date of your birth]. 

Over the years, many scientific devices have been invented to attempt to measure and monitor the changes in functional age.  Many of these scientific devices used a combination of physical measurements of body function and changes in the composition of body fluids such as blood, urine and sputum, to draw conclusions about functional age.  In recent years, Dr. George Church, Dr. David Sinclair, the National Institutes of Health, the Life Extension Foundation, A4M and the Centers For Age Control have added their voices and talent to the growing body of research into ‘functional age’.

Richard Hochschild, a physiologist, was one of the first scientists to produce a non-invasive device (no need for blood or body fluids) to estimate functional age by capturing and integrating data from 12 biomarkers of health. Centers For Age Control Inc. (CFAC) was a distributor. After he retired and discontinued his device, CFAC extended his functional age research with the AgeMeter® , using Internet Cloud and Bluetooth technology to capture and monitor selected biomarkers of functional age.  

The HealthMeter system uses similar Internet Cloud and Bluetooth technology to capture and monitor the key early signs of COVID-19 infection in humans. The characteristics of at-risk populations for COVID-19 infection have been clearly defined, as have the comorbidities (risk factors) that predispose COVID-19 infected patients to adverse outcomes. CFAC’s goal is to provide healthcare practitioners with a device [HealthMeter] that can be used to detect and monitor COVID-19 infections early in populations that are known to be at-risk, potentially saving billions of dollars in the cost of ambulance transportation, emergency room visits, inpatient hospitalization and ICU management across the United States and around the world.

Research applications

Advanced age and premature aging are major comorbidities (risk factors) for Covid-19. Functional decline with age proceeds at different rates in different individuals. The AgeMeter® was developed as a research tool to study age-associated functional decline. The HealthMeter is a modified version of the AgeMeter® that has the added ability to remotely monitor the key early signs of Covid-19 infection.

The prospect of intervention in the aging process depends on scientists ability to:

1.     determine diet, exercise, life style and pharmacological influences on the aging process

2.     identify genes and biochemical processes that control aging

3.     eventually, to determine how to influence these processes with genetic engineering.

Centers for Age Control is working to better understand the many factors that influence aging in the human body.

Disclaimer: This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, nor is it intended to substitute for the judgment of a healthcare professional. Consult your physician regarding your results.