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Thyroid Peroxidase Abs

Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPO Abs) are autoantibodies directed against thyroid peroxidase, an enzyme involved in thyroid hormone production. Elevated levels are commonly associated with autoimmune thyroid diseases such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and Graves’ disease.

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Dr. Claude Fortin MD

Claude Fortin MD, FAARFM, ABAARM, DipABLM, FSSRP is the Medical Director of Colorado Ageless Institute PLLC. He relocated to Castle Rock, Colorado, in 2016 in association with Neurology of the Rockies LLC. For 30 years prior, he had been in private practice in Springfield, Illinois, and Associate Professor of Neurology at SIU Medical School. ​ At Colorado Ageless Institute, Dr. Fortin has developed a world-class, evidence-based regenerative cellular medicine practice. He approaches disease in a radically different framework: disease reversal and prevention from the cellular level. He uses advanced diagnostic tests, cutting-edge cellular medicine therapeutics, including peptides that are years ahead of the standard medical practice. Dr. Fortin utilizes scientifically documented age reversal medicine techniques, including brain preservation & longevity programs, to address the underlying genetic, cellular, biochemical, and physiological processes that result in what we all recognize as aging. ​ Dr. Fortin has incorporated the diverse medical training he has acquired over the years to include principles of lifestyle, functional, cellular, regenerative, and age reversal medicine into his approach with patients at Colorado Ageless Institute. He is board-certified in Neurology, Clinical EEG, Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine, with added Certification in peptide therapy. He is a fellow of the Peptide and Cellular Medicine Master Mind Program at the Seeds Scientific Research & Performance Institute and obtained Certification in Age Management from the Cenegenics Institute. He is a member of the Seeds Mastermind program, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and the American Academy of Psychiatry and Neurology. ​

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  • Men's Health

  • Metabolic Health

  • Women's Health

  • Healthy Aging / Longevity

  • Neurological Health

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