Stress may be defined with both biological or psychosocial terms. Therefore, stress may be what triggers some of the body's systems regarding physiology, or what is perceived as disproportionate to one's available resources. Stress measurements taken by “Pythagorean Academia” address stress as a total, using appropriate self-reference psychometric tools, and new technologies engaging stress biomarkers.

Other aspects of mental, cognitive, social or physical health are also evaluated using the most modern and validated measurement tools

HEALTH MEASUREMENTS

The measurements are made with special scientific tools - weighted, questionnaires, biological indicators and include indicatively:

Tools for assessing health levels

  • Physiometric characteristics (height, weight, neck circumference, waist circumference, abdominal obesity, body mass index).
  • Measurement of visceral fat (lipometry and measurement of the ratio of total fat to muscle mass).
  • Blood pressure measurement, with special training in the valid way to measure blood pressure, based on the latest scientific data for measurement at home. (Most people measure their blood pressure incorrectly and as a result take the wrong medication).
  • Blood tests (glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, glycated hemoglobin, CRP, vitamins).

Physical and psychological stress assessment tools

  • Measurement of perceived stress.
  • Stress measurement.
  • Measurement of depressive symptoms.
  • Anger measurement.
  • Taking hair cortisol (stress hormone), to assess chronic stress.
  • Heart rate estimation based on variability in virtual stress test (HRV) conditions.
  • Assessment of physical stress by measuring the function of the Autonomic Nervous System, using the biofeedback machine.

Cognitive and memory assessment tools

  • Special tests to measure concentration/attention.
  • Special tests to measure information processing speed.
  • Test for cognitive and mental fatigue.

Lifestyle assessment tools

  • Eating Habits.
  • Natural activity.
  • Routine.
  • Quality of sleep.
  • Smoking habits.
  • Medical history.

Tools for measuring biological age

In collaboration with specialized university laboratories of a high scientific level, special biomarkers such as the length of telomeres, which are the main mechanisms for regulating cellular aging, are tested. With these biomarkers, the real age is determined against the chronological one. For example, if someone is 40 years old and their biological age is 55, or vice versa, that is, if their chronological age is 55 and their biological age is 40, we create a personal reversal program. These measurements are taken at the beginning of the program, issuing the biological age ID, and also at the end of the program and the ID is reissued and compared to the chronological age. This program puts into practice research on maintaining "youth" and slowing cell aging.

Vascular age measurement tools

Based on the latest research, the measurement of the intima of the vessels helps to understand atherosclerosis, its severity and its evolution, which predicts the evolution of a person's health. Hypertension and elevated lipids (simple risk factors) are enough to cause a heart attack or stroke after 5-10 years. Is it possible for a 50-year-old to be the same vascular age as a 70-year-old? This is mainly due to the modern stressful lifestyle, bad eating habits, lack of exercise, etc.