The journey of medicine can be seen in three transformative phases: Medicine 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0—a concept popularized by Dr. Peter Attia and others. Medicine 1.0 refers to healthcare's earliest era, pre-dating the 1900s, when treatments lacked the scientific rigor and validation we value today. Many therapies offered were untested and their effects uncertain. Then came Medicine 2.0, a modern medical revolution starting in the late 1800s and continuing today. This era brought remarkable diagnostic tools like CT scans and MRIs, game-changing medications such as insulin, antibiotics, and chemotherapy, and life-saving interventions including coronary stents and robotic surgery. Medicine 2.0 has given us the power to manage, control, and even cure many diseases, both simple and complex.
Medicine 3.0 and Precision Medicine
Medicine 2.0
Medicine 2.0 has a key limitation: it’s primarily reactive, encouraging patients to seek care only once they’re already sick and addressing disease only after it has taken hold. When conditions like cardiovascular disease, cancer, metabolic disorders, or neurodegenerative diseases are established, they become significantly harder—and costlier—to treat, let alone reverse. While Medicine 2.0 has extended our lifespans, it has done less to enhance our healthspan, leaving many to live longer while managing illness rather than thriving. Simply put, modern medicine has succeeded in keeping us alive, but not necessarily healthy, in our later years.
Medicine 3.0
Enter Medicine 3.0—a paradigm where we leverage the most advanced tools in modern medicine to proactively assess your unique health risks and intervene early, helping you avoid disease or significantly lessen its impact. Here, the focus shifts to preserving your health, not just to extend your years (lifespan) but to keep you strong, active, and thriving in those years (healthspan).
The diagram highlights the transformative difference between Medicine 2.0 and 3.0, illustrating the gap between merely "living longer while sick" and "living longer in peak health and function." At Prosper Medicine, our mission is to bridge that gap, unlocking the potential for a healthier, more dynamic future.
The Prosper Method
At Prosper Medicine, we’re all about seeing the big picture: your health today and your vision for a thriving future. Our journey begins with a comprehensive, precision medicine assessment that dives deeper than most have ever experienced, uncovering your health’s strengths and pinpointing areas that may need extra care. Using the best of modern medical science, both evidence-based and evidence-informed, we develop a personalized plan to enhance both longevity and healthspan. By investing in your cardiovascular, metabolic, neurocognitive, physical, and emotional health now, you’re laying the foundation for a healthy, vibrant life into your 70s, 80s, and beyond.
Our Medicine 3.0 approach means partnering with you to make health optimization a priority, just like any meaningful investment. With a goal-oriented strategy, we work to accumulate “health dividends” that allow you to truly enjoy your later years—not by spending your retirement on medical care but by living with vitality.
Through precision medicine, we create a proactive strategy that emphasizes long-term wellness, early intervention, and disease prevention. When necessary, we even focus on reversing or slowing disease progression. The goal? To transform your final decade into a period of health, vitality, and fulfillment. That’s the Prosper Medicine way: adding years to your life and life to your years.