Antioxidant & Nutritional Assessment in London

At NAGER London, we recognise oxidative stress as a key factor in how our bodies age, recover and perform. It occurs when the body’s production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) byproducts of normal metabolism outpaces its ability to neutralise them with antioxidants. This imbalance can quietly impact everything from skin health to energy levels and long-term resilience. While your body has its own defence systems, like enzymes and nutrients that neutralise free radicals, modern lifestyles often challenge that balance. That’s why we offer non-invasive antioxidant scanning to help you track how well your body is absorbing protective compounds like carotenoids. With insight into your antioxidant status, you can take simple, science-backed steps to support your biology and reduce the cellular wear and tear linked to oxidative stress.

The scanner uses a technology called Resonance Raman Spectroscopy, a form of optical measurement that detects carotenoids in the skin.

Carotenoids are naturally occurring pigments found in colourful fruits and vegetables such as carrots, leafy greens and peppers. After consumption, these nutrients accumulate in the skin over time, making them a useful indicator of long-term dietary patterns and antioxidant status.

During the scan, a safe beam of light is directed onto the palm of the hand. Carotenoid molecules interact with this light and reflect a specific signal, which the device measures and translates into a numerical score.

This process takes approximately 30 seconds, is completely non-invasive and requires no blood sample.

The result provides a snapshot of your antioxidant and nutritional status, offering objective insight into how consistently protective nutrients are reflected in your body.

60-Minute Antioxidant & Nutritional Insight Session

Wellness should be grounded in clarity, not assumption.

This 60-minute, one-to-one consultation includes a non-invasive Skin Carotenoid Scan using BioPhotonic technology, providing your personal carotenoid score in seconds. Carotenoids are plant-derived nutrients that accumulate in the skin over time and are recognised as a biomarker associated with fruit and vegetable intake and antioxidant status.

The scan itself takes seconds.
Understanding what it means takes time.

During the session, we interpret your score in context — exploring dietary habits, lifestyle factors, training load and consistency of nutritional support. You receive clear explanation, practical guidance and personalised recommendations where appropriate.

This is not a medical diagnostic test.
It is a structured nutritional insight session designed to provide objective feedback.

Why this matters:

Oxidative stress is part of daily life. Physical training, mental load, environmental exposure and modern lifestyle demands all influence how effectively the body maintains balance. Antioxidant nutrients play a supportive role in that process.

Measuring skin carotenoid levels offers insight into how consistently those protective compounds are reflected in your tissues over time.

No needles.
No blood tests.
No guesswork.

Just measurable data, interpreted professionally.

This session is designed for individuals who value evidence, clarity and informed decision-making in their approach to long-term health and resilience

30-Second Skin Carotenoid Scan

We believe measurable insight creates better decisions.

Many people focus on eating well and taking supplements, yet very few know whether their body is actually absorbing and utilising those nutrients effectively.

Our Antioxidant & Nutritional Assessment provides a simple, non-invasive way to measure your skin carotenoid levels — a recognised indicator of antioxidant status — in just 30 seconds.

This is not guesswork.
It is data.

One of the most important milestones in this field came in 2006, when Dr. Shinya Yamanaka from Japan pioneered a method to reprogram old cells to a youthful state work that earned him a Nobel Prize.

His research showed that you can take any old cell even one from an 85-year-old patient with Parkinson’s disease and reprogram it into an embryonic stem cell. This is done by introducing four specific proteins, known as transcription factors. These are “master switches” that control how genes are turned on or off. By adding them to an old cell, you can reset it to an embryonic state, meaning it can develop into any type of cell heart, liver, brain, skin and more.

This process is called induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology. It works partly by wiping away epigenetic marks (chemical tags that sit on DNA and influence gene expression), effectively resetting the cell’s biological clock.

However, scientists have found that in some cases it’s better not to completely erase a cell’s identity. Instead, you can use partial reprogramming “pulsing” the cell with transcription factors just long enough to rejuvenate it, but not so long that it becomes a full embryonic stem cell. For example, you can take an 85-year-old skin cell and make it function like the skin cell of a 1-year-old, without losing its identity as a skin cell. This concept could in theory, rejuvenate different organs and tissues in the body.

Ageing, inactivity and physical health

Ageing is now being explored as a disease process and one major risk factor for accelerated ageing is physical inactivity. Being sedentary can increase the risk of early death more than many recognised diseases.

One landmark study, the Dallas Bed Rest Study (1960s), showed the profound impact inactivity has on the body. Exercise, especially high-intensity training is one of the most effective ways to clear excess glucose from the body.

GENE EXPRESSIONS

We used to think of our genetic code as fixed a script we inherited and couldn’t change. But we now know that our lifestyle choices can influence how our genes behave. What we eat, how we move, even where we live all of these factors can shape our biological outcomes.

In The Aging Myth, we link these shift to metabolism, the microbiome and mental health. Disciplines like molecular biology and biochemistry serve as our “ Rossetta Stone” for decoding gene expression.

This is the field of nutrigenomics, where biology meets behaviour. It helps us understand how our food, environment and habits can switch genes on or off guiding everything from metabolism and immune health to mood, skin and energy. It’s a powerful reminder that we are not simply the product of our genes, but active participants in how they’re expressed.

“ We are entering an era where technology aligns with biology. Tools like light therapy, microcurrents and cellular nutrition allow us to influence gene expression from the outside in. We are no longer just maintaining health we’re optimising it.” - Dr. Joseph Chang

It’s also a reminder that ageing isn’t something we must simply surrender to many people unknowingly give up too soon, believing that decline is inevitable. But what if your future health could be shaped more by your actions than your age? You might be surprised what small, consistent changes can unlock.