The patients tell us what they need and what they need is to feel better, live longer, and live better.
Dr. Stephen Petteruti - Board-Certified Family Physician & Functional Medicine Specialist | Prostate Health Expert, Anti-Aging Medicine, Hormone Replacement, Weight Loss, IV Vitamins, Ozone, Integrative Cancer Support, Chelation | 30+ Years Experience To often in medicine we are left pursuing well worn pathways and if the patients condition doesn’t comfortable fit into that pathway we feel incapable of helping them. That’s the passion that drives my practice said Dr. Petteruti. Dr. Petteruti has been pursuing his passion for greater than 20 years. He brings his unique combination of empathy, intellect, clinical and didactic experience to change the lives of the patients he encounters. Holistic, comprehensive, complete and driven to pursue the solutions to the most difficult of problems, Dr. Petteruti has a style of practice that is rare to find. He is board certified in family medicine, weight-loss and anti-aging medicine.
02/02/2026
There is no guaranteed right answer, only thoughtful ones.
I believe men deserve time to process information, ask real questions, and understand the consequences of every option placed in front of them.
I'm not anti-medicine. I'm pro-thinking. If you want to do radiation or a biopsy, I'll never shame you for that, but I do want it to be your choice. We have too many men feeling rushed into decisions that cannot be undone, without honest conversations about risk or alternatives. That pressure does not create better outcomes. It creates regret. And that's what I want to avoid.
A decline in quality of life should not be treated as a side effect.
Fight Cancer Like a Man, launching February 22.
02/02/2026
01/28/2026
Does this sound familiar? You go to the doctor, they ask for a test and send you home telling you nothing is wrong. Yet, the symptoms are still there: Depressed mood, reduced motivation, decreased libido, persistent fatigue, accelerated muscle loss... And so much more.
Current data suggest that more than 8 million men in the U.S. meet diagnostic criteria for clinically low testosterone, yet many go undiagnosed because symptoms develop slowly and are often dismissed as “just aging.”
35 years in medicine taught us one thing: A single lab value rarely tells the full story. Proper evaluation requires context, repeat testing, and an understanding of how testosterone interacts with sleep, stress, body composition, and other hormones.
Treating numbers without addressing the whole patient rarely leads to meaningful improvement.
01/28/2026
01/26/2026
Prostate cancer is slow. Decisions shouldn’t be fast.
Here is a truth many patients are never told: Most men do not die from prostate cancer, but many suffer from its treatment. PSA is a biomarker, not a death sentence, and a diagnosis should not automatically lead to irreversible procedures.
Care should be guided by risk, evidence, and the individual patient. Not by fear or pressure. Taking the time to understand all available options allows men to make decisions that protect both longevity and quality of life.
If you want to explore a different way of thinking about cancer and its treatments, my new book 'Fight Cancer Like a Man' launches February 24. Get ready.
Dr. Stephen Petteruti
01/20/2026
01/16/2026
Chemotherapy is designed to damage cancer cells, but it also creates significant stress on healthy tissue. Did you know that up to 40% of patients undergoing chemotherapy develop nerve or metabolic complications, including peripheral neuropathy, fatigue, and impaired cellular energy production? These effects are closely linked to increased oxidative stress and mitochondrial strain during treatment.
Alpha lipoic acid (ALA) is a naturally occurring compound that plays a role in mitochondrial energy metabolism and functions as a broad-spectrum antioxidant, active in both water- and fat-based tissues. Unlike many antioxidants, ALA can cross the blood-brain barrier and has been studied for its effects on nerve health; it supports both the production and regeneration of glutathione, helping maintain cellular defense systems when oxidative load is high.
Alpha lipoic acid is not a cancer treatment, but it is a supportive compound that can help mitigate oxidative stress, inflammation, and nerve-related side effects associated with cancer treatments.
What do you think of it?
01/15/2026
01/14/2026
01/12/2026
In the United States over 50 million adults aged 50 and over are affected by weakened bone health, including both osteoporosis and low bone mass, conditions that significantly increase the risk of fractures and mobility loss as we age.
Based on national bone density data, about 10 million older adults have osteoporosis and more than 43 million have low bone mass, together representing roughly half of the U.S. population over age 50 at risk for bone-related health issues. This silent decline in skeletal strength means many more Americans face fractures, reduced independence, and slower recovery in later life, underscoring the importance of bone health as a key component of longevity and quality of life.
Aging is often described as an unavoidable process of decline. Smaller. Slower. More fragile.
We challenge that assumption.
Strong bones support balance, movement, cognitive health, and independence. They're living tissue that adapts to how we move, how we fuel our bodies, and how our hormones change over time. Some treatments focus on improving scan results without caring about bone quality, and relying solely on imaging can lead people away from strategies that truly protect function.
If you're interested in prioritizing healthy bones, drop a comment and I'll send you more information.
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Guiding people towards living the 120 lifespan while retaining youth.
This works by applying logic, reason, and scientific evidence to address conditions that drain people of their joy and vitality, while protecting from the harmful aspects of conventional medicine.
The beauty of our calling as healers is in the moment when we divine a way to improve the quality or length of a patient's life. The evolution of "evidence-based medicine" has had the downside of depriving clinicians of their creative freedom to practice the true art of medicine.
Intellectual Medicine respects the core of evidence, but expands its meaning to include that evidence which has merit but has yet to be integrated into the mainstream of care. After all, if we are limited to practice only the current standard of care, then the standard will never advance.
The object of Intellectual Medicine is to take the rapid advances being made in the many fields of science and to apply them to patients in real time.
The capacity for self healing.
Throughout my career I've been impressed with the capacity of the human body to heal itself. Frequently the best way toward healing a clinical condition is to create a healthy environment and stay out of the body's way as it heals itself. Too often modern medical techniques have become reliant upon aggressive intervention, often doing more harm than good.
By using the full range of tools available to you at Intellectual Medicine, including intravenous (IV) vitamins and supplements, hormone therapy, weight loss therapy, oral supplements, and other advanced modalities, long-suffering patients can finally find the relief they have been seeking but not receiving.
Extending youth, extending life.
Good health is not merely the absence of disease. Good health is an abundance of energy and bountiful vitality regardless of your age. If we believe that advancing years brings with it infirmity and fatigue, that belief will become self fulfilling. Achieving these outcomes requires the freedom of intellectual pursuit.
To often in medicine we are left pursuing well worn pathways and if the patients condition doesn’t comfortable fit into that pathway we feel incapable of helping them. The patients tell us what they need and what they need is to feel better, live longer, and live better. That’s the passion that drives all IM120 centers.
To living 120 youthful years,
Dr. Stephen Petteruti,
founder, IM120
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