Harvey S Bartnof, MD

I recently completed my third round of HCG with the guidance of Dr. Bartnoff and his staff. They are all thoroughly professional, are on time when I show up for an appointment and always available by e-​mail if I have a question between appointments. They are supportive and knowledgeable and recently purchased an even more impressive machine to measure fat vs. muscle mass/​water loss. They take as much time as it takes to explain all the numbers so I have a real sense of what is changing in my body.
The result? I have lost about 48 pounds, mostly stored fat and some water, over the past 4.5 months. I have also kept it off since my last session because I have changed my eating choices and patterns. If you want spectacular results like mine, just do what you’re told. The «magic» is called following directions, so don’t be disappointed if you don’t get similar results. We have to take control of our choices and if you do, with Dr. Bartnof’s guidance, you will feel as wonderful as I do, not to mention the encouraging compliments that continue, now two months after I finished. This is not a diet as much as it is a commitment to a new lifestyle. Dr. Bartnof was the catalyst for this change and I am deeply grateful to him and his staff for helping me.

Dr. Bartnof is an Age Management Medicine doctor who uses Anti Aging Nutrition, Exercise, and Supplements to combat the aging process. His techniques are very thorough– he has patient evaluations that require you to spend some time at the clinic for proper testing, before being put on your Anti Aging program. Dr. Bartnof and his staff are very friendly, and truly seem to care about your health. I would recommend his services to people looking for weight loss and age management.

Dr. Bartnof is the first doctor I have seen who actually takes the time to listen to his patients. His thorough testing showed that I had food allergies I never knew about. A minor change in my diet made a major change in my life.

If you value the most current knowledge concerning aging and optimum health, Dr. Bartnof is the doc for you. I have been a patient of Dr. Bartnof’s for two years. I wasn’t satisfied with a piece-​meal approach to my health, seeing one doctor for female hormone replacement, another for thyroid, another for allergies/​asthma. With Dr. Bartnof I am treated in total. Yes, he recommends a lot of tests but all are valid. Balancing an aging body is a very complex process, well worth the time and expense.
Now I sleep better; lost 20 pounds and 7% body fat; lowered my triglycerides; lessened my allergy/​asthma problems; think clearer and healed my digestive tract. I wasn’t even aware of my digestive tract issues until Dr. Bartnof recommended tests based on my initial health assessment, which took 6 hours! I look forward to our monthly one hour phone appointments which allow Dr. Bartnof to make prescription/​supplement changes based on my feedback.
Dr. Bartnof is an active partner in my health; his staff is caring and responsive. Before seeing Dr. Bartnof most days I felt like I was headed for a rocking chair. Now I am exercising, dancing and pursuing my mid-​life goals. If you’re dragging yourself out of bed, give Dr. Bartnof a call. You will be on the road to spending your third act of life full of energy and vitality.

Dr. Bartnof is founder of the company called the California Longevity and Vitality Medical Institute. The staff is well versed in the art of sales and try to upsell you on every imagineable test. Part of the sales pitch even includes water purification systems. It is very expensive for what you get. 6 months cost me about 6K. You are basically buying your prescriptions for hormones and when you decide to not continue on with their program they cancel your refills on the prescriptions. Seems to be all about the dollar.