Pavel Borský, M.D., Ph.D.
A personal perspective from a physician, scientist, and entrepreneur on prevention, healthy longevity, and the Minus Age, Vital Age Clinic, and Váš praktik projects.
Ever since childhood, I have been accompanied by one powerful emotion: the fear of death. For a long time, I perceived it as something unpleasant that one would rather push aside. Today, however, I see it differently. It is a driving force. Something that propels me to work, to seek answers, and to believe that we don’t have to merely passively watch aging unfold. I am a doctor, a scientist, and an entrepreneur. And it is precisely the combination of these three roles that is, for me, a natural way to strive to improve people’s health on a larger scale. Not just for individuals in my office, but also through prevention, research, and projects that can impact thousands of people at once.
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Why the topic of aging led me to start my own brand
My professional journey has been linked to the topic of aging from the very beginning. At the Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové
at Charles University, I was already engaged in research during my medical studies and later pursued my doctoral
studies at the Institute of Preventive Medicine. It was there that I fully realized that aging is not just
a number on a calendar. It is a biological process that affects quality of life, performance, resilience, and the onset of chronic diseases.
In aging research today, we talk about biological age, biomarkers, chronic inflammation, mitochondria, regeneration, and how lifestyle and targeted interventions can influence how quickly our bodies age. But there is often a wide gap between scientific knowledge and people’s everyday lives.
That is precisely why my colleague and co-founder, Dr. Jan Pavel Novák, and I founded Minus Age. We wanted to bring a brand to the Czech market that would not be based on buzzwords, but on quality, trust, and an evidence-based approach. A brand that people can stand behind with confidence.
For me, Minus Age doesn’t mean a promise of immortality. It means the desire to slow down one’s own aging. It means the decision to do something extra for oneself. It means striving to maintain health, energy, and functionality for as long as possible.
Prevention isn’t a bonus. It’s the foundation.
The longer I work in healthcare, the more I realize that prevention is what matters most. Not in the sense of a single annual checkup, but as a daily approach to taking care of oneself.
In my view, healthy longevity rests on several pillars. The first is lifestyle: sleep, a healthy diet, regular exercise, stress management, spending time outdoors, social relationships, and the ability to maintain a sense of balance over the long term. Without this, no product or modern medicine can work miracles.
The second pillar is quality preventive care. That means a primary care physician, preventive check-ups, laboratory tests, early detection of problems, and actively managing risks—not just their consequences. And only on this foundation, in my view, does the next layer make sense: targeted supplementation and a modern medical approach to healthy longevity. Not as a substitute for a healthy life, but as a smart complement to it.
That is precisely why I view dietary supplements as part of a broader health care strategy, not as a shortcut. Their role is supportive, meaningful, and long-term. It is not about the effect of a single pill overnight, but about systematically supplementing what modern people often lack.
What Bugs Me About the Longevity Scene
The word “longevity” is used almost everywhere these days. Sometimes I feel like it’s becoming a marketing label that can be used to cover up just about anything. And that’s exactly what bothers me. Longevity isn’t just a lifestyle accessory. It belongs in the realm of medicine, prevention, and professional work with people. Of course, exercise, discipline, and personal responsibility are part of it too. But it’s not enough to follow a single influencer or go by whatever’s trending in the fitness bubble. Health is much more complex.
I was equally surprised by how wild the world of dietary supplements is. When you delve deeper into it, you quickly realize that the quality of ingredients, purity of composition, or honesty toward the customer isn’t always a given. That makes it all the more meaningful for me to do things differently and stand behind them personally.
Three projects, one common goal
All my projects are united by a single idea: to shift healthcare more toward prevention and long-term health. Minus
Age fits into this framework, as do Váš praktik and Vital Age Clinic. We are building the Váš praktik project as a network of general practitioners’ offices with an emphasis on high-quality, accessible care and prevention. Today, we operate in Prague, Hradec Králové, Poděbrady, and other parts of Bohemia, and
we strive to demonstrate that modern general practice can be proactive, accessible, and focused on preventing problems, not just addressing their consequences.
Vital Age Clinic, on the other hand, is a place where we strive to go even further: to work with each person individually, view their health in a broader context, and seek ways to maintain performance, vitality, and quality of life for as long as possible. I see Minus Age as a logical continuation of that same mission—to bring the principles of prevention
and longevity into the daily lives of people who want to actively take care of their health.
Perhaps that is why I connect the worlds of the clinic, science, and business so intensely. One day I work as a doctor, the next day I’m conducting research, and the third day I’m developing the company’s strategy. Some might say that’s scattered. I see it the opposite way. Everything I do is aimed at the same goal: to improve people’s health and shift the Czech healthcare system more toward prevention.
We don’t have to simply accept aging
I don’t think we should just passively accept aging. We can accept that life goes on and that with age comes experience, perspective, and maturity. That’s fine. But the biological deterioration of the body, which increases the risk of disease and reduces quality of life, is something I believe we should strive to slow down.
Not because of a cult of youth. But for the sake of freedom. So that we can remain strong, independent, mentally sharp, and able to live life to the fullest for as long as possible. So that we don’t wait until our health starts to decline, but begin actively building it much sooner.
I wish people would stop talking about prevention as something marginal. I wish it were seen as one of the most important investments in the future. I wish young doctors and medical students would feel that prevention is not a less attractive part of medicine, but rather its future.
And I wish the way we think about aging would change as well. Not as an inevitable decline that we simply have to endure, but as a process we can actively engage in. We may not be able to stop it yet. But we can certainly
try to slow its pace and extend the years we spend in health, energy, and good physical condition.
That is my work. And at the same time, my personal mission.
Author: Pavel Borský, M.D., Ph.D., physician, scientist, and entrepreneur; co-founder of Minus Age; Váš praktik; Vital Age Clinic
What dietary supplements does Dr. Pavel Borský, Ph.D., recommend to medical students and young doctors?
He recommends several basic dietary supplements that he believes are particularly beneficial for medical students and young doctors with demanding study and work schedules; he specifically mentions Minus Age Vitamin D3 (2000 IU), especially during the winter months, when vitamin D levels tend to be insufficient in a large portion of the population.
He also recommends Minus Age Magnesium Bisglycinate, which is particularly suitable for evening use and will be appreciated by those who experience long-term stress, have high mental demands, engage in sports, or want to support quality sleep and recovery.
He also considers Minus Age Liposomal C a useful product, especially during periods of increased stress or during seasons when people are more focused on boosting their immune system.
For active people and athletes, he also mentions Minus Age Premium Joint Complex, a supplement suitable for long-term joint care—with a bit of hyperbole, perhaps even for future surgeons.
