Physician-Led Health Strategy

You have the data.
You need a decision.

Chronos Med is a physician-led health strategy practice for high-performing individuals who want more high-quality years — and a clear, medically rigorous plan to get them.

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Time
is the
asset.
20+
Years Clinical Practice
WA
CO · MT
Licensed Across 3 States
FABNO
Board-Certified Oncology
In-
person
& Remote Options

The Problem

Information isn't the
issue.
Clarity is.

You've read the books. You've tracked the wearable data. You've ordered the labs. Maybe you've seen a specialist — or four. And yet: you don't have a plan.

Not a real one. Not one that accounts for your specific risks, your trajectory, your time horizon. Not one that tells you what actually matters for you — versus what's noise.

Standard medicine isn't designed to answer that question. It's reactive, organ-specific, and visit-based. It will catch what's already wrong. It won't tell you what's coming, what to do about it, or how to rank the thousand things you could do with your limited time and energy.

What you have

Information. Access. Motivation. More data than you know what to do with.

What you lack

A framework. A filter. A physician who will help you prioritize it all.

What that costs you

Compounding risk. Missed windows. The slow erosion of what matters most: time.

What Chronos Med Is

A physician-led
operating system
for your long-term
health.

Not primary care. Not a wellness program. Not a supplement protocol or a concierge access service. Those exist. This is different.

Chronos Med occupies a specific gap in medicine: the space between a disease you don't yet have and the plan you need to keep it that way. It's medical strategy — comprehensive evaluation, rigorous interpretation, and a prioritized plan built around your risks, your values, and your time.

Not This

Traditional medicine — reactive, disease-focused, visit-based

This

Proactive, longitudinal, strategically oriented to your trajectory

Not This

Concierge medicine — access-driven, "call me anytime" convenience

This

Depth over access. A strategic relationship, not an on-call service

Not This

Wellness clinics — trend-chasing, supplement-heavy, protocol-driven

This

Evidence-based, physician-interpreted, individually calibrated

Think of it the way you think about a family office — but for your biological capital.

  • Like a
    Family Office — but for your health portfolio, not your financial one
  • Like a
    Chief Investment Officer — but the asset being managed is your biological longevity
  • Like a
    Strategic Advisor — operating well above the level of any single specialist or visit
  • Not a
    Replacement for your PCP — we work alongside your existing care, not instead of it

Who It's For

People who run their lives
with intention.

The right patient already takes ownership. They're not looking to be managed. They want a physician who matches their rigor — who will think at their level, tell them the truth, and help them act on it.

If you're looking for a quick fix, a supplement stack, or someone to make decisions for you, this isn't the right practice.

01

High-Agency Professionals

Founders, executives, investors, physicians. Used to making high-stakes decisions. Value expert guidance — but not hand-holding. Want a physician who thinks like a strategist.

02

The Asymmetry-Aware

They understand that small risks compound. That early action matters exponentially more than late action. That time is the real asset — and the only one that can't be recovered.

03

The Underserved by Standard Care

They've heard "everything looks normal." They've gotten fragmented opinions from multiple specialists with no synthesis. They know something's missing. It is: a strategic physician.

04

Signal Seekers

Overwhelmed by conflicting advice, endless optimization content, and too much data with too little context. They don't need more information. They need a trusted filter and a clear direction.

The Process

Baseline. Strategy.
Ongoing Guidance.

Three phases. One continuous relationship. Built around where you are, where you're headed, and what stands between you and the health trajectory you want.

Phase 01 — Foundation

Comprehensive Baseline

Before any strategy, you need an honest reckoning with your current state. Not a snapshot — a full-depth picture of where you are across every domain that matters for long-term health.

This is where most people discover the gaps between what they assumed and what the data shows.

  • Advanced laboratory evaluation
  • Imaging as clinically appropriate
  • Body composition and metabolic assessment
  • Cardiovascular risk stratification
  • Cancer risk profiling
  • Cognitive and mental health baseline

Phase 02 — Strategy

A Plan That Tells You What Actually Matters

The data means nothing without interpretation. The interpretation means nothing without prioritization. This is where Chronos Med's clinical depth — 20+ years in oncology and integrative medicine — translates into a strategy that's specific to you.

Not a list of everything you could do. A ranked, reasoned plan for what you should do, in what order, and why.

  • Risk-weighted prioritization across domains
  • Cardiovascular, metabolic, cognitive, cancer trajectories
  • What to address now vs. later vs. never
  • Coordination with your existing care team
  • Clear, actionable recommendations

Phase 03 — Guidance

Ongoing Recalibration

Health strategy isn't a one-time event. Trajectories shift. New data emerges. Priorities evolve. Chronos Med maintains an ongoing relationship — not to manage you, but to ensure the plan stays current and the course corrections happen when they should.

Light-touch accountability. Heavy-depth thinking when it matters.

  • Periodic reassessment and recalibration
  • Response to new findings or diagnoses
  • Longitudinal tracking across health domains
  • Strategic adjustment as life circumstances evolve
  • Continued access to physician-level interpretation

The Philosophy

Five beliefs that
shape every
clinical decision.

Medicine has a tendency to treat health as a destination — something you either have or you don't. Chronos Med operates on a different premise: health is a trajectory, and the decisions made in your 40s and 50s determine who you are in your 70s and 80s. These are the convictions behind that view.

01

Time is the primary asset

Health isn't the goal. Time — and the quality of it — is. All clinical decisions flow from that premise.

02

Outcomes are path-dependent

What you do in your 30s, 40s, and 50s determines who you are in your 60s, 70s, and 80s. The window for leverage is earlier than most people think.

03

80% is self-directed

Exercise, nutrition, sleep, behavior — these are the dominant variables. The physician's role is to interpret and operationalize the 20% that requires clinical expertise.

04

More data ≠ better decisions

Labs, scans, wearables, and genomics are inputs — not answers. Context and prioritization are what convert data into action.

05

Health is a systems problem

Not organ-based. Not specialty-based. Cardiovascular risk, metabolic health, cognitive trajectory, cancer risk — they are interconnected and must be managed as a system.

Dr. Chad Aschtgen, ND, FABNO — Founder, Chronos Med
Degree ND — Naturopathic Doctor, Bastyr University
Board Certification FABNO — Fellow, American Board of Naturopathic Oncology
Fellowship Integrative Oncology
In Practice Since 2005 (20+ years)
Public Service WA State Board of Naturopathy, appointed by Governor Inslee; Chair
Licensed In Washington · Colorado · Montana
Founded Seattle Integrative Oncology, 2008

The Physician

Chad Aschtgen, ND, FABNO

Founder, Chronos Med · Board-Certified Naturopathic Oncology

Most physicians who build healthspan practices come from internal medicine or functional medicine. I came from oncology. That difference is deliberate — and it shapes everything about how Chronos Med works.

For more than 20 years, I have worked with patients navigating one of the highest-stakes clinical situations medicine presents: cancer. I've watched what happens when biology shifts silently for years before becoming a crisis. I've seen the consequences of delayed action, fragmented care, and the absence of anyone thinking longitudinally across the full picture. That experience is the foundation of this practice.

In 2008, I founded Seattle Integrative Oncology, which has grown into the region's premier naturopathic oncology practice — and Providence Health's exclusive regional partner in the field. Over two decades, I've treated thousands of patients, trained the next generation of naturopathic oncologists, spoken at institutions including Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, and the American Cancer Society, and served as a co-investigator on an NIH-sponsored outcomes study.

FABNO — Fellow of the American Board of Naturopathic Oncology — represents the highest level of board certification in this specialty. It's held by fewer than 100 physicians in the country.

Chronos Med is the application of that clinical depth to a different question: not how to treat disease, but how to preserve the time and capacity you have — before the stakes become what I see every day across the hall.

A note on naturopathic medicine in Washington State: In Washington, licensed naturopathic doctors hold prescriptive authority and a clinical scope nearly equivalent to that of a medical doctor. Dr. Aschtgen is additionally licensed in Colorado and Montana. Chronos Med's evaluation and planning services involve comprehensive medical assessment, laboratory and imaging orders, and physician-level clinical interpretation — not wellness coaching.

Next Step

The right time to start
is before you
need to.

A Chronos Med consultation begins with a conversation — not a sales process. The goal is to understand where you are, what you're trying to protect, and whether this is the right fit. If it is, we'll build something together that most people never have: a real plan.

A note on fees

Chronos Med operates on a transparent, cash-pay fee structure — no insurance billing, no coding constraints, no administrative friction. There are two engagements: a comprehensive baseline evaluation, and an ongoing annual partnership for those who want continued strategic guidance.

Specific fees are discussed during your initial consultation, after we understand what you need and confirm this is the right fit. This isn't evasion — it's the same approach a trusted advisor takes before quoting scope. The fee reflects the depth of the work, not a visit count.

Labs and imaging ordered as part of your evaluation are billed separately and can be submitted to your insurance.

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What to expect

Initial ConversationAn in-depth discussion of your goals, your current health picture, and whether Chronos Med is the right fit. No obligation.

Comprehensive Baseline EvaluationPhysician-ordered evaluation across cardiovascular, metabolic, cancer risk, cognitive, and other domains. The foundation of everything that follows. Flat fee.

Your Strategic PlanA prioritized, medically rigorous plan specific to you — ranked by risk, time horizon, and your values. Not a list of options. A directive.

Annual Strategic PartnershipFor those who want ongoing guidance: recalibration, interpretation of new data, and course correction over time. Annual fee. Not visit-based.

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