Question 374 of 433
Are the luxury longevity resorts worth it?
The short answer
As a vacation that resets your habits, perhaps. As medicine, no.
A week at a well-known Swiss clinic costs about 30,000 Swiss francs and up. An American resort’s four-day longevity program costs about $20,000. European medical spas start around €10,000 a week. You will be tested, massaged, fed beautifully, and lectured kindly. Many people come home motivated.
The effect lasts as long as the habits do. If a week away is what it takes to start sleeping, moving, and eating well, it may be money well spent. Do not confuse the setting with the science.
“This book is for education. It is not medical advice, and reading it does not make you my patient or create a doctor-patient relationship.” From the book’s medical disclaimer. Full disclaimer
NOT DEMONSTRATED — Luxury resort packages: sustained clinical benefit beyond subsequent habits is unestablished.Evidence grade (draft mapping)FNot demonstrated / insufficientPart 25, Q374 · Part sources
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