WORDS BECKY AMBURY
WELLBEING
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here is nothing new about health
tourism. Whether it’s the ancient
Greeks packing up their robes and
heading to the temples at Epidaurus,
the healing centre of the classical world,
or the fashion in the 18th century
for taking the waters in Bath (having
inherited them from the Romans), we have always craved a
break from the daily grind for the good of our wellbeing.
Having recently stumbled into my forties, I am no
exception. So when the opportunity came to sample a
rejuvenating health programme at the Longevity Health
and Wellness Hotel in Alvor on Portugal’s Algarve, I
snapped it up before any younger colleagues got a sniff.
The Longevity group was founded ten years ago by chief
executive Nazir Sacoor, an actuary who, while calculating
the lifespan of insured parties, alighted on some factors
that seemed to be crucial to reaching a good age. As such,
other than the bathrobes, it’s not your typical fluffy spa
getaway – Longevity means business when it comes to
wellness. The group comprises three Algarve properties- the Alvor one is the flagship, which Sacoor describes as
“a place where we can pull all our experience and expertise
together to combat and reverse chronic inflammation –
preventing disease before it happens and repairing where
we already find it”.
The Algarve’s
Longevity Health
and Wellness
Hotel offers rest,
recuperation and
how-to lessons
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