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Healthy Ageing at SHA Wellness Clinic

January 6, 2023

Aren't we all wishing for knowing the secrets of eternal youth? For those who love to get a realistic approach in healthy aging, SHA Wellness Clinic is a very good place. In 2018, SHA developed a multidisciplinary Healthy Ageing programme under the supervision of Dr. Mera, with the focus on enjoy a long, happy and meaningful life, being the best version of yourself at any age. 

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custom made ageing programme

This fully customisable methodology is based on healthy nutrition, moderate and supervised physical exercise, stress management, optimisation of rest and sleep, hormonal balance, depurative (purifying and detoxing) and metabolic capacity, analysis of the non-specific and adaptive immune system and the study of genetic predispositions. 
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Scientific approach

SHA innovative medical and scientific team developed preventive medicine and the coordinated fusion of new areas of knowledge, such as bioidentical hormone therapy, genomic and epigenetic counselling, telomeric and immunosenescence assessment or the application of stem cells and enriched plasma. These elements together significantly enhance the positive impact that all of them would have individually. This comprehensive approach helps to restore vitality, improve physical appearance, and optimise overall wellbeing.

Dr. Vicente Mera, European Award in Medicine in the field of anti-ageing

To learn a little bit more about this interesting matter we were able to ask Dr. Mera some questions. In 2021 Dr. Vicente Mera, head of the Genomic Medicine and Healthy Ageing Unit at SHA Wellness Clinic, received the European Award in Medicine recognising him as the best European doctor in the field of Anti-Ageing Medicine.His extensive and successful professional career is based on his total dedication to the patient, his meticulous diagnostic skills, his desire to spread the word and his talent for integrating and combining the latest protocols based on Western scientific evidence with effective therapies used for millennia by different Eastern cultures.


What makes us age more slowly and how can we improve our life expectancy? 

“In recent years, there have been major advances in various medical fields that have led to an increase in life expectancy. Among these are genetic research with new biomarkers, such as telomere length, bioidentical hormone treatments, detox, vitamin supplements and the influence of emotions and the microbiome on the ageing process".


What is healthy ageing to you?

"Healthy ageing does not only mean the absence of disease, but enjoying an optimal state of physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing at any age. We achieve this by systematically assessing and planning the ageing process which, in the long run, provides an improvement in both quality of life and life expectancy, sometimes with minimal effort.


So, it’s not just about how young we look but also about how young we feel?

“The paradigm of ageing has changed. The problem is that we tend to drive the car of ageing by looking in the rear-view mirrors rather than through the windscreen, which prevents us from seeing what lies ahead. By taking the present as our vital reference point, we think that the best is behind us. This misguided mentality makes us feel old and worn out at 50, when in fact we still have a lot to do. I always give the example of David Attenborough, the British scientist, educator, and environmentalist who, at the age of 95, is more active than ever.”


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About SHA Wellness Clinic

SHA Wellness Clinic is a pioneering global wellness clinic whose mission is to help people live longer and better lives through a holistic and integrative approach to health with a focus on lifestyle and nutrition, along with genetics, health, and wellbeing. 
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Preventive medicine, genetics and anti-ageing

The SHA Method, developed and supervised by world-renowned experts, integrates the most advanced treatments in scientific medicine, especially in the fields of preventive medicine, genetics and anti-ageing, with the most effective natural therapies, giving special importance to healthy and balanced nutrition. 
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Tailormade programme

SHA Wellness Clinic offers different health programmes, each one personalised to meet the needs and wellness goals of each individual. Upon arrival, each guest will have a carefully tailored programme, always in accordance with the medical and therapeutic criteria of the experts. 

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Physical, mental, spiritual and environmental well-being

SHA is a life-transforming experience, where health is seen as the absence of disease, but also as an optimal state of complete physical, mental, spiritual and environmental well-being, maintaining ideal weight and vitality.  

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Two new hotels in Abu Dhabi and Mexico

After more than a decade of consolidating its concept, last year SHA announced its international expansion with the upcoming opening of two new centres in Mexico and Abu Dhabi.Both are located in very privileged enclaves which were selected by taking into account several factors such as climate, environment, connectivity and access to clinical resources. SHA Mexico, located north of the Riviera Maya in Costa Mujeres, is scheduled to open in late 2023; SHA Emirates, located midway between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, will open in late 2024. 

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