The wellness retreats focusing on longevity

In the world of luxury retreats, a select few are combining evidence-backed longevity protocols with gentle, personalized care

- Anushka Patodia

In the past few years, the idea of “longevity” as a wellness protocol has slowly seeped into Indian holiday plans. Today, IV drips and full-body scans are now as much a part of resorts’ marketing lexicon as are infinity pools and sunset yoga. But with all this medical jargon being touted around, sometimes it’s easy to lose sight of the basics: sleep, stress, metabolism, mobility, and how you actually feel when you wake up. So, a new wave of Indian retreats is trying to do something quieter: longevity-lite, if you will. The luxe factor is still very much there—forest pavilions, private pools, doctor-led consults—but the focus is on evidence-backed protocols rather than shock value. Here’s a shortlist of places taking medical-wellness seriously, without making science the focus of your holiday.

A PHYSICIAN-LED PROGRAMME

Where: PMX Health, Hyderabad

If most “longevity” offerings in India feel like spas trying on a lab coat, PMX Health does the opposite: It is a fully medical longevity clinic. Co-founded by physician Dr Samatha Tulla, PMX is designed for a very specific profile: largely in the 28-45 age bracket, already successful, but now looking to reverse early warning signs—diabetes, hypertension, PCOS, fatty liver—or solve nagging issues like headaches, low energy and gut trouble that no standard health check seems to fully explain.