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The Advanced Longevity Programme: Science Meets Sanctuary Alongside the programmes Leader’s Performance, Detox & Optimal Weight, Recover & Energize, is the Advanced Longevity Programme—a 7, 10, or 14-night immersion that feels less like a retreat and more like a recalibration of the self. This is not about chasing youth with desperation, but about slowing the cellular metronome, coaxing the body’s own regenerative powers into action. The science is robust. Recent research in Nature Food in Recent research from the monthly peer-reviewed academic journal Nature Food suggests that a diet rich in nuts, legumes, and whole grains—while shunning red meat and sugary drinks—can add up to a decade to one’s life expectancy. SHA’s programme takes this further, focusing on: • Slowing Cellular Ageing: Advanced therapies stimulate cell regeneration, softening the visible and invisible effects of time. • Mitochondrial Optimisation: The clinics deploy strategies to supercharge the body’s energy factories, the mitochondria, staving off the chronic fatigue and disease that so often accompany age. • Biohacking and Functional Medicine: Personalised interventions, guided by biomarker measurement, help guests not only feel younger, but perform at their peak—mentally and physically. This is not a spa break. It is a masterclass in living well, delivered by a team of experts whose credentials are as dazzling as their bedside manner. Who Walks Through SHA’s Doors? The guestbook at SHA reads like a who’s who of global influence: business magnates, heads of state, athletes whose bodies are their livelihoods, and celebrities whose faces are their fortunes. Yet the appeal is democratic. Anyone seeking to enhance biological rejuvenation, learn the secrets of nutritional longevity, or simply reclaim their vitality is welcomed with the same rigour and respect. What unites them is not status, but intent: a desire to slow the march of time, to swap the quick fixes of modern medicine for something deeper, more enduring. SHA’s approach is preventive, not reactive. It is about teaching guests to become the architects of their own health, rather than passive recipients of care. What sets SHA apart is not just its therapies, but its culture of continuous improvement. The team’s partnerships with universities and leading institutions ensure that every programme is rooted in the latest science, and every guest experience is tailored with almost obsessive attention to detail. 286 | Simply Abu Dhabi