Lonvida

Lonvida is a longevity and regenerative medicine clinic in Polanco, Mexico City, built around a two-visit preventative check-up rather than treatment of existing illness.

The Lonvida Medical Check-up runs over four to six weeks and is listed from 23,990 Mexican pesos, roughly 1,200 US dollars. The first visit collects a detailed history and physical examination, blood and saliva samples, an ECG (electrocardiogram, a recording of the heart's electrical activity), body composition on an InBody 270 scanner, a grip-strength test, a balance test and a carotenoid reading (a skin measure linked to vegetable intake). The clinic says the panel covers more than 150 blood biomarkers plus 19 urine markers, and that the saliva sample is read for over 800,000 SNPs (single-nucleotide polymorphisms, common single-letter differences in DNA). Findings are returned at a second visit.

The published service menu also offers:

• intravenous drips including NAD+ from 10,000 pesos a session
• mesenchymal stem cell infusions from 15,000 pesos a session
• exosome, growth-factor and platelet-rich plasma injections

Nine clinicians are named on the site, which is led by Dr Yosafat Audiffred and publishes its COFEPRIS health licence number. Pages and prices are given in Spanish and English and travel packages are offered, so medical tourists are part of the intended audience.