How we choose

One judgement per goal

A place can be the right choice for one goal and the wrong one for another. A strict detox clinic may have little to offer someone recovering from surgery. So we do not rank clinics overall. We judge each one separately for each goal it serves, and for the methods people look for, such as Mayr medicine or Ayurveda.

For each goal we look at what changes the result. Two examples. For detox: how deep the protocol goes, the medical supervision, the nutrition and the treatments. For longevity: the diagnostics, the follow-up after you leave and the experience of the physicians.

The strongest places for a goal are marked “Our pick” or “Highly recommended”. A goal's page lists only the places we would send a friend to for that goal, in the order we would suggest them.

Commission never decides

Our service is free. We receive a commission from the clinics and resorts. You pay the same price as if you booked direct, and most clinics and resorts offer our clients complimentary amenities. What a clinic pays us, and whether it has a partnership with us, never enters our judgement. A place we would not recommend for a goal is not listed for it, whatever it would earn us.

Reviewed every year, and after every visit

We review each judgement at least once a year, and again whenever one of us has stayed. Programmes change, teams change, and so do our picks.