This archive report was first published on 4 October 2019.
Age-Defying Clinic Opens in Kenya ¶
On October 4, 2019, a new age-defying clinic opened its doors in Kenya, offering a range of treatments to help people look and feel younger.
Claudia Villate, a physician and chief medical officer of Cenegenics Global, has been using the age-defying programme for 18 years. She started the programme at the age of 38, after struggling with diabetes during pregnancy.
‘As a doctor, I realised that the advice I was giving to my patients was not working for me. At 38, I was battling weight issues, high cholesterol levels and diabetes,’ explains Claudia.
She used hormones, diet, and tailored exercises to forestall the aftermath of ageing, and is now 56 years old.
Cenegenics Global, a privately held company based in Las Vegas, US, has set up a clinic in Nairobi, aiming to offer the new-age management medicine to the well-to-do who want to grow old with ‘dignity’.
‘There are two options; one can choose to grow old with vitality or get old with disease. It is a preventive measure as we believe preventing is cheaper than fixing,’ explains Mario Garcìa Muxò, president, Cenegenics Global.
The programme is personalised based on an individual’s blood test, family history, and any diseases they might be predisposed to. It targets 35 to 65 year-olds.
‘To enrol for the programme, one begins with a consultation at the clinic which involves a seven-hour evaluation charged at Sh300,000 ($3,000),’ explains Ally Manji, a Cenegenics Kenya partner.
