“I discovered I absorb so little oxygen when I breathe, I’m barely alive.”

Gut Check

The world’s most dedicated wellness warriors now spend their vacations at the Lanserhof Clinic, in Germany. But despite all the tests and procedures, is there anything to chew on?

By Hannah Betts

Holidays used to be about lazing and lotus-eating, sun-dappled indulgence, not subsisting on calorie-free broth in a gale.

But vacations are now opportunities for the beau monde to become more beau well away from the monde, under the scrutiny of an army of medics. Why check out to paradise when you can check in to the doctor, full-time, for a week, argue these high-net-worth puritans.