Inside Melbourne’s newest anti-ageing hub

Victorians are getting swept up in the longevity craze, with some forking out $1,000 a week at luxury wellness facilities. Melbourne's newest private anti-ageing club even promotes a whole-body scan used to detect serious health issues.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
There's a growing longing for longevity.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
The world wants to live longer and feel better.

Speaker 1 (00:09):
Rich list a Tim Gerner's newest Saint Haven anti aging
club is sprooking life extending benefits.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
There's a move into preventative health and performance medicine. If
you remember at Tuak you get full Blood's Texas Scan.
We've got two medical grade hyperbaric chambers which are incredible
for recovery, inflammation and rehabilitation.

Speaker 1 (00:30):
A full body MRI is also available, a screening tool
popular with celebrities and the wealthy.

Speaker 3 (00:37):
You can look at everything from lesions in the brain,
to pockets of inflammation within the body to potential cancerous issues.

Speaker 4 (00:46):
There is a lot of debate in the medical field
about using the full body MRI not a substitute for
a full medical well done checkup.

Speaker 1 (00:57):
The cost of longevity doesn't come cheap, but all three
clubs are currently full, with Saint Haven membership starting at
around two hundred dollars a week.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
You'll see the same members here most days, anywhere between
two five, six seven hours.

Speaker 1 (01:13):
Longevity experts say, instead of biohacking, we should be focusing
on lifestyle interventions.

Speaker 4 (01:20):
It's a very gray area. And sometimes dangerous. Don't think
you know. There is enough evidence to support many of
these interventions.

Speaker 1 (01:31):
Sarah Jones seven News