The Bürgenstock resort complex sits atop a mountain ridge overlooking Lake Lucerne
At the new Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland, medical science meets luxury indulgence. Darius Sanai gets checked out at the spectacular retreat with high-end dining as well as top doctors and testing facilities
Medical spa. Two words to strike fear into the  mind of any traveller; or into my mind, at least.  For in my experience, such places fall into one of two categories. One follows the pseudo- scientific line: where you are ushered into a world of energy types, detox, alkaline cures and naturopathy. That?s not to denigrate mystical and ancient health rites, many of which might have a positive psychological effect in these stressed-out times, but if I want to know if there?s something wrong with me, I want to really know, not be treated by someone who tells me I need to eat spinach to increase my body?s pH and therefore its alkalinity (if our stomachs were not highly acidic, we would be dead). The other type of medical spa historically employs real doctors, but in a joyless, alcohol-free environment more akin to a prison camp than a luxury retreat, so, while you may emerge genuinely more healthy and with a good idea of what?s gone wrong with you, you?re also likely to decide you?d rather die young than return.
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