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Research Article: The Healthspan Project: A Retrospective Pilot of Biomarkers and Biometric Outcomes after a 6-Month Multi-Modal Wellness Intervention

Date Published: 2024-03-18

Abstract:
Wellness-centric proactive healthcare is increasingly sought after, with individuals frequently embracing complementary modalities to achieve this goal. In this six-month study, healthy adult participants (n = 25) received specific therapies, including whole-body cryotherapy, infrared sauna, and photobiomodulation, along with guidance on physical activity, diet, and alcohol intake. Serum biomarkers were measured for all participants, while a subset also received biometric assessments for body composition (n = 10) and heart rate variability (n = 7). Over the course of the study (mean (SD) follow-up days = 174 (130)), participants exhibited significant improvements in health. LDL cholesterol (?9.77 (15.43) md/dL) and hsCRP (?1.75 (2.66) mg/L) decreased significantly (p < 0.05). HbA1c increased slightly (p < 0.05), but the effect size was small (0.12 (0.13)%). The body composition subset lost overall body weight (?3.29 (3.75) kg), primarily body fat, while preserving lean muscle mass (p < 0.05). Heart rate variability increased for those with existing cardiovascular risk factors (p < 0.05). In conclusion, participation in the multimodal Healthspan protocol is associated with substantial improvements in health-related biomarkers and biometrics.

Introduction:
The wellness industry has surged in recent years, with the wellness economy representing 5.2% of the global impact in 2022 and market projections exceeding USD 8.7 trillion by 2027 [1]. This interest in wellness and proactive care can be explained in part by an upward shift in life expectancy [2], which has spawned a concomitant increase in the age-related disease burden, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis [3]. Thus, the burdens of an aging population have brought to the forefront a desire…

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