Inside the NYC wellness clinic rewarding healthy habits with perks like Botox and facials
Little kids get a lollipop for going to the doctor — shouldn’t grown-ups also get a little treat for staying on top of their health?That’s the concept behind a new health platform and clinic launching in New York City this month: Get the tedious checkups done, stay active and eat healthy — and get rewarded with beauty and wellness treatments.“When it comes to health care, my patients never know when they got their last cholesterol screening, they never know what their blood pressure is, they don’t know when they last got their A1C checked,” Yunara Life founder Erika Chen told The Post.“Yet they never miss their Botox appointments, they never miss their facials, they never miss their hair loss treatments.”Chen is a nurse practitioner who previously worked for One Medical, practiced emergency medicine, and owned a med spa.She saw people get endless aesthetic treatments like filler and cosmetic surgery, but never reached a point where they were satisfied.“External stuff can only make people feel so good about themselves,” she said.
“If you’re not happy and you’re not healthy, you’re never going to feel beautiful … And if you are really happy and healthy, there is like this natural glow about you that makes you beautiful, regardless of what you look like.”Yunara Life, a clinic with app-based health tracking, takes the inside-out approach to a new level.Chen says they already have several hundred people on the waitlist ahead of their planned opening in mid-July.She broke down how her company hopes to “gamify” health with real rewards like facials and massages to motivate more people to prioritize their overall wellbeing.To start, clients complete an extensive questionnaire about their medical and family history as well as lifestyle, from their social life to substance use and daily schedule.
They then visit the clinic for exams ranging from bloodwork to trainer-led fitness evaluations and 3D body scans.With all that data, Yunara Li...