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Best Both Worlds OF When Spa Meets Traditional Medicine 26 PULSE ■ May 2016 I t’s a marriage that has long been predicted: the union of spa and traditional medicine. Pulse, in its October 2010 issue, forecasted the integration of spa and traditional medicine as one of the game-changing trends that could redefine the spa and medical landscape of the future. Fast-forward to today and this forecast has turned into a reality with the groundBY MAE breaking partnership MAÑACAPJOHNSON between Mayo Clinic and Mandarin Oriental. The collaboration inspired the launch of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program at Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum in January this year. The program combined the researchbased medical expertise of Mayo Clinic with Mandarin Oriental’s signature treatments and therapies.