Health
Lagos clinic urges Nigerians to embrace preventive lifestyle medicine
Grace Edema
Martlife Detox Clinic has called for a shift from what it described as “sick care” to preventive and lifestyle-based healthcare.
The clinic made the call in a statement signed by its management, led by Prof Oladapo Ashiru, on Wednesday in Lagos as part of activities marking the 2026 Global Lifestyle Medicine Health Week.
According to the statement, the clinic, established in 2012 in Maryland, Lagos, has spent over a decade promoting lifestyle medicine through Modern Mayr practices before the concept gained wider global attention.
“Modern Mayr Medicine is lifestyle medicine—and then some. It addresses not just what you eat, but how well you digest, how thoroughly you eliminate waste, and how deeply you rest. That is the foundation of fertility, hormonal health, and vitality,” the statement read.
The management explained that Modern Mayr Medicine, developed by Austrian physician Franz Xaver Mayr, focuses on gut health, detoxification and mindful eating as essential components of overall wellbeing.
It added that the clinic integrates bioenergetic testing, colon hydrotherapy and personalised detox protocols in addressing chronic health conditions.
“These modalities are now recognised globally as core tools of lifestyle medicine—the medical speciality that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as the primary treatment for chronic conditions,” the statement noted.
Highlighting the significance of the awareness week observed from May 17 to 22, 2026, the clinic said the initiative promotes six pillars of lifestyle medicine, including healthy nutrition, physical activity, quality sleep, stress management, social connections and avoidance of harmful substances.
The management, however, stated that Modern Mayr Medicine introduces what it described as a “critical seventh pillar” centred on gut health and elimination.
“You can eat bitter leaf, ugu, ogbono, and utazi and meditate daily, but if your colon is backed up or your liver is congested, you are not truly absorbing nutrients or clearing waste,” the clinical team stated.
“That is the ‘and more’ in ‘lifestyle medicine and more.’”
The clinic also encouraged Nigerians to adopt simple and consistent healthy habits, stressing that small lifestyle changes could improve overall wellbeing.
“Lifestyle medicine is not about perfection. It is about direction. Start with one meal, one hour of sleep, one deep breath,” the statement added.
As part of activities marking the week, the clinic urged members of the public to explore online health resources and adopt practical detox routines while also offering discounted diagnostic and therapeutic services for a limited period.
The management reiterated its commitment to promoting preventive healthcare and addressing chronic diseases through natural and evidence-based approaches.
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