Nearest BTS	Saladaeng
Nearest Subway	Lumpini
Nearest Store(s)	Central Silom Complex, Robinson, Thaniya Plaza
Main Hotels	Dusit Thani Hotel, Sukhothai Hotel, Banyan Tree
Where is it	Bottom of Sathorn Road, Rama 4, opposite Suan Lum Night Bazaar
Address	Life Center No. 1, South Sathorn Road, Tungmahamaek, Sathorn, Bangkok, 10120 Tel: +66 (0)2 677-7177 ext 249, 250

One of Bangkok's newest developments to be completed is the Life Center which is housed in a splendid and very modern building situated at the bottom of Sathorn Road and on the corner of Rama 4 road directly opposite Suan Lum Night Bazaar.

This new Bangkok development also houses one of Bangkok's many banks but the Life Center is aimed at providing health services in the form of goods and services.

The people of Bangkok now have a greater disposable income and they are spending it on looking after themselves through spas, massages, better dental care and health services in general which is why this Bangkok health center has sprung up

Life Center, Bangkok, Thailand

I suppose it's ironic therefore that there is a "healthy" starbucks

Bangkok's Life Center is relatively small compared to the overall size of the building and the ground floor is taken up with a number of cafes and restaurants including:

Food & Beverages

Auntie Anne's

Auntie Anne's is one of the best places for grabbing a freshly maked pretzel and other home baked bread snacks.

C-Mart

Similar to a 7 - 11 mini mart convenience store.

Im Thai Noodle Bar

As the name suggests, this place serves up various noodle dishes but you can also get American Fried Rice, Dry Chicken Curry, Roasted Duck, Fired Dumplings and more.

Santa Fe Steak

Lamb steaks, beef steaks, salmon steaks as well as other dishes all served in a restaurant whose interior is designed like a train cariage.

Soho

Dim Sum, Porridge and noodles served up in what it advertises itself as being a first class Chinese restaurant.

Starbucks

Various forms of expensive coffees, cakes and pastries.

Whittard

If coffee doesn't do it for you, the Whittard offers quality teas instead.

Yum Tum

Spicy soups, noodles and rice offering a 15% discount between 2.00pm and 5.00pm

People in Bangkok are getting more concerned about their health in much the same way that westerners are becoming more aware of staying healthy. Bangkokians are spending more money on fresh juice drinks, juice making machines, spas, exercise machines and so on and The Life Center in Bangkok is providing services to meet the new demand.

Within the Life Center, a number of Health Care Clinics have opened providing dental services, skin treatments as well as spinal and hearing services.

The clinics that have opened are:

Health Care Clinics

DBC | Spine Clinic % Gym

This clinic boasts the latest equipment from Finland for the treatment of spinal, neck and shoulder problems.

Hearing Focus

A hearing clinic providing hearing tests via modern equipment. It also sells hearing aids.

MatryxMed

Advertising itself as " A sophisticated center of Biological Therapy for a range of chronic health problems including immunization, cancer and allergies".

Netanart Clinic

Laser treatments for your hair and skin

Stardent Dental Clinic

Digitalised dental clinic for adults and children

No self respecting Bangkok health center could possibly been seen without selling beauty and cosmetic goods which is very clearly all the rage with the latest and greatest coming from all corners of the world.

Websites are springing up offering creams, lotions and cosmetics from Korea, Japan, France and many other countries and as long as the product has a new name and fancy packaging, it will sell. To feed this insatiable appetite via either services or goods, no fewer than 8 shops have opened in Bangkok's Life Center and they are:

Beauty & Cosmetics

Akru

"Trendy" Japanese style beauty salon with "advanced" equipment from Japan which can analyse your hair so that they can get the treatment just right.

Boots

English pharmacy offering a no-nonsense approach to the sale of health care products.

Fascino

Various medications, food suppliments and medical devices that enable you to check your blood sugar levels, blood pressure and so on.

Leonard Drake

Professional skin care experts using a face mapping system.

L'Occitane

Natural skin treatment products from France.

Madame Heng

Health and beauty products including soaps, drinks and food.

Nail Spa

Total nail services

Slim Up Center

Full service body and beauty center helping you shed those extra pounds.