Nourishing 7-day yoga-detox retreat in Andalucia, Spain for a week from May 19th – 26th 2012, juicing, colonics, yoga, workshops, personalised program, prices range from 920 Euros – 1,250 Euros.

Join our refreshing and ultra-healthy week-long spring yoga-detox health retreat. Enjoy the natural beauty of Andalucia, in a peaceful, supportive and nourishing environment. Perfect if you need to take time for yourself and recharge or you’re seeking a solution to a persistent health complaint that is troubling you.

Personalised detox program to suit your needs

Deborah Laniado, naturopath, will lead you on a special detox program for the week, personally tailored to your needs. This will include:

• a combination of psyllium, bentonite clay, aloe vera juice 3 times daily-
• detox herbs to support liver, kidneys, lungs, colon, lymphatics, skin – organic and personalised to individual
• vegetable juicing, stews, soups, broth throughout the day
• detoxing herbal teas
• a daily colema (an enema on a colema board)
• one colonic irrigation with herbs or coffee (additional sessions available if desired)

Unique Vinyasa Flow Yoga with top yogi, Vidya Jacqueline Heisel

What also makes this retreat unique is that Deborah has joined forces with a top yogi, Vidya Jacqueline Heisel, who has designed her own incredible yoga retreats for individuals and teacher trainings for over 10 years.

Vidya has developed a unique style of Vinyasa Flow Yoga, which skillfully and seamlessly weaves together her understanding of Iyengar, Ashtanga, Kundalini and Forrest Yoga into a joyful and intelligent practice.

There will be a morning meditation and an all levels Vinyasa flow class. In the evening there will be a gentler, relax and renew yoga class, yoga Nidra or gentle flow class.

A magical retreat in the Andulcian mountains

All this takes place in the magnificent countryside in Spain, surrounded by green fields, a salt water pool and as much peace and tranquility that you could wish for.

Some morning and afternoons there will be options for hiking, cycling, swimming in nearby lakes, or site-seeing, visiting Arcos de la Frontera, a nearby town which is a Unesco world heritage site, Seville, or the beautiful unspoiled beaches on the southern coast of Spain. If you prefer you can simply lie and relax by our beautiful salt-water pool and relax.

Plus we are all lovingly fed with organic seasonal produce fresh from the farm.

Yoga/detox combined will nourish your body and mind

Together, Vidya and Debbie have a created a nourishing 7-day, yoga-detox personalised detox and yoga program designed just for you. You will have your own individual health consultation with Debbie before the retreat, to identify the key areas of your health problems.

During the retreat your yoga practice will help with your physical and emotional rebalancing. Combine that with a carefully designed detox program–including medicinal herbs for each individual health imbalance–and you have the perfect recipe for your long term health.

Quick summary of Vidya & Debbie’s yoga-detox retreat

Here are some good reasons why you should attend the retreat:

• Rejuvinate your body, both inside and out
• Cleanse & detoxify your blood and detoxification organs
• Rebalance, harmonise, energise
• Improve your fitness, stamina and flexibility
• Learn how to make your own healing super foods
• Take away a full nutritional and healing program for ongoing health benefits

Affordable package

This affordable all-inclusive package includes accommodation, meals, and everything listed above. Prices range from 920 euros – 1,250 euros depending on the type of accommodation you want:

• Dorm (with 3 other): 920 Euros
• Standard Double: 975 Euros
• Superior Double: 1,025 Euros
• Single: 1,250 Euros

If a rejuvenating 7-day yoga-detox retreat in Spain from May 19th – 26th 2012 sounds like your idea of a good time, please click on this button to see more details and make a booking (look for stream 3):

What other people say about the retreat

I feel absolutely blessed to have had the opportunity to do my yoga teacher training with Vidya from Frog Lotus Yoga. I can’t imagine there is anyone else with as much knowledge, passion and dedication than Vidya who shared her experience and expertise with us with such grace and in such detail. The Yoga practice was incredibly inspirational and refreshing and each day she pulled something new out of the bag to challenge us. In short, the Frog Lotus Yoga teacher training retreats are nothing short of excellent and I will definitely do my 500 hour with Vidya… can’t wait and miss the practice immensely!
-Hayley Menzies, London, UK

All I can say a month post-course is: I wish I could be back there studying, bending and bonding! The course material is well-balanced, very well organized and exceedingly knowledgeably delivered. There is a very workable balance between discussion based learning, didactic teaching and self study. I left feeling equipped, confident and brimming with enthusiasm to embark on a new course in life as a yoga teacher. Vidya has a lovely warm personality and a twinkle in her eye which transforms the study and practice into medicine for the soul. A million thanks!
-Biffy Neilson, Berkshire, UK

Book your place now

If a rejuvenating 7-day yoga-detox retreat in Spain from May 19th – 26th 2012 sounds like your idea of a good time, please click on this button to see more details and make a booking (look for stream 3):

** UPDATE 12/05: Please book now as there are only 7 days left to the retreat and spaces are limited! **

Hope to see you there!

-Debbie x

Ben Barnett is a Holistic therapist of 16+ years experience, formerly of Harvey Nichols and Harrods and has worked with Kylie Minogue and her stylist William Baker amongst others.

He is offering you as new clients the opportunity to have either:

• a FREE 15 min back neck and shoulders massage (normally £30) or:
• a 30 min Back Neck and Shoulders massage at 50% discount (cost £30) or:
• a Full Hydrotherm Transformational Hydrotherm massage at 30% discount (cost £32)

What is Hydrotherm?

Hydrotherm is an advancement in comfort, relaxation and effectiveness in massage therapy.

You lay on cushions of warm water, on your back the whole time, while Ben massages your key areas of stress and tension 3-dimensionally. This means no pressure on your face or chest, no turning over and no neck issues. It is ideal for older and pregnant clients too.

During the massage Ben takes you on a guided visualisation connecting various parts of the body with the thoughts and emotions that trigger tension in them. This releases tension in the corresponding areas consciously and helps you release those issues when you go back into your normal daily life.

Click here for a video demo/interview of Ben in action or for more details take a look at Ben’s website or Facebook page.

These offers must be booked by 31st January and are subject to availability until 29th February 2012. Call 020 7411 9824 for more details.

Speak soon
-Debbie
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As the cold and flu season is now upon us, and there’s talk of whether or not to have a flu jab… I’ve listed 10 natural and easy tips that will not only give your immune system a boost, but you’ll feel great by going back to the basics and helping kick start your body’s own innate healing mechanisms…

Immune boosting tip no: 1

Echinacea angustifolia

This is one of the top immunomodulators – it upregulates or downregulates your immune system depending on what your body needs. Research has demonstrated that Echinacea stimulates the production of white blood cells to fight infection. Make sure you get good quality echinacea; it should tingle on the tongue which shows that it has the active components which affect your immune system. If it doesn’t tingle, it’s not good quality and won’t have the desired effect. Make sure you take it every few hours as soon as you feel run down or coldy!

A great herbal mix to really clear sore throats, tickly coughs or runny noses.

Echinacea, elderflower, yarrow and mint

Make into a warming herbal tea and drink regularly. Remember to start taking as soon as you feel the beginnings of a cold as it’s much easier to recover from the first minor symptoms then once you’re in the midst of being ill!

Immune boosting tip no: 2

Yes there’s truth in the old folk remedy…

Did you know that fresh ginger, helps relieve the first symptoms of a cold and sore throat. It is warming in nature and therefore helps expel cold viruses from the body by heating the body up.

Why not start the day with a winter warmer and detoxifying cup of ginger tea. Or make it even better with the following easy recipe:

• 1 inch crushed or grated ginger
• 1/2 lemon
• 3 cloves
• hot water

(and perhaps a dash of whisky if you’re feeling coldy and it’s just before bed!)

Immune boosting tip no: 3

Vitamin C & Zinc – so important during the Winter season! Vitamin C is a great immune system booster and taken regularly at high doses at the first signs of a cold can greatly improve your chances of not succumbing to the dreaded bug.

Most people are deficient in Zinc which is also necessary to maintain a healthy immune system as well as encourage skin healing. Good brands of Vitamin C & Zinc are Biocare and Viridian.

Immune boosting tip no: 4

Minimise sugar

Stop drinking fizzy drinks, eating sweets, chocolates, pastries etc

Did you know that a few grams of sugar can destroy your white blood cells’ ability to resist infection for several hours.

Immune boosting tip no: 5

Eat for the season

Root vegetables, soups, slow cooked stews and casseroles are all good nourishing favourites for the winter. They’re easy on the digestive system, warming and full of vitamins and minerals which are easy to absorb. Too many cold foods such as salads and raw vegetables in a cold climate can sometimes be difficult to digest as winter is a time when your body prefers warming nourishing foods.

Immune boosting tip no: 6

Garlic & onions

Yes increase your dose of garlic and onions in all your cooking. Besides being rich in antioxidants, they are anti viral, anti microbial and anti bacterial.

Immune boosting tip no: 7

Moderate exercise

Walking a mile or two at least three times a week helps your lymph system cleanse impurities which helps avoid your immune system from becoming overwhelmed. A brisk walk daily is a great way to get your body moving… breath deeply and enjoy the outdoors.

Immune boosting tip no: 8

Colon health

Make sure to get rid of all the old impacted faecal matter in your colon which slows down elimination of toxins and is a breeding ground for bacteria, viruses, yeasts. The digestive system contains over 60% of your immune system so if you’re not breaking down, digesting, assimilating & eliminating properly you are putting more pressure on your immune system. Colonic irrigation can speed up the process and help kick-start healthy living.

Take probiotics – your body contains ten times more bacteria than cells. Friendly bacteria not only attack pathogenic bacteria and fungi but also they trigger appropriate white cell reactions to invaders and they influence your mental/emotional state. Home-made fermented foods are a good source of naturally occurring good bacteria. For more information on fermented foods and easy recipes check out this book: Wild Fermentation by Sandor Katz.

Immune boosting tip no: 9

Far infra-red sauna

The infra-red sauna is not only great for encouraging detoxification through deep tissue sweating, but it also boosts your immune system by improving circulation through the entire body and lymphatic system. From 40 degrees upwards, the infra red heat kills the cold virus so personally I use it most evenings during winter, after seeing clients all day to kill of any viruses.

Immune boosting tip no: 10

Vitamin D3

If you’re not living in a warm sunny climate, you’ll need to make sure you get plenty of daylight onto your skin. If your not able to do this, take your Vitamin D3 supplements. It’s a good idea to check your Vitamin D blood levels, as too much Vitamin D can be toxic to the liver, but many experts recommend five to ten thousand units daily.

I hope you have found my top 10 tips useful. Please go ahead and try them out for yourself and let me know what you think. If you have any problems getting hold of any of the herbs or supplements I have mentioned, please email me at: debbie@northlondoncolonics.co.uk and I’ll be happy to help.

Wishing you a happy & healthy winter.

-Debbie x

The most important thing to remember is to visit a reputable clinic and better still a colonic hydrotherapist who has been recommended to you. After all not all therapists are the same! I also recommend speaking to the therapist before booking an appointment to make sure you feel comfortable with them personally; ask them to explain the treatment to you. If it doesn’t ‘feel’ right, find someone else…

Colonic irrigation should be a gentle treatment: the therapist works with you throughout, explaining what is happening and tailoring the treatment around your needs, safety and comfort. Personally I encourage breathing exercises and abdominal massage to help relax the bowel and encourage deep relaxation for a more comfortable treatment.

There are times when cramping, dizziness, nausea and discomfort may arise. Any colonic hydrotherapist who says this isn’t possible is either not very well experienced or not being straight with you.

Of course we all want our clients to jump joyously off the treatment couch at the end of the session, claiming how light and energised they feel–but this is not always the case. Sometimes you may feel tired or nauseous, cramps or a headache as during the detoxification process your body is suddenly eliminating old waste matter that has been stuck in the body for years. The temporary cramping sensation, which can often feel like period pains or diarrhoea is usually the body’s way of trying to release hard impacted faecal matter. It takes work for the colon to let this go and this can be the reason for the discomfort. Generally these waves only last from 30 seconds to a couple of minutes and then they pass. Headaches may also be a sign of dehydration and usually pass after a short rest and plenty of water to help flush the toxins through. I generally find the more toxic somebody is, the more negative symptoms they experience after the treatment. However, after a good nights sleep, you normally feel more energised and alert with clearer skin, mental alertness, flatter tummy, a reduction in bloating and more regular bowel motions.

After care is also very important and you should be given a probiotic after your colonic to encourage healthy bowel flora, to replace what’s been eliminated. A warm herbal tea also helps your body recover and rebalance your electrolytes, essential for normal function of our cells and our organs. You should also feel you can speak to your therapist after the treatment should you have any concerns, whether on the day or a few days later.

I am delighted to say that I’ve never known anyone suffer renal failure or a perforated bowel! Again, if the treatment is conducted professionally with regular feedback from your client there is never any reason why such a drastic scenario should arise.

If we were living according to nature, we would have far less need for these types of cleansing treatments but unfortunately modern day living doesn’t help the body stay healthy and clean. Colonics were an integral part of health and longevity for the Egyptians in 1500BC who valued the benefits in their quest for youth, beauty and longevity. These days, people are more inclined to go for a quick fix laxative or some other synthetic medication which often irritates the bowel wall, causing more inflammation which leads to bloating and makes the bowel more sluggish longterm.

I’m surprised that the the conventional healthcare system doesn’t advocate colonic irrigation more as enemas used to be a regular procedure in hospitals before operations, labour and to ease constipation and stomach pains. Over the years this practice has died out as patients didn’t like the procedures and the nurses were often rushed and unsympathetic; they didn’t like having to perform them either! A colonic is similar to an enema but far more involved as it cleans the whole bowel not just the sigmoid colon (the part of the colon closest to the rectum).

While there may be ‘no scientific evidence’ to prove the efficacy of the treatment, the proof is how well you feel after the treatment. From my 7 years experience performing and receiving colonic irrigation treatments, I don’t think there is any doubt that people feel better from having cleared old waste matter from the body; some of which may never have been released otherwise! It’s just good common sense.

Leave a comment below and tell me what you think…

3 x Colonics including full health consultation (normally £240)

Colonic hydrotherapy involves the slow and gentle introduction of purified water into the colon under low pressure and controlled temperature.

This water is gently massaged around the colon to enable impacted waste matter to be safely and comfortably released from the bowel wall.

Because colonic hydrotherapy is an excellent way to remove toxins from the body, it may help many chronic conditions including: Constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME), Depression, Low Immunity, Bloating, Skin disorders, Obesity, Yeasts etc

It also greatly increases your energy and sense of well-being–even if you’re already feeling well!

2 x Live blood analysis (normally £100)

A simple pin-prick blood test shows the condition and quality of your red blood cells which have a direct impact on your present and future health, with stress and disease appearing in the blood years before they manifest in the body.

Live blood testing enables us to see your blood exactly as it behaves inside your body, giving a powerful and clear picture of your health at a cellular level. We are not looking for patterns that lead to a ‘diagnosis’ in any shape or form, but are merely looking for imbalances in the pH levels in your blood.

Herbal immune support to strengthen your immune system

Medicinal herbs are safe and extremely effective at helping rebalance & harmonise the body.

Gentle tonifying teas, individually created to help support and strengthen your organs and immune system to encourage the prevention of colds and flus (worth up to £100).

Personalised detox & immune boosting juice plan (normally £25)

Buy your detox package now for the reduced rate of £299 (normally £465, saving you £166). This special offer is valid until Friday 30th September.

Please call me on 0207 411 9824 or reply to this email to book your appointment.

Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a pollution-free environment, where we drank only the purest of water and ate naturally occurring organic foods? Where the homes we lived in were free of chemicals and the air we breathed, water in which we swam, and even the clothes touching our skin were pure and clear of any artificial chemicals?

Modern day living makes this beautiful ideal, sadly unrealistic. That is why the next best thing we can do for our health is to cleanse our bodies of these toxins from time to time through various methods of detoxification.

Detoxification refers to the elimination of poisons or toxins from the body. Due to the huge amounts of today’s environmental contaminants, our bodies are in serious need of regular cleansing to reduce damage to our immune systems, endocrine function, nervous system and general metabolism. Detoxification is vital to maximise the body’s energy, encourage one’s natural innate healing to take place and to prevent chronic conditions eg. cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, dementia, diabetes, autoimmune disease etc. It is also a time-honoured way to keep digestive elimination regular, circulation under control, and stress to a minimum.

Regular detoxification maintains good health, and promotes healing from illnesses.

Massage helps release toxins from your tissues

Massage, dating back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, is an excellent method to improve lymph movement and blood flow. That, in turn, aids in getting cellular waste products and accumulated toxins out of tissues, into the bloodstream, and to the kidneys where they are eliminated in urine.

Aromatic essential oils such as lemon and grapefruit enhance the detoxification process, as does regularity of treatments.

Heat treatments help transfer toxins to your bloodstream

Sweat therapy has long been known to be a highly effective tool for eliminating toxic waste, removing drug residues (medicinal & recreational), heavy metals, pesticides, excess hormones and chemicals from alcohol and smoking. These synthetic substances are metabolic poisons, which in the long term, damage the normal functions of the body.

Steam baths, hot tubs, and saunas in particular are favourite ways to get your heart beating and your blood circulating, which improves toxin transfer from tissues to the bloodstream, then to the liver, which chemically alters many harmful substances into harmless ones.

Infrared saunas can penetrate up to 45mm inside your body

Conventional saunas transfer heat by circulating hot air, whereas the infrared heat rays warm your body directly. Conventional saunas need high air temperatures to expel impurities from the body, but Physiotherm Infrared saunas can directly penetrate up to 45mm inside the body, so impurities can be eliminated faster than a regular sauna.

Be sure to drink adequate amounts of water before, during, and after heat treatments. The powerful detoxification process takes place when the body reaches 101 to 103 degrees F. Note that one’s pulse rate should not exceed 130 or 140. Check with your physician to see if this technique is right for you.

Colonic hydrotherapy helps decongest your colon

Colonic hydrotherapy (also known as colonic irrigation) is a great tool for detoxification as it helps the body’s natural elimination process by gently decongesting and clearing out the waste.

A colonic involves the slow and gentle introduction of water into the colon under low pressure and controlled temperature. This water is massaged around the colon to enable encrusted faecal matter to be released from the bowel wall, and to be expelled down a waste tube. It does not involve any unpleasant odours, nor a lot of running to the toilet (as enemas inevitably do).

A good colonic treatment should enable cleansing of the entire colon as far as the ileo-caecal valve (where the small intestine joins with the colon), and can take anywhere between 30 to 40 minutes depending on the state of the colon in question. However it must be emphasised that a single colonic will not usually suffice to clear the colon completely. It’s a good idea to book two or three for maximum effect.

I should point out that this is an area I specialise in. So if you’re interested in learning more, or just want to talk through the process, you can call me (Debbie) anytime for a free 15 minute consultation. Book a colonic for more details.

Dry skin brushing enhances your blood circulation

Dry skin brushing is another European technique that has been used for centuries. Not only does it remove toxins accumulated in dead skin cells, it enhances circulation. Dr. Bernard Jensen (author of Dr. Jensen’s Guide To Better Bowel Care) recommends in his book, “your daily regime should begin with skin brushing for a period of three to five minutes. I believe skin brushing is one of the finest of all ‘baths.’ No soap can wash the skin as clean as the new skin that you have under the old. You make a new top layer of skin every twenty-four hours. Skin brushing removes the old layer and lets this clean new layer come to the surface.” He recommends, “the whole body (except the face) should be brushed one-half hour after rising and prior to the morning bath or shower. You may wish to skin brush again before retiring for the night.”

Use an all-natural vegetable fibre brush with a long handle to reach out-of-the-way places. Brush from the outermost points—the feet and hands—toward the centre of your body; brush bottoms of the feet, as nerve endings here effect the entire body. Brush across your upper back and down the front and back of your torso. Use lighter strokes over breasts and do not brush the nipples. Wash your brush every few weeks in water and let it dry. Feel the sensation of newly invigorated skin!

Fresh vegetable juices will cleanse your blood

Certain foods and beverages aid in inactivating toxins or in removing them. These include fruits and fruit juices, fresh vegetable juices, chlorophyll-rich foods, herbal teas, and sea plants. For optimal results, these foods should be organically grown and consumed fresh.

Fresh vegetable juices provide the body with necessary vitamins, minerals, and enzymes to power the natural detoxifying activities of cells. For example, a combination of three carrots, three celery stalks, ½ bunch spinach, and ½ bunch parsley is high in potassium and is one of the most effective juices for cleansing blood and tissues, neutralising acids, and rebuilding cells.

Leafy green vegetables have chlorophyll, a detoxifying agent that helps clear the skin, cleanse the kidneys, and cleanse and build the blood. Eating any chlorophyll-rich food will help to boost immunity, treat illness, and rid the body of unwanted substances. Spirulina (blue-green algae) and chlorella (green algae) have become popular supplements due to their extremely high chlorophyll content. Powdered concentrates of these green ‘superfoods’ may be purchased at your local health food store and added to fruit and vegetable juices.

Sea plants (‘sea vegetables’) aid in detoxification by transforming toxic metals into salts that the body can eliminate. They also are rich sources of vitamins, minerals, complex carbohydrates, and proteins. Seaweed, dulse, kelp, nori, and wakame are examples. Two tablespoons of dry minced sea vegetables added daily to a bowl of miso soup is a wonderfully therapeutic dose.

China introduced us to the miraculous green tea, which is high in antioxidant content and combats free radical damage to protect against degenerative diseases. It also boosts enzyme production in the body. It has antibiotic, antiviral, and antibacterial properties, and is highly valued as a cancer preventative.

Milk thistle, one of the best liver cleansing tonics, used with honey by the Romans, is also rich in nutrients and antioxidants to prevent free radical damage. Burdock, known as the plant of longevity, is one of the best blood purifiers of the herbal world and its use dates back to ancient Greece. The leaves make a delightful medicinal addition to soups and salads, or chop it into vinegar to drizzle over green salads.

When taking these herbs in tea form, drink over a long time period as opposed to all at once. This allows the tissues to absorb as much of the medicinal value as possible. Drink two to three cups daily for optimal medicinal effects.

Blend or juice your favourite fruits in the morning for a detoxifying breakfast. Fruit juices speed up metabolism to release waste quickly and have an alkalising effect (acid-neutralising) on the blood; citrus fruits and their juices in particular are rich in alkaline salts, mainly potassium. High-fiber fruits aid digestive regularity and stabilise insulin levels. Together, these properties of fruits reduce fat storage, speed metabolism, and minimise sugar cravings. Fruits should be eaten by themselves, without protein or complex carbohydrates, and before noon for best energy conversion and cleansing benefits.

Exercise eliminates toxins through the skin

One of the most important detoxification methods is regular exercise. Exercise accelerates the removal of toxins through our largest organ of elimination, the skin, when we sweat. It also stimulates lymph flow, which depends solely on muscular movement (or massage). Lymph function is critical to our body’s ability to cleanse itself. Exercise also enhances metabolism and circulation. Almost any kind of exercise, from riding a bicycle to planting flowers in the garden, increases the circulatory system’s transportation of oxygen and nutrients to our cells, while carrying away toxins and wastes from tissues to the organs of elimination. Further, exercise counteracts the greater risk for some diseases, such as heart disease, that correlates with a sedentary lifestyle.

Yoga is a wonderful form of exercise because it sends blood flowing to particular places in a tactical way. A shoulder stand, for example, gets blood flowing the opposite way from its usual course. Yoga poses, or asanas, help soothe the muscles and soften blocks of stress that have accumulated over time. Yoga also incorporates conscious breathing and meditation; just 20 minutes each day can do wonders not just for the body, but also the spirit.

Breathing exercises deliver oxygen to replenish your cells

India’s Ayurvedic system of health utilises breathing techniques, or pranayama, to settle, balance, and detoxify the body. In the Ayurvedic tradition, prana refers to the vital life force, and pranayama is the process by which this vital force is increased.

Certain breathing techniques enhance your body’s ability to eliminate toxins because detoxification is directly related to the delivery of oxygen to cells and removal of carbon dioxide.

Try ‘calm belly breathing’ (breathing into the gravitational centre of the body to ease stress and anxiety). Start by lying down in relaxation pose: on your back with arms relaxed to the side and palms up, feet naturally splayed open, and eyes closed. (If you need to modify this pose due to pain in the lower back, simply bend the knees, leaning them against one another, or if the legs are extended, place a towel underneath the head and/or knees.) Now exhale without force while observing the navel fall. Breathe in and out through the nose for five minutes; meditate or mentally focus on the navel rising and falling during this period.

Thomas A. Edison once said, “The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause of disease.”

Give your body the tools to detoxify itself

The body naturally attempts to heal itself, but living out of accordance with nature means we are putting excessive strain on our organs which are no longer able to cope. By giving our body the tools to heal itself through correct and informed nutritional choices, herbal medicine and in conjunction with various detoxification methods such as infrared sauna, colonic hydrotherapy and lymphatic stimulation we are allowing the natural healing processes of our body to occur, resulting in regained health, harmony and vitality.