InStyle - SHA Wellness Clinic, Spain

February 2010

Our Detox Diaries:

Love handles outta control? Body more toxic than your hairspray? You need an overhaul! From the more-pleasure-than-purge detox to the nil-by-mouth juice fast, we've rounded up the best better-body breaks.

The Macrobiotic detox, SHA Wellness Clinic, Spain

The great thing about this glam spa is its amazing but super-healthy macrobiotic food.  My diet is pretty junky, so my worry was that with fish, vegetables and whoe grains on the menu, I'd be moody and hungry all week.  My first meal was a tiny lobster claw with safood foam and a sprinkling of mushroom dust.  Delicious, but I had to dive into the rice crackers in the minibar later.

Kylie Minogue, Naomi Campbell and Donna Air have all purged their bodies here and I can see why: the fabulous minimalist architecture, coastline views, outdoor yoga sessions and macrobiotic cooking classes are truly inspiring.  A Shiatsu massage, some Reiki and a couple of floatarium sessions provided the kind of relaxation rarely acheived without a month off work.  Now back home, I've vowed that brown rice will be my friend and white bread is the devil.

Go if ... you need to cut out the junk and learn the fundamentals of a healthy lifestyle.

Wellbeing Escapes (wellbeingescapes.co.uk; 0845 602 6202) offers a two-night "SHA Feeling" Escape at SHA Wellness from £775 per person, based on two people sharing, full board, including fights and transfers.