

Colonic Hydrotherapy - Digestive Clean Out An integral part of a naturopathic approach to detox, Colonic Hydrotherapy is in simple terms a cleaning of your insides. Anyone who has had a session is likely to report increased energy, clearer skin, reduction of bloating and mental clarity. If you have dieted unsuccessfully and wondered why the weight isn’t shifting, colonic hydrotherapy could help make your efforts more fruitful but be aware that it is not a quick fix to losing weight. The theory is that the colon (our large intestine/bowel) as our sewage system expels our waste material and toxins from our bodies with the help of the billions of friendly bacteria. Even those of us with healthy diets will over the years have a build up of waste and toxins caused by an inbalance brought about through a variety of factors; stress, environmental pollution, medication and stimulants.	Thalassotherapy – Health by the Sea The French have known for the last 100 years what the Ancient Greeks discovered thousands of years ago, and we are beginning to recognise in recent years. That is, how beneficial seawater is to our health. Today, thalassotherapy is often recommended for those who wish to thoroughly detoxify their bodies and help rid themselves of the common modern day problems such as fatigue, memory loss, stress, SAD and weight gain.



Qi Gong Qi Gong is the easy version of the traditional Chinese mind and body exercise of Tai Chi. It’s all about Qi (pronounced Chee) which is the Chinese term for Vital Energy or life force. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qi is believed to permeate through all of nature and move through meridiens or channels in our body to energise our organs. We have two main forms of Qi in our bodies. The first is in our genetic make up and what we are born with, “Congenital Qi”, and the other is our “Acquired Qi” which we get from how we live our lives, the food we eat and how much stress we are subjected to. A very easy way to see if you have a shortage of Qi is to stick your tongue out and look in the mirror. If it’s pale then that could be a sign that you need to get your Qi flowing.	Kneipp Therapy – Detox the Natural Way Sebastian Kneipp, a German priest from the 19^th century, discovered one of the most natural and powerful ways to strengthen and train the immune system. By “shocking” his system with the use of cold water dips he cured his own potentially fatal illness of tuberculosis. This inspired him to develop a number of treatments that he used to cure several fatally ill people (that he had been called to give the last rites to because he was a priest). Kneipp was ahead of his time and was considered a “crackpot” by those in the established medical profession. It is quite ironic that today German doctor’s prescribe Kneipp treatments which can be paid for by the health insurance system.