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Fitness & health through nutrition, psychotherapy, exercise and learning new habits Program for successful weight loss Our weight loss program is adapted to each individual and may be started at any time. The below list of activities is the list of all possibilities, of which nutrition, exercise and psychological counseling are necessary. After we receive your blood work and medical history we will make an assessment and create a program adapted to your specific condition. Your program can be all, or only a few, of these activities. Our weight loss program includes
How much weight will you lose? Expect to lose 1 to 2 lb per day, more the first weeks, less after a few weeks. But - more important than counting pounds (kgs) is to learn a new ways of handling stress and controlling your food intake in the future (see below). Excessive weight often is associated with certain medical conditions that need to be diagnosed prior to starting your weight loss program. Some of these conditions are hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, high insulinemia, hypothyroidism, depression, and anxiety. On the other hand, overweight and obesity substantially raise the risk of illness from high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, gallbladder disease, arthritis, sleep disturbances and problems breathing, and certain types of cancers. Treating the psychological causes Obese individuals also may suffer from social stigmatization, discrimination, and lowered self-esteem. Our weight loss program focuses on treating both the medical and psychological causes of excessive weight:
Losing weight while you are here 
Our raw food is based on raw organic, local vegetables and fruits. Our raw food is prepared for a healthy detoxification, weight loss and palatability. We do not use any salt, sugar, or oils except for flax oil, nuts, seeds and grains during the detox phase but these may be used during the rebuilding phase at the end of your stay. We are using flax seeds, as flax oil or flax crackers. Fish oil may be used in some conditions. Our raw dishes include: Soups, salads, nori rolls, pizzas, stews and casseroles. You will have 3 meals and 4 green juices of 6 oz each between your meals. The green juices are prepared with the Norwalk juicer. Dr. Norman Walker, a hygienist from the beginning of the last century, invented the Norwalk juicer. It consists of a grinder and a press and does not heat up the material. It extracts all nutrients from the pulp better than any other juicer. Each program is adjusted to each individual needs and in some cases we may use carrot or carrot apple juice and watermelon juice in the morning. The juices are necessary for nutritional deficiencies in minerals, vitamins and essential fatty acids.
A day or two of water fasting can be helpful for weight loss. But note that after a long water fast you may have to eat less, to stay the same weight, since the body becomes more efficient in squeezing every calorie from the food. At the beginning it is helpful to chelate heavy metal and chemicals that may prevent weight loss. Selected amino acids will help with serotonin production and cravings, B vitamins and beneficial bacteria will help with fat breakdown Psychological counseling EXPLORE YOURSELF It takes a while for new habits to take over. To maintain your new habits you will need to continue the work you started with us: What is behind your addiction? What emotions are you covering up with food? You may have to start practicing being open and straight with your anger or deal with your feelings of loneliness. You will need to continue exploring your creativity. At the beginning it may be a little challenging without the support of our environment, but you can find a similar support through a local group. The longer you plan to be with us, the stronger and the more permanent, your changes will be. NLP & BREATH WORK Our psychological counseling includes daily talks during the morning visits, breath work and neurolinguistic programming (NLP). Breath work and NLP may be done every 2 or 3 days. COGNITIVE RE-STRUCTURING Your body image is going to change. While losing fat you become lighter and more vulnerable. You may think that if you are thinner you will be happier. But being happier has something to do with self-love and you may have to start accepting and loving yourself the way you are. Losing weight is not going to magically bring happiness in your life. Being overweight may just be a symptom of your unhappiness rather than the cause! 
SELF-AFFIRMATIONS - ACCEPTING A LEANER BODYCognitive restructuring involves changing the way you think about yourself. We will help you accept your new leaner body. Our purpose is to help you develop self-enhancing, self-affirming thoughts through self-affirmation. Self-affirmations will be powerful reminder for the future to stay on track. MANAGING STRESS Stress is a major predictor of relapse from healthy lifestyle patterns. We will teach you self-awareness, meditation, mindful walking, progressive muscle relaxation, a technique that involves muscle tensing and relaxing. These modalities can be learned quickly and lead to rapid stress reduction. In circumstances where food is being used to cope with stressful situation, it will be of foremost importance for you to be able to use any of these techniques and to have a good practice prior to leaving. Increasing physical activity is another excellent tool for managing stressful situations because it significantly improves well-being. You also will receive massages and get water sessions. These will take you to a peaceful, non-conflictual place inside that you will be able to access again in other circumstances. They will teach you surrender, self-love and self-acceptance. NEW HEALTHY HABITS The psychological counseling is the cornerstone of your success at maintaining your weight loss after you leave our facility. We can help you to lose weight while you are here with us, but you will need to keep the weight off at home and avoid relapse. Continuing on your own will mean being able to avoid the poor eating habits of the past and creating new habits. Whether you were eating processed foods and/or too many refine sugars and starches, and/or overeating, all of these habits will have to be replaced by new healthy habits. Lifestyle counseling and long-term management CONTRACT WITH YOURSELF - JOURNALING While at the clinic you will work on self-affirmations that you will keep in your journal. Those will be your contract with yourself and serve as guidelines. For instance a positive self-affirmations, such as "I will shut off the television at 6:00 PM and go outside and walk briskly for 45 minutes." MONTHLY PHONE OR INTERNET CONSULTATIONS When you leave our clinic you still have ties with us. By the end of your stay you will have a contract with yourself about what lifestyle habits you will implement for the next month. This will include social and family issues as well as physical activity and nutrition guidelines. We will have a consultation every month PREVENTING RELAPSES Relapses can be avoided. By learning how to anticipate lapses and practice individual coping strategies, a total collapse may be avoided. SOCIAL SUPPORT Support from others has been shown to be valuable in both weight loss and weight maintenance. Ideally, a family that eats the same healthy foods together and exercises together is the perfect support group. Other support groups may include friends or groups of similarly minded individuals. Support groups work by providing role models, allowing self-acceptance, and serving as an outlet for the emotional issues that you may experience during your lifestyle changes STIMULUS CONTROL Stimulus control involves identifying and modifying the problems contributing to dietary and exercise lapses. Using food and physical activity records, a brief discussion of problems encountered since the last visit can lead to strategies to overcome particular barriers that you faced. Travelling, eating in restaurants, and late-night eating are often culprits. Carrying meal replacements while traveling, calling restaurants ahead of time and asking about sensible items that can be ordered without breaking one's dietary pattern, or planning realistic evening snacks may be useful strategies for dietary management. Back at home - maintaining the weight loss Most people who participate in a weight loss program regain it when they go home. Why? Because they did not deal with the reason for their poor eating habits. It is of foremost importance that while you are at the center you start looking at your self and at your life - so that you may keep the weight off. You must deal with the psychological issues that have led to your present condition. This is accomplished with journaling, behavioral and cognitive therapy and breath therapy, a deeper techniques dealing with your unconscious. Health Risks Associated With Obesity To stay on track, when back at home, remember the health risks of going back to old habits. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of:
Mind Your Body Retreat Information For other detoxification programs & fees - click here. Find some patient stories here. Learn about our medical approach and philosophy. Also read Passion not Addiction - how to break addictive habits.
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