How to lose weight fast: the gut health boot camp that will reset your digestion, and five healthy eating hacks you can try at home
- Gut health is the focus at Austrian wellness centre where doctors prescribe a personalised detox, fasting and exercise programme to improve your digestion
- ‘It’s impossible not to lose weight here,’ says its managing director – women typically lose 3kg and men 5kg. Can’t go? Try our DIY tips to optimise gut health
Fix the gut to fix the patient was Austrian doctor Dr Franz Xaver Mayr’s core belief. Working at the turn of the last century, he developed an approach which recognised our intestines as our “root system” and the key to our health.
“Our gut is our second brain,” says Gabriella Schnitzler, the managing director of The Original FX Mayr, a health centre and wellness retreat on the banks of Austria’s Wörthersee lake.
Founded in the mid-1970s, it now counts more than 50 per cent of its guests as repeat customers seeking an annual reboot. One guest, now aged 95, has come back each year for the last 30 years, Schnitzler says.
In TripAdvisor reviews, former guests describe the experience as rejuvenating, educational and even life-changing.
“It’s not a diet or something you follow for a week,” says Schnitzler. “When guests leave, after breaking free from their daily routine, they change their views on practically everything.”
