TAILORED NUTRITION

NUTRITION TAILORED TO YOU

Tailored nutrition is a vital element for you to achieve optimal health. People say ‘we are what we eat’, actually this is
not completely true, we are in fact what we absorb or assimilate. We all have differences in how we absorb food and
we all have different lifestyles. Tailoring nutrition to your unique physiology gives you the best health retreat
experience for the short-term and the best long-term health outcomes too.

Your goals and needs are individual and our job is to help you match them.

We can review your current lifestyle and food/nutrition habits choices. We can work with you to create
a Personalised Health plan that works for you.

YOUR FOOD OPTIONS

Our retreats offer you a multitude of healthy food options including raw, vegan, and Palaeolithic choices. You may also have the options of soups, smoothies, juices and broths if you prefer a deeper detox or maybe wish to fast.

All of our food is freshly prepared and organic wherever possible. Our chefs offer food demonstrations and health education workshops, these prove very popular and can support you for long-term change.

You receive an entry and exit health screening with our health team and they will work with you to create your tailored nutrition plan for your stay and for when you leave helping you to ‘Change for Good’.

RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD

In the Western world our food has changed more within the last
60 years than it has in the previous 10,000.

The standard daily diet today is full of foods laced with sugar, hydrogenated fats and salt. Food companies are very
skilled at manufacturing these foods to reach a ‘bliss point’ where these foods are the most addictive they can be.

In a ‘natural world’ we’d rarely encounter foods with sugar, fat and salt and would gorge them when given a chance
and our bodies store these rare, precious ingredients. Our bodies cannot react to the necessary evolutionary
adaptations in such a short space of time and the abundance of these foods underpins the explosion in chronic
diseases like diabetes and obesity and heart disease.

Changing your relationship with food

We will support you in understanding your food triggers, exploring positive healthy alternatives that you can enjoy
and experimenting with mindfulness principles that empower you to bridge the gap between stimulus and response.

Forming a positive relationship with food makes the change process sustainable and doable for you. We work with
you to find foods you can enjoy and also to learn that a little indulgence is realistic and part of a modern world so
learning to give yourself permission for flexibility here and there and forgiving yourself is an important part of the
change process.

Change that lasts is change that is achievable, we provide the supportive and nurturing environment to allow your
body and mind to gently develop positive new choices.

SUPPLEMENTATION

Ideally you would get everything you need for your health from
food, particularly if you opt for organic food. Organic food is
naturally your best option though the reality of modern soil
is that it is depleted in many of the natural minerals that
used to be abundant.

Modern agricultural methods undermine the nutritional
foundations of the soil in which our food grows and even organic
food cannot compete with the soil in which our fresh vegetables
and plants grew decades ago.

MINERALS IODINE, SELENIUM AND
MAGNESIUM ARE 3 KEY EXAMPLES OF THIS.

Today’s soil contains a fraction of these minerals than the soil of the 1950’s and therefore it can be wise to
supplement with tailored vitamins, herbs and minerals for optimal nutrition.

In our retreats we offer our optional super-supplementation range. These highly-nutritional supplements include
Wheatgrass, blue/green Algae, Aloe Ferox, Spirulina, Turmeric, Reishi Mushroom, Maca and Mineral Blend.

Outside of the retreat our practitioners can tailor a specific supplement programme for you based on your individual
needs. It is prudent not just to guzzle a multitude of supplements but carefully select the ones you need to help you
reach optimal health.

“What a wonderful place. The staff are the best, continually looking after you, offering advice and helping you to achieve your goals. The treatments are a real bonus, everything on offer is top quality and guaranteed to make you feel fantastic. Yoga in the morning and evening is the perfect way to start and end the day.”

The best decision I ever made was to go to Amchara for my birthday. The staff and fellow guests were so lovely. Great facilities, good selection of juices and vegan food. After the initial detox, I started to feel full of energy and my cravings had gone.

Went to have a real break and get away from everything, it was fantastic – calm, healthy food (delicious) and wonderful walks and yoga. Very comfortable and I feel SO much better after only one week – thank you Amchara – really hope I will be able to come again.