Preparing For Your Stay
How to Prepare For Your Detox
Depending on what detox you are planning on doing, will affect how much preparation you will need to do before you arrive.
The more preparation you put in the better the result will be.
If you are doing one of our longer packages, you will do most of your detoxing whilst you are with us. However, with the shorter Detox Experience it is essential that you put in as much preparation as possible to help you achieve the best results and also to avoid any detox symptoms after your stay.
The most important tip we can give any client planning on undertaking a detox, is to cut out caffeine slowly. You may not even realise how much caffeine you drink as it can even be present in ‘fruit’ teas and fizzy drinks as well as tea and coffee. Cutting out caffeine too quickly can cause bad headaches which make the detox process much harder.
The last few days before your stay try as much as possible to cut down on dairy, sugar and red meat, as well as alcohol and junk food.
There is a strict no smoking policy whilst doing a detox, this is very important and you must try to adhere to it, if you feel that it may be a problem, you may want to invest in some nicotine patches or gum. Many people find that this kind of detox programme actually helps them to give up.
Also please leave your vitamins, minerals and other supplements behind, when your body is toxic, it will even treat supplements that are supposed to be doing it good as a toxin, putting more burden on your liver.
What to Bring With You
Books and magazines etc. and any other things that will feel will help you to relax, and occupy your time when you are not having treatments. There are CD players and TV’s with DVD players in the rooms, so feel free to bring CD’s and DVD’s with you.
You may like to bring a large towel, there are towels supplied in the bedrooms but these are normal size bath towels, if you prefer a large bath sheet please bring one or two with you.
Indoor shoes such as slippers, or thick woolly socks – outdoor shoes are not allowed in the house.
If you want to make the most of the wonderful surrounding countryside, please bring with you suitable footwear, there’s nothing better than a walk in the country and the exercise will only benefit and assist the process. There is an organised walk if you are with us over the weekend, so if you would like to participate please make sure you bring suitable footwear and clothing.
If you want to take part in the yoga and exercise classes you will need to bring loose comfortable clothing.
When you are undertaking a detox can often feel cold, so we recommend that you bring loose comfortable clothes that you can layer and relax in.
Tips for When You Go Home
Re-introduce food slowly, please do not leave here and tuck into a roast dinner; your body will not be able to cope with it!
We suggest that you start by eating fruit, vegetables, salads and light meals, and to limit the amount of sugar, wheat and dairy that you eat for as long as possible preferably for the rest of the week.
It is also beneficial for you to take a pro-biotic supplement, we have a very high quality pro-biotic supplement that we sell here at the centre that you can if necessary purchase to take home with you, it is freshly made for us in small batches and is therefore as fresh as is possible. We would recommend that you take a combined pro-biotic not just acidophilus, if you are looking to purchase one in advance ready for when you get home, we always recommend that you get one from a good independent Health Food Store, who can give you personal advice on what supplement is best for you to take.
It is very important that you keep up the fluid intake of water or watered down fruit juice, this will help to alleviate any symptoms that you may experience whilst the detox process continues such as headaches, and will also aid in the removal of toxins being flushed through the system.
You may feel a little tired and fragile after such a detox and we would recommend that you do not plan anything too strenuous for the day after you leave.
You will receive a detox maintenance booklet during your stay that outlining how to maintain your detox, together with a few simple juice ideas and some detox soup recipes.
The longer you manage to stick to our guidelines, the better the results will be.