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to alkalise my body. In between meals,
we were encouraged to walk around
the park, with its maze and tame deer.
A couple of mornings, I did water-
gymnastics and fitness classes. Then
there are also daily treatments, after
which you rest with a liver wrap to aid
detoxifcation. So what with mastication,
detoxing, resting and warming your liver,
you’re pretty busy. After dinner there
were health talks and I went to bed
around 9pm, armed with literature about
the benefits of a plant-based diet.THE TREATMENTS
My treatment programme included
diaphragmatic breathing, massage,
Kniepping (hot and cold baths), detoxing
foot baths, lymph drainage, abdominal
massage and detox mineral baths. My
favourite treatment was the Moor peat
mud bath. No blushes were spared as
I stepped into the metal bath, as nature
intended. The mud was warm, black and
viscous. After 12 minutes, I was hosed
down, then wrapped in a crisp, linen sheet
and blanket before resting for 20 minutesto sweat out the toxins. The mud,
prepared daily at Gräflicher Park, is said
to have healing benefits for muscular,
skin, bone, vascular and gynaecological
disorders. It’s eco friendly, too. Once used,
the mud is stored for five years in the bog
ponds of the Park, then it’s mixed with
fresh healing peat, to use again.MAYR AND BEYOND
By the end of my week on the Mayr cure,
I felt really well rested. All guests leave
with science-backed advice and tips fromDr Hietkamp. ‘Health is a gift that we
have to make ourselves through nutrition,’
he said. I’m now going to try eating a
wholefood, plant-based diet – it’s good for
the body and better for the environment.COST
A seven-night, full-board stay at Gräflicher
Park Grand Resort costs from £2,203
including consultations beginning and
end, an individual treatment plan and
nutritional advice, all drinks, daily sports
session and more; graeflicher-park.de.WORDS:
Judy Bastyra
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A thick layer of EpiGen Daily Detox Serum
is then applied, and I feel a warmth as it
goes about the cellular cleaning process.
‘Next up, a thick algae mask is applied
on top of the serum, over my whole face,
including my eyes and mouth, to further
moisturise my skin and rebalance it after
the other stages. It’s heavy and cool at
first, solidifying before being removed a
few minutes later and taking with it any
remaining dead skin cells. Lastly, oxygen
(pictured), is sprayed to help regenerate
my skin. My face feels plumped and
WORDS: deeply moisturised and really glows.’Eve BoggenpoelThe Moor peat mud bath
at Gräflicher Park