5 steps that lead to better well-being.

A cleansing diet helps remove toxins from the body, supports weight loss and has a beneficial effect on overall health.

Natural detoxification of the body essentially means removing impurities from the blood. In our bodies they accumulate as a result of exposure to hormones, antibiotics, pesticides or heavy metals, often in connection with mental and physical stress. This overloads our natural detoxification system and slows down metabolism. It can cause bloating, constipation and other digestive problems, as well as allergies, weight gain, exhaustion and chronic fatigue.

How can a cleansing diet help?
By avoiding certain foods, for example:

• processed meat products (dry salami, smoked products, etc.),
• other industrially processed salty and sweet foods (frozen meals, cookies, wafers, etc.).

When the organs have time to rest, they are not overloaded and harmful substances can be removed from the body more easily. The liver plays a key role in this process, as it not only transforms toxic substances but also helps eliminate them. By consuming appropriate foods, we also supply the body with beneficial nutrients.

Fasting is an excellent way to detoxify the body and improve health — but only if it is done properly. Our healthy fasting program VitaDetox is led by top experts in Šmarješke Toplice. The program is based on individually determined dietary detoxification through a fruit-and-vegetable fast that accelerates the elimination of substances harmful to health and improves energy balance.

During strict fasting, only liquids are consumed, such as freshly pressed fruit and vegetable juices, clear vegetable soups, water and teas. Fasting relieves the digestive system and other detoxifying organs, especially the liver, and allows the immune system to function more efficiently.

After the fasting period, a gradual transition to a balanced diet follows through so-called strengthening days.

Some ideas for healthy meals:

• barley, buckwheat or millet porridge (can also be replaced with brown rice)
• oatmeal combined with fruit
• a piece of meat or other protein foods
• complement meals with seasonal fresh vegetables and fruit

Your plate should include a colorful variety of foods so the body receives as many essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants as possible during the day.

Regular physical activity improves the quality of our lives:

• by strengthening physical strength and endurance we also strengthen a positive mindset
• it stimulates the hormonal system to release happiness hormones – endorphins – which positively affect our mental and physical condition
• protects against diseases
• slows down aging

The SlimFit program also includes a personal trainer who prepares an exercise plan using an individual approach based on prior diagnostics, in cooperation with a doctor and a nutritionist.

Training under the supervision of a personal trainer is a very effective element in losing body weight and body fat — where harmful xenobiotics often accumulate — and in gaining muscle mass.

Available activities include:

• altitude training
• Nordic walking in nature
• PACE training
• pilates
• aerobics in thermal water

The surroundings of Šmarješke Toplice also offer many opportunities for hiking or cycling trips. Many personal trainers say that regular daily movement, such as cycling or walking, is far more effective than intensive exercise once a week.

Change your daily habits: go to work by bike or on foot and choose the stairs instead of the elevator.

Sleep is far more important for the health of our body than we might think. People need at least seven to eight hours of sleep per night, and it is important to go to bed before midnight.

Quality sleep helps with:

• regeneration and detoxification of the body
• hormonal balance
• a strong immune system
• clearer thinking

Sleep and the entire detoxification program can be further improved with:

• relaxing massages with natural cold-pressed essential oils that reduce the stress response, improve blood circulation and stimulate the elimination of toxins
• sauna sessions and detoxifying baths.

1. Have regular meals, adjusting their number according to your needs and habits.
2. Leave a three-hour break between meals; during this time, avoid snacks and drink only water.
3. Have dinner at least two hours before going to bed.
4. Chew your food thoroughly. Digestion begins in the mouth, not in the stomach. Satiety and hunger are regulated in the brain, not the stomach.
5. Avoid unhealthy foods by not keeping them at home. Keep only healthy food in your pantry.
6. Limit your intake of table salt, sugar, and alcohol.