The Body Balance Company

The Body Balance Company’s structured Detox and Rejuvenation program is research-based and brings medical science and holistic medicine together (East meets West). Detoxifying the body and mind through limiting the diet is an ancient tradition that has been practiced around the world and documented in Hebrew, German, Latin, Sanskrit and Chinese texts dating back thousands of years.

Modern society has veered away from cleansing as a curative procedure despite solid medical evidence supporting its benefits and healing capabilities. Holistic Cleansing is an integral part of living a healthy life. It helps to purify the body, cleanse the mind, and harmonise the spirit. No matter how perfect you think your diet is and how well you take care of your self (or not), rest and rejuvenation of the digestive system through fasting beyond a 24-period is necessary for the body to detox and rejuvenate. – YES your body is amazing!

Fasting at home within reach of the temptations of the refrigerator and your favourite local restaurants is a risky endeavour indeed. On the other hand, one of life’s modern luxuries is to be able to escape to a tropical paradise and fast in the company of those who can best support you to achieve your goals.

There is no finer way to experience the remarkable healing potential of a 14-day fast than on a retreat/workshop under the expert guidance of our experienced facilitators. And as an added benefit, many people report a spiritual awakening, which is nothing short of remarkable when it occurs.

Going on detox workshop is a fantastic way to cleanse your body, clear your mind and improve your health. Asia is the spiritual home of healing and many people travel to this expansive continent to achieve emotional and physical wellness. The idea of a detox workshop holiday may sound a daunting prospect but nothing could be further from the truth; choose from a variety of carefully chosen treatments and holistic activities to compliment a personalised fresh and healthy diet. BBC Detox workshops can vary and are tailored to your needs; you may spend the time on a special diet supplemented with exclusive clinic / spa treatments with a specially designed protocol, or if you’d prefer, you could spend your time exercising and working up a healthy sweat.

Whether you take detox workshops on a regular basis or you are looking for your first one, Thailand is one of the best places to go for a detox retreat. It’s an experience that will make you want to come back for more.

THAILAND

Thailand is one of the most popular destinations in Asia for people looking to detox. With a natural landscape full of lush rainforests, beautiful beaches and crystal clear waters, it’s no wonder travellers go here to relax and de-stress. This is aided by spiritual wellness being such a key part of Thailand’s rich culture as around 95% of the country is Buddhist.

CLINIC & SPA

The Health Clinic we’ve chosen for our retreats is an internationally renowned healing centre founded by a Taoist Meditation Master. Immersed in fifty acres of beautiful gardens with hundreds of bonsai in the foothills of the Himalayas, outside the hustle and bustle of Chiang Mai, it is a unique health centre offering physical, emotional and spiritual detox programs to live longer and healthier. The core of the healing experience is you will be visiting a world leading Health Clinic that specialises in offering an integrative approach to health.

The doctors and practitioners consider you as a whole being: mind, body and spirit. The clinic’s holistic philosophy draws from the Taoist foundations as encouraging you to draw on your own inner power to maintain true health. The international team of health specialists uses the latest methods from Traditional Chinese Medicine, Germanic Medicine to determine the root cause of dis-ease and to design a therapeutic program appropriate to your needs. A beautiful Spa and the fitness centre are also part of the Integrated Health Clinic

Enjoy your delicious, freshly prepared, organic meals in the tranquil atmosphere of the octagon-shaped Dining Hall, with its open sides overlooking a still-water pond. Help yourself to the variety of juices, teas and ionised water that are available all day. The juice bar has the ambience of a social club and the mission to provide delicious healthful juice blends designed to delight the palate, heal the body, and satisfy the soul.

ACCOMMODATION

Nestled amidst thick, lush vegetation and overlooking stunning rice fields backing onto a tropical mountainside, BBC’s accommodation options range from cosy Superior rooms to Luxury Villa’s.

The rooms are inspired by stunning architecture with bright yet soothing colour templates throughout. Asian textiles, carefully selected ornaments and art pieces create a feeling of comfort & coziness like a home away from home. King size beds set in stunning botanical gardens spread across two resorts neighbouring each other. Choose between our Superior or Luxury bungalows to match your budget and comfort level.

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WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED?

Airline tickets • Additional clinic/spa treatments • Travel & Medical Insurance • Personal expenses • Bicycle, Scooter • Excursions to local attraction

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FASTING

Fasting is an exceptionally ancient, and powerful, approach to healing many disease conditions. It allows the body to rest, detoxify, and to heal. During fasting the body moves into the same kind of detoxification cycle that it normally enters during sleep. It uses its energy during a fast, not for digesting food, but for cleansing the body of accumulated toxins and healing any parts of it that are ill. As a fast progresses the body consumes everything that it can that is not essential to bodily functioning. This includes bacteria, viruses, funghi, parasites, fibroid tumors, heavy metals, cholesterol, waste products in the blood; any build up around the joints, and stored fat. Historical records indicate that human beings are evolutionarily designed to fast. It is an incredibly safe approach to healing and the body knows how to do it very well.

THE BENEFITS OF FASTING AND HEALING

Fasting has been found to help a number of disease conditions, often permanently. There have been a number of intriguing clinical trials and studies treating numerous disease conditions with fasting. Here are some of those findings:

In one clinical trial of hypertension and fasting, 174 people with hypertension were pre-fasted for 2-3 days by eating only fruits and vegetables. They then participated in 10-11 day water only fast, followed by a 6-7 day post fast in which they ate only a low-fat, low- sodium vegan diet. Initial blood pressure in the participants was either in excess of 140 millimeters of mercury (mm HG) systolic or 90 diastolic or both.90% of the participants achieved blood pressure less than 140/90 by the end of the trial. The higher their initial blood pressure the more their readings dropped. The average drop for all participants was 37/13.Those with stage-three hypertension (over 180/110) had an average reduction of 60/17. All those taking blood pressure medication prior to fasting were able to discontinue it. Fasting has been shown in a number of trials like this one to be one of the most effective methods for lowering blood pressure and normalising cardiovascular function. Blood pressure tends to remain low in all those using fasting for cardiovascular disease once fasting is completed.
Fasting is exceptionally beneficial in chronic cardiovascular disease and congestive heart failure, reducing triglycerides, atheromas, total cholesterol, and increasing HDL levels.
Fasting has been found effective in the treatment of type I and type II diabetes often reversing the condition permanently. Because of its long-term effects on metabolism, fat stores in the body, leptin, and disease conditions associated with obesity, fasting has been found to be one of the most effective treatments for obesity.
A number of studies have found that fasting is beneficial in Epilepsy, reducing the length, number, and severity of seizures. Fasting is especially effective for helping alleviate or cure childhood epilepsy.
In a 1988 trial of 88 people with acute Pancreatitis, fasting was found better than any other medical intervention. Neither nasogastric suction nor cimetidine was found to produce as beneficial effects as those from fasting. Symptoms were relieved irrespective of the etiology of the disease.
A number of studies have found that fasting is effective for treating both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Fasting induces significant anti-inflammatory actions in the body and researchers found decreased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, arthralgia, pain, stiffness, and need for medication.
Autoimmune diseases such as lupus, rosacea, chronic urticaria, and acute glomerulonephritis, have all responded well to fasting.
Fasting has been shown to significantly help severe toxic contamination. Clinical trials have found that people poisoned with PCB experienced “dramatic” relief after 7-10 day fasts.
Poor immune function improves during fasting. Studies have found that there is increased macrophage activity, increased cell-mediated immunity, decreased complement factors, decreased antigen-antibody complexes, increased immunoglobulin levels, increased neutrophil bactericidal activity, depressed lymphocyte blastogenesis, heightened monocyte killing and bactericidal function, and enhanced natural killer cell activity.
The historically claim that fasting increases life span is beginning to garner some support in research literature. Regularly repeated 4-day fasting has been found to increase the life span in normal and immune- compromised mice.
Although the use of fasting in the treatment of cancer is controversial, there is some emerging data SHOWING that fasting helps prevent cancer. Intermittent fasting (2 days weekly) has shown an inhibitory effect on the development of liver cancer in rats.
Fasting has been shown to significantly help severe heavy metal contamination. Clinical trials have found that people poisoned with heavy metals experienced “dramatic” relief after 7-10 day fasts.
Poor immune function improves during fasting.
Other diseases that have responded well to fasting are:

– Psychosomatic disease
– Osteoarthritis
– Rheumatoid arthritis
– Auto-immune diseases
– Cancer
– Tumors
– Intestinal parasites
– Hypothyroidism
– Hyperthyroidism
– Fibromyalgia

– Irritable bowel syndrome
– Sibo
– Inflammatory bowel disease
– Psoriasis
– Eczema
– Bronchial Asthma
– Depression
– Uterine fibroids
– Candida
– Gout

– Allergies
– Hives
– Autism
– Seizures
– Epilepsy
– Multiple Sclerosis
– Insomnia
– Dementia
– Alzheimer’s
– Parkinson’s

FASTING UNDER MEDICAL SUPERVISION

While most people can fast safely, people with serious disease conditions should do so only under the supervision of a health professional experienced in fasting for healing. This is list is not limited to these serious conditions:

Cancer patients
Infants and young children
Type I & II diabetics
Those with insufficient kidney function
Morbidly Obese
Those who are extremely afraid of fasting yet wish to do so anyway
People with a high toxic contamination level of DDT. DDT is stored by the body in a highly concentrated form within fat tissue. Fasting can release huge levels of DDT into the bloodstream as the fat stores are released. This can be quite dangerous.

PEOPLE WHO SHOULD NOT FAST

Although most people can fast, there are a few who, because of special conditions, that should not.

People who are extremely emaciated or in a state of starvation
Those who are anorexic or bulimic
Pregnant Women
Nursing Mothers
Those who have severe anemia
Those with an extreme fear of fasting
Those with Porphyria. Porphyria refers to a genetic metabolic defect that affects the body’s ability to manage porphyrins. Porphyrins are a group of compounds that combine with iron to produce blood, are involved in the control of electron transport systems, and, within mitochondria, are intricately involved in the production, accumulation, and utilization of energy. Porphyria can cause malfunctions in the liver, bone marrow, and red blood cells and produces a wide range of symptoms including seizures.
People with a rare, genetic, fatty acid deficiency, which prevents the initiation of ketosis. This is a deficiency involving the enzyme acetyl-CoA, a mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation enzyme, that is essential to ketosis. Those with this deficiency who do fast can experience severe side effects, including hepatic steatosis (fatty liver), myocardial lipid accumulation, and severe hypoglycemia.

HERE’S WHAT SOME OF OUR CLIENTS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT OUR FASTING AND DETOX RETREATS AND HOW THEY BENEFITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM:

“I was fortunate enough to do a 3 month pre-cleanse program and a liver flush that Scott had me do before going on the retreat. My health improved so much during the pre-cleanse that I was so excited to see what the retreat was going to bring having never detoxed or fasted before. The parasite cleanse was amazing - I am still shocked what came out of my body. I appreciated the educational material provided and the complementary health services offered like the massages, blood ozone treatments, and infrared sauna. There were daily tasks to complete, like doing the coffee enemas and taking various herbs and exercising. Scott made sure that I was okay and kept up with the program on a daily basis. I couldn’t do this kind of intensive detox at home on my own. My thoughts are so clear, I feel energized & relieved that I have done my body a huge service!”
Rachel, 34, Melbourne
“I benefited from participating in this retreat in the following ways: Removal of worms and being in an environment with like-minded people made it an easier program to follow and has also given me motivation to continue with many aspects. I like being able to combine two programs together: the methods of Scott & The Body Balance Co, along with the methods of the retreat. I think they worked perfectly together. The aspects I value most from the retreat were being able to have access to amazing herbs which in turn helped with the removal of parasites. The pre-preparation and pre-cleanse conducted by Scott for the Melbourne Group was great. One of the things I appreciate the most is the effort that Scott and The Body Balance team went to in order to prepare me for the fast. I was nervous about the dreaded “detox flu” but because of the preparation i.e beginning the herbal cleanses couple of months earlier and altering my diet to me more plant based, I was able to do the fast easily. This is why I was able to get such good results. The Body Balance crew was also there for me emotionally throughout the fast, Any time I was worried, confused about any of the processes or simply just felling emotional, they were there to help. I’ve also been set up with a program for my return so that I didn’t go back to my old ways and ruin all the good work we’ve done. I have the tools now to continue”
Peggy, 39, Melbourne
“I actually had no expectations and came with an open mind. I was consequently amazed at the results I achieved in participating in this retreat in getting my body to eliminate toxins and parasites and cleanse my bowel/intestines. A real education for me no doubt about it! Additionally complementing the detox program with other clinical treatments and massage therapies from the health spa clinic provided comprehensive cleansing and maintenance of the body. The accommodation was also excellent and provided overall a welcome retreat away from home. All aspects of the retreat were highly valuable! The coconut fast was a winner for me! I personally would like to sincerely thank Scott for professionally guiding me daily and providing all professional support in achieving my detox goals. Without his instruction and guidance I doubt I would have been as diligent in following all the processes so committedly. Thank You Scott!”
Shirley, 65, Melbourne

The Body Balance Company’s Detox & Rejuvenation Retreats are conducted under medical supervision and with highly experienced professionals in detoxification and fasting. This means that your health status is measured before, during and at the end of your program, showing you the scientific results of your individual detox program. This is one of the major elements that’s sets BBC’s detox & fasting retreats apart from all others. We are proud to offer cutting edge detoxification and fasting programs, along with quality and professional care, value for money. There is no better way to Invest into your health and we are so happy to help you on your journey to TRUE HEALTH.