The holiday season is approaching, which often motivates many of us to plan a dynamic change... of our silhouette. For others, after the spring season or on a summer vacation, it is a time to build the body's immunity through rest and relaxation. But what if immunity and weight loss go hand in hand and depend on each other? This time, we would like to tell you about the importance of cleansing and building immunity through diet, treatments, and sport, which ultimately results in the desired weight change.
The intestines are responsible for 70% of our immunity. Introducing unhealthy substances into the body through food causes intestinal disorders, inflammation, and the formation and deposition of plaques, weakening the intestines' function and destroying the intestinal microflora. If we add insufficient physical activity to this, it weakens intestinal peristalsis. Consequently, water, toxins, and plaques are retained in the body, metabolism slows down, and the intestines absorb fewer nutrients. In the end, our immunity decreases, and we start gaining weight, although in reality, our body is malnourished and weakened. As a result, our immunity drops. The foundation of change is to stop this process and then implement a therapy that will reverse it.
The basis of any therapy is a proper start and preparation of the body for further steps and processes, regardless of the type of actions taken. It does not matter whether you want to act in terms of nutrition, physical effort, or body shaping.
Preparing the body for any process is very important. Thanks to this, you will not harm or overstrain the body during the change process. We can call such preparation accordingly:
As a result, to lose weight, we must first cleanse the body. To build immunity, we must do exactly the same. Therefore, to achieve noticeable effects, it is necessary to act in three directions simultaneously: change the way of eating, drain the body, and introduce movement into your daily routine.
When implementing new caloric restrictions in the form of a diet, a natural first step should be detox to cleanse the body, remove plaques, improve metabolism, and optimize the entire digestive system, reducing any possible inflammation.
A very good example, which we ourselves tested at Gwiazda Morza, is Dr. Bardadyn's vegan detox.
When starting sports training or physical activities, the principle is the same. In this case, an appropriate warm-up, stretching, and proper entry into the main workout are essential. We must individually adjust loads to the person.
Regarding treatments and body shaping, a great example confirming the above is this therapy and the processes occurring in the body related to starting treatments, e.g., slimming ones.
For the process to proceed correctly, we must start the stay or therapy with lymphatic drainage, performed manually or with devices. This effectively improves blood and lymph flow, which undoubtedly affects the final result of the entire therapy.
It is also worth consulting such a process in advance with a dietitian, trainer, and cosmetologist because every body is different, has different ailments, and weaknesses.
For processes related to both diet and physical effort, patience and gradual introduction of successive elements are preferred.
Only after the body adapts to the effort can we increase nutritional or physical loads and achieve the goals we have set.
Proper consultation, selection of diet, exercises, or treatments will only then give us full effect. All of this works best in combination and simultaneously, then the effects come fastest even with gradual implementation.
Practically from the beginning of the operation of Gwiazda Morza Resort Spa & Sport, we started cooperating with Dr. Marek Bardadyn, who specializes in the field of healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition. Together with our Spa Manager – Michał, they held numerous discussions about how diet affects our daily life, health, and well-being. This year, his next book premiered - "Vegan Detox". Michał tested the diet on himself, also combining it with balanced meals and physical activity. The effects were visible to the naked eye, so subsequently, another 10 people from Gwiazda Morza (one chef, one reception employee, and 5 managers, including our director – Marek Hilla) realized the diet themselves. Every organism reacted differently, although we all ate the same food at the same times. As a result, each of us gained some benefits from this experience.
The biggest advantages of the diet include:
An undeniable advantage of the diet is also that it can be combined with other meals, which may be particularly important for people suffering from insulin resistance or diabetes or those who need to control insulin spikes in the body. On the other hand, people with deficiencies of various nutrients in the body can easily supplement them with this diet. However, such solutions should be consulted with a dietitian in advance. At Gwiazda Morza, we have the option to organize consultations with Dr. Bardadyn. The vegan detox, besides cleansing and slimming, also builds immunity because it allows intestinal regeneration.
The book "Vegan Detox" is available for purchase at the SPA Institute and is also part of our "Take Care of Your Immunity" package. It is also possible to purchase only the diet, where meals will be served during the hotel stay. All preceded by a Tanita body composition analysis. Regenerative, slimming sea holidays can be chosen at any time of the year!
During changing eating habits, mental attitude is very important. We must be internally ready to make changes; otherwise, there is a high chance that the diet will not be effective, which may affect our self-esteem and cause frustration. For some, the best form will be a radical change of diet; for others, gradual introduction and replacement of subsequent products with healthier substitutes or less caloric variants. It is important to observe your body's reactions, adjust to its needs, and not expect an immediate effect. Patience, understanding in making mistakes, and consistency will allow long-term changes in eating habits. Also after returning from the stay at Gwiazda Morza.
Each of us is different. Therefore, appropriate physical activity should be chosen individually. We do not recommend exhausting workouts resulting in fainting or injury. Some people will find themselves in CrossFit; for others, yoga will be best. Therefore, at Gwiazda Morza, we recommend first a consultation with an instructor and Tanita measurement. Thanks to this, doing exercises, we will not harm ourselves.
An additional advantage during the stay at Gwiazda Morza is the variety of sports activities, so keeping an open mind, you can try different things and have fun at the same time. Within our Wellness zone, we offer:
Physical activity undoubtedly allows losing excess fat tissue but also supports the removal of toxins from the body through sweat and builds the body's immunity.
Shaping is the least commonly used method to fight excess fat tissue and almost never in building immunity or removing toxins. Meanwhile, it is one of the most effective ways, because during a single treatment, we can intensively impact the entire body simultaneously, and the effects are often visible after the first visit.
The SPA Institute of Gwiazda Morza offers a rich selection of shaping treatments, including:
Stress and age affect the slowdown of metabolism and the formation of congestion in the body. As a result, the body retains water along with toxins and plaques. Meanwhile, all of the above treatments are safe and stimulate the body to work. Thanks to this, we can noninvasively change our body easily, getting rid of excess water, fat tissue, cellulite, and even reduce the visibility of scars or stretch marks.
More treatments can be found in our SPA Menu section.
A very important factor in therapy is also attitude. It is not worth waiting just for the slimming effect and putting psychological pressure on yourself because instead of endorphins, cortisol will appear in the body, slowing down the effectiveness of diet, physical activity, and treatments. Self-acceptance combined with patience and respecting your body is half the way to success. Regardless of the set goal, it is always necessary to consider previous eating habits, including addiction to certain products or substances, compulsive eating attacks, medications taken, physical efficiency, age, illnesses, and time availability. Each of these factors significantly affects the effectiveness of applied methods. Therefore, it is better to prepare under the supervision of qualified people, e.g., under the care of our team.
Our SPA Institute recommends using all three methods simultaneously to affect the body holistically, so the effects appear faster and last longer. A balanced diet, regular physical activity, and shaping treatments result in:
Gradual and longer-term habit changes are safe for the body, and the effects last longer, without the yo-yo effect. Writing this, we theoretically act against our interest because it would be more profitable for us to advertise our services by immediate effectiveness. The effect will, of course, appear, in some cases even after 3–7 days when simultaneously applying diet, physical activity, and treatments. However, for health, the best method is always the principle of small but effective steps that will forever change not only our body but above all our lifestyle. If even one of the tips and recommendations given during the stay at Gwiazda Morza translates into a change of habits in everyday life, it was worth it from our perspective.
