3 Luxury Resorts With One Goal in Mind: Changing Your Life – NewBeauty Magazine

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LANSERHOF LANSThe luxury boot camp for your microbiome.

You already own the Very Best Private Island. And you flythere on the Very Best Private Jet. But from eating in theVery Best Restaurants and the stress of your Very Important Job, you dont have the Very Best Microbiome, theguts bacterial ecosystem that affects everything fromweight to mood. For 35 years, celebs and moguls have escaped toLanserhof for the LANS Med Concept, a detoxifying vacation foryour digestive system inspired by the Mayr Cure, which was designedmore than 100 years ago by Austrian gastro Dr. Franz Xaver Mayr.

THE PROGRAM: After a battery of medical tests, your personal doctor micromanagesin the best possible wayevery minute of yourday, assigning you a series of therapeutic spa treatments (soothingstomach massages, warming seaweed packs, gentle body scrubs). Atyour next meal, youll head to your assigned seat, where youll find aposh, gray GioBagnara tray full of probiotics, bitters and vitamins prescribed for your unique needs. Youll alsobe assigned a number from zero to three,which indicates your meal plan. Your fellowbillionaires will be very interested in yournumber: Level Zero equals a cup of herbaltea and a slice of orange for each meal. LevelsOne and Two are built around low-glycemic,bland foods like buckwheat toast and boiledpotatoes. Level Three, glorious Three, meansyoull be eating Lanserhof s nutrient-rich, insanely delicious energy cuisine. (Your fellowbillionaires will boast that they are going topoach Lanserhof s chef, Karsten Wolf.) Regardless of your assigned level, you will betrained on how to properly chew: a minimum of 30 times per bite. (Even the teadrinkers are encouraged to chew each sip.)

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THE TAKEAWAY: By the end of the week,your eyes shine, your skin glows, your heartsings. At home, youll continue to chew yourfood with care: maybe not 30 times for eachbite, but close. Youll wonder on occasionwhat happened to the cranky Level Zero oligarch who disappeared on day two. Youll eatsalads only at breakfast or lunch (you hadlearned that raw foods at night are too toughfor your stomach to digest). Youve come upwith your next billion-dollar idea. And youvealready booked your return visits for 2020,2021, 2022 and beyond. Emily Dougherty

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THE BRANDOLike Gilligan's Island if the Howells got there first (with their talented team of architects and interior designers, naturally), this French Polynesian private island doesn't skimp on the spa experienceor the luxury.

Marlon Brandos former personal retreat, The Brando, isa bit of a relaxation-meets-rejuvenation fairy tale, a truewonderland of wellness (itwas one of Barack Obamas first stops afterleaving office) where the eco-friendly factoris high and so are the over-the-top touches.Set 30 miles north of Tahiti, privacy is keybesides being a legitimate private island,there are only 35 villas on the quiet propertyand recent upgrades like well-appointedoverwater suites seamlessly add to the natural, unspoiled habitat (sustainability is taken very seriously here). Michelin-star cuisineand an abundance of on-land, on-water activities round out the special, once-in-a-lifetime offerings the location is known for.

The somewhat-hidden Varua Te Ora spakeeps to the tropical-sanctuary theme withtraditional Polynesian treatments performedhigh above the trees. Youll find your standard facial, massage, scrub, steam room farehere, but theres something about being inthe bubble, as insiders refer to it, that makesthis special journey simply life-changing.

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THE CARILLONMiami Beach may not traditionally rank high on the wellness chart, but this all-access, doctor-fueled retreat is hoping to change that.

Needle-less acupuncture, vitamin IV patches, sextherapists, world-class plastic surgeons, executive coaches, and that oh-so-bragworthy sidenote of having Beyonces trainer on hand are justsome of the out-of-the-ordinary offerings thenon-pretentious Carillon Miami Wellness Resort makes happen for its guests (theyll hold the hand of a first-timer as theydip their toe into high-tech wellness, and seasoned spa-goerswill be wowed as well!).

This is not your typical spaalthough it does also havebragging rights to being the biggest spa on the East Coast,ringing in at 70,000 square feetand co-general managerTammy Pahel, who is particularly proud of the fact that thereare 160 classes available each week, wouldnt have it any otherway. This is not just a luxury resort by the beach; it is a portalto integrative medicine, a real wellness your way experience.

The departure from a one-size-fits-all formula works: The Miami Heat relies on the spa for its muscle-soothing float tank andcryo chamber, some guests have been known to stay for a month,and the special Wellness Weekend retreats are super popular.

NEXT UP: The Future Beauty Wellness Retreat, a two-night, three-day experience filled with a dynamic mix ofthe latest anti-aging and wellness offerings, beachfrontfitness and world-class spa-ing; November 1517. Formore information, visit carillonhotel.com.

Medically reviewed byDr. Mark Jewell

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