Healthy food
The foundation of health and wellbeing
Menopause at Park Igls
When women’s hormones wreak havoc: the Park Igls experts grapple with the symptoms of menopause and share tips on combatting the hormonal maelstrom.
Healthy breakfast porridge
Go beyond traditional oats and try our healthy breakfast porridge with spelt, gofio and millet. It’s the perfect winter warmer comfort food.
Gently cooked: vegetable stir-fry
Nourish the soul with comfort food recipes that beat the winter blues. A vegetable stir-fry boosts energy and strengthens the immune system.
Good food equals good mood
The weather can have a real impact on our mood, which is why we’re advocates of healthy comfort food. Beat the blues with our spelt pancakes recipe.
Food for back pain
Did you know that adding anti-inflammatory foods to your diet can help back pain? Follow our 11 top diet tips and put an end to back pain!
Spring recipe with spinach
This spinach recipe – featured in the FX Mayr for Gourmets cookbook – from Park Igls Mayr clinic’s head chef Markus Sorg helps regulate the body’s acid-base balance, and it tastes good!
Mayr fasting detox
The right way to fast is a Mayr fast! Modern Mayr Medicine ensures your fast is a source of health and wellbeing. Detoxing and healthy living during a medical spa retreat at Park Igls in Tyrol where fasting translates into energy! Mayr fasting and Modern Mayr Medicine in vogue There are many reasons for [...]
Clean eating
Innovative diet trend or re-packaged old truths? Clean eating is said to help weight loss, stabilise blood sugar levels and promote wellbeing. But, what is this diet trend all about? Dr Peter Gartner, Medical Director at the Park Igls Mayr clinic, and Head Chef Markus Sorg explain their take on the latest diet trend, why [...]
Tea preparation done right!
Tea for weight loss, tea for falling asleep, tea for coughs, nausea, constipation... Find out how to prepare tea properly and the benefits of different herbs.
Metabolism at the Mayr clinic
The term ‘metabolism’ encompasses all processes in the human body that provide, consume and transport energy. Digestion converts carbohydrates, proteins and fats into a form that the body can absorb. The liver stores substances and is the key to detoxification. Inadequate gut function can place a huge strain on the liver and on the [...]
Protein supplements and their effects
Protein helps with weight loss, muscle building and muscle regeneration. And that's not all, around 75% of our body dry matter consists of protein! Protein is the most important component of muscles, blood, skin, hair and internal organs. Protein consists of amino acids, eight of which are essential to life, but cannot be produced [...]
Medical honey makes you healthy
Thank goodness for bees! Honey’s healing effects were well known as far back as ancient Greece. While we modern-day mortals enjoy honey for its taste and soothing properties, Greek mythology ascribes the immortality of gods to the wonders of honey. Even Hippocrates, the most famous physician of antiquity, reported on honey’s antifebrile properties and [...]