Philippa, Head TCM at SHA explains the concept of integral health

Philippa Harvey, Head TCM therapist at SHA explains the concept of integral health management

Hi Philippa, When discussing integral health and energetic health, what exactly do we mean? Integral health management, often referred to as holistic healthcare, has evolved beyond the stereotypes associated with alternative or hippie practices. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of various facets of health care, including traditional medical treatments, therapy, nutrition, psychology, and energy work. This […]

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Healthy eating tour in Spain

Eating a healthy, balanced diet is one of the most important things you can do to protect your health and an important part of your wellbeing. Therefore healthy food is an important part of the wellness programs we offer. All the hotels and retreats we work with offer a healthy diet, yet we haven chosen […]

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Julia’s healthy eating tips

healthy eating tips by Julia, SIS Wellness Holidays

For us as a family in Germany, eating healthily used to mean ‘eating up’, whether in the school canteen (otherwise you weren’t allowed to get down from the table) or at home. Because, “only those who eat up ensure that the weather won’t be bad tomorrow” (yes, this saying really exists in Germany! 😊) Our […]

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10 Tips for a Healthy December

winter-salad-roast vegetables

December. It can be such a complicated month of fitting in all the things we want to do as well as all the things we need to do. When time is tight, the first thing to go is usually taking care of our health and ourselves. Sticking to a healthy diet can be complicated this […]

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Quashing the common food myths out there

Mª Jose Moreno, nutritional specialist, and resident in Los Monteros Hotel & Spa ***** clarifies the 10 most common myths that one way or another end up affecting us all.

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Your SISters favourite healthy dishes

Your SISters in Wellness favourite healthy recipes by SIS Spa in Spain

As Hippocrates said, ´Let food be thy medicine´, a healthy lifestyle starts with healthy nutrition, so your SISters in Wellness share their favourite healthy recipes!   CHRISTIAN´S FAVOURITE: Spiced Sweet Potato and Spinach stew A couple of years ago at home we decided we wanted to cut right back on how much meat we were eating. With […]

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Shanti Som Cookbook; Tom Kha Soup!

tom kha soup, Shanti Som by SIS Spa in Spain

Our lives too often tend to be influenced by a fast lifestyle. Workload, family, household chores and stress, don´t always allow us the time to eat healthily. We get carried away by the convenience of fast food, ready meals and we deceive ourselves with low calorie products… Many of us would like to eat more […]

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Fruit-infused waters; a delicious alternative to plain water!

infused water by sis spa in spain wellness holidays

Fruit-infused waters are a wonderful and refreshing drink option for warm summer days, because sometimes it is nice to have an alternative to plain water (and if you like it more, you drink more of it!). There are plenty of sweetened, processed syrups to add to water, but the body doesn’t need refined sugar, and […]

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SUMMER RECIPE: HAKE AND CHIVE TARTAR

There’s a reason that the Mediterranean diet is regularly voted one of the healthiest diets to follow. People who live along the Mediterranean tend to live longer and have fewer incidences of cancer and heart problems. While there’s not an exact diet to follow, this diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, pulses and […]

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Beetroot Carpaccio; healthy & delicious!!

beetroot carpaccio, healthy recipes by SIS Spa in Spain

Recipe Beetroot Carpaccio with goat cheese Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 40 mins Servings: 1 Ingredients: 100 grams of beetroot 30 grams of fresh spinach 50 grams of goat cheese Approx. 10 walnuts For the sauce: 1tbsp old-style mustard 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 5 tbsp of olive oil 1tbsp of honey Instructions: Cook the […]

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