Style: December 01, 2017

60 STYLE | travel
images: Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat
horrendous. No amounts of natural remedies
or Panadol (or the Nurofen I snuck from
my room) could cure it. Then the nausea
started. Thankfully by day three I was feeling a
million dollars. Detox is a powerful thing and
Gwinganna has all the natural pills and potions
to help, as well as a nurse on staff. Each day was
an adventure and gave me a chance to unwind,
contemplate and learn better ways to live.
Since acclimatising to the real world I have
been told I am more relaxed, more conscious
of my eating, most definitely watch my caffeine
intake and believe I am more balanced. I am
trying to live the Gwinganna way – I dim the
lights at night and aim for that optimum
8¼ hours. I have coping mechanisms for dealing
with stress to keep my body in the rest and
digest zone, and am trying to treat my gut like a
queen. Would I go again? Hell yes, I’ve already
booked for next year!
FLIGHT OR FIGHT MODE VS REST AND
DIGEST THEORY
Man has evolved, but the key ways we live
have not. Nowadays, we are not fighting to
survive, it is simply stress/caffeine producing the
cortisol that pushes us into fight or flight mode.
This state is so detrimental to our wellbeing
and body.
Instead, we should adopt the rest and digest
mantra to enable us to have time to heal. We
are not primates so why live like one?
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR
GOOD HEALTH?
Neither exercise and diet are number one for
maintaining great health, it is sleep. You need a
full 8¼ hours.
GETTING THERE
Gwinganna is an hour’s drive from Brisbane,
or there is a complimentary group bus that
transfers guests directly from the Gold
Coast Airport. There are also limousine or
helicopter options, too, if you want to get
there in style.