LUXLY GLOSSARY

Mayr cure

In short

The Mayr cure is a medically supervised cure to relieve the gut, developed by the Austrian physician Franz Xaver Mayr. At its core are light meals eaten very slowly, rest and a manual abdominal treatment.

Origin: Austria, F.X. Mayr, early 20th century
Duration: At least 7, ideally 14 to 21 nights
Core: Light food, slow chewing, abdominal treatment
Suits: Digestion, weight, a fresh start with food

Franz Xaver Mayr (1875 to 1965) believed that many complaints are linked to an overloaded digestion. His cure rests on three principles: rest, cleansing and training. The gut should recover, and you should learn to eat consciously and slowly again.

Classically there were stale rolls and milk, chewed until almost liquid. Modern Mayr medicine is more flexible: depending on your results you eat light vegetable broths, alkaline food or gentle whole food. Add Epsom salt in the morning, abdominal treatment by the doctor, exercise and plenty of sleep.

The first days are often tiring, with fatigue or headaches. Afterwards many report more energy and a calmer stomach. The most important thing you take home: slow eating and a new sense of when you are full.

Good to know

Plan a few quiet days after the cure; the body needs time.
A Mayr cure should be medically supervised, especially with existing conditions.
It is not an indulgent holiday: no coffee, alcohol or raw food in the evening.