Stop blaming your will power!

While some level of will power is needed in all areas of our lives, when it comes to losing weight the real secret to permanent weight loss is in your blood chemistry.

How your blood type affects your weight

Genuine weight loss and lasting good health comes from the way your body reacts to the food you consume. Foods contain powerful proteins called lectins. These food lectins become important to you when they interact with your blood antigens. How your body interacts with these lectins determines whether those foods cause inflammation, digestive problems, bloating, water retention or weight gain.

Lectin interaction is different from food intolerance

This is more than simple “food intolerance.” At first, you experience a lectin interaction as only a mild digestive problem, or a dull, listless feeling after eating foods not right for you. Over time, the result is a steadily deteriorating state of health, loss of energy and weight gain.

Replace weight gaining foods with foods suitable for your blood type

The good news is that simply by replacing the key weight gaining foods with ones suitable for your blood type you can begin to experience the benefits of a leaner, cleaner, more energetic body.

You will be amazed at how easily you can lose up to 2 kg each week while eating well and enjoying your lifestyle.

The whole story of permanent weight loss

You can accelerate your results by combining the Eat Right For Your Type Plan with a gentle detox, some everyday supplements and sensible exercise, making you feel and look even better. Call Fay, a practising naturopath, at Serenity Lodge Day Spa on (02) 4970 4333 for detox and nutrition advice.

Tips for looking great while the weight is coming off

If you want to accelerate your results even further, check out our Lose Centimetres Fast body contouring treatment that will have you losing over 15 centimetres in your first treatment. Make sure that you come back to this blog post for the special deal for our online members only!

The best thing about eating right for your type

The really great thing is that you will be reducing your size, feeling good and not putting it on again if you continue to eat right for your type. Call Fay at Serenity Lodge Day Spa (02) 4970 4333 for advice about your optimum nutrition.

Special Offer for Our Loyal Online Members: Melt FAT, Smooth CELLULITE, Lose CENTIMETRES & Reduce BREAST SIZE
Only Until March 31st 2012

• 2 Ionithermie treatments for $320
• normally $220 each
• saving you $120.00

Call (02) 4970 4333 now to book your first appointment

Here’s to your good health!
Fay Rayner

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Day Spa $99 festive season pamper package, valued at an amazing $245!

For just $99, you’ll be pampered with:

• Salt Wrap, valued at $109
• Mini Facial, valued at $55
• Hand Exfoliation & Massage, valued at $25
• Head Massage, valued at $25
• Morning Tea, valued at $10
• PLUS a $20 voucher to use at our salon with your next visit!

More Day Spa Christmas Voucher Specials – click here.

Our guarantee:

If you don’t feel like a million bucks when you walk out of our salon, we’ll refund you IN FULL!

Hurry!

This incredible offer is available only until Christmas Eve, so phone Serenity Lodge Day Spa now.

Call (02) 4970 4333

Don’t wait, book this luxurious package RIGHT NOW!

$244 value for only $99, saving you $145!

But what do our clients think?

“I’ve been coming to Serenity Lodge DaySpa for over 3 years, and they STILL make me feel like a princess with every single visit!”
- Maggie, real estate agent and mother of 2

Full Range Of Day Spa Christmas Voucher Specials – click here.

To Your Good Health,
Fay Rayner

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First time at this day spa website? Welcome!

I’m so pleased that you found us online! While you’re here be sure to have a good look around our website to check out the various day spa services and packages we offer, as well as our natural therapies and healing services – but take a moment to collect your $25 gift voucher now, before you go exploring!

Claim your $25 Gift Voucher now

Serenity Lodge Day Spa is Newcastle’s most peaceful day spa and natural therapy centre, located on the picturesque shores of Lake Macquarie, NSW. Our regular clients travel from Newcastle, Sydney, Hunter Valley, and Central Coast to enjoy our services.

Newcastle Day Spa, Serenity Lodge, Is On The Shores Of Beautiful Lake Macquarie

How to claim your FREE $25 day spa gift voucher – easy as 1,2,3!

1. Simply enter your name and email address in the blue form in the top left hand corner of this page.
2. Then look in your email inbox for an email from Aweber, providers of our email management system, on our behalf. That email asks you to confirm that you requested communication from us
3. Click on the confirmation link in the email and you will be taken straight to your voucher!

Then all you need to do is call (02) 4970 4333 to use your voucher at your first appointment.

Newcastle Day Spa  Serenity Lodge’s Hydrotherapy Spa

What day spa or natural therapies will you choose?

• Massage, including pregnancy massage on our purpose built pregnancy massage bed. Check out all our massage treatments here
• Soothing one-hour treatments and therapies. See the full range here
• Pressed for time? Try our half-hour treatments to feel more serene in the midst of your busy life.
• Invest just 90 minutes in yourself and feel sensational with your choice of 2 treatments.
• Huge savings with Newcastle’s best value Day Spa packages.
• Feel better with our natural health services, including naturopathy and nutrition
• Melt FAT, Smooth CELLULITE, Lose CENTIMETRES & Reduce BREAST SIZE

Claim your $25 Gift Voucher now

We look forward to meeting you at Serenity Lodge Day Spa very soon

To Your Good Health & Well Being,
Fay Rayner

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Ever feel this time of the year you are starting to wear down?

And you’re not into the really busy season yet! Instead of pushing yourself and pretending you’re alright when really you are so tired you could not care a less, how about making some changes this year?

Take some time out now, before the real rush begins

Give yourself time out now so when the chaos of the holiday season really hits you will be able to enjoy it fully because you have given your body and mind time to rejuvenate and re-energise. It doesn’t take much to do this – it’s just a matter of you saying to your family “I am taking some ME time, so do not disturb me!”

Whether you go for a relaxing walk, sit and read a good book or treat yourself to a massage, you want to make the time to refresh before the “silly season” for the sake of your health.

Serenity Lodge Day Spa can help you

We would love to see you here at Serenity Lodge Day Spa so we can help you re-energise. We have great specials at the moment from only $99, or you can choose a treatment that suits you the best, including our new Fresh Start Health Package.

Here’s what your Fresh Start Health package includes:

• Health Analysis – complete top to toe health and lifestyle check up which will allow me to identify specific health challenges you may be having and how our variety of natural treatments may assist you to address those challenges.

• Individualized treatments, delivered during the day – because everyone’s health needs are different our treatment will be different for each person and is planned just for you.

For example, if you are suffering from headaches or tingling in your hands we will check the muscles in your back and neck to see if they putting pressure on a nerve that is causing your pain, and give you remedial massage therapy.

Or if you are suffering from bloating, forgetfulness or tireness I may make you some homeopathic or herbal medicine and I most likely would recommend some specific foods to avoid.

Or, if you are experiencing arthritic pain our Dead Sea Salt wrap is amazing to reduce the pain.

OR, if you would like to lose a few centimetres, then our ionithermie treatment will do the trick – guaranteed!

• Morning tea and lunch – your menu will depend on your particular dietary needs.
• Follow up calls included – for the first month I ask you to ring for 5 minutes every two weeks to let me know how you are going so your diet, medication or exercise program can be adjusted depending on how you are going.These two fortnightly follow up consultations are included in your package. Additional follow-up calls will have a small charge depending how long the consultation is.
• Take home your personalized plan – when you leave you will not be forgotten. If you need a special eating plan or medicine this will be made up for you to take with you.

All the best in whatever way you decide to refuel yourself so you can really enjoy the exciting and busy months ahead.
Fay Rayner

P.S.

I have been doing naturopathic work for well over 20 years, practising in Herbal Medicine, Homeopathy, Nutrition, Advanced Massage, Iridology and Energy Healing.

Call Fay now on (02) 4970 4333 to book your Fresh Start Natural Health Package

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Are you helping or hindering your largest body organ?

Even though your skin works to nourish, sustain, repair and renew itself 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it actually needs your help to function as efficiently and effectively as possible in the drying winter months.

What your skin needs

Proper nutrition, sufficient hydration, appropriate exercise and adequate rest are the keys to maintaining your skin in tip top condition all year round. You and I both know however, how easy it is to let a hectic lifestyle, when we take our body for granted, to neglect the care of our skin.

How to restore dull crocodile skin to glowing, healthy skin this winter

How closely have you looked at your skin lately? In winter we cover up because of the cold and so we do not really notice just how dehydrated or scaly our skin has become. Because we wear bulky clothes we do not worry that we have eaten badly and maybe we have put on a few kilos.

Will your skin be ready for spring next month?

Your body and skin can look great with the help of our winter specials and day spa packages. They’re always available, but the huge savings end on the 31st August.

How Serenity Lodge Day Spa’s winter packages nourish your skin

Deluxe Facial with natural, certified products from La Clinica:

• We massage a delicate cleansing cream into your skin, removing makeup and surface impurities.
• Then we apply a gentle exfoliant for a deeper, thorough cleanse and gentle skin buff.
• A masque to absorb impurities is then applied. After it is removed, we wrap hot towels around your face to remove any flaky, dead cells, thoroughly cleaning your skin.
• Your skin is then indulged with a soothing, moisturising balm to protect against winter dryness.

Silky, Soft Hands

We use our hands all the time and remember to moisturize them only sometimes.Time to give your hands some relief from the harshness of winter:

• What we would like to do for you is remove dead, dry skin on your hands with our exquisite exfoliating treatment.
• Next we apply a luxurious moisturising cream while giving your hands a beautiful massage, relaxing all the muscles.

Aromatic Hot Stone Massage

Serenity Lodge Day Spa clients have a favourite treatment – our very special aromatic hot stone massage, which feeds your skin with beautiful aromatic fragrances while you are being massaged with the soothing heat of volcanic stones. You can feel the warmth relaxing those tight muscles. When your muscles are relaxed your body can function so much more effectively.

Body Detox

How well have you been eating lately? If you find yourself answering, “Not as well as I should,” then a thorough body detox will help and if you read our blog post on this it will show you how remarkable this process is.

So now you have helped your skin and your internal organs. What else could we possibly help you with – that extra cellulite or those extra centimetres! Take a quick look at our videos on Lose Centimetres Fast page.

Lose Centimetres Fast

Doctors in France invented this method to help people with arthritis, who because of their pain and lack of movement gained a lot of weight and centimetres, causing even more pain. The doctors discovered that with this amazing method, Ionithermie, that as well as easing their pain people lost centimetres and were able to become more active.

We are qualified and authorised to provide this exact same treatment to help you lose centimetres fast, tone your body and help your circulation.

We guarantee you will lose centimetres in your first treatment. You may need more than one treatment, depending on how much you want to lose.

Now with giving your body this attention you are going to feel wonderful and your skin is going to glow. In a matter of weeks when you want to start wearing your spring clothes you are going to be thrilled with how you look.

Remember that your body and skin can look great with the help of our winter specials and day spa packages. They’re always available, but the huge savings end on the 31st August.

To Your Serene Good Health,

Fay Rayner

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Why women consider breast reduction surgery…

Some people envy women with large breasts but what they don’t realise is large breasts can cause a lot of discomfort. Often breasts are too big for the woman’s frame and this can cause back pain, neck problems and poor posture which can worsen spinal problems that may cause breathing difficulties.

Large breasts can prevent women from playing many sports leaving them feeling unhappy and left out. Grooming and self-esteem can also be affected because it is difficult to find attractive clothes that will fit well and feel comfortable. This is why some women may consider expensive bust reduction surgery, even though they are aware that all surgical procedures carry medical risks. Often they don’t realize that there is the option of a non-surgical breast reduction treatment.

What is natural, non-surgical breast reduction?

Before taking drastic steps and having breast reduction surgery, which can leave permanent scarring and other side effects, I encourage you to experience Serenity Lodge Day Spa’s non-surgical breast reduction treatment first.

100% money back guarantee on non-surgical breast reduction treatment

Our Ionithermie Breast reduction treatment is completely safe, using only natural products. We guarantee centimetres lost with you for first 1 hour treatment.

If you are not overweight, dieting will not help you lose breast size but our Ionithermie will. If you are overweight diet will help you and our qualified naturopath can guide you with weight loss and size reduction of your breasts and the rest of your body.

Client success stories

Phone us or drop in and ask us about our clients who were sceptics because they believed that they had tried everything to lose centimetres from various parts of their bodies with no success until they experienced out treatment and were thrilled with the results.

How much are breast reduction treatments?

Our regular price is $220 per treatment, and a special offer for the moment is $160 per treatment saving you $60.

Best value non-surgical breast reduction package

Only $150 per treatment for the 5 treatment package, saving you a massive $350!

Remember the money back guarantee on your first breast reduction treatment

What do you have to lose besides excess centimetres from your breasts? We will give you your money back if you do not lose centimetres off your breast size on your very first treatment!

Here’s to your serene good health,

Fay Rayner

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Day Spa Package – Free To Loyal Clients

If you are a valued client of Serenity Lodge Day Spa we would like to offer you the opportunity to take advantage of our FREE CLIENT REWARD PACKAGE. This is our way of saying “ Thank You” for having used our services previously.

FREE Aromatic Salt Wrap

The Aromatic Salt Wrap is a relaxing way to exfoliate your skin with aromatic oils mixed with salts, leaving your skin feeling velvety soft - $96 value.

PLUS you receive a Mini facial where your skin will be pampered with organically certified Australian products – $49 value

TOTAL VALUE of your FREE CLIENT REWARD PACKAGE is $145!

PLUS, as one of our loyal clients, you will also receive 10% discount on any other service you have on that day.

*** Available To First 7 Loyal Clients Only ***

Don’t miss out – be one of the relaxed and pampered 7!

Call Fay on (02) 4970 4333 and book now.

To Your Serene Good Health,
Fay Rayner

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Your Time’s Running Out To Win A $150,000 Shopping Spree…

KOFM’s Shop Til You Drop ends on 8th July 2011! And enormous prizes will be given away to 165 lucky winners in the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie & Hunter area!

Shop To Win!

Winners are free to spend their prizes at any participating businesses so long as they spend everything in one day. There’s a wide variety of stores to choose from, such as restaurants, automotive, electronics, furniture, jewellery, hair and beauty, fashion, and Serenity Lodge Day Spa!

To have a chance of winning simply shop at Serenity Lodge Day Spa, spend at least $10 on any of our products or services until 8th July to claim your entry ticket for the contest. You can buy as many tickets as you want so you earn more chances of winning. Remember, the more purchases you make, the closer you are to winning these amazing prizes!

Increase Your Chances of Winning With Gift Vouchers From Serenity Lodge day Spa!

Have you thought of earning more entry tickets by shopping early for gifts in the form of Gift Certificates for Day Spa treatments or packages? The vouchers can be redeemed up to 6 months after the date of purchase, so you can order as many as you want now to increase your chances of winning the shopping spree, AND to be organised with your gift giving for the rest of the year.

This is definitely a great opportunity to organise your birthday or Christmas gift vouchers in advance for you and your loved ones!

First Prize Winner Wins a $50,000 Shopping Spree of a Lifetime!

• Remember – the more entries you have, the greater your chance of being drawn as the first prize winner, with $50,000 to spend in ONE DAY

• Plus over one hundred and fifty other shopping spree prizes varying from $25,000 to $100!

Promo Ends on 8th July, So Hurry and Shop Now!

Remember the promotion ends on 8th July 2011, so start shopping as much as you can to increase your chances of winning one of these huge and exciting prizes!

Only tickets purchased within the promo period will qualify for the main draw on 23rd July, and the lucky winners can shop all they want on 6th August.

So what are you waiting for? Grab this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity now and get your tickets at Serenity Lodge Day Spa to win your exclusive shopping spree with KOFM!

Promotion Ends: Friday, 8th July
Main Draw: Saturday, 23rd July
Winners’ Shopping Day: Saturday, 6th August

To Your Serene Good Health,
Fay Rayner

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Are you or a friend in pain?

Dead Sea Salts have been prescribed for centuries for health, beauty and relaxation. The Dead Sea itself lies 400m below sea level and is the saltiest lake in the world.

Dead Sea salts contain the highest concentration of health enhancing minerals compared to any other body of water in the world. There are over 26 minerals in Dead Sea salt.  This unique mineral concentration is thought to provide relief to skin, arthritis and other health ailments:

• High concentrations of magnesium is believed to improve skin hydration and to reduce inflammation.
• High levels of bromide and magnesium have been shown to relieve allergic reactions by cleansing and detoxifying.
• Calcium in the salt strengthens your cell membranes and helps increase circulation.
• The sodium content improves the skin’s ability to absorb moisture and helps to remove dead skin scales.
• Potassium helps supply vital energy to the cells.
• Bromide also provides a natural antiseptic that heals and relieves skin ailments.

How to enjoy the benefits of Dead Sea salts

These are just a few of the benefits of the salt from the Dead Sea. You too can enjoy the same benefits of a pilgrimage to the Dead Sea - but in the comfort of Serenity Lodge Day Spa!

Time and time again we have seen people in great pain and after the Dead Sea wrap they have experienced relief. Pain is very depressing, so we are always delighted to see our clients relieved of pain and are very happy to assist you.

Click here to check out our Winter Specials where you will discover a very special deal on our Dead Sea Wrap Packages!

To Your Serene Good Health,
Fay Rayner