You can give the lady in your life the PERFECT Christmas gift with only one phone call!

This year, make it easy for yourself and give her what every woman REALLY wants:

• Some time out to relax, de-stress, and rejuvenate…
• And look like a million bucks afterwards too!

Call Serenity Lodge Day Spa to order your gift voucher for $353 worth of beauty treats for only $198!

We’ll even post it to you!

For just $198, she’ll receive:

• Neck, Back and Leg Massage, valued at $55
• Body Exfoliation, valued at $109
• Rejuvenating Facial, valued at $109
• Hand Exfoliation and 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!

Our guarantee: If she doesn’t feel like a million bucks when she walks out of our salon, we’ll refund you IN FULL!

CALL NOW (02) 4970 4333

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

CALL (02) 4970 4333

Don’t wait, book this amazing gift RIGHT NOW!

To Your Good Health,
Fay Rayner

P.S.
More Day Spa Christmas gift voucher specials – click here

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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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What you may not know about freshly made fruit juice…

You hear it all the time, and everybody seems to be in 100% agreement. It’s like a default position that you should be drinking more fresh-squeezed fruit juices.

But wait a minute… let’s take a step back and look at juice. Is it really as healthy and natural as people say?

The juice producers love to tell you how “healthy” their juice is. How it’s like a multivitamin, and you should have some every morning. The cartons scream at you that it’s “100 percent natural” and has “no added sugar” or “no preservatives.”

And what’s not to believe? Seems simple… you pick the fruit, squeeze the fruit, and put the juice in a container, with pulp or without. Delicious and freshly squeezed… right?

Not really.

Fruit juice is not natural at all!

And it’s not even so much that they ruin the juice in the processing. But by grinding it up, you’ve changed the fruit’s very nature and character. It’s much more high-glyacemic, which raises your insulin levels and can lead to obesity and diabetes.

Normally, the fruit and our digestive systems – and our metabolisms – are made for each other. To make juice, on the other hand, you have to break the pulp of the fruit open and expose the monosaccharides (natural sugars). Normally they’re enclosed in “packets” of pulp that are made for your digestive system. They survive the ripening of the fruit and your peeling them, and they don’t begin to be released until you start chewing them.

Even then, most of them are not released until it hits your small intestine. It’s like a slow-release capsule made by nature!

You’re better off just to eat the fruit!

But we’ve decided we are going to take that fruit and mechanically expose all of the sugar at once. So that as soon as it hits your mouth, you get a rush of sugar straight into the bloodstream.

It is NOT natural. In fact, juicing in general is not such a great thing. If you do juice, you should drink it immediately. But for most of us, you’re better off just to eat the fruit.

What about vegetable juice?

This is also true for vegetable juice. Carrot juice is a great example. Carrots have a low glycaemic load, but carrot juice is high on the glycaemic index. Why? Because carrots have so much fibre, and the monosaccharides are so well-contained in them that it takes a long time for your body to get to the sugar.

Make carrot juice and suddenly that carrot, which tasted mainly like a root and not that much different from a potato, tastes very sweet. Because you’ve broken all that sugar out of the fibre…

Fortunately, you can still get fresh, locally grown organic fruits and vegetables almost wherever you live – and avoid juice..

And orange juice?

If you want to drink orange juice, you should squeeze fresh oranges and keep as much of the pulp in the juice as possible and drink it right away. That way, you get benefit of the fibre, plus the vitamins, minerals and co-factors nature intended.

To Your Good Health,
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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Karma Rub: All Natural Mineral Body Rub From Australia…

Do you suffer from Skin Problems, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Calcification in any organ or joint, Numbness, Inflammation, Aches and pains or Headaches, Parkinson’s Disease, Digestive problems, Arthritis, Rigidity or stiffness?

If you do then this all Australian natural mineral body rub may bring you some relief. It’s main ingredient is magnesium chloride, a naturally occurring mineral.

Karma Rub: Magnesium Chloride In A Bottle!

Magnesium Chloride not only relieves muscle tension and eases pain but also helps with the development of muscle tissue and nerves. In effect Magnesium Chloride does not just ease pain but is a solution that helps fix problems. The reverse is also true: in using Magnesium Chloride when there are no immediate problems the body is being given a much needed nutrient to improve its systems.

Karma Rub is good for athletes and good for older people wishing to maintain a healthy lifestyle. But don’t wait for the problems – be proactive. Use Magnesium Chloride to help your body maintain its own machinery. All you have to do is rub it in.

“I suffered bad cramps that disturbed my sleep for years, but since I have been putting just 3 drops of Karma Rub under my foot each night I have had no cramps at all.” – Moya, Balcolyn

Get your own Karma Rub here or Call Serenity Lodge Day Spa on (02) 4970 4333

Karma Rub: Natural Magnesium Chloride comes from the ancient land locked, sea beds of Australia.

Magnesium Chloride, which is mineral, is natural and readily absorbed into the body when rubbed onto the skin. When used constantly and over a period of time its benefits are fully realized. Generally magnesium regulates calcium levels in the body. It is essential for the function and development of muscles and nerves. Magnesium activates many enzymes in the body that are positive for inner health (see Wikipedia – enzymes). Magnesium Chloride also has antibacterial properties and supports the immune systems.

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Hi Everyone

I recently arrived home from a skiing holiday at Thredbo with my daughter Sharyn, son-in-law Richard and almost 4 years old granddaughter Claire. I find by the end of the week I have regained my confidence and then I have a 12 months break and I have to start again.

This year Sharyn had me have a lesson on the first day and she booked Claire into the Milo Ski School. What a difference! I regained my confidence quickly and thoroughly enjoyed the skiing. Claire loved the Milo class so went for 3 days. It is amazing how quickly little ones learn and also they have no fear.

On our last day Sharyn and Richard went much higher than I would dream of and I thought I would leave my skis at the bottom and go on the magic carpet which is like a moving path up the mountain with Claire, so I could help her (what a joke) but that was a BIG mistake! She kept saying “Faster Nanna, faster!” I could not keep up with her so quickly put on my skis. It was so great watching this tiny little girl flying down the slope.

I looked over and saw Sharyn and Richard with a big grin of pride watching. The 4 of us then went on the ski lift. The sight was magical. It was snowing and as we looked down we could see everyone skiing – it was such a wonderful picture.

Something I have seen in story books but have not noticed before was something Sharyn brought to my attention. “Look at my arm,” she said, and there was a snow flake in the shape of a perfect star. I could hardly believe my eyes because most of the flakes were so perfect. That topped of a wonderful week in the snow.

I found the first few days back to be a struggle – getting back to work and back to normal eating because when you’re at the ski slopes you get hungry so go to the cafeteria for lunch and at night we would eat out also.

At least I have my ionithermie treatments to help get me back into my clothes!

I would love to hear about your ski adventures and don’t forget to check out Spring Specials.

Here’s To Your Serene Good Health,
Fay Rayner

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If you’ve ever known anyone with Alzheimer’s disease, you know how heart-breaking it can be. Not only does it destroy a person’s mental abilities and dignity but the person you know and love no longer exists.

Dr Mary Newport tells the story of her husband Steve: “I was watching my husband of 36 years fade away.

For most of Steve’s life, he was known for his quick wit and sharp mind. He could do complicated math in his head and was very active

At first, it was little things, like misplacing his keys and forgetting appointments. But then the lapses became more serious. Soon it was clear that Steve had dementia.”

Mary wrote in her journal: “It has been a nightmare to watch his decline. He couldn’t remember how to use a spoon or how to get water out of the refrigerator. At a family reunion, he no longer recognized close relatives. He even forgot that he had fathered his oldest daughter.”

When Steve took the Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSR), he scored 14 out of 30, which indicates severe dementia. And when he took a test where he was asked to draw a clock from memory, this is what he drew:

Mary asked if a certain phone call came and he said “No.” Two days later, he remembered the call and what the caller said.

In Mary’s words, it was “Strange to have no short-term memory and yet the information was filed somewhere in his brain. I knew he was locked up in there somewhere.”

Ketasyn – a new experimental drug for Alzheimer’s

Then Mary came across research on an experimental drug called Ketasyn. She learned that in a study of Alzheimer’s patients, this drug brought about improvement in half the people who took it.

Mary did research on the internet and came across a patent application for the drug. The application included a description of how the drug works and a list of the drug’s ingredients. Much to Mary’s surprise, the main ingredient of the drug was medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), derived from coconuts.

Coconut oil and Alzheimer’s

Mary decided she had nothing to lose. She went to the health food store and bought some coconut oil. The next morning, she mixed it in Steve’s oatmeal and fed it to him. A few days later she drove him to an appointment where he was scheduled to retake the MMSR exam.

Mary pulled aside the research coordinator and asked how Steve did. The coordinator looked at Mary and said “Didn’t he tell you? He scored an 18!”

The last time Steve had taken the test, he’d scored 14 out of 30. Yet here he was scoring an 18. That’s an improvement of 28%.

Within a few days, Steve told Mary that he felt the “light switch came back on” and the “fog lifted.” Could this dramatic improvement be due to the coconut oil?

Two weeks after Steve began taking coconut oil, Mary asked him to draw another clock. This is what he drew:

And about three weeks after that (on Day 37), she asked him to draw a clock again. He drew this:

Dr. Mary Newport recently said that not only is Steve’s gait totally back to normal, but he now jogs daily! His tremor is completely gone. And he has also gone back to being an avid reader. He recently relayed the details of two articles he read in Scientific American.

His memory is also dramatically improved. He recognizes his relatives again and has conversations with them.

According to Mary, Steve missed getting his morning oil on two occasions: once because he had a fasting blood test and the other time because he was traveling. In both instances, he became dazed and confused, with full-blown tremors. And in both instances, he got back to normal after taking the coconut oil.

Can coconut oil work for you or a loved one?

Coconut oil might not have the same dramatic results on everyone but isn’t worth a try?

If you want more details ring Fay at Serenity Lodge Day Spa on (02) 49704333

To Your Serene Good Health,
Fay Rayner

With thanks to:
Maria Dolgova, Associate Publisher, NHD Health “Watch coconut oil work for you or a loved one.”

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Isn’t it delicious to feel the warmth of Spring?

If you’re anything like I am during winter you feel that Spring will never come but here it is!

The only problem with this beautiful weather is that when we start to swap our jumpers for our pretty light clothes we discover that our jumpers have been hiding the results of all those extra temptations we have eaten through winter.

At the time it didn’t seem as if we had eaten that much but here we are, facing the fact that our lighter, pretty clothes no longer fit. They have shrunk during winter!

How to spruce up for spring, fast…

I have a solution for you that is an easy, pain-free and scientifically proven way to melt your cellulite away, leaving you feeling confident and looking amazing. It’s the easiest way to kick-start your new, slimmer spring shape.

What’s more, because I am a qualified naturopath and want to help you make it even easier to keep your new body in the shape you want, I will also give you a FREE consultation to help you with an eating plan if you would like.

Lets face it – we all want to put our best face forward so I’ve also added our mini-facial to really top the package off! In your mini-facial we will thoroughly cleanse, exfoliate, and moisturise not only your face but also exfoliate and massage your hands as a bonus with each treatment! How can you resist the chance for your skin to glow, revealing the beauty you are?

I look forward to seeing you soon becuase it is not much use leaving it for a couple of weeks as those bulges don’t just disappear and you want to enjoy this beautiful weather without feeling self conscious and without needing to spend alot of money on bigger clothes.

To Your Serene Good Health,
ay Rayner

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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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