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Summer recipes

Our selection of summer recipes is inspired by seasonal ingredients and light, balanced cuisine. Discover now!

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Summertime

Summer shows itself at its best in our clinics in Überlingen on Lake Constance and in Marbella on the Mediterranean. Learn more!

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Spermidine, Fasting & Longevity

We explain what spermidine is & how it helps longevity.

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Activities and events on Lake Constance 2025

Events & workshops 2025 at the fasting clinic Buchinger Wilhelmi Lake Constance. Look forward to a varied program!

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Fasting experience: Fatty liver

Stéphane's journey from fatty liver to lasting health. A tale of profound metabolic renewal!

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Fasting & Muscle Loss

Why fasting doesn't cause muscle loss: We conducted a study using the best technologies. Find out more about Buchinger Wilhelmi Science

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New head physician: Dr. Verena Buchinger

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Verena Buchinger as a new member of the fourth generation of the family and as head physician at Überlingen!

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Can fasting help prevent tooth loss as you age?

Our latest study investigates the link between long-term fasting and dental health. Find out more!

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NUTRIR Congress 2024

Find out more about the Nutrir Congress, which took place in October at the Buchinger Wilhelmi Fasting Clinic in Marbella!

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Yoga Transformation Retreat

YOGA TRANSFORMATION RETREAT Experience the transformative power of yoga at Buchinger Wilhelmi! Letting go of the old, allowing change to happen, and realigning…

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Ideas for Christmas gifts

In the run-up to Christmas, there are contemplative moments, but also "gift stress". If you are looking for meaningful, sustainable and healthy gift ideas, we have…

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Siegfried Unseld

These days we are remembering our long-standing guest Siegfried Unseld, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday on 28 September.

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How long should you fast?

How long you should fast for depends not only on the method you choose, but also on your individual requirements. Find out more!

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Greenhouse Regenerative Lab

Greenhouse Regenerative Lab: hub for organic food production and centre for research, innovation & empowerment. Learn more!

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Long-term fasting reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases

A recently published observational study investigates the effects of fasting on cholesterol function and its potential to reduce the risk of cardiovascular dise…

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Welcome Maxine

The Buchinger Wilhelmi family has a new member: Maxine Maria Wilhelmi was born on 9 February 2024.

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Fasting in summer

We are often asked when it is best to fast. Most people assume that religious fasting periods are the ideal time, and are surprised to learn that any time of year…

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Healthy summertime

We all look forward to it: when the days get long again and invite us to late dinners in the garden and barbecues with friends and family. Healthy habits and good…

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Gut microbiome & fermentation

Find out how fermented foods can strengthen your gut microbiome.

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Ketone Bodies and the Benefits of Long-Term Fasting

Ketone Bodies & Long-Term Fasting: This new study provides evidence that long-term fasting can be safe & beneficial for health.

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Why is fasting healthy?

In this article, our science department answers the question of why fasting is so healthy & how exactly it works. Learn more

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Planetary Health Diet

What we eat has a major impact on our environment. But what does that mean exactly, and how should we deal with it in the future?

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Condé Nast Traveller Award Nomination

With more than 250,000 successful fasting treatments in total and more than 100 years of fasting expertise over four generations. Vote now!

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Is intermittent fasting really risky?

Does intermittent fasting increase the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease? A statement from our scientific department.

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Micronutrient infusions

Micronutrient infusions are now firmly established in many therapeutic approaches aimed at improving patients’ well-being. Learn more!

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Fasting & Meditation

At Buchinger Wilhelmi Überlingen, Niklaus Brantschen leads the week-long event "Meditating during Lent". The focus is on the spiritual dimension of fasting, coming…

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Documentation: Repeated long-term fasting

The effects of long-term fasting on health and lifespan: A documentation from our research department

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Longevity

Longevity: Strategies for a long, healthy life. Definition, background & what we can do to stay healthy for a long time. More info!

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Forms of fasting

Over time, a variety of types of fasting have developed, based on different principles and nutritional strategies. In the following, we would like to give you an…

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Fasting Time

The fasting time: a historical, religious & medical tradition. Find out more about the history, timing & the difference to medical fasting.

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Warming winter cuisine

In the cold, we appreciate warming drinks and winter recipes that not only taste good, but also bring cosiness and relaxation.

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Clinic anniversaries 2023

Our clinics celebrated their 70th (Überlingen) and 50th (Marbella) anniversaries: a summary of all the highlights.

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Medical Congress in Marbella

The Buchinger Wilhelmi Clinic Marbella organised a medical congress in October as part of the 50th anniversary activities in 2023.

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Long-term fasting provides health improvements in long COVID patients

CASE SERIES CONDUCTED AT BUCHINGER WILHELMI CLINICS Long-term fasting provides health improvements in long COVID patients Überlingen, 12.10.2023 —long…

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Scientific studies, publications and literature on the topic of Buchinger Wilhelmi therapeutic fasting

A current list of publications by the Buchinger Wilhelmi clinics, including a short summary.

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Organic Food

Are organic foods healthier than conventional foods? We look at scientific evidence.

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Fasting: Yom Kippur

Learn more about Yom Kippur, the most important holiday in the Jewish faith and get recommendations for Lent!

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Our fasting tips

In this article you will receive ten fasting tips selected by us based on over 100 years of experience.

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Interview with Dr. Lisa Green

Fasting is much more than a physical experience, as Otto Buchinger himself knew over 100 years ago. That is why the psychological aspect has always played an important…

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New doctors in Überlingen and Marbella

Wir freuen uns, Ihnen drei neue Kolleginnen vorstellen zu können, die unsere Ärzteteams in Überlingen und Marbella nicht nur mit ihrem Wissen und Können, sondern…

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Are blueberries healthy?

NEW STUDIE ON THE HEALTH PROPERTIES OF BLUEBERRIESStaying healthy in old age is a topic we are very passionate about at Buchinger Wilhelmi. Not only can abstaining…

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A warm welcome to the world

A new member of the Buchinger Wilhelmi family Mia Angelina was born on 1st April 2023 at 2 p.m. to the great joy of proud parents Victor Wilhelmi, Managing Director…

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Hubert Hohler: Back to the kitchen at Buchinger Wilhelmi

BACK TO THE KITCHEN AT BUCHINGER WILHELMI An interview with Hubert Hohler Hubert Hohler is back! Together with Steve Flügge, he has returned to the kitchen at…

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Our ARF project in Marbella

Find out in this article how we at Buchinger Wilhelmi live "Farm to Table" with our ARF project in Marbella.

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Our fasting schedule

Learn more about the fasting schedule in our Buchinger Wilhelmi clinics as well as our recommendations for fasting at home!

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Tips for strengthening the self-healing powers

Live long and stay healthy by strengthening your body's self-healing powers through fasting. Learn more!

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New Treatments 2023

New therapy offers in Marbella & Überlingen: Physiotherapy of motor control, Indiba®, holistic Qi therapy & more!

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Effects of fasting on the intestinal ecosystem

What are the effects of fasting on the intestinal ecosystem? The latest review on fasting, the gut microbiome and the gut morphology.

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Restaurant and fasting salon renovated

DESIGN AND CONCEPT BY RENOWNED ARCHITECT MATTEO THUN The fasting salon and restaurant at the Buchinger Wilhelmi Clinic Überlingen shine in a new design Matteo…

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Anette Lang: 30th anniversary

CONGRATULATIONS This year our therapist Anette Lang celebrates her 30th anniversary at Buchinger Wilhelmi Ms. Lang started as a massage therapist and…

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Establish good habits

WE TELL YOU HOW IT REALLY WORKS How to establish good habits When it comes to living a long, healthy life, as humans we have a great deal of unlocked potential.…

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Introduction of Dr. Younes Regragui

Dr. Younes Regragui has been working as a medical director at our Buchinger Wilhelmi clinic in Marbella for about a year. He has brought his expertise in the field…

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Dealing with food in Marbella

In our clinics, we do everything we can to help our guests to lead a long and healthy life. Of course, good nutrition is also essential to maintain your health.

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Fasting and sleep

When you fast, you are investing in your health. Part of living a healthy life is getting enough sleep. In this article we explain how the two are connected, report…

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Buchinger Wilhelmi awarded “Germany’s Best Wellness Retreat 2022”

Überlingen/5 October 2022: Buchinger Wilhelmi in Überlingen has been named the best wellness retreat in Germany at the 8th World Spa Awards. The World Spa Awards…

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The new FASTING BOX for use at home

Jetzt bringen die Nachfahren des Klinik-Gründers Dr. Otto Buchinger ein Angebot für die eigenen 4 Wände auf den Markt: Die Buchinger Wilhelmi FASTENBOX

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Buchinger Wilhelmi’s new Online Shop: Our FASTING BOX, body care products & more

Discover the new Online Shop of Buchinger Wilhelmi: Products from the areas of fasting, nutrition, care, books and much more await you.

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Mindfulness meditation and Mental detox

Mindfulness meditation is one of the most important methods to help you cope with stress and find a purpose in life.

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Buchinger Wilhelmi is nominated as "World's Best Wellness Clinic" 2022!

At this year's World Spa Awards we are nominated as “Worlds Best Wellness Clinic”. With more than 250,000 successful fasting treatments in total and more…

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Eating healthily after fasting

How fasting at Buchinger Wilhelmi can help you to eat healthily in the long term. Did you make a New Year’s resolution to start eating more healthily?…

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The scientific department has a new member: Dr. Robin Mesnage

Dr. Robin Mesnage joined Buchinger Wilhelmi at the beginning of 2022 as Lead Data Scientist – after supporting the research team for five years, among others with…

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How fasting helped to improve severe symptons of long Covid

For more than a year, Hannelore Tiedke (70) suffered from constant exhaustion, breathlessness, headaches, and an inflammation of her cochlear nerve – all severe…

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Starting the new year with less excess baggage

The first month of the new year is almost over. Did you make any New Year’s resolutions or set yourself new goals – to live healthier, change your diet, do more…

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New therapies

Our concept is holistic and encompasses all aspects of your stay. It comprises therapeutic fasting, medical care, therapies as well as a wide range of treatments…

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Overcoming long Covid by fasting

Michel Falck fought his post-Covid symptoms by fasting at Buchinger Wilhelmi

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Is muscle and protein loss relevant in long-term fasting in healthy men?

THE NEWEST STUDY ON HUMAN LONG-TERM FASTING & MUSCLE LOSS: A prospective trial on physiological adaptations Überlingen, 10.11.2021 – Sixteen healthy, non-obese…

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Medically Supervised Fasting Programme

Designer Louise Kennedy is a devotee of the Buchinger Wilhelmi Clinic in Marbella, where she completed a medically supervised two-week therapeutic fasting progr…

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Long-term fasting influences the excretion of heavy metals in urine and hair in humans

A study carried out at Buchinger Wilhelmi Clinic in Überlingen showed that urinary concentrations of arsenic and nickel decreased significantly in 109 subjects…

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Long-term fasting improves lipoprotein-associated cardiovascular risk: First study on humans

Key findings of the study at a glance A medically supervised 14-day fast in accordance with the Buchinger Wilhelmi fasting programme improved the…

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Could fasting hold a key to preventing and treating Long Covid (PSCS)?

Therapeutic success of fasting in patients with Long Covid For the past few months, we have been treating people with long Covid symptoms in our clinics. In…

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Dr. José Manuel García-Verdugo is retiring

We say goodbye to José Manuel García-Verdugo, head physician at our fasting clinic in Marbella. Other than our founder, Dr. Otto Buchinger, he had the strongest…

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Welcome to life

Josephine Marlies Françoise Wilhelmi was born on 2 July 2021 at 9:08 p.m. – to the delight of her proud parents Leonard Wilhelmi, Managing Director of Buchinger…

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Buchinger Wilhelmi – first clinic worldwide with Demeter-certified cuisine

It goes without saying that we use locally grown produce of the highest quality. That’s why for the last 20 years and more, we have prepared only 100% certified…

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Buchinger Wilhelmi care products

This year, we will be introducing our own range of care products in our two clinics. Together with a German pioneer in organic skin care, we have developed four…

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The right foods after a Buchinger fasting cure

After completing a fast, your body needs to slowly adapt to eating solid food again. It is therefore essential that you eat the right foods.

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A fridge filled with healthy, delicious ingredients

What to eat after fasting During fasting, the body undergoes a major cleanse through autophagy and apoptosis, in which damaged and old cells and cell structures…

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Enjoy spring in the newly renovated Main Building at Buchinger Wilhelmi on Lake Constance

You can now look forward to state-of-the-art rooms with the same cosy atmosphere you are accustomed to. In renovating the building, we have retained the unique Bauhaus…

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Fasting Documentary "A Fast Life" by Petr Weigl

Petr Weigl, a London-based artist, recorded his therapeutic fast at Buchinger Wilhelmi on Lake Constance in a video diary - with inspiring results. “What…

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New head chef at Buchinger Wilhelmi on Lake Constance

We are delighted to welcome Phillipp Troppenhagen, our new head chef at Buchinger Wilhelmi on Lake Constance.

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Renewed certification as a “teaching clinic for nutritional medicine”

Even though it is not what comes to mind in connection with fasting clinic, nutrition is just as important at Buchinger Wilhelmi as fasting itself.

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Order Buchinger Wilhelmi gourmet products online

Would you like to treat yourself or your loved ones to something special and make your day-to-day life even more relaxed and healthier?

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Long-term fasting lowers high blood pressure and reduces the need for drugs

Elevated blood pressure was effectively reduced after an average of 10 days of fasting, as evidenced by a study of 1610 fasting patients

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Buchinger Wilhelmi at home: our new podcast and YouTube channel

We want to give you valuable inspiration to enable you to live a healthier, more balanced life at home, too. That’s why we now present you with a range of important…

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Strengthening resilience in times of COVID-19

In psychology, resilience is understood as the ability to overcome traumatic situations and problems and come out of them stronger and with more energy.

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Looking back on 100 years of Buchinger fasting!

100 years of Buchinger: Combining tradition and progress - Otto Buchinger - A pioneer of therapeutic fasting.

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Scientific Review: 100 years of clinical fasting experience and latest research at a glance

Fasting, especially intermittent fasting, is currently the subject of numerous scientific publications. The review “Unravelling the health effects of fasting

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Study: Ten-day fasting according to the Buchinger Wilhelmi programme improves the antioxidant status

A ten-day fast at the Buchinger Wilhelmi Clinic in Überlingen, Germany, reduced the oxidative stress and increased the blood antioxidative capacity...

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Bleisure at Lake Constance with Buchinger Wilhelmi

Corona grounded frequent traveler Kai Böcking and led him to Buchinger Wilhelmi Bodensee for a fasting cure

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FASTING AND COVID-19 – What Experts say

The one single question we receive the most currently is if it’s a good idea to fast in the times of Covid-19. Dr Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, the Scientific…

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Fasting Podcast by BUCHINGER WILHELMI

Description: Fasting, Integrative Medicine, Inspiration – The Buchinger Wilhelmi Amplius Programme: Your podcast for a healthy and fulfilled life.

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Pioneers of Fasting - Celebrating 100 years | Buchinger Wilhelmi

We look back on 100 years of Buchinger fasting! In 1920, Dr. Otto Buchinger, the founder of our clinics, treated his first patients with the fasting method he developed…

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World’s largest fasting study

The largest scientific study on the effects of Buchinger therapeutic fasting carried out to date has now been published.

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Villa Bellevue in Überlingen redesigned

Villa Bellevue, which is very popular due to its views, was completely renovated in December. The 23 rooms of the residence, which was built in 2008, have been given…

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Dieting and fasting – An Interview about the difference

The famous author Jeanette Winterson has been coming to our fasting clinic on Lake Constance for many years. During her last stay, we had the opportunity to film…

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New doctors

Dr. Rauja Freund has supported the team of doctors in Überlingen since early 2019. Dr. Thomsen also started working at our clinic in Marbella in January 2019.

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The hunger games

While it may be a quick and effective way to shed unwanted pounds, the rewards of a fasting retreat, as ROSALEEN McMEEL discovers, can’t just be measured by the…

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Fasting study: Impact of Buchinger Wilhelmi fasting on the composition of gut bacteria

The influence on the composition of gut microbiota of a ten-day fast following the Buchinger Wilhelmi programme: A study on fifteen healthy men

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Makeover of the communal areas in Marbella

Since the summer, some areas of our clinic in Marbella have been modernized and now shine in new splendour: With a flair for our history and regional roots in Andalusian…

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Buchinger Wilhelmi cookbook “A pleasure a day”

Healthy cooking keeps you fit and healthy, and protects the natural foundations for all living things. For us, eating healthily and fasting are two sides of the…

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Recipe: Celery root, green cabbage, creamed spinach

In this video, we show you another healthy and delicious recipe by head chef Fernando Sánchez from Marbella: Celery root, green cabbage and creamed spinach –…