7kg weight loss in 7 days thanks to clinic’s mix of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, and detox diet

At the Original Mayr health resort in Austria, doctors diagnose and treat guests’ health deficiencies using both Western and traditional Chinese medicine

Its programmes improve gut microbiome health through diet, exercise and therapy, and use TCM on underlying conditions. We lose 7kg in seven days at the resort

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Acupuncture is part of the medical diagnostic package at Original Mayr in Austria, where doctors combine traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. Photo: Shutterstock

Published: 6:15pm, 8 May 2024Updated: 7:41am, 29 May 2024

The picture-perfect shores of Austria’s Wörthersee are about 7,200 kilometres (4,500 miles) from China, but traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has become a regular part of the treatment for guests at Original Mayr, one of Europe’s most exclusive medical clinics, which overlooks the lake’s calm waters.

It reflects a trend in which use of TCM, which has at least 3,000 years of history behind it, is rising globally – embraced by Hollywood stars including Penelope Cruz, Jennifer Lopez and Robert Downey Jnr.

TCM has also seen a new wave of interest in mainland China, thanks in part to the 2023 TV series Gen Z, centred on a university professor specialising in TCM who launches a project to mentor young talent.

It aired on Shanghai’s Dragon Television and the Youku streaming site, garnering more than 250 million views.

The Chinese TV series Gen Z attracted more than 250 million views and increased the popularity of TCM in mainland China. Photo: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27687545

Clinic focuses on healthy gut microbiome

Original Mayr, outside the southern Austrian city of Klagenfurt, opened in 1976 as the first residential clinic to offer the Mayr cure, founded on Austrian doctor Dr Franz Xaver Mayr’s principle that good health stems from a healthy digestive system and mindful eating.