Ready for Recreation? => SONNMATT

Mountain Pension & Health Center Sonnmatt

Here you can recharge your batteries and pass them on.

Today is a challenge to all of us. A strong immune system, a balanced lifestyle and good health are becoming more and more important. This is the key to our health, especially in times of COVID!

Serious Christians are also interested in health. Because our body is a gift from God that we want to manage responsibly, isn't it? Thanks to the Wissenhaft, we have a great treasure trove of health knowledge today. Did we make something positive out of it? Are we young for our age? Or is the pharmaceutical industry happy about all of our ailments with its pill dispensing?

The potential of our health knowledge - best expressed in a few words with NEWSTART PLUS - amazes us again and again here at the Sonnmatt Holiday and Health Center. It's just unbelievable what can happen to our sick guests.

Example Esther

Esther lives in southern Norway. Terri and I met her during our stay in Norway.

Your health challenge is an auto-immune disorder in your kidneys. An operation was scheduled for October. That wasn't a good prospect. Esther * was afraid of it. As a teacher and wife, she was challenged holistically by this illness!

Then the idea came to her: Why not go to the SONNMATT? Three weeks. Maybe that will help. It couldn't get any worse.

So Esther flew to us in Switzerland in Zurich in the summer. We were happy to pick them up there. A wonderful reunion !!

The eastern Swiss mountain landscape, the good air, the wonderful food, the community and the holistic care did her good. Three weeks of relaxation, vacation, so to speak. Lots of laughter and friendly moments, healthy food, interesting lectures and discussions, all in all, just wonderful. She got hope again.

Then it was back home, and not long after that she had a doctor visit. Your blood should be checked and the operation prepared. When the doctor analyzed the blood values, he said: “But Ms. Meier *, what did you do? Your values ​​are totally changed !! I mean, they're so good they don't need an operation! ”Esther's breath caught. "Wow, that's a miracle!" She begins to be happy, yes, she becomes overjoyed. The doctor's last words: "Get in touch in six months and tell me exactly how you did it!"

Esther continued the lifestyle that we had learned at home. With 15 kg less weight, a healthy diet, regular exercise, drinking plenty of water and a lot more, she has done her body so much good that it has rewarded her with reactivating her kidneys. Thank God! NEWSTART PLUS is a miracle cure from our creator personally!

After this visit to the doctor, Esther wrote us a thank you letter, which could also be called a love letter. She ended it with the words:

“Thank you very much for your support and your prayers. I want your motto in life - GOD IS LOVE! - also integrate into my life. Greetings and blessings from Esther. "

* Name changed by editorial staff

Who is behind Sonnmatt?

From left to right: Jenny (our daughter) with David, Amina, Remo and Talita - a happy family

Behind the Sonnmatt is the young Fischer family with three children, who took over the house from their parents as a holiday pension and expanded it into a health center.

Wonderful holidays in an impressive alpine world and also revitalizing health programs with sensational success make the Sonnmatt in Toggenburg in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen a unique experience of achievement.

The Sonnmatt has been around for 82 years (1938), and this establishment has been vegetarian / vegan with Christian principles for over 75 years.

The holistic health of the guests has been their main concern since the establishment. The NEWSTART PLUS principles have been applied successfully since then. Here they are: Healthy Nutrition (N), daily Exercise (E), Water (W), Sunshine (S), Temperance (T), fresh Air (A), Rest and relaxation (R), Trust in God (T) , Priorities (P), joy of Life (L), Uprightness (U) and social Support (S).

A trip to the Schwendisee is one of the highlights of the day in the Sonnmatt. The largest mountain in the Alpstein massif is the Säntis (2500m) - always worth a trip with the gondola!

Or how about a snowshoe hike with the whole family? Super experience! The Toggenburg Valley invites you.

The guests of the Sonnmatt are very different. In addition to families, individuals, groups and people of all ages, there are also married couples and, of course, those specially interested in health. Sometimes it is also booked for occasions such as birthday parties, business meetings or holidays together. In addition, more and more guests looking for peace and quiet come to escape the stress of everyday life.

"With us, the customer is king!"

It is a lot of fun when guests comment positively about the healthy food and some even order Jenny's vegan cookbook (see homepage). The Fischer family would like to pass on this joy about the healthy and holistic lifestyle. The associated better quality of life radiates from the Sonnmatt to everyone who has visited.

Healthy holidays, marriage and family counseling and various cures on topics such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, depression and smoking cessation are offered on the Sonnmatt.

Too many people are pushed through life and fail to shape their quality of life with holistic health in such a way that happiness and joie de vivre can become not just a snapshot, but a lifestyle.

"So that this often becomes a reality, we as a whole family want to invest our strength and life energy in this sunny Sonnmatt."

Greetings from the Sonnmatt (‘sunny madow’)

Sonnmatt Bergpension & Gesundheitszentrum
Remo und Jenny Fischer
Schwand 2588
9642 Ebnat-Kappel
SCHWEIZ
+41 71 993 34 17

Kontakt via : info@bergpension.ch

www.bergpension.ch

Do You Also Want to Be Healthy in Old Age? - 5 Tips

Feeling young and vital, like children, at least sometimes - that's it. Age research has some good suggestions for people who want quality of life in old age.

Do you know healthy older people? If so, what is your secret to your quality of life?

Research Results

Medicine professor Thomas Perls * is one of the world's leading researchers in the field of longevity. He acquired his findings in a study on 150 people who have turned 110 and over. He found these people in USA, Canada, Japan and other countries. There are currently around 350 people worldwide who are over 110 years of age. In his opinion, these are extremely few.

The medical professor speaks about his “centenarian” research at universities and congresses. Which people will be 100 or even 110 years old, and why? Perls, 58, has been asking this question since his youth.

He likes to open his presentations at congresses with a little quiz: "Do you smoke? Okay, subtract 15 years. Are you good at coping with stress? Good, then add 5 years."

It is known that the following risk factors played a decisive role in the death of these old people: 1. Smoking 2. Obesity 3. High blood pressure 4. Diabetes 5. Lack of exercise

In the German-speaking countries we have a life expectancy (2015) of

• Germany: 82 for women and 77 for men

• Austria: 84 for women and 79 for men

• Switzerland: 84 for women and 80 for men

One could be of the opinion that if we are already around 80 years old according to statistics, then we would like to experience it healthy. Makes sense right? And when we grow old healthy, why shouldn't life go on a little longer?

Mr. Perls suspects that there would actually be a lot more in our latitude and state of development. He is thinking of 89 for women and 86 for men. The question is whether we want to make use of our genes or fight against them! He followed up on the oldest people in the world and found them primarily among the Seventh-day Adventists.

Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA) and Health

The STAs have the highest life expectancy in the United States. They are very ethnically diverse and spread across America. They tend to lead healthy lives, that is, they do not smoke or drink alcohol, are vegetarians and exercise a lot.

SDAs have many health programs (see NEWSTART blog) and have a science center in California that is responsible for the latest knowledge. They also tend to have hospitals and health centers that are strong in the use of natural healing methods. They are professionals in cures for diabetes II and other lifestyle diseases.

The Landhaus Die Arche (DE - above) and the mountain pension Sonnmatt (CH - below) are the best-known spa houses in German-speaking countries. (Terri and I live close by helping our daughter and son-in-law - wonderful area!!)

Mr. Perls discovered that genes are only responsible for 30 percent of our age. More important is our behavior, our lifestyle. That's the good news:

We are largely in control of how healthy we want to be in old age and how old we want to become.

Alzheimer's problem

About half of people over 85 get Alzheimer's. That should be avoided. How ? Research tries to get at the genes. Drinking water regularly is sure to have a positive effect. Those who take their 2-2.5 liters of water in their old age have an advantage, because around 85% of the brain consists of water. In addition, thirst disappears with age, so that one has to consciously take care of drinking. Many elderly people in retirement homes 'forget' this and then suffer from many signs of aging that would not be necessary if the blood had a better quality thanks to the water.

Problem Stress

How older people have learned to deal with stress appears to be an equally important health factor. It is not so important how much stress people have, but how they have learned to deal with it. Eustress, i.e. positive stress, also makes older people flourish and motivates them.

In affluent countries, insufficient management of stress is more damaging to life expectancy than smoking and alcohol! (BLOG).

Most people know how to reduce stress, namely with exercise, meditation, prayer, enough sleep or individual recipes.

It is important that you do your best not to let the stress get to you. Research shows that otherwise the risk of heart disease, but also cancer and Alzheimer's, increases.

Mr. Perls reports that you have observed these very old people to have low scores for neuroticism and high scores for extroversion. To put it simply: you don't eat it all up, you can process worries and let go. They are also exceptionally good at building and maintaining social bonds. How far this trait is genetically present or learned, he cannot say.

He recommends that you have your high blood pressure and cholesterol level checked regularly so that you can react in good time and without medication.

Why do Women get older than Men?

Thanks to the reduced number of men who smoke, they will come closer to the age of women. Since increased smoking has been observed in women, it can be assumed that their age expectancy will be somewhat reduced. What hardly changes is that extremely old age is almost only reached by women. It is genetic. Men have the advantage that when they reach 90 years or more, they are healthy more often. Women often live on for a long time even with chronic diseases - they are more resilient.

Sounds good: women are more resilient! In a family you are usually responsible for their health and thus develop more knowledge.

Anyone who has a lot of exercise in old age and drinks enough water to do so has decisive advantages.

Anti Aging Industry

The pharmaceutical industry and also Silicon Valley companies are researching drugs that are supposed to make us grow older. Most of what is being advertised is charlatanism. Allegedly life-extending substances, snake oil and the like have been a business since ancient times.

Nothing against marketing healthy foods. But nobody makes big money with it. But, for example, with senseless hormone therapies that cost 11,000 to 20,000 dollars a year and can even have dangerous side effects. The antiaging industry seems legitimate to have very little faith.

There is also serious research that works towards extending life. The research is still very theoretical. The big problem is that any treatment has side effects. What is supposed to prolong life in theory can in practice increase the risk of cancer.

5 Tips

Getting old healthy largely depends on our lifestyle. Genetic advantages may also contribute.

The following 5 tips can be used advantageously:

1. WATER - Start drinking 2 - 2.5 liters of water (no beer or coffee !!) early enough. With this you clean the blood and supply one of your most important organs, the brain, with the necessary functionality. (BLOG)

2. EXERCISE - Create an exercise plan that will allow you to take up to 6-10,000 steps a day. Exercise nourishes muscles and improves blood circulation, and allows better stress management. Sometimes it helps if you pursue this goal together with someone. (BLOG)

3. NUTRITION - The more plant-based diets you indulge in and the fewer animal products like meat and dairy products, the more beneficial it will affect your body and mind. (BLOG)

4. GOOD THOUGHTS - We know from research that positive thoughts can have a corresponding impact on the whole body. Find joyful literature, pleasant people and positive experiences! (BLOG)

5. DEALING WITH STRESS - As soon as you identify a stressor, remind yourself: I don't want any unnecessary stress! Push it away, replace it with good thoughts, and shelve it. This takes some practice. But if you do all the other points, then this last point will also be within reach. (BLOG)

Ref: Tagblatt (Swiss Newspaper)

* Thomas Perls
Age researcher Thomas Perls, born in 1960, is a professor of medicine at Boston University in the United States of America and a doctor at Boston Medical Center. He studied at the renowned Harvard University, among others. His specialty is age research. Perls founded the “New England Centenarian Study”, a project that he still leads today and that researches people around the world who are 100 years or older. He is one of the most prominent critics of hormone therapies, which should extend the life span. He considers most anti-aging products to be bawdy and useless. Perls is the initiator of the “Living to 100” web calculator, on which you can use dozen of questions to calculate how high your life expectancy is. Link to the calculator.

NEWSTART Plus® - the Psychosocial Dimension - 3

It is a well-known fact that body, mind and spirit are all closely entwined in a deep, mysterious correlation. To understand the connection and complexity of this mystery is a profound, natural longing of the wise and curious. Mastering the complexity of life is a challenge we all face Amazingly enough, it is all about love, the true basis of all life.

Dear Reader, If you have already read the first two parts of this series, NEW and START, that’s great! If not, I would heartily recommend you do, because they contain very important information, and all these components together make an unbeatable recipe for health and happiness! Here are the links:    NEW   and   START

These 12 components are unbeatable. They are the keys that can heal diseases that have not yet been diagnosed. If you integrate these 12 tips into your lifestyle, they will help you to enjoy all-round better health. What a deal!

If you speak German, check out the website for the magazine <Leben und Gesundheit>. Every month another of these 12 points is presented and publicized in more detail by physicians and other highly qualified individuals. The sole purpose of this magazine is to help society enjoy a more healthy life.

Here’s the homepage:  Leben-und-Gesundheit

Our health, happiness and wellbeing are not a product of chance, and are much less a product of our genetics than we might think. They are, rather, the result of various controllable factors and principles. The good news here is: You can actually significantly influence your own health!

NEWSTART Plus® is a modern, internationally known, scientifically proven, holistically based health concept. NEWSTART Plus® is an acronym, in which each of the 12 letters stands for a principle that has a decisive influence on our health, happiness and quality of life.

The most powerful results are achieved when all 12 principles are implemented together.

All the elements together give NEWSTART Plus® its holistic balance. It is an invitation for each of us to make a new start and discover a more positive life. You won’t want to miss it!

As mentioned, the NEW and START components have been treated in the last two blogs. This one deals with the points in Plus.

Every decision made or avoided has an influence on our lives and health.

The quality of our lives, happiness and well-being are all a result of our decisions. For this reason we should make all our decisions, great and small, with great care and wisdom.

The Joy in Decision Making

Every day we make about 200 conscious decisions. What to eat, how much to work, how and with whom to spend our free time, whether to exercise, smoke, or drink alcohol, what and how much media to consume, what to do to stay mentally fit: all these decisions define who we are.

On what do we base our decisions? Are they a true reflection of what is important to us?

What are key points for you? What are the values that define your life?

Choose your three highest priorities from the following list and think about why you chose them: Family, work, money, looks, status, influence, power, honor, recognition, dominance, relaxation, comfort, love? What do you take into consideration when setting priorities?

Link for more information (in German) :  LLG-Prioritäten

«You and your optimism! Easy for you to say!»

Is optimism just positive talk? A passive, fair-weather attitude? A way of filtering out negative facts?

An optimist sees the world realistically, but chooses to believe that good will prevail, in spite of obvious and towering obstacles. He or she decides to throw in his or her lot with and work on the side of good. In so doing, seemingly impossible feats suddenly become possible.

Optimist or Pessimist?

Is your glass half full or half empty?  Scientific research shows that people who are interested in happiness, high quality of life and a long, fulfilled life would do well to decide to live life optimistically.

Can I just DECIDE to be optimistic?  Optimists and pessimists differ mostly in their thought patterns, or in the way they evaluate circumstances and people.

Our thoughts influence our emotions and our emotions influence our health. Negative thoughts can literally make us sick. Check out the blog on toxic thinking. LINK

Pessimism is a learned attitude and has its roots in conditioned helplessness. Pessimists generally believe that uncomfortable situations are absolute, long-term and part of one’s personal destiny/fate. Optimists, on the other hand, believe circumstances to be temporary, short-term and impersonal.

Link for more information (in German) :  LLG-Optimismus

Children have the wonderful ability to be themselves: refreshingly honest, unstilted and authentic. We adults tend to adjust our behavior to society and often lose our integrity in the process. Quite sad!

Said and Done

Integrity means being honest with yourself and others, and striving for wholeness in every area of life. In order to keep one’s integrity intact, one must protect oneself from all forms of exploitation and remain independent of others and their philosophies (advertising, idols and ideologies). Integrity strives to maintain authenticity, honesty and autonomy.

"I do what I believe."

It’s nice to live with people who are genuine. You can depend on them. They are in harmony with themselves and others. They allow others to complement them without giving up their own identities. "What’s IN the bottle is the same as what’s written ON the bottle." Integrity breeds trust, quality relationships and health.

Can you remember meeting a person like that? How would you describe him or her?

Link for more information (in German) :  LLG-Integrität

Next to each other. With each other. For each other.

Epidemiological studies show that people with stable social networks are more content, are healthier and live longer than the socially isolated. People who have regular social contact with family and friends are generally physically and emotionally healthier than those who are not thus privileged.

The social support of family is recognized as one of the most important factors for well-being and health. This support is especially important in challenging situations. Have you ever experienced it?

Maintaining Relationships

The moment we arrive in the world, we are dependent. No one can make it alone. Not one.

People are relational beings, dependent on each other. We are often not aware of this and allow our relationships to become more and more anonymous. When you speak to your boss, do you see a person or a function? People are becoming more and more interchangeable, replaceable.

Many people live alone, even feeling lonely in a crowd. Research is clear. Healthy relationships influence the quality and length of our lives: they strengthen our health and generally make our lives worth living. Healthy relationships are not the product of coincidence. They require work and care. This is a skill that can be learned. That’s the reason for this blog!

True love, the highest form in relationships, doesn’t care just for itself, but for others. People who follow this motto find themselves richly blessed, because to give is to live.

"Shared joy is double joy," my aunt always used to say. True happiness is found in serving others.  Have you noticed?

Link for more information (in German) :  LLG-Beziehungen

In case you are interested in having one or more of these subjects presented at a location near you, don’t hesitate to contact me so we can work out the details.

Write me at: ernst.zwiker@yahoo.com

So, now we’ve had just a brief look at the components of NEWSTART. You wouldn’t believe the amount of power for healing there is in this simple, transparent system. Sometimes it seems almost impossible when we see modern day miracles happen right before our eyes at Sonnmatt by using this simple pill-free strategy.

This mountain guesthouse for vacation, relaxation, hiking and health has been active since 1938. Since 2009, Remo and Jenny Fischer also offer health courses, including Free from Diabetes, Stop Smoking in 12 Days, Freedom from Depression und Learning to Forgive and Hiker’s Camp. See you there?