The Feel-Good Gurus

BY MÉLANIE MENDELEWITSCH ILLUSTRATION INÈS LONGEVIAL

Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, priestess of fasting, Nutritionist

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She is the director of the famous establishments Buchinger-Wilhelmi located in Marbella and Germany, where artists, great patrons, models and designers go to detox post fashion week. Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, renowned nutritionist, is also the authoress of the bestseller ‘L’Art de jeûner’ (publisher Jouvence), a complete guide to therapeutic fasting. If we follow the precepts of this expert, our body will be abundantly equipped to fast regularly as a result of the physiological faculty of stocking important reserves of fat and muscle in anticipation of times of absence of food. The fasting is, therefore, a process of absolute regeneration, which permits the recharging of our internal batteries and brings the body to its natural reflexes. Pay attention, nonetheless, to avoid all amateurism: side effects of possible migraines, nausea could occur after a few days and so, it is important to do this with a professional who can minimise harmless side effects with natural remedies, such as phytotherapy or massages. The benefits of this method include a boost in vitality, a controlled loss of weight, a reduction in arterial tension and an actual improvement in the wellbeing of all cells effected by chronic stress or burnout. An ideal point from which to start taking control of one’s health, one’s method of nourishment, and management of stress because, according to Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, perfectly conducted therapeutic fasting allows the replacement of the quasi-wholesomeness of medications.

www.buchinger-wilhelmi.com

Angèle Ferreux Maeght, jet-setting naturopath, Founder of the Guinguette d’Angèle

After her training in Naturopathy under the aegis of Céleste Cândido, Angèle Ferreux Maeght refines her knowledge of healthy nourishment over the course of her moving around the world, in San Francisco and in Australia, where she has lived since the beginning of the year 2000, she discovered the superfood, green juices at every curb, açai bowls and shots of chlorophyll from germinated barley, all of this while working in organic markets, which are still quite unknown to the French. On returning to Paris, this passion resulted in the founding of Guinguette d’Angèle, an extremely healthy catering service which did not delay in collaborating with the biggest brands in the world of fashion for the buffets during fashion week. From all the success, a boutique for take away dishes was opened in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, followed by a salon de thé at the heart of the Oberkampf quarter. She has also, in detail, mentioned her favourite techniques in a book named ‘Delicieusement Green’ (publisher Marabout), a collection of gluten free, detox recipes. She also puts together tailored menus for select places which offer healthy retreats, such as the luxury hotel Six Senses Zil Pasyon in Seychelles, where she conducts workshops. Even though exotic and rare superfoods are preferred, Angèle praises the numerous properties of native, French produce such as garlic, cauliflower and parsley, they might not be so ‘sexy’ but are just as effective. For spring, she recommends focussing on one’s liver, the biological purification station which can regenerate thanks to heat, and so the importance of sleeping with a hot water bottle on the stomach and an increase in the number of teas and infusions consumed. Avoid refined sugar, white flours but make the most of fresh produce, locally grown and in season. Without forgetting a cure of birch juice, it empties out the system and since it is miraculously anticellulite, it cleanses the body, also seaweed and fresh pollen, all of which one can find in the frozen foods aisle of organic supermarkets.

www.laguinguettedangele.com

Tara Stiles, radiant yogi, Creator of Strala Yoga.

Ex model for the Ford agency and yogi since the beginning, this classical dancer came across yoga in the 90s thanks to her American Ballet Theatre professor, Rory Foster. An activity that Tara Stiles took the pleasure of personalising by founding strala yoga, which spread like wild fire. Muse to Reebok, she works closely in the designing of yoga outfits for the brand, has created made-to-order retreats for W hotels around the world and is the symbol for many fitness and wellbeing grails which encourage women to adopt alimentary regimes adapted to their lifestyle and metabolism. The ‘Strala’ discipline, which means radiating in Swedish, is a mix of yoga, tai-chi and traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine, all to bring about an enthusiastic and destressing frame of mind. During her courses, Tara is amicable towards her students, her contagious laugh, hugs and high fives are always encouraging, she urges them to let loose and have fun. A yoga which excludes the spiritual aspect of the philosophy and practice and concentrates more on the fitness and muscular reinforcement. Over the course of the sessions, the body becomes lean and more limber as a result of postures which focus on balance and deep breathing exercises.

www.tarastiles.com

Valérie Espinasse, Made-to-order nutritionist, Specialist of alimentary intolerances

Nutritionist to Tout-Paris, from the arts to media, Valérie Espinasse has built her career on her diagnostics of alimentary intolerances which she detects by a blood test before proposing any personal diets. She has also created delicious juices for Good Organic Only, a company founded by Mareva Galanter, and has published ‘Ma good détox’ (publisher Leduc.s), which proposes three individual cures based on researched objectives. The pillar of Valérie Espinasse’s method? To clearly determine the level of toxins in one’s body, a result of pollution, cosmetics with sometimes harmful additives, our consumption of allopathic medication and of course our general eating habits. From which she then proposes three distinct protocols modified on the basis of the check-up, a list of detailed courses and rapid quizzes, to reach a balance in the body in three weeks: a wellbeing detox to increase vitality and say goodbye to chronic fatigue, agitated sleep and articular tensions, which rest on the elimination of gluten, a slimming detox 100% lactose free, and finally a cure dedicated to your digestive comfort by completely removing gluten and salt from your diet. In ‘Ma good detox’ we will also find several simple, healthy recipes which include, to a large extent, fresh and seasonal fruits and vegetables and the secret recipe for gluten free Chloé macarons by Pierre Hermé himself, which will satisfy all those with a sweet tooth.

www.valerieespinasse.fr