THE STORY

Over a hundred years ago, the Austrian scientist and physician Dr Franz Xaver Mayr recognised the gut as the ‘root system’ of a human being. The discovery that the causes of civilisation syndromes are found in the gastrointestinal tract resulted in a revolutionary concept, which continues to be proven by current research. The gut supplies the body with nutrients. Nevertheless, the way we deal with this important organ on an everyday basis could often be described as neglectful: we tend to eat too quickly, too much, too often and at the wrong time. This puts pressure on the intestine, liver and all associated organs, resulting in digestive and metabolic disorders, joint and spinal pain, food intolerances, arteriosclerosis, sleep disorders and impaired performance. Since FX Mayr’s day, the method has progressed from being a bread-roll-and-milk diet, and is now known as Modern Mayr Medicine.

FX Mayr’s approach to early diagnosis and cutting-edge conventional medicine play a central role in Modern Mayr. Unique diagnostic modules, medical services and treatments, specialist examinations, health psychology, medical massages, physical therapies and baths, spa body treatments, physiotherapy and detoxifying treatments form the core of Modern Mayr Medicine. These are combined with a personalised nutrition plan based on Modern Mayr cuisine as well as a physical activity programme tailored to individual requirements.

Modern Mayr Medicine is constantly being developed by Mayr physicians, conventional medical doctors, complementary practitioners, psychotherapists, physiotherapists and nutrition specialists in close cooperation with consultants from Innsbruck Medical University.

THE CONCEPT – MODERN MAYR MEDICINE

THE GUT: BEDROCK OF HEALTH

With a surface area measuring some 400sqm, the intestines make up the human body’s largest organ and are responsible for disposing of most of the body’s accumulated toxins and wastes. Known as the body’s ‘central organ’, the gut supplies the system with vital nutrients. Every new cell that develops within it is made up of building blocks extracted from the food we eat. As we tend to eat too quickly, too much, at the wrong time or simply the wrong things, food is only partially digested, and the metabolism suffers disruption. This leads to decomposition and fermentation processes as well as symptoms of poisoning – known as intestinal autointoxication. The organism becomes overacidified and begins to accumulate hazardous toxins in the cells. This overacidification and accumulation of toxins is the cause of many lifestyle diseases.