Asia’s original destination spa, Chiva-Som, has become the first to introduce a customised nutritional supplement programme for its guests, complementing its award-winning retreats and extensive treatment menu. With an unwavering focus on greater health, wellbeing and vitality, Chiva-Som has once again demonstrated its dedication to offering only the finest and most effective treatment programmes.
The highest quality vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and amino acids, available orally, are a vital part of the exceptional personalised health care and advice offered. Research has shown that most people do not consume the optimal amount of vitamins and minerals by dietary intake alone, and low vitamin levels are often associated with many chronic illnesses including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoporosis. Today’s busy, stressful lifestyles, coupled with pollution and often processed food sources mean there can be a deficiency of key nutrients in the body. Chiva-Som makes it easy to supplement the diet on an ongoing basis, with the exact requirements for each individual to gain long-term vitality and health.
Every guest at Chiva-Som is assessed by a health and wellness advisor who performs a thorough evaluation of current nutritional intake and blood analysis findings. Prepared by pharmacists, precise nutritional requirements are calculated for each guest and compounded in easy-to-use nutritional and herbal sachets, which are dispensed twice daily. As part of the customised programme, guests may see benefits including increased energy, better hormone regulation, anti-aging effects for the skin and organs as well as a decreased risk of damage to the heart and vascular system. Expert naturopaths customise herbal and homeopathic remedies, as well as providing an ongoing medical service.
Located in the Royal city of Hua Hin, the resort is less than three hours by car south of Bangkok. Chiva-Som has achieved the prestigious Green Globe certification recognising commitment to operating at the world’s highest environmental standard on all levels of operation. The resort has several initiatives, policies and practices in place for energy efficiency and conservation, waste water treatment and reuse, fresh water conservation, waste minimisation and recycling, air quality management and environmentally friendly product-usage.