The Nutritional Concept
The F.X. Mayr Method in Four Stages
Reduction in Four Stages
Your Individual Fasting Programme at the Hotel
The intensity of your fasting experience at the F.X. Mayr Retreat is determined together with your attending physician. At BLEIB BERG, fasting is individually tailored to your specific needs.
Our programmes focus on different themes, yet all fasting treatments at the hotel are based on the gut-friendly nutrition principles developed by Franz Xaver Mayr.
What remains is health.
The Secret Lies in Gut Relief
F.X. Mayr Fasting in Austria
Those who fast according to F.X. Mayr abstain, reduce, detox – and, above all, grow beyond themselves. With the modern F.X. Mayr method, BLEIB BERG provides the ideal setting to experience reduction and regulation with full awareness.
Whether you choose the classic, strict F.X. Mayr fasting method or the milder cleansing diet developed by Dr. Rauch and Peter Mayr, the decision is made together with your attending physician. During the initial consultation, the ideal nutritional stage for your fasting treatment at our hotel is defined – individually tailored to your needs.
Those Who Commit to the Strict F.X. Mayr Fasting Programme Eat According to Stages 0–2
Stage 0
Strict Fasting according to Franz Xaver Mayr – with tea and alkaline broth.
Stage 1
Intensive Fasting according to Franz Xaver Mayr – with flatbread and a light addition.
Stage 2
Extended Fasting according to Franz Xaver Mayr – with an additional selection of light foods.
Those Seeking to Relieve the Body Follow the Mild Clearing Diet According to Erich Rauch / Peter Mayr
Stage 3.0
Mild Clearing Diet according to Erich Rauch and Peter Mayr – with food combining at lunch.
Stage 3.1
Mild Clearing Diet according to Erich Rauch and Peter Mayr – with food combining and alkaline soup at lunch.
Stage 3.2
Mild Clearing Diet according to Erich Rauch and Peter Mayr – with mixed foods at lunch.
Stage 3.3
Mild Clearing Diet according to Erich Rauch and Peter Mayr – with mixed foods, alkaline broth and a small dessert at lunch.
For Those Addressing Parasites and Fungal Imbalance: The Special Candida Diet
Candida Diet Stage 0
Reduction of short-chain carbohydrates.
Candida Diet Stage 1
Reduction of short-chain carbohydrates, combined with food combining.
Candida Diet Stage 2
Gradual reintroduction of grain-based meals in rotation.
For Those Who Wish to Eat Healthily and Gently, Following the Principles of the Mild Clearing Diet, Eat According to Level 4.
Mild, gut-friendly extended Clearing Diet according to Erich Rauch and Peter Mayr – adapted more closely to everyday life and serving as a transition to “normal nutrition.”
Even within the Sleep and Stress Programmes, the relief of the digestive system remains a key principle. Based on the Mild Clearing Diet developed by Erich Rauch and Peter Mayr, Stage 4 offers an ideal selection of healthy and intestine-friendly foods that support balance and lasting wellbeing.
Fasting Under Medical Supervision
Targeted reduction can sometimes be a challenge. That is why we have made it our goal to create the ideal setting and to accompany you throughout your fasting experience at our hotel in Austria with care and expertise.
Each day, our kitchen team demonstrates that reduction and enjoyment need not be opposites. With attention to detail, fresh regional ingredients and refined preparation, they create high-quality chew trainers, supplements and delicious, gut-friendly dishes for you.
During your fasting treatment, your attending physician is always by your side. Depending on the duration of your stay, medical initial, intermediate and final examinations are an integral part of all programmes and fasting treatments at BLEIB BERG F.X. Mayr Retreat.
Individual Medical Fasting at BLEIB BERG
The F.X. Mayr Programmes
Health means something different to everyone. Some seek to prevent illness, recharge their energy and strengthen their overall wellbeing. Others come to relieve existing conditions and regenerate body and digestion.
Together with our F.X. Mayr doctors, your personal fasting programme is designed according to your physical condition, lifestyle and individual goals.
Whether preventive, regenerative or therapeutic – BLEIB BERG offers a medically grounded environment that provides space for calm, relief and individual guidance. Here, fasting becomes a restorative experience — and a conscious new beginning.
