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On the stern tooth of Henri Chenot, whose clinic in Merano was once visited by all members of the Fendi clan, the Princess of Monaco, the Emir of Qatar, Luciano Pavarotti and an impressive part of the Russian business elite, the author of his own method of genetic typology of people by the state of the skin and the science of biontology, which studies psychophysical factors of aging, hit the "Brasserie Bridge".

At 6 am I have breakfast with fruit, at 1 pm I have lunch and at 8 I have dinner. And at 11 am and 5 pm I eat some more fruit.

- Does fruit give you, as a grown man, enough energy to work all day?

What do you call energy?

- Forces to work, for example.

Look, a person always lives at a temperature of 37 degrees. And the most important thing is to maintain this energy level. Eating is what is supposed to promote energy production. But overeating leads to the opposite result - to its sharp drop.

- Okay, let's use a specific example. So I work mainly with my head, I sit all day long. What do you recommend I take for breakfast?

Fruit and green tea Dr. Chenot shrugs calmly.

- Is this a universal recipe?

Certainly. True, it is almost noon now and you can eat something more substantial. What do you usually eat for breakfast?

- Depends on the season. In summer, I often just drink coffee with milk.

With milk?! Not to the table, of course, it will be said, but do you know what is found in the stomach during autopsy? Undigested coffee with milk! These are two completely incompatible products. In general, coffee is not healthy, but if you really drink, then only espresso, and better, ristretto. And only after eating.

And the Americano?

No, this is American decadence. The coffee should be strong and not enough.

- Okay, I'll get an espresso. What to eat? Maybe porridge?

Breakfast cereals are not a good idea. They are best eaten for lunch. In general, it makes sense to start eating right with getting used to slow carbohydrates. Do you like ham? Then take the pancakes with cheese, eggs and ham. Just ask to be done without cheese. And a seasonal fruit salad. Don't they have salmon? Then I'll also take fruit salad and pancakes with salmon and spinach. Although the combination is, of course, very strange.

There is only one seasonal fruit salad left. Dr. Chenot graciously concedes it to me and asks for an apple juice. The waiter kindly asks in what order to carry food and drinks, and leaves. True, he will forget about fresh, but, fortunately, we will forget about him too.

- What about yoghurt?

Here you have to be careful with lactose intolerance. Of course, this is an individual question, and everyone has their own personal intolerance to specific products, but in the modern world, most people are found to be lactose intolerant.

- But why? After all, milk is the most natural of all products.

First, this is not entirely true. Now many women, at least in Europe, do not breastfeed because they work. And in general, there is no tragedy in this - a child needs exactly three months to develop his own immunity. And only at this moment of life is milk a necessary element. An adult does not need it. On the contrary, it is absolutely unhelpful. Especially for the teeth.

- That is, it also makes sense to give up yoghurts?

You can choose lactose-free yoghurts.

- What about baked goods?

Give me a piece of paper. Look here. There is a constant blood sugar level. So I ate a cake and my blood sugar jumped up. And then he plummeted. And so the whole day. Within a month of such a life, deviations will begin, and it is a matter of time before they become irreversible. The most important thing here is to understand that the request for cake, Coca-Cola and other fast carbohydrates is sent by the brain. And yes, the body needs sweets, but this does not mean at all that we are talking about Coca-Cola and croissants. You just need to teach your brain to send the right commands and react to them correctly.

- And how can this be achieved? Power of thought and auto-training?

Mindfulness is essential, of course, but the most important thing is to chew thoroughly. If you don't chew, your brain has no time or ability to identify what you are eating.

- Technically, everything is clear. But how do you force yourself to change your habits? You know that changing them is extremely difficult.

I know that in order to change habits, you just need to have a goal to change them. By the way, this is very important for you. You are the red type. Accordingly, you have a weak area - the large intestine. If you don't chew your food thoroughly, you will start to swell.

- How did you understand that I am a red type?

I've been looking at people for 41 years, what do you want?

- Why did you even start doing nutrition? This is perhaps not the most masculine profession.

I grew up in a peasant family. During the war, the Francoists killed 80% of my family just because they were Catalans, and I was raised by my grandfather. Since I was the eldest of the grandchildren, I had to inherit the household. So when I graduated primary school, my grandfather believed that education was enough for me - it was time to go to the field. But I continued to study. My grandfather was unhappy, so I told him: “Okay, all the holidays I will work for you. But you will pay me for it. " This is how we lived. And after college I went to serve in Algeria and there I finally realized that my passion is biology. I was especially interested in marine biology. Then I came back and got higher education... And one day I saw an advertisement for a lecture on bioaesthetics on the door of my mother's hairdresser and decided to drop by. At the end of the lecture, I got up and smashed the lecturer to smithereens. The next day the organizer called me and said that now everyone wants to listen to my lectures. I refused and said that I did not give any lectures, and then I agreed - in the end, I needed a job, and he was ready to pay me. And I began to lecture. Then he began to produce phytocosmetics and opened a polyclinic in Cannes specializing in preventive medicine. And one morning I woke up and fainted. I woke up in a hospital in Paris. “You're exhausted. You need to rest, ”the doctor told me. And when I realized that I would disagree of my own free will, I just put it on a plane and sent it to Sardinia. I spent two weeks there, thought hard and realized that it was time to give up all this.

Why?

Because I did not go my own way and lived through strength. And if I continued in the same spirit, I would not last long. I was lost and did not really understand what was next. And then he dropped by one of his patients, a publisher at Rizzoli, a major Italian publishing house, and he casually asked me why the hell I wasn't writing books for him. So I sat down to write my first book, The Energy Diet.

- So where did the interest in dietetics come from?

Food is a basic necessity. Without food, you will die. And, almost dying of overwork, I very sharply felt the line between life and death. Unless I decided to move deeper from preventive medicine - to preventive health care. And here the main levers are food quality and air quality. This is how Palace Merano and Espace Henri Chenot appeared.

- They call you a nutritional guru. What is the secret of the popularity of your method?

The method will not help anyone if mediocre people deal with it. I have been working in the clinic for 40 years. And among my employees there are a lot of people who have been with me for all these 40 years. And the clinic has a school where we train employees. Have you never been to us? - Doctor Chenot suddenly asks sternly.

No.

So come!

Henri Chenot's method consists in combining a special diet that completely excludes meat, milk, eggs, alcohol, coffee, with a massage of energy points and meridians, spa treatments, a Charcot shower and a blissful, contemplative solitude in the picturesque Italian wilderness.

At the same time, Dr. Chenot does not consider the clinic to be a business in principle. Moreover, he deliberately does not open branches around the world (there are several spas open under the Chenot brand, but medical services they do not provide), maintaining the status of the one and only Palace Merano. Logics? The main thing in working with the Henri Chenot method is the human resource.

- I'm not ready. I eat hamburgers, drink wine and smoke. I'll go crazy there.

It is the matter of time. I smoked too. Two packs of Gitanes a day.

And how did they leave?

Very simple. I said to myself: "That's enough, you won't smoke anymore." I was 35, and I knew perfectly well that it would only get worse. But at Palace Merano, by the way, we even have a smoking room.

- What about alcohol?

A bottle in one face? This is a reason to think about what your problems really are. Moreover, it is hardly about any material things, it is always about emotions. And if we are talking about a glass of red - why not? This is useful. I myself am a great connoisseur of wines, and I consistently drink a glass of wine every day. But I never drink with food. Because mixing wine and food is wrong. You stop chewing and start swallowing food. Therefore, when people drink at dinner, the meal becomes an attempt to swallow more.

- Maybe they just drink for pleasure?

Pleasure is delicacy. It can be felt only by savoring the wine. Then drunkenness begins.

- Your diet is full of restrictions.

No, I just clearly know what I want. And I do not drown out emotions and other non-nutritional needs with food.

- It turns out that your method is something like psychotherapy, except that it is centered around nutrition.

I would not say that. I've studied psychotherapy, but I don't really trust her. Besides the fact that people need to be listened to, they also need help. I have a theory that fundamentally we are all perfect. And in order not to forget about it, every morning I get up, go to the mirror and give myself 10 out of 10. And in the evening I sum up the day, remembering what I did during the day, and take points for mistakes.

- And why are you filming?

For selfishness, for lack of patience. But you never know for what else. You know, says Dr. Chenot philosophically, there is one rule. Not a thousand, but just one. We all live on Earth, which means that we all inevitably obey its laws - in particular, the rhythm of the day. And the aging process - over the years, all body functions slow down. At 35, a decrease in active vital functions begins, and primarily of the digestive system. If I ate the same food at 71 as at 20, I wouldn't have a chance.

- What did you eat at 20?

After the lyceum, I moved from Toulouse to Paris. My wildest years passed there. Johnny Holliday and I are the same age, and we had one youth for two. Since the French are real racists, we never liked French cuisine and went mainly to Catalan or Toulouse restaurants. And this is basically all sorts of cassoulet dishes (meat stew with beans) and a lot of wine.

- And when did the years of happy madness end?

I was giving a course of lectures in Italy, and at one of them a girl sat down opposite me. She said that my friend asked to say hello to me. I invited her to dinner, and after three hours I realized that I was absolutely not ready to part with her. And that's how it ended. And another life began, which has been going on for 35 years.

Food is brought.

Problems with gallbladder, - Throwing an absent-minded glance after the departing waiter, Dr. Chenot notices and enthusiastically tastes the pancakes. - Over-salted. And strong.

- Maybe this salmon is too salty?

No, there is practically no salmon here at all, ”he shrugs calmly. - The pancakes are unbaked inside, and around the edges are dry, like cardboard. Of course, this is not to say that it is disgusting, but it could be much better.

- Do you like to cook yourself?

No, the kitchen is my wife's diocese (Dominik is in charge of the menu at Palace Merano). I can cook spaghetti or risotto, but in general I am not attracted to the development of this territory. But I really love going to the market. I like the delicacy of the process - the choice of fish, vegetables, fruits.

- What else do you enjoy in life?

Perhaps the greatest pleasure I get from work. And not only in the clinic. I write a lot - articles, books. And from my family. Dominic and I have two children. My son lives in San Francisco. Nicolas is very rational and to some extent followed in my footsteps - he is engaged in cosmetics, dietary supplements and opened his own spa network. True, without treatment centers. And Carolyn is an artist, she lives in Lugano. And by the way, he is raving about Moscow. Four years ago, she even came here to study Russian for a year.

- Do you like Moscow?

Yes, she has always interested me from a cultural point of view. And now 30% of my clients are Russian. I first came to Moscow 30 years ago, when there was only one hotel for foreigners - "Russia". We came with Dominic and at that time were not yet officially married. We went to the Tretyakov Gallery and arrived at the hotel. The attendant looked at our passports and asked sternly: “Are you not married? Then I can’t put you in one room. ” This is how I discovered Moscow.

- Do you travel a lot?

I'm tired. I have traveled a lot and now I like it much more at my home in Merano. However, recently I was in Istanbul, and I really liked it. In general, I adore Thailand and go there every year.

- What do you think of this place?

They adapt to the interests of the client. This is a plus. But their kitchen is weak. This is a big disadvantage.

- Would you come back here?

To eat? No. For a cup of coffee - why not? In fact, the only restaurant in Moscow that I like is La Marée. They always have very fresh food. By the way, its owner, Medi Duss, a friend and client of mine, recently opened another one in Monaco, the southern province of Russia. I highly recommend it.

Interviewed by Varvara Brusnikina
R OSB BUSINESS ONSULTIN

You and I need to choose something.

We are having breakfast? - looks doubtfully at his watch. - Then everything is simple. Fruit and green tea.

Is that all?

In the morning, the body is set up to eliminate toxins, and there is no need to overload it with food that requires long-term assimilation. Assimilation is another phase, it comes after 12 days.

What does your meal schedule look like in general?

At 6 am I have breakfast with fruit, at 1 pm I have lunch and at 8 I have dinner. And at 11 am and 5 pm I eat some more fruit.

Does fruit give you, as a grown man, enough energy to work all day?

What do you call energy?

The strength to work, for example.

Okay, let's use a specific example. So I work mainly with my head, I sit all day long. What do you recommend I take for breakfast?

Fruit and green tea, ”Dr. Chenot shrugs calmly.

Is this a universal recipe?

Certainly. True, it is almost noon now and you can eat something more substantial. What do you usually eat for breakfast?

Depends on the season. In summer, I often just drink coffee with milk.

And the Americano?

No, this is American decadence. The coffee should be strong and not enough.

Okay, I'll get an espresso. What to eat? Maybe porridge?

What about yoghurt?

But why? After all, milk is the most natural of all products.

That is, it also makes sense to give up yoghurts?

You can choose lactose-free yoghurts.

What about baked goods?

And how can this be achieved? Power of thought and auto-training?

Mindfulness is essential, of course, but the most important thing is to chew thoroughly. If you don't chew, your brain has no time or ability to identify what you are eating.

Technically, everything is clear. But how do you force yourself to change your habits? You know that changing them is extremely difficult.

How did you understand that I am a red type?

I've been looking at people for 41 years, what do you want?

According to Henri Chenot's typology, based on the Chinese medical theory of the five elements, people are divided into five types.

Why did you even start doing nutrition? This is perhaps not the most masculine profession.

I grew up in a peasant family. During the war, the Francoists killed 80% of my family just because they were Catalans, and I was raised by my grandfather. Since I was the eldest of the grandchildren, I had to inherit the household. Therefore, when I graduated from elementary school, my grandfather believed that I had enough education - it was time to go to the field. But I continued to study. My grandfather was unhappy, so I told him: “Okay, all the holidays I will work for you. But you will pay me for it. " This is how we lived. And after college I went to serve in Algeria and there I finally realized that my passion is biology. I was especially interested in marine biology. Then I came back and graduated. And one day I saw an advertisement for a lecture on bioaesthetics on the door of my mother's hairdresser and decided to drop by. At the end of the lecture, I got up and smashed the lecturer to smithereens. The next day the organizer called me and said that now everyone wants to listen to my lectures. I refused and said that I did not give any lectures, and then I agreed - in the end, I needed a job, and he was ready to pay me. And I began to lecture. Then he began to produce phytocosmetics and opened a polyclinic in Cannes specializing in preventive medicine. And one morning I woke up and fainted. I woke up in a hospital in Paris. “You're exhausted. You need to rest, ”the doctor told me. And when I realized that I would disagree of my own free will, I just put it on a plane and sent it to Sardinia. I spent two weeks there, thought hard and realized that it was time to give up all this.

Why?

So where did the interest in dietetics come from?

They call you a nutritional guru. What is the secret of the popularity of your method?

No.

So come!

At the same time, Dr. Chenot does not consider the clinic to be a business in principle. Moreover, he deliberately does not open branches all over the world (there are several spas open under the Chenot brand, but they do not provide medical services), keeping the Palace Merano status as the one and only. Logics? The main thing in working with the Henri Chenot method is the human resource.

I'm not ready. I eat hamburgers, drink wine and smoke. I'll go crazy there.

It is the matter of time. I smoked too. Two packs of Gitanes a day.

And how did they leave?

What about alcohol?

Maybe they just drink for pleasure?

Pleasure is delicacy. It can be felt only by savoring the wine. Then drunkenness begins.

Your diet is full of restrictions.

No, I just clearly know what I want. And I do not drown out emotions and other non-nutritional needs with food.

It turns out that your method is something like psychotherapy, except that it is centered around nutrition.

And why are you filming?

What did you eat at 20?

And when did the years of happy madness end?

Food is brought.

Problems with the gallbladder, - throwing a distracted glance after the retreating waiter, notices Dr. Chenot and enthusiastically tastes the pancakes. - Over-salted. And strong.

Maybe this salmon is too salty?

Do you like to cook yourself?

What else do you enjoy in life?

Do you like Moscow?

Do you travel a lot?

I'm tired. I have traveled a lot and now I like it much more at my home in Merano. However, recently I was in Istanbul, and I really liked it. In general, I adore Thailand and go there every year.

What do you think of this place?

They adapt to the interests of the client. This is a plus. But their kitchen is weak. This is a big disadvantage.

Would you come back here?

Breakfast menu

Interviewed by Varvara Brusnikina

There is a village Merano in the foothills of the Italian Alps. The fact that something important is happening there can be guessed by indirect signs: very often in conversations with people rich and famous - especially among our compatriots - a slip of the tongue suddenly slips that your interlocutor has just arrived from Merano, or is leaving for Merano the other day, or he cannot meet with you on an important matter, because just now, as it happened, he is at the end of the world - in Merano. It was from Merano that Mikhail Saakashvili urgently returned to Tbilisi when political problems arose in his country. Yuri Mikhailovich Luzhkov and Elena Nikolaevna Baturina spent weeks in Merano, and whoever has not been there. What's going on there?

And what happens there is this: in the fashionable sanatorium "Henri Chenot Espace" rich and famous people are taught to eat right and, excuse me, to walk in good time. Representatives of the political and business elite return from there refreshed, fit, overwhelmed by the thirst for new achievements. And this amazing business was invented by a man named Henri Chenot.

Monsieur Chenot is considered a nutritionist and has written a ton of books about it. However, it is one thing to know a lot about a healthy diet, and quite another to build a thriving business empire with health centers on different continents on vegetable salads and enemas. Is he a charismatic visionary, an adventurer, or just a thoughtful entrepreneur? To find the answer to this question, I met with Mr. Chenot and talked with him. But instead of answering, I received an invitation to come to Merano and gave my consent.

Well, that seems to be how it works.

Mr. Chenot, I know that you have a lot of Russian clients, and I myself met a huge number of friends in your clinic in Merano. Why do you think the Russians love this place so much?

Yes, Russians make up 27-28 percent of all our clients. This figure includes all states of the former Soviet Union, including Azerbaijan and Ukraine.

C This is more than a quarter of all clients. Why do you think?

For example, because Russians always find a place. Russians need to get a visa, and they need time to do that. Therefore, they always book a seat in advance. And the Italian will call me now and say: "I will come tomorrow." But there is no more room for tomorrow, unfortunately, because we cannot accept more than 130-135 people. So when an Italian calls and asks: "Can I come?" - I say: "I'm sorry."

Brain order and the importance of fiber

With Merano, this is not just a clinic where they lose weight: you teach people to eat differently, to follow the correct regimen. But in reality, everything is usually limited to one week, and then the person returns to a big life, again eats in large portions, again eats incorrectly and at the wrong time. Is there any real benefit to this weekly stomach emptying?

This is his problem. And this is a problem not only for Russian clients, it concerns all clients. I always say that knowledge is important. When you know what is right, you can follow it or not follow it - this is freedom of choice. What happens when they start having health problems? They change their choice. They are aware that when they start eating better, they have more energy and a better head.

C But is there any point in going to Merano if you still don’t change your habits?

Weekly detox works too. We have a laboratory where we do a blood test for cholesterol and other factors, and after 3-4 days we see changes in some indicators. Detoxification may well replace some drugs, which sometimes for men can be tantamount to castration ...

I am currently preparing a book that I will finish at the end of the year. It's called Health Cure. Everyone asks: "How is it to heal with health?" You are the product of many generations, you have inherited genetic advantages from them, but also defects, for example, problems with the lungs, or with the heart, or with hormones that may have been inherited. Healing with health is very difficult, you need to follow a person, observe him, but you can get the maximum benefit from this.

I’m doing one more thing - how to put things in order in the brain. Because of these devices (points to an iPhone), people have too much information, they are always in touch, and at some point they start to get nervous, problems in brain activity. Therefore, we give them a system on how to put things in order in the brain.

How can you put things in order in the brain?

You need to have a little patience. I'll tell you what I do every night before bed. I give myself a rating of 10 points. I start with ten, as if I'm perfect, and then look through my day and think: this is where I could have done better. Then I take off one point. And here I was just horrible - two points off. And here is not bad - plus one point. Sometimes it happens that I get a score of 0 out of 10, and then I say to myself: stupid, you ruined and threw away your day. But the next day I say to myself: attention, if you continue like this, then another day will go away. And gradually, gradually you begin to correct yourself. Of course, we will not be perfect like angels, but such work helps to become more mature and know ourselves. This is how the brain should be treated.

And of course, with age, the blood capillaries in the brain become less elastic. You can include supplements in your diet that help: take in omega-3 fatty acids or, for example, the antioxidant Q10.

Let's experiment: I will order some food and you, as a nutrition expert, will comment on how healthy what I ordered will be. Have you already ordered something for yourself?

I ordered a salad - for fiber - and the evening protein is fish.

Let's make my order then.

To do this, you must tell me what you ate at lunch.

C I ate buckwheat porridge with mushrooms.

And they didn't eat the salad!

C I, for example, would now eat some warm vegetable salad. And artichoke soup.

With Little?

Of course, you need to eat carbohydrates during the day, but you also need a portion of protein, not too much. With your structure, you shouldn't be eating more than 35 grams of protein a day.

But there is a vegetarian system that excludes animal protein altogether. And then there are systems according to which meat or fish is eaten no more than twice a week.

The real problem is that a person can only nourish himself for 24 hours. It is impossible to nourish yourself for two days. If the body does not find the necessary ingredients, then cannibalism begins. Moreover, the body does not take what is missing from fats, but searches in muscles and bones. A hyper-protein diet is very dangerous because excess protein is degraded, but protein makes up 25 percent of a person's normal weight. Their cycle takes 14 days, that is, in two weeks the body itself restores 80 percent of the protein. To them you need to add 20 percent. These percentages, depending on your physiology, make up the 35 grams of protein you need per day. Vegetarians can find them in plant-based ingredients such as legumes. And if you are not a vegetarian, take a piece of veal weighing 150 grams, which already contains 35 grams of pure protein. All excess protein goes into decomposition. Therefore, proteins need to be limited, but they still need to be consumed.

Another problem: your day is divided into three periods - from noon to 8 pm, from 8 pm to 4 am, from 4 am to noon. From noon to eight in the evening, the best time to eat and digest food. At eight in the evening, the production of the very important hormone melatonin begins. Its task is to restore our brain, therefore this phase is called regeneration. If this does not happen within one week, then the person goes crazy and cannot be restored, and after 15 days he dies.

C And how does the body know that it is already 8 pm? Today I am in Moscow, and tomorrow I flew to Los Angeles, and there 8 pm is a different time.

When you have a jet lag, you have three days to recover. After long flights, you can use melatonin tablets. After 3 days, you recover.

S It seems they brought us vegetables. I understand that this is a healthy food and can be eaten at this time of the day. Right?

Especially because these vegetables contain fiber. It is very important.

Business approach

C How did you come up with your nutrition and health system? When was the first time you realized you wanted to do this?

I was crazy about biology, especially marine biology. Sometimes I had to hold conferences. Once a conference on bioaesthetics was organized and I was asked to host it. Then in Paris I held the second conference, there were more than 1200 people. I was young then and was asked to develop a product that contained plant hormone precursors. So, playing, I started doing it. He created a small production, then opened a factory in Spain, Italy, then Switzerland and Germany. At the same time, I continued to travel to conferences.

One morning I get up and don't know where I am. I was in Paris the night before, but then I find out that I am in a hotel in Sardinia. It turns out that I fainted, they took me to the hospital, and they said that I should rest. My colleagues told the doctors, "He's crazy, he doesn't rest." I stayed in Sardinia for 15 days. I reflected on my life and said to myself: "Well, what have you done?" And then I gathered my entire staff, with all the foreign employees, and told them: “It's ten minutes to ten now. At 10 I leave and give you everything. " And I left. They didn't want to believe it.

C What do you mean "I give you everything"? Did you give them your shares?

All that was, all the documents. I had a friend whom I helped: saved his leg when he had gangrene. He is now one of the renowned editors in Italy. I told him that I was leaving. He asked me: “Why don't you want to work for me? Write a book, write articles about health in magazines. " I wrote a book, it was a great success, I was on television. People started calling me and saying that I should create a treatment center. Then I created a small center in the mountains in Italy.

With what money did you create the first clinic? Have you sold your business? You are not a Buddha, you could not just give everything to strangers.

Why? These were my employees ...

C And did you just donate your shares?

Yes. The company was called Phytocosmetics. Because I was tired of it - I no longer had my "I" at all.

S That is, when you get tired of Merano, you will also present it to the staff?

And Merano is not mine. There was already a hotel there, which only worked in winter. I made them work all year round. But it was dangerous to stay there, because it was at an altitude of 2000 meters, and after that we went down to Merano.

Since How old have you been there?

We have been in Merano for 30 years.

C Was the initial investment large and quickly paid off?

More than paid off. But it was not me who invested.

Are you a partner?

I am getting percentages because I provide my method. Recently, six Qataris came to visit me. They say, "We came here to buy you." I say, "Sorry, there is a big problem - I am not for sale." They say, “Do you think the American Embassy in London was on sale? We want to buy you, this is your problem. " They didn’t know that I was a very great friend with the Emir of Qatar. Now he is 35 years old, and I met him when he was 14, that is, I have known him for a long time. I called him and asked who it was, and he answered me: “Don’t tell me about it, I have already arrested two such groups.”

S It was quite a business question. They were not going to buy you for organs, but wanted you to create their own center with them.

It doesn't matter to me. The very fact that they wanted to buy me is monstrous. I had to become their slave ?!

Do you consider yourself a businessman?

Why? You are at the head of a big business.

Last year, we received 175 applications to open treatment centers, and I said no 174 times.

Why?

Because it is impossible. People who have money say, "Let's make a hotel, a wonderful treatment center." I ask them: "Who will work there?" You need to create a team, train a team, and you need to start this in a year, at least.

C Nevertheless, you have such a center near Moscow, you have, as far as I know, a clinic in Africa and there is near Milan: not only the main center in Merano, but also the second, in Alberet.

I never go there.

Why?

I don’t want to be nervous. But my daughter and my wife go there.

Q How did you decide to open centers in these locations? Why such a spread: Moscow, Africa, and suddenly very close - Alberet?

Africa is my friend's idea. We gathered women there and gave them jobs.

Why Alberet? From a business point of view, this is illogical: why do two centers side by side, they will compete with each other?

How many million people live in Europe? There is a place for everyone. All you need is to have a professional concept.

S Why do we need a center in Barvikha Luxury Village? Friendship with the owners?

It was done, and it was done.

Since I am a rather experienced person in this sense, I have been to many similar places. Can you say why Merano is better than, for example, Sha, or Lanserhof, or Shiva-Som? What is Merano's competitive advantage?

Sha are great fellows, they work well. Lanserhof, too, I know well, we talked with them. They are great, too.

All good fellows, but you are competitors. Let's say a man comes to you and says: Mister Chenot, tell me why I should go to you, and not to Sha or to Lanserhof?

I would never allow myself to advise not to go somewhere.

C But you are competitors, aren't you?

Absolutely not. There is a place for everyone. We also refuse to many.

C But you are working in the same field. And the person thinks where to take his money: to Sha, to you or to Lanserhof.

They don't bring money to us, but their health. I have always said that there are different evaluation factors. For example, this year we were named the best detox in the world, last year the best medical spa. What are the evaluation parameters? Other centers are doing well, too, and this needs to be acknowledged. We are not enemies. On the contrary, the more health centers there are, the better.

Personal factor

C Do you have favorite clients who visit you often?

Was. But he died. His name was Luciano Pavarotti. We were like two brothers. The first time he came to me on two crutches. He was followed by a man who put a stool every five meters, and he sat down. He says: “I want to lose weight. I came to you and I want to lose 30 kilograms. " I told him “no”, because when Maria Callas lost a lot of weight, she lost her voice, and he is my favorite tenor, and I don’t want this to happen to him. I tell him: "Take the car and leave." And he answered: "You are so firm, correct."

This is how a very important relationship of trust began. He came to me every three months. At some point, when he lost weight, his skin sagged. I wanted him to do the operation in Milan, but he said: "No, I will go to Austria." After the operation, I called him every day and asked how he was doing. Once he called me and said: "Henri, everyone is crazy here, take me out of here quickly." I asked to connect me to the doctor, and the doctor told me: "I ask you, Mr. Chenot, take him away, we can no longer be able to." He was given six catheters to drain fluids, but this bothered him, he threw these tubes out, and he practically started sepsis. I picked him up by car, came with him to the same clinic in Milan, and everything was done to him there. Then I always followed him.

His grandfather was a tenor, his dad was also, and so was he, but, unfortunately, he and his wife had three girls and not a single boy. He got the idea to find a young girlfriend and do artificial insemination. This woman was his secretary. A miracle happened, she became pregnant, she had twins, a boy and a girl. And what happened? After seven months, one in two dies, and it was a boy. From that moment on, Luciano said that he wanted to die. And he let go of himself and died. For me it was such an event that there is not a single day that I do not think about it.

Has Berlusconi visited your clinic?

I turned him down. He needed 25 rooms.

S It seems to me that Berlusconi could pay for 25 rooms, and that's good for you.

No, because people came with him who did not need to be treated. Twenty-five rooms and only one patient. I told him: we will help you at home if you want, but we cannot accept.

C Did you have any Russian politicians or stars?

Yes, but I cannot name names. I mentioned Berlusconi because he told everyone himself.

Have you had Monica Bellucci?

Yes. Again, I'm only talking about this because she told reporters herself.

C Did she take the course once or did she do it all the time?

Hard to say. I am only saying what she herself told the media.

C That is, you can come to your clinic and not only lose weight, but also meet Monica Bellucci at the next table? Is this such a separate bonus?

No. This is still not our type of client.

C What is the most typical client of your clinic?

We do not keep such statistics.

C Advise the best program that can be taken at the Merano Clinic?

Depends on a person.

You have very good physical characteristics.

C You can't be too rich or too healthy.

The only thing you need is to adjust a small problem from a gynecological point of view. You need to control your hormones, but not more. Do not worry.

C Yes, everything seems to be fine with me.

I see little pimples here.

C That is, there is no need to do analyzes, can you say everything at once?

Yes, but I don't want to be a magician.

Since When is the best time to come to Merano?

There is no such period. If you want to swim outside in the pool, then come in summer. Everyone comes when they want. And you come. Call me.

Thank you very much!

For more than 40 years, Dr. Henri Chenot, the creator of a new direction in the SPA industry - biontology, is a cult figure. Henri Chenot's biontology helps to solve such contemporary problems like excess weight, stress and premature aging. The program involves not only improving the physical condition of the body, but also leads to harmony of body, soul and emotions, as stated in the motto of the Chenot Center: “Les sources de la sante”.

Dr. Chenot's method is based on ancient Chinese knowledge about the connection of the energy channels of the human body with certain internal organs... And the concept of "biontology" reveals the concept of health, an important point of which is, among other things, the importance of the aesthetic shape of the body, the need for timely investments in one's own health - not only in physical, but also in mental.

According to Dr. Chenot, the aging process is directly related to the slagging of the body. The toxins that we have accumulated over the years are due to unbalanced nutrition, environmental factors and lifestyle factors, which lead to energy and functional imbalances. Therefore, the process of restoring health should begin with cleansing the body.

The course of treatment according to the Henri Chenot method is selected strictly individually. Based on preliminary medical examinations, the patient is advised to have a proper detoxification diet, bioenergy treatments, hydrotherapy, drainage massages and a special fitness program.

Mandatory medical examination includes, among other things, the determination of body weight, hormonal balance, the level of intoxication of the body, the degree of efficiency of the body's vital functions and energy circulation, the identification of food intolerances, the measurement of the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

The next stage of healing according to the Henri Chenot method is energy massage aimed at toning tissues and draining body fluids. Drainage massage is often performed using glass jars. Also in this procedure, mixtures are used essential oils and infusions selected to stimulate the work of cells.

Considering the knowledge accumulated over the centuries chinese medicine about the energy meridians of the body, and, according to the law of 5 elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water), Dr. Chenot uses his own technique to activate individual energy points, remove toxins that prevent the free flow of energy.

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Another important course in the healing method of Henri Chenot is hydrotherapy, contributing to the restoration of the correct circulation of fluids in the body.

In addition, a fitness program under the supervision of a personal trainer, which is made up strictly individually, has become an obligatory stage in the treatment according to the Chenot method. The program may include hiking, cycling and catamaran riding.

The most important thing in the Chenot method is that after the completed course of treatment, a lasting result of excellent well-being persists for many years. This is due to the fact that at the end of the course, clients receive a dietary program developed individually for the entire subsequent period, as well as recommendations for maintaining health. For more information on the Chenot Method of Wellness, please visit www.henrichenot.com.

The headquarters of the Henri Chenot Center is located on the ground floor of the "Palace Merano - Espace Henri Chenot", 5 * (www.palace.it) in Merano, Italy. All procedures in the Center are carried out using its own line of cosmetics "Henri Chenot". The cost of a medical examination is from 80 to 120 euros, the cost of a weekly individual health improvement program is from 2000 euros.

Another well-known hotel offering wellness programs according to the Chenot method is the Albereta Relais & Chateaux 5 * L (www.albereta.it), located in the Italian province of Brescia. The hotel carries out the whole range of procedures according to the method of Dr. Henri Chenot using the brand cosmetics of the Center. A day's stay at the hotel, which includes a full range of SPA procedures, will cost the client 269 euros.

The Swiss hotel "Swiss Diamond Hotel" 5 * is another place on the map of Europe, where you can test the effect of Henri Chenot's method on your own body. The hotel is located in Lugano, 213 km from Zurich Airport, 376 km from Geneva Airport. You can clarify the cost of the SPA-program according to the Henri Chenot method by contacting the hotel manager, whose coordinates are indicated on the website: www.swissdiamondhotel.net.

On the territory of the former CIS, the first hotel representing the Spa Chenot brand is the Russian “Barvikha Hotel & Spa” (www.barvikhahotel.com), located at the address: Moscow Region, 8th km of Rublevo-Uspenskoe shosse, 114. Wide choice therapeutic and aesthetic treatments of the hotel according to the Henri Chenot method will help to complete the process of harmonizing the body, mind and emotions, giving health, relaxation and beautiful appearance.

The methodology of the cult doctor-nutritionist Henri Chenot can be called a symbiosis of Europe and China, because it intricately intertwines the most advanced European developments in the study of the vital activity of the body and the ancient teachings of Chinese medicine about its energy channels (they say that they are inside a person).

Detox by Henri Chenot

This is the name of the method of treatment in the clinic of Dr. Chenot in the Italian town of Merano. It includes:

a rigid diet (forbidden meat, milk, coffee, alcohol);
massage of energy points;
spa treatments;
Charcot's shower;
complete rest.

The course is designed for 7 days, is developed individually for each patient and costs from 2 thousand euros. Although Mr. Chenot himself does not consider his clinic to be a business and fundamentally does not "clone" it across countries and continents (probably at such prices, one clinic is quite enough for caviar and hazel grouses). There are, however, several spas opened under his name, but they do not provide medical services. The Dietetics Guru believes that effective technique maybe only in Merano, because this is a place with special energy, magnificent air and soothing, unusually beautiful landscapes (or maybe he is just too lazy to travel).

The goal of Henri Chenot's method is not to lose weight, but to completely cleanse the body of toxins and toxins accumulated due to an improper lifestyle and a thoughtless diet. Signs of a solid collection of this harmful ballast are malfunctions of the digestive system, tingling in the left or right side, rashes on the skin, fatigue, psychological depression and much more (I am sure many have recognized themselves in these signs).

All patients of the Palace Merano clinic undergo a mandatory test on special equipment, with the help of which the voltage value at bioenergy points is measured. This allows you to diagnose the body, find problem areas and draw up a recovery plan. Although all these bioenergetic points are such controversial matters that it may well turn out that in fact a man just comes, with a clever look clings a dozen electrodes to his body, gazes thoughtfully at an empty screen, sighs and clinks in French from time to time, then fills form and leaves. And the patient directly “feels” how the whole “aura” has been scanned over him with the latest equipment. The main thing is to pick up a man with a trust-inspiring look and intelligent, non-greedy eyes.

Hydrophangotherapy is a daily procedure in the detox process, which includes:

taking a whirlpool bath with special solutions;
mud wraps;
Charcot's shower.

Massage of energy points is of great importance in the Chenot method. However, as patients admit, this is a very painful procedure. However, after it, the state of health noticeably improves, at least it should. Although who saw these points?

Colon hydrotherapy (deep bowel cleansing) is also prescribed for almost all patients of the clinic. The lesson is unpleasant, but after it the digestive tract begins to work like a clock.

Well, and no less important is the detoxification diet, very tough, consisting of small portions of vegetable and fruit dishes, a large number a variety of herbal teas.

Goodbye prosciutto and jamon!

This is what most people who underwent a detox program with Henri Chenot say. Each patient is given goodbye recommendations on the diet, which he should adhere to so that the kilograms lost after cleansing the body do not return. And even if you cannot afford to go to Merano, having paid 2,000 euros, then Dr. Chenot's advice on nutrition works in Russia as well.

Dr. Chenot never tires of explaining to his patients how important it is what and when they eat. Fruit, for example, he recommends to use before the main meal, and not after it. The fact is that they are absorbed quickly, giving the body energy, but if the fruits are put "in line" after the main meal, they begin to ferment and add toxins.

The famous nutritionist rejects the generally accepted postulate that breakfast must necessarily be hearty. As a result of many years of research, he found that in the morning the human body is tuned in to get rid of toxins, so there is no need to load it with "long-playing" food. The assimilation phase begins to work optimally after noon, then you can have a hearty snack, but without much fanaticism.

At night, the body should not be loaded with food either, because after 20 hours it again seeks to engage in detoxification and recovery, says Dr. Chenot.

The famous nutritionist recommends parting with coffee. If such a sacrifice is above human strength, then you should drink it once a day, after eating. It should be a strong espresso, or even better - a ristretto (the same espresso, but brewed in a smaller volume of water. It is used, as Toto Cutugno sings, "Italiano vero" - true Italians). Dr. Chenot strongly does not recommend drinking coffee with milk, he says that it is this product in undigested form that is found during the postmortem opening of the stomach. These two components are so incompatible!

And in general, milk, due to poor absorption of lactose, should also be excluded from the diet. Monsieur Henri believes that it is necessary for a person only in infancy, for an adult milk is not at all useful, and especially for the condition of the teeth.

Therefore, the ideal breakfast according to his teachings is fruits and. Mr. Chenot recommends sticking to something like this menu:

6 hours - first breakfast: fruits and herbal tea;
11 o'clock - second breakfast: also a small amount of fruit;
13:00 - lunch: lean meat, raw vegetable salad, whole grain bread;
17 hours - fruit lunch;
19 o'clock - dinner: vegetable soup, stew of stewed vegetables.

You can, of course, sometimes arrange a "belly party", but not more often than once a week, so as not to harm yourself.

First of all, you need to accustom the body to "slow" carbohydrates, so you should increase the amount of various cereals in your diet.
It is better not to eat confectionery at all, reduce sugar to a minimum, replace salt with spices and spices, which are known to improve metabolism.
Give preference at lunch raw vegetables, and for dinner - boiled and stewed.
Every 7 years, metabolism changes in the human body, therefore, it is necessary to revise your diet and not only throw out the most unhealthy from it, but also reduce the overall amount of food taken. “We are not getting younger over the years,” emphasizes Dr. Chenot.

But in spite of everything, you need to tune yourself to the positive, learn to rejoice and live in harmony with the world around you.