CENTRE DE SOIN MAURICE MESSÉGUÉ

MESSÉGUÉ’S PHILOSPHY
The philosophy named after Maurice Mességué and his method are based upon the “gift to cure with herbs”.
As a pioneer, Maurice Mességué used to treat people through herbal recipes, whose effectiveness was known to him thanks to the experience gained from his herbalist relatives. Within the space of a few years, his prestige as an herbalist went from strength to strength thanks to the increasing attention paid to medical culture thus giving birth to his own method.
In the 60’s and 70’s, Maurice Mességué started denouncing the damage caused by pollution, pesticides and other chemicals to the environment and he embarked on an information campaign aimed at revaluing all-natural health treatments and spreading phytotherapy to improve different lifestyles.
But what do we mean by “Phytotherapy”? Phytotherapy has a centuries-old tradition since up to the last century it was the only existing therapeutic method. It is based upon natural medicine, i.e. treating people by exploiting the healing properties of herbs. In fact, each single plant – also called “phytocomplex” - contains a high number of different molecules which interact with active principles thus integrating them and regulating the physiological activity, toxicity, solubity, and absorption. Therefore, the whole plant has effects which can be defined as more harmonic and balanced for the body than the single purified active principle.
Herbal medicine then developed in two different fields, i.e. phytocosmetics and food therapy.
Phytocosmetics takes advantage of herbal properties for cosmetic purpose by blending the extracts, poultices and essences of various plants to make natural cosmetic products which can effectively conserve health as well as beauty. Thanks to the valuable substances contained in plants, these products restore the physiological balance of your skin, stimulating and moisturising it, and protecting it from weather and polluting conditions.
Food therapy is based upon the idea that healthy food should be an integral and essential part of Mességué’s method. According to it, we should follow an all-natural diet so without eating any food deriving from industrial cultivation or farming which contains non-natural or additive vitamins, minerals and micronutrients.

MESSÉGUÉ’S METHOD
The method is aimed at leading people to a qualitatively more pleasant lifestyle thanks to the herbal properties as well as teaching how to respect the surrounding environment.
Not only does the effectiveness of the Messègué’s method derive from the quality and authenticity of the products used which have to be totally natural, but it also stems from the accurate knowledge of how to match different products as to meet the customers’ physiological needs. For this reason, prior to starting the treatments of this method, it is essential to consult a Mességué herbalist who will be able to set out the right ways to the best psycho-physical wellness.
The Mességué’s method is aimed at achieving long-lasting results by working on :

• Food; you should follow a normoproteic diet, without animal fats and rich in vegetables and fibres, with natural but without additive vitamins and minerals. For those who are on a slimming diet, calories should range from 900 to 1000, whereas for those on a detoxicating diet, they should range between 1200 and 1500.
   

• Neuroendocrine Regulation; the neuroendocrine activity is positively affected by hand and foot baths, through daily herbal teas and the strict adherence to the whole method, including the scheduled physical workout.
   

• Liver activity; this activity can also be improved by special herbal teas and poultices.
   

• Urinary activity; it can be helped thanks to herbal teas and poultices along with the proper diet which should be drunk along the whole day.
   

METHODS
The Mességué’s methods that Parco Augusto places at its own guests’ disposal are twofold:

• The traditional method, which includes all the above-listed stages under the constant control of the herbalist;
   

• The tailor-made method, which enables to customise the method worked out by Maurice Mességué thanks to the wide array of specific treatments and programmes which you can undergo.
   

Therefore, Le Centre de Soin Maurice Messèguè is not the usual wellness centre: it is particularly a centre for people who take care of own person and put themselves under the care of Messèguè natural methods, that make thiner and younger.