By Doug Casey in Conversations with Casey:
I just finished spending ten days at the Canyon Ranch spa in Tucson, Arizona. It's one of the oldest, and probably the premier U.S. spa. You might recall that about three years ago, I spent some time at the Chiva Som spa in Hua Hin, Thailand, which is probably the best spa in Asia. These may be the two best spas in the world.
I'd recommend the Canyon Ranch spa highly, if only because it's closer to where most of our readers are. The thing they do at both of these places is draw your attention to the fact that everybody – even those who try to engage in a healthy lifestyle – doesn't really do an adequate job.
Look, right now, I'm sitting in an airport lounge in San Francisco, getting ready to board a plane to the Far East in a few minutes. I just left the Canyon Ranch earlier today. And I'm finding that as nice as the food is here in the first-class lounge, I really don't want to eat any of it. The stuff we were eating at the Canyon Ranch was just so… wholesome. Organic. Perfectly balanced in terms of fat, protein, and carbohydrates. I'm truly feeling regret for having left.
I'm not overweight, but like almost everyone, I’m not at my ideal fighting weight either. In ten days there, I lost six pounds – and I could have done much better.
I had an even better experience at Chiva Som in Thailand.
These things are expensive, but for those who are able to afford them, going to one of these spas is probably one of the most important things they can do. You won't really, fully understand why, unless you actually do it. So I'm suggesting, in the strongest terms I can, that people actually go out of their way and do it. It's one of the smartest things you can do with your money, at almost any age.
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