Robyn: "after 15 years of severe fatigue and many doctors and naturopaths, my fatigue is very mild now, my digestion returning to normal, my aches and pains are minimal. The Health Lectures and Cooking Demonstrations have helped me cater for all my food sensitivities, which has renewed my interest in and love of food and eating."
Larraine : "I wish I had this experience years ago. Everyone would benefit from a stay at Highwood. I would have no hesitation in recommending this experience to others."
Tony: "The best thing to happen to me in my life was to come to Highwood Health. I learnt how to start to enjoy my life and learn to eat the great foods for my well being. I have never felt better in my life..."
Kate: "I...learned to... not worry about yesterday or stress too much about the future. I feel my peace of mind and health restored and very blessed to have arrived at Highwood. It's great to leave feeling you are equipped to manage life"
Violet: "Thank you for the encouragement and for caring about me by all the staff. I arrived worse for wear and leave with my spirit and health renewed. I feel I could overcome everything that challenges me now. When I arrived 100m was the most I could walk, now I can walk for 1 1/2 hours." We contacted Violet a couple of months after discharge to see how she was going and she replied: "Thank you for your email, everything is absolutely fantastic. I have continued to cook and eat vegan style, swim laps every morning, and walk our dog Suzie in the afternoon, aqua fitness classes three times a week. There is one ongoing challenge getting to bed early... Praise be to God, there are many great things happening in my life, I teach my older son Randall vegan cooking, thanks to the recipe book I purchased at Highwood. My husband and young son Jake also eat my vegan food, and in addition have joined the pool with me to get fit and healthy as a family."
Araipu: "I found my stay here gave me a lot of benefits. My health has improved. My medication has been reduced. Lost about 4.5kg. Breathing better than when I arrived."
Lorraine: "The condition of my health improved just in the 9 days I spent at Highwood. My kidney problem being the main reason for my coming here and [it] improved, I think it is the vegan diet."
Isabella: "I was revived in happiness, joy, well-being, strengthened in spirit...No other place on earth was ever closer to my heart...My well-being is strengthened, I feel I can face whatever comes...before we attended this place we were dying."
John came to Highwood twice, once in February and once in June when the testimony was written: "Since February: Reduced insulin by 50%, lost 9kg, normal cholesterol for the first time in more than 20 years, normal HBAIC [a diabetic blood test] first time in more than 20 years, kidney function almost normal."
Mark: "Upon arrival I was very anxious and did not know what to expect. The program helped me to fully understand how important physical, mental and spiritual [matters are] to one's everyday well-being. I have managed to get off my high blood pressure medicine and I have managed to loose 4kg of weight"
Yvonne: "Prior to coming to Highwood Health I had had abdominal surgery and was still in some pain. Dr. David Bird recommended a clay wrap, which I had never had before. Sariney gave me the treatment, which was very soothing. After the bath, then a steam, I realised the pain was gone and it has not returned. Such a relief - as I had been in pain for a few months. We also were blessed spiritually...[and] I lost 2 kilos."
Janice: "With the help and guidance of all the staff at Highwood I was able to address all of my problems both health wise and spiritual when I came to Highwood I was a mess! In 14 days I gave up alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and cut my sleeping tablets from 4 to 2 and what a beautiful place to do it!"
Geoff: "I am writing to wish everyone at Highwood Health a happy and prosperous New Year. The sole reason I attended was to give up cigarettes. Let me say that I was almost an incurable addict, sometimes smoking 40 or 50 cigarettes per day. Some people say that nicotine addiction is as bad as heroin. Besides cigarettes I was drinking 10-12 cups of coffee every day. From the moment I arrived at Highwood to the moment I departed I never gave smoking one solitary thought. Your detox program and strict diet regime works wonders and [the] lectures on health are very benificial. When I departed I felt so good that I never want to return to the unhealthy life I experienced before."
Lindi: "When you give up smoking, most people put weight on! I lost between 2-3kgs in five days with the diet. I was amazed at how tasty the meals [were]. I will endeavour to add vegan to our already vegetarian diet."