Questions, answered plainly.

I never publish where I am. After our Zoom call, if we both want to go ahead, I tell you the country and city before you sign. The exact address comes after your deposit, with time for visas and flights.

No. This is a healthy-living month. It's not therapy, and not medical or psychological treatment. If you see a doctor or counsellor, keep seeing them. Never stop any medicine for this month.

Yes, if you both apply and both join fully. Each person is one of the four places and pays the programme fee. You can share a flat if you like.

A little, outside the shared parts of the day, if we agree it on the call. The month works best when you step away as much as you can.

Yes. Before you sign, your doctor gives you a short fit-to-join letter for a low-carb diet, daily exercise and a month without alcohol.

This matters most if you take diabetes medication, are pregnant, have a kidney condition or have had an eating disorder.

No. I don't give or sell supplements. I'll share what I take if you ask. Whether anything suits you is up to you and your own doctor.

Your safety comes first. You need a doctor's letter and travel insurance with medical and evacuation cover. You name an emergency contact. Each place has a written emergency plan from day 1, and risky activities use licensed local guides.

In an emergency I call emergency services first, then your contact. If you drink heavily or use drugs every day, stop safely with your doctor's help before you apply: stopping suddenly can be dangerous.

21 or over. There is no upper limit, as long as your doctor says you're fit to join.

You can leave at any time. Nobody holds your phone, passport, money or key. In the first 7 days, if it isn't a fit, unused weeks are refunded minus anything non-refundable. After that, unused weeks are refunded minus costs already paid, as set out in your agreement.

First, I make sure they're safe and get medical help if needed. Then they leave the group. Unused weeks are refunded minus costs already paid, and I help them get home. Nobody is left stranded.

Nothing is paid before a Zoom call and a signed agreement. Then a US$1,000 deposit by bank transfer. The balance is paid in two halves: on day 1, after you arrive, and on day 15. Invoices are in my legal name. There is no card payment on this site. More on the price page.

Yes, in these cases. If I cancel, you get everything back, including the deposit. Either of us can say "not a fit" by day 7, with unused weeks refunded. If you leave later, unused weeks are refunded minus costs already paid. Every detail is in the agreement you read before paying. Read the terms.