Safety and trust
How we keep guests safe.
The Quiet Month is new. You can't read reviews from past guests yet, and we will never invent any. So here is everything we do instead, in writing.
At a glance
Six promises, before you read the detail.
Screening first
A short application, a video call, and a doctor's fit-to-join letter before anyone signs.
You stay free
Your own flat, your own key, phone, passport and money. Leave any time.
Nothing paid up front
No money before a call and a signed agreement. Then bank transfer or Western Union, in stages, invoiced.
A real name
Sami Adham is a professional name. You get the full legal name in writing before you sign or pay.
Honest limits
Not a medical service. Sami is not a doctor, counsellor or coach. Keep your own doctor.
Someone outside
A named emergency contact, and an independent person for complaints who is not Sami.
Before you arrive
Careful screening, on both sides.
- You apply. Health questions are private: stored in a private database, seen only by Sami, and never sent by email. Every one has "Prefer to discuss on the call".
- A video call. A free 20-minute call, with no commitment. You can ask anything. So can we.
- A doctor's fit-to-join letter. Your own doctor confirms you can do low-carb eating, intermittent fasting, daily exercise and a month without alcohol.
- Travel insurance with medical and evacuation cover, for the whole stay.
- An emergency contact, named before you arrive. Your family or a friend knows where you are from day one.
If you drink heavily or use drugs every day, stopping suddenly can be dangerous. Please stop safely with your doctor's help first, then apply. Saying yes to a health question is not an automatic no.
Food and fasting
Sensible about food.
Intermittent fasting is part of the month. Sami sets the daily eating window from his own experience and adjusts it to each guest. Outside the window, water and black coffee are fine.
If you feel unwell, you eat. Nobody is pushed. Allergies and medical diets come first, agreed before you arrive.
Fasting is not offered to anyone who has diabetes or takes glucose-lowering medicine, is pregnant or breastfeeding, has had an eating disorder, is under-weight or has kidney disease. They need their own doctor first.
Prescribed medicine is always allowed. Never stop it for this month. Supplements are your choice, with your own doctor's OK; Sami doesn't give or sell any.
During the month
Your freedom comes first.
- You can leave at any time. Refunds follow the written terms.
- You keep your own phone, passport, money and key. Nobody holds them for you.
- Your family or a friend knows where you are from day one.
- You can say no to any activity, any day, without a reason.
- No money or deals with me beyond the agreed programme fee. No gifts, loans or investments.
- Your own private flat, booked and paid in your own name.
- One-to-one talks happen in shared or public places. Sami is never alone in a guest's flat, and guests are never alone in his.
- A written emergency plan for each place from day 1. In an emergency, Sami calls emergency services first, then your named contact.
- Exercise at your own pace. Anything with real risk, like open water or a mountain hike, is done with a licensed local guide.
- One free day each week, and meditation is always optional.
Money
Safe steps with money.
- Nothing is paid before a video call and a signed agreement.
- Bank transfer or Western Union only, invoiced in Sami's legal name. There is no card form on this site.
- A US$1,000 deposit after signing. It is part of the fee, not extra.
- The balance in two halves: on day 1, after you arrive and see everything, and on day 15.
- The 7-day fit promise: either side can say "this isn't a fit" by day 7. Unused weeks are refunded, minus anything non-refundable.
- If Sami cancels, you get everything back, including the deposit.
- No gifts, loans or investments, and no other business with guests during the month or for 12 months after.
Every detail is in the written agreement you read before paying anything. See the price and the terms.
Honesty
What we tell you straight.
- The location is never published. It protects every guest's privacy. You're told the country and city after the call, before you sign. The exact address comes after the deposit.
- The photos are illustrative, free-licence images, not from a past month. See the credits.
- No fake reviews and no fake countdowns. When real guests share real words, with their permission, we'll show them.
- No gagging agreements. You can always speak freely about your experience.
- Up to four guests, and one month at least. Small enough to look after everyone properly.
The full promises are in the code of conduct, which is part of your agreement.
Not a medical service
The Quiet Month is a healthy-living month. It is not therapy, and not medical or psychological treatment. It isn't for anyone who needs medical or psychological care right now. Sami is self-taught in nutrition, not a doctor.
In a crisis, call your local emergency number now, or find a free helpline in your country at findahelpline.com.
The next step
Questions about safety? Ask on the call. Apply.
I decide every application myself and reply by email within 48 hours. Applying costs nothing and commits you to nothing.