Anne Bramham, who developed the Surrender program with Montage's spa director, Barbara Schultz, worked my weary feet over good.

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Treatmentwise, Bramham advised a marine algae bath (more iodine and chlorine again) coupled with a hit of a Vichy shower.

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It was suggested that rather than the running and biking I normally do, I should take a daily walk on the beach, as well as try some high-altitude hiking, since Bramham had sensed a little trouble in my lungs (news to me) and felt I could benefit from that vigorous workout.

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The good news was that four of them are in sound working order, a shock given that I don't even know where they are, and thus haven't watered them lately. (In Western medicine-speak, Bramham detected imbalances in my thyroid, thymus and adrenal glands.) To address such afflictions a client would be prescribed two spa treatments and two hours of exercise daily, all custom-tailored, plus a nutritional consultation.

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