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The Hippocrates Health Institute has been the preeminent leader in the field of natural and complementary health care and education since 1956.
Deemed the world's number one teaching institute in 2000 by Spa Management Group, this historic and thriving center was founded by visionary and humanitarian Ann Wigmore and is currently under the leadership of Drs. Brian and Anna Maria Clement. For a half of a century, the Institute has helped hundreds of thousands of guests realize that good health is every person’s birthright, and that a life free of disease and pain is our human legacy. The Hippocrates philosophy is founded on the belief that a vegan, living, enzyme-rich diet, complemented by exercise, positive thinking and non-invasive therapies, are integral to optimum health.
Brian and Anna Maria Clement, Ph.D., L.N.C. have continued the work of Ann Wigmore and guided the Institute into an era that has begun to see international recognition of the benefits of wheatgrass and also the advent of natural approaches to healthcare. Modern research has illuminated direct links between certain foods and health risks, and authorities universally confirm the severe decline of health in Western civilization. Hippocrates remains on the cutting edge of educating people about disease prevention and the effects of positive diet and lifestyle choices.
The Clements help people radically change their health by teaching them how to trade nutrient-deficient, "dead" foods to a diet rich in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and plant-based proteins. The Hippocrates plan, replete with fresh sprout and vegetable juices, wheatgrass, colorful salads, nuts, seeds, and fruit, supplies the oxygen, enzymes, alkalinity, and bioelectrical charges vital to cellular and general health.
Hippocrates West Live Food Program
The Mission
Vibrant health is the most valuable asset we can ever have. Yet, we all know that good health does not just happen. Like all things of great value, it needs to be nurtured and cultivated with care. This process can be both confusing and intimidating — especially to those who rely solely on hearsay and public information.
The Hippocrates Health Institute was created over five decades ago in response to this need. Over the years, we have developed the Life Change Program into the definitive blueprint for transitioning to a healthier lifestyle. Our doors are wide open to guests with a wide array of intentions, whether it be curing themselves of devastating disease or simply learning to take their good health to an uplifted level.
Hippocrates guests come to realize that excellent health is not only possible, but also definite and achievable!
Live blood cell analysis is the early key to recovery and provides a roadmap to better health. After meeting with physicians and health administrators, clients detoxify their systems through diet and individually-tailored treatments and supplements, which infuse the body with oxygen and allow for speedy recovery. The increase in energy is felt immediately as the body begins to experience recovery to wholeness.
As your mentors and friends, our role is to assist you in exploring the spectrum of natural approaches integral to the restoration of your well-being: superior nutrition through a diet of organically grown, enzyme-rich food, varied exercise from yoga to aerobics in our ozonated pools, massage, homeopathy, juice-fasting and cleansing, compassionate guidance during your initial detoxification process, nature-trail walks, daily health lectures, the use of modern therapy facilities, and many more...
The Banquet
Food, according to Webster's Dictionary, is any substance that enables one to live and grow — anything that nourishes. Based on this definition, hardly anything in the standard Western diet can be considered food! Years of scientific research have confirmed the fact that food, when subjected to chemical preservation methods and heated above 115 degrees F, loses its enzymes and nutritional value. Worse still, it actively causes ill health among its consumers.
At the Hippocrates buffet table, you will find real food in its purest form— fresh, organic, and enzyme-rich—the way nature intended it. Our daily meals consist of imaginative culinary creations designed to nourish and heal the body, as well as please even the most jaded palate. Some of our chef's most popular dishes include:
- Walnut Tacos
- Spelt Tortilla Rolls
- Sea-sar Salad
- Stuffed avocados
- Broccoli Salad with garlic and oregano
- Sweet Potato Ginger Arame Salad
In addition to the delicious buffet lunches and dinners, the program includes fresh, organic green juices three times a day, blue-green algae, watermelon juice, and wheatgrass juice.
The Curriculum
The Life Change program provides our clients with the necessary tools to take control of their own personal well-being and to allow the body to maximize its potential and heal itself in a natural way. The program educates students in the Hippocrates Lifestyle and the biological and scientific methods behind the miracle stories of Hippocrates. This instruction not only teaches the specifics of the diet, but also features intensive instruction in therapies, the psychology of wellness, and maintenance of the lifestyle in everyday life.
Sample lessons from our rich and varied curriculum include:
- Food Combining Made Easy
- Fasting with Liquid Nourishment
- Ancient and Current Self-Help Techniques
- Growing Wheatgrass
- Alkaline/Acid Balance in the Body
- Raw Cuisine "Cooking" classes.