Hippocrates Wellness

I want to share my terrible experience with the Hippocrates clinic, which I had from June 6 to June 13.

I have stage IV cancer, and perhaps by the time you read this, I may no longer be in this body.

I became interested in alternative cleansing methods when conventional medicine could no longer help. I reached out to the Hippocrates clinic. Mr. John called me several times and warmly invited me to come to the clinic.

At the same time, he spoke rather vaguely about some package, the “1-week Vitality Program.” I asked if it was possible to add cancer treatment procedures. He replied that several cancer-related procedures would be included. He encouraged me to come, saying it would help.

Coming from Canada was a huge effort for me. When I arrived, I was shocked to find that they charged my caregiver. They charged her $170 for a basic room with a shared bathroom, plus an additional $350 per day just for the use of the facilities—even though she didn’t use any of them.

On the first day, they took my blood for an additional $200. On the second day, I received a Swedish massage for $170, which, as I understood, was included in the program. On the third day, nothing was offered at all. I became upset, also because the room was uncomfortable.

Keep in mind, all of this costs a huge amount of money, but even the best rooms are very uncomfortable and noisy—you can hear your neighbors. I simply couldn’t stay there. They promised to change my room, but never did.

I asked to see the program details to understand what was included, but they didn’t give it to me. So I offered to pay extra to receive IV Vitamin C. They agreed, I paid extra, and they gave me an IV Vitamin C treatment and oxygen therapy, along with a few other procedures and a paid consultation for $300.

To my surprise, although they sell a one-week program, it actually runs from Monday to Friday. You are expected to check out early Saturday morning.

It cost me about $10,000. I still don’t understand what exactly I paid for.

We agreed that the following week I would rent separate housing nearby and just come for the procedures. But I never got a response about the cancer programs. One of the big issues is that there is no information about these packages on the website. And even when you pay, they still don’t give you any package details.

Eventually, they sent me an offer for a $450-per-day "Vitality passport" program, which would give me access to all the facilities in the complex, even though I didn’t need the gym or pool. That wasn’t relevant to me. They told me I should arrange all procedures myself with the various departments.

And I kept telling them I felt very unwell. I asked them to simply understand my situation and help. I said I was willing to pay, but in the end, I wasted the second week staying nearby without getting any clear direction. Just vague suggestions that I should buy a new package. And that package included recommendations to take certain vitamins—even though my blood test showed I didn’t need them. So then, why did I need to do the blood test in the first place?

I’m very disappointed. I lost a lot of money, nerves, and health at this clinic. As I understood it, the programs and packages are very profit-driven. But they will smile at you. And to be fair, most of the staff are very kind and helpful people.

I quite enjoyed everything, the schedule, the food, the juice, the community, the organic comfy bed and pillows, the educational talks, and more details. I was only there for one week, and i did feel a little confused, i wish someone would have shown me the ropes, so its not 3 days before you realize you should make a Wheat grass juice every morning and book a colonics early in the week too.

my biggest complaint was they let a family with 5 kids come to all events, a young child crawling everywhere, and some screams and cries and hogging the mineral pool like it was a resort vacation. that seemed like a money grab, and took from the zen experience i think alot of the adults would have appreciated. It was quite pricey.

Made me worse by poisoning me with Stevia, a product I listed as allergic to on my intake form!!

This grand old place has tumbled far from the top of the wellness retreats. I've been here at least 7 times over the last 20 years but this last time confirmed it was my last.

First, it's gotten incredibly expensive while the quality of the classes, lectures, and accommodations are down. The buildings have become full of mold and mildew, particularly the Yurts and the Hut. In the Yurts are moldy dirty hand weights that are completely disgusting. It's ironic that the lecture about the evils of mold takes place in the super moldy hut. See photos. To "clean" the air, there are machines that spray chemicals into the rooms, while the unclean machines have unknown gunk growing in the dispenser. Photo. Speaking of air, the rooms where the guests stay are air conditioned, but you can't control the temperature. Since the saunas are inside the living areas, and the thermostat is next to the saunas, the temperature in the bedrooms becomes EXTREMELY cold in order for the ac to cool itself to 74 degrees. My bedroom was about 65-66 degrees.

Then there's the feral raccoons who are unafraid of humans and roam around during the day. Hopefully not rabid. They get fed there, with lots of cat food put out by the shipping department, day night. Oh man, this is a lot...

It's no secret that this place is anti-vax and a believer in covid conspiracy theories. In one of Brian's lectures he's still mentions that hospitals were claiming that covid deaths were faked in order to get higher insurance payments. They are also very casual about covid outbreaks amongst employees. I personally know two of the massage therapists that had covid and worked while actively infected. One was taken out of her massage room directly to the hospital in a state of near collapse, red-faced and crying. No contact tracing or notification was done. No masks were worn.

Expect several classes and lectures to be cancelled and incorrect locations listed.

Finally, they freely use stevia in many foods and have it available for use, despite the NIH fall of 2023 study and research report that recommends against its use due to finding numerous adverse effects, including raising cholesterol and blood sugars, raising bad liver and kidney markers, and raising autoimmune disorder risk. Despite that, the food and juice here are the highlight of the program.

There are other places to go that are much less expensive and more focused on the actual food and healing. Consider the Ann Wigmore Institute in Puerto Rico, True North Health in Santa Rosa California, Optimum Health in Austin Texas, or Tree of Life in Patagonia Arizona.

Shame on them ! They are dishonest frauds that want to scam you out of your hard earned money. They practice the old bait and switch trick. They will book your accomodations as a brand new updated private villa and then at arrival drop you at a shared house with 4 other people. The intake questionnaire is not even read. I completely dehydrated and almost passed out. They aren’t real doctors. There is not one genuine employee that actually cares about your physical or mental well being. They are mere salesmen pushing their own brand of supplements. Their “core”lectures are sales pitches for their supplements or extra services. Those lectures are scheduled the same time as the few exercise classes they have. The raw food diet is not a cure for anything. Oh, you will loose some weight, but you will be starved with 2 raw, boring identical green meals a day. The diet is completely unsustainable by anyone for any real length of time. It’s ironic that it’s called the Vitality program. You are on your own, wandering aimlessly on campus without direction or guidance. The last thing you feel is vital.