Head Doctors
Dr. Pedro Cervantes
Dr. Vanessa Alvarez
Alicia Melendez
Medical Director Emeritus
About Health Institute de Tijuana
Health Institute de Tijuana has been operating since 2001 (first as "Baja Nutri Care" and since 2015 as Health Institute de Tijuana.)
Health Institute de Tijuana (H.I.T.) is an intimate in-patient facility offering an alternative approach to living. It is the only facility in Mexico licensed by the Gerson Institute. Dr. Alicia Melendez was trained in the Gerson Therapy by Charlotte Gerson in 1977 and has been practicing this therapy since.
The facility houses 10 patients and their companions at a time. This allows us to offer each guest the benefit of the highest quality of care. A team of licensed medical doctors and registered nurses are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Nestled in a seaside neighborhood of Baja California, just 30 minutes South of San Diego International Airport. Health Institute de Tijuana (H.I.T.) offers a picturesque setting for true convalesces.
Walking distance to the beach. Patients can enjoy the sounds and sites of this coastal town. Whether enjoying a stroll along the beach or meandering through the garden setting of Health Institute de Tijuana (H.I.T.), peace, and relaxation are always within reach.
Each of our comfortable rooms is designed to meet all of our guests’ needs during their stay. Equipped with WiFi access, cable television, Netflix and DVD player making it easy for guests to stay connected with family and friends.
While Health Institute de Tijuana (H.I.T.) isn’t a home, we do everything we can to make patients and their companions feel at home.
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Cost and Additional Expenses - Health Institute de Tijuana
We require each patient to stay at our facility for a minimum of two weeks. The cost per week is $6,000 USD.
This cost covers:
- Lodging for the patient and one companion, plus three vegetarian meals and juices for patient and companion.
- A weekly lab, daily medical consultations, nursing care 24 hours a day 7 days a week plus nutritional supplements for the patient based on the protocol designed for the patient by his/her treating physician.
- Weekly yoga, meditation, and group counseling are available.
Adjuvant treatments can be added based on the request of the patient and the approval of his/her treating physician.
Maintenance and follow up:
Patients must continue therapy at home.
Monthly follow up consultations are highly recommended. The cost of a consultation is $65. Current lab work must be submitted electronically so that treating physicians can review and address it.
- Patients that went through immunotherapy should return to the clinic after three months.
- It is highly recommended that patients return to Health Institute de Tijuana for a week of follow up care. A reduced rate of $4,500 will be offered per week for returning patients.
Available Treatments at Health Institute de Tijuana
- Nutritional Consultation
- Gerson Therapy
- Vitamin C Therapy
- Chelation
- Yoga
- Group Counseling Sessions
- Massage Therapy
- Immunotherapy
Conditions Treated
- Cancer
- Fatty liver
- Metabolic syndrome diseases
- Migraines
- High cholesterol
The following conditions are not treated at the clinic in Mexico:
- Patients with pacemakers, congestive heart failure, cardiac stents or cardiac valve replacements
- Acute leukemia
- Brain cancer
- Brain metastases
- Organ, stem cell or bone marrow transplants
- Kidney failure or dialysis
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AddressAve. Del Agua 256
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Price Range$
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Spoken LanguageEnglish, Spanish
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