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For our fourth opportunity with Dr. Carney again hired as Medical Director for Rip Esselstyn's Engine 2 Diet Immersions we rented a U-Haul truck and packed up much of the office on Friday September 16th to be transported to Austin's Travaasa Resort Hotel for the Health Retreat. Our temporary Medical Clinic at Travaasa Austin was...

In April of 2012 we were privileged to be invited, again by Rip Esselstyn's Engine 2 Diet Immersions, to travel to the Big Island of Hawaii and assist with a fifth week long live-in Health Retreat program. This was a big change for us because until this health retreat we had always been able to rent...

We were hired once more by Rip Esselstyn's Engine 2 Diet Immersions. This sixth retreat for employees of Whole Foods Market was the first program we were involved with where some slots were opened up for the general public. Up until this time all the participants were Whole Foodies and spoke the language of their...

Our seventh Medical Directorship opportunity for Rip Esselstyn's Engine 2 Diet Immersions was conducted again in Marble Falls Texas. This one was also open to the public and so a nice mix of Whole Foods Market employees and public individuals were present. We even had one of Dr. Carney's patients from her Medical Practice in...

Live-in Lifestyle programs are an exciting way to experience first hand the benefits of an All Plant Diet. Dr. Carney appears in this video to discussing her duties providing Medical Supervision at a week-long local health improvement program for which she, and her team were hired, by Rip Esselstyn's Engine 2 Diet Immersions. We are...

We have learned that when running programs for youth that seeing is always believing, or in this case; tasting is believing. For this reason we strive to present our signature desert for the youth which is banana, mango and berries (or some other frozen fruits) 'ice cream' made on-site with only freshly frozen fruits and...

Perhaps no audience is more attentive than those who have been impacted by cancer. Dr. Carney shares stategies for boosting the immune system and teaches which foods, and other lifestyle choices, have been shown to boost immunity and shrink cancers. She also teaches from scientific studies regarding which foods, and other lifestyle choices, have been...

Help for Overcoming Addictions

In the lectures on Understanding and Overcoming Addictions Dr. Carney explains the Cycle of Addiction and why it is that some of us become addicted to various substances, or behaviors. None of us would consciously decide to become addicted to a hurtful substance or behavior. Instead there is a perceived benefit which leads people to...

Promoting Health in Hawaii

Dr. Carney particularly enjoys speaking to women about all aspects of their Health. She developed a seminar on Womens Health from pregnancy to the end of life. Our entire life is effected by lifestyle decisions starting with decisions of an expectant mother that impact not only herself but also the ongoing health of her unborn...

In a 10-day program, Dr. McDougall and his team assist their patients in regaining their health. Within just a few days, many see a significant improvement in their diseases and are attributed to a nutritious diet, exercise and improving daily habits. By educating the participants and providing support through educational sessions, fitness classes and buffet-style...

Dr. Carney particpates in providing medical supervision for corporate health retreats to ensure the safety of medicine-dependant participants as they make significant lifestyle changes. It is nescessary, because of the health improving power of a plant-based diet, for some participants to be monitored on a daily basis to ensure the combination of the diet and...

Dr. Hans Diehl, director of the Lifestyle Medicine Institute of Loma Linda, California, author, researcher, speaker and motivator, promotes a lifestyle changes to reverse diseases. He founded CHIP, the Complete Health Improvement Program, in 1988 after conducting a 4-week lifestyle change program in British Columbia in a community of about 5,000 people. About 400 people...