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Health Restoration Program

Program Protocol

The Gilbert Clinic Health Restoration Program is a 4 month integrative medical program designed to address a number of chronic illnesses. It is an integrative model utilizing conventional and alternative healthcare practitioners who work concurrently with the same patient, providing a unique blend of their respective medical backgrounds and approaches. The Gilbert Clinic provides practitionerswho will create and then work with your customized Personal Treatment Plan. The Gilbert Clinic Program includes individual and group consultations with your clinical team members, four workshops spread over the 4 months, as well as all the workshop materials, herbal formulations, vitamins and nutritional supplements specific to the program. There are monthly meetings conducted by your Clinical Team to assess your progress.

 

The Program Schedule

A unique method of working with you

 

The Program Structure

What is on the inside of The Gilbert Clinic Program

 

The Workshops

Learn in a relaxed atmosphere The Gilbert Clinic method of restoration

 

Flying In

How The Gilbert Clinic Program is absolutely possible for those traveling long distances

 

The Program Schedule

The Gilbert Clinic Health Restoration Program provides a unique answer to the challenges of chronic illness. In order to achieve this result, the program involves you spending a great deal of time working with us; in order for you to be adequately supported through this process. This translates into a number of clinical visits and workshops at our easily accessible Washington DC Office. However, before beginning The Gilbert Clinic Health Restoration Program, there is an involved process to determine if the program is actually suitable for you. We do this by interacting with you. Only, if together we feel that the program is a good fit do we proceed with enrolling you into the Program and begin the journey to regaining your health.

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Once in the Program, you begin with a start up workshop and initial consultations that will last approximately one day. At the end of this we will have finished the design of your individualized program which will determine the dates and times of your consultations and workshops with us. Although there is no fixed schedule, we can generalize by saying that consultations take place bi-weekly. Many of these visits are combined with a workshop, and time is scheduled for telephone time between visits, if necessary. We fit the program to your life and lifestyle; the demands that it creates and the space we can work with. This means that once your program has been created and a fixed patient schedule has been made, there is still some flexibility built into it. We understand that unforeseen events occur and The Gilbert Clinic Health Restoration Program will accommodate and be modified to allow you to complete the Program.

 

The Program Structure

We consider that the improvement of many chronic diseases is restricted because of the physical, emotional and mental stress that we are under. Therefore The Gilbert Clinic Health Restoration Program has been structured to provide the toolsets you need to manage your stress. Our goal is to take the downward spiral your illness has created in your life and turn it around. We do this by cleansing and regulating the body with naturopathic and Chinese herbal solutions and working upon creating a health-full lifestyle that you can maintain and develop throughout your life. Our combined clinical and workshop based approach provides the support you need to begin to make the changes you desire to recover your health.

 

At the same time as we are teaching you the skills to begin a journey towards health we will also be giving you the information and encouragement you need to be able to maintain that journey to its final outcome. Stress is unavoidable but it does not have to control the lives that we lead. In reality 4 months is a very short space of time to create a lasting change in our illnesses. Therefore the combination of workshops and clinical time is designed to impart information that you will be able to utilize long after the Program has come to an end.

 

The Workshops

The Gilbert Clinic Health Restoration Program begins with Workshop 1. It is four hours in duration and takes place in the relaxing atmosphere of our Washington DC clinic. It coincides with your initial consultations with your Clinical Team and the creation of your individual treatment plan. Although this may feel overwhelming, your initial visit, including Workshop 1, has been structured to allow for your full participation. There are numerous breaks and rest periods and it is gently paced. Workshop 1 is both detailed and thorough, and is the time during which you will learn The Gilbert Clinic’s method of restoring you to your full potential. We look at the causes and the history that brings about the states of chronic illness, from a myriad of viewpoints. From this you will learn how your life can affect your current condition and consequently how to find sustainable answers. This is the embarkation point of your recovery.

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The second workshop is four hours in length. It is a continuation of Workshop 1, whereby we introduce and address the nutritional aspect of health. By reinforcing new ideas of a healthy diet and introducing dietary “homework”, this aspect of the program allows you to positively impact your everyday life. We also discuss exercise and introduce to you the “Art of Living” process that is a cornerstone of regaining your health independence. Individual patient-practitioner consultations are scheduled to accompany this workshop.

 

The third workshop is 4 hours in length, and is scheduled depending upon your individual program. It addresses outstanding issues that require deeper or more specific work, assisting you in the process of regaining your health. Here we look at the fundamentals of stress in regard to our beliefs and lifestyle. It is within this workshop that you will set goals for the future and the way you wish to be back in the world. Strength of purpose and resolution to the challenges that lie ahead are the focus here. It is a time to answer your questions about your individual program and discuss how it is working for you. Again individual patient-practitioner consultations are scheduled to follow each workshop.

 

The fourth and last workshop comes at the end of the program. Here we look at the progress made, seeing how far you have come and assess where you are on your journey. There is time at this workshop to meet your clinical team and discuss a future that seemed impossible at the beginning of this program. We will also look at areas that will need attention in the future and offer our clinical advice on these issues.

 

Flying In

The Gilbert Clinic Health Restoration Program has been designed for patients who not only live locally but for those for whom treatment will involve an airline journey. The program for those traveling long distance is effectively grouped into block visits. This will mean that a visit may last up to two days but is typically one day in length, as it will involve both workshop and clinical visits. You may wish to schedule a rest day as part of your stay with us in the Washington DC region, to allow for the demands of your journey. The exact schedule of visits (as explained in The Program Schedule section above) is only decided after the initial workshop and consultation but we use a “rule of thumb” of a minimum of one visit per month.

 

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