The Hippocrates Health Institute (HHI) is a
nonprofit organization
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in
West Palm Beach
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Etymology
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, Florida, USA, originally co-founded in 1956 in
Stoneham, Massachusetts, by
Lithuanian-born Viktoras Kulvinskas and
Ann Wigmore
Ann Wigmore (March 4, 1909 – February 16, 1994) was a Lithuanian–American holistic health practitioner, naturopath and raw food advocate.
Influenced by the 'back to nature' theories of Maximilian Bircher-Benner, she maintained that plants c ...
.
The Hippocrates Health Institute is regarded as controversial for supposedly treating cancer with unproven natural methods that are implausible despite claims otherwise.
In February and March 2015, cease-and-desist orders were issued against co-directors Brian and Anna-Maria Clement, both of whom represented themselves as doctors, requiring them to immediately cease the unlicensed practice of medicine.
The Florida Department of Health formally informed Hippocrates Health Institute that it has subsequently withdrawn and dismissed the cease-and-desist orders due to lack of sufficient evidence.
Brian Clement and his institute have been directly criticized for promoting a number of ineffective treatments, including ones claimed to "reverse"
cancer
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and
multiple sclerosis. He is not a medical doctor. His treatments have been widely criticized as ineffective and possibly dangerous.
Former staff members of the institute have filed suit against Brian Clement for being fired after raising concerns about ethical wrongdoing in treating patients at the center.
See also
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Alternative cancer treatment
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List of unproven and disproven cancer treatments
References
External links
Official website
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Alternative medicine organizations
Medical and health organizations based in Florida