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So how did he accomplish all this?
Davison credits TakeTEN, a 10-day
physician-directed lifestyle medicine
program at the St. Helena Lifestyle
Medicine Institute, formerly known as the
Center for Health, in St. Helena, California.
It’s designed for people who want to
improve their health — people struggling
to lose weight; stop using tobacco; or
manage a chronic illness or condition
such as diabetes, heart disease, high
cholesterol, high blood pressure, sleep
disorders and more. And it helps them succeed by teaching — and motivating —
them to eat better, work on their fitness, focus on spirituality and make other lifestyle
changes proven to boost health and well-being.
Says Davison of TakeTEN: “After marrying my wife of 47 years and starting a family,
it’s the best thing that’s happened to me.” It was his wife, in fact, who signed him
up for TakeTEN last December. “She was so concerned about my health,” says
Davison. She signed up too — an option chosen by many couples.
TakeTEN starts with a physician-led medical
and lifestyle comprehensive assessment
that uniquely combines expert medical
care, traditional medicine; and the best of
evidence-based lifestyle medicine, including
nutrition, exercise, stress reduction and
spirituality, into a personal lifestyle prescription.
“During the TakeTEN program, participants are able to put their personalized plan
into action as they learn health-promoting healing habits and replace the unhealthy
habits for long-term success,” says
TakeTEN co-founder Cheryl Thomas
Peters. Guided by a multidisciplinary
team of trained health care professionals,
participants discover how to ease stress
without overeating or reaching for a
cigarette; lose weight without feeling
starved; and fight disease by following
10 healing habits proven to help one find
balance between mind, body and spirit.
Participants find hope of achieving improved quality of life with less pain, less
medication, and renewed energy and confidence in their ability to practice health-
promoting habits and stick to them when they go home.
Ready to take steps to better health?
Learn more about the TakeTEN Program
by calling 800.920.3438 or visiting
www.lifestylemedicineinstitute.org.By TakeTEN’s final day, many
participants feel great; have more
energy; and have already markedly
lowered their cholesterol, blood
pressure and blood sugar, reducing
or eliminating their need for medication.
On average, they head home having:
TakeTEN
results
Reduced total
cholesterol by
20
%
Decreased
triglycerides
39
%
Lowered
fasting blood
sugar by
25
%
Lost 4-5 pounds
overall, including up
to 3½ pounds of body fat
Smokers have a 57 percent
success rate of stopping for a
full year after their participation
TakeTEN — A lifestyle medicine program
Cheryl Thomas Peters, DCN, RD, and
James A. Peters, DrPH, RD, RRT, FACPM
A personal health plan
20
%
Lowered blood
pressure by