Is there a person on Earth who doesn't want to enjoy a happy life? Yet what is happiness exactly? Is it the absence of pain, sickness, obstacles, violence, shouting, resentment, annoyance, loss, decay, decline, uncertainty, fear...? Happiness means the absence of all bad things and the joy of all possible good things. Further questions arise: what is good and what is bad? Can one still be happy even if one cannot exclude all the bad?
We are pondering these questions a lot. Through our work we want to help others to appreciate life as a precious gift and to do their utmost to safeguard it in the best possible condition. We believe that more than anything else, we all need attention, understanding and love, and that health and happiness depends on our mindset, consistency and perseverance to a large extent.
The operation of Elek Lifestyle Centre is based on the Bible's approach to life and 100 years of practical experience. In the late 19th century when the negative social consequences of industrialisation became obvious, lifestyle reform movements emerged and established a number of health institutions with the aim of providing lasting cures for the diseases caused by urban lifestyle. It soon became apparent that traditional medicine focuses mainly on treating symptoms and surgery, which may bring spectacular improvements and even save lives, but often lead to relapses or new problems. It has also become clear that long-term well-being is linked to a lifestyle that respects the laws of nature.
The Elek Lifestyle Centre started its operation in September 2010. In our institution we help to restore the unity of physical and mental health, building on the fascinatingly complex and effective workings of the laws of nature. To achieve this, we provide a relaxed, quiet, family-like environment in the village of Elek, South East of Hungary, in the neighbourhood of Gyula and Békéscsaba.
Since disease never strikes us without a reason, because we pave the way for it by breaking the laws of health, our aim is to teach and practice the principles of healthy living. We want to help you to discover the cause of the disease you have and to lay the foundations for a better life.
We create a personalised program based on the eight pillars of healthy living, which is implemented with the common efforts by our guests and our doctors and therapists. The effectiveness of our work is proved by the noticeable improvement in our guests' condition during the session, and by the fact that our guests continue persistently the journey they started while with us to protect their health.
In addition to remedial and restorative activities, we offer specific programs for those who wish to learn how to use the therapies we provide. In addition, we help to expand knowledge through the production and distribution of books, magazines and small publications, and we make the staples of health nutrition available in our food store Herba Kucko.
Tailored treatment
There is no time pressure, our doctor takes enough time with patients. During the consultation, she prescribes natural remedies (supplements, herbal teas, hydrotherapy, massage, exercise, compresses and diet) appropriate to the current condition, but also knows when conventional medicine is needed.
Learn to cook healthy!
We show you how to make delicious meals without meat, dairy, eggs or sugar, using only plant-based ingredients and nutrient-friendly processing. Wewill tell you why we do what we do, so you can make better nutritional choices.
Presentations
Understand the causes of your illness, learn natural remedies and habits to stop – and even reverse – the progression of your disease.
Simple exercise
Exercise and walk twice a day to increase endorphin, serotonin and dopamine production.
Nutrition for physical health
Experience how the right kind of food can heal your body. Enjoy delicious meals prepared by chefs specialised in preparing healthy, plant-based meals.
A relaxing pastime
We provide a friendly and hustle-free environment where you can contemplate, have deep conversations and quiet time to observe.
In the case of lifestyle-related diseases we seek to identify the root causes. We use simple, available and affordable treatments based on right nutrition, the healing effects of breathing and exercise, and the therapeutic use of sunlight and water. Our fundamental aim is to enable our patients to incorporate the simple techniques they learn into their daily routine, in order to preserve their health and well-being.
For information on Elek Lifestyle Center programs please see the Programs.
