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Open Door Lifestyle Health Education Program

Ten Days to Get Your Life Back!   For the past 17 years, my husband, Dr. Jim Said and I have successfully orchestrated one of the most powerful, comprehensive, and all-inclusive lifestyle education programs in the nation.  The ultimate proof of its effectiveness comes from the long line of testimonies from those who have reported marked health improvements and healing after practicing what they learn at Open Door lifestyle programs.  

As director of Open Door Lifestyle Education Program, I accredit the effectiveness of our program to our medical director, my husband, Doctor Jim Said who designed the program for accomplishing extensive detoxification and cleansing, and developed it for the broadest coverage lifestyle health program possible.  For 44 years, Dr. Jim Said’s (drjimsaid.com), general family practice operated in the Rogue Valley of Medford Oregon.  After moving to Idaho in 2020, his practice continues through phone and virtual appointments as well in-office visits.  Dr. Said is broadly recognized as an advanced diagnostician, successfully treating difficult cases and serious health problems, and bringing healing to thousands.  My job, as director of the Health Retreat Program, is to carefully follow his prescribed protocols which he individually customizes to optimize the healing of each guest.

In February, of 2020, we sold our retreat center in Oregon and moved to our 320-acre ranch in Idaho to continue his practice there.  Upon arrival, we began the construction of his new office as well as a Therapy/Fitness Center for our retreat guests.  Open Door’s unique 10-day program continues its legacy of being created for radically improving the health of every attending guest who continues the lifestyle changes they learn and experience while at their retreat.

For those who go through the Open Door full detoxification program, inflammation is radically reduced and many have quickly experienced noticeable improvements in their health during the program.  This is your most powerful motivator for continuing the lifestyle program when you return home.   Many have experienced the reversal and healing of their varied chronic conditions.  The Open Door Retreat program is not designed to treat or cure disease, but rather, as guests learn how to change their lifestyle and become consistent in forming healthy habits, they rapidly progress towards healing needed for optimizing their health. 

By the second day of your stay, you will be weighed and measured, then tested for personalizing your exercise program, which has been designed for toning and strengthening.  Every guest at Open Door Ranch whose goal is to lose weight is sure to be encouraged by their progress.  And every guest will benefit from our very effective stretching, strengthening, walking (or hiking), and conditioning program, which is individually customized.   


Four days a week, you will attend our vegan hands-on cooking class for making incredible gourmet meals.  I will instruct you during enjoyable food preparation extravaganzas as you learn to tastefully prepare delicious vegan, plant-based meals.  It is exciting to watch your Open Door Notebook grow as you add my recipes and make notes when attending my wildly successful cooking classes.  Those attending have described these cooking sessions as “life-changing”, “a whole new concept for cooking easy meals”, “enlightening” and “a really fun experience”.   People are amazed at how easy can be to cook delicious, creative, gluten free, vegan meals.  You will enjoy creating your own menu plan to assist with changing your eating habits.    

Some of the modalities used for treatment at our 10-day program include 7 hyperbaric oxygen chamber sessions; hydrotherapy hot/cold plunges to clean the blood; infrared sauna treatments for intensive detoxing; and for lymphatic detoxification you will use the “Cellercisor” as well as Ionization treatments for lymphatic, kidney, liver, and heavy medal detoxification.  In addition, you will learn simple ways to balance your pH and strengthen your lung capacity and oxygen levels.  Then we add our routine of detox tea and green juices for accelerated cleansing. As the crown of our detox program, our regulated exercise program, along with a plant based whole foods diet (packed with live enzymes) bring noticeable results within a few days!  Your body will enter a new level of healing by combining these and other treatments to maximize the effectiveness of our program to support your, lungs, liver, kidneys, stomach, colon, blood, and lymphatic system and brain – not to mention  the notable changes that will happen to your skin, musculature, bones, joints, and skeletal structure 

Open Door Lifestyle Education Program is designed for accommodating those who want to learn and follow better health habits.  During the 10-day program, our goal, and the goal of our dedicated staff is to direct you through a complete cleanse and detox, while educating and motivating you towards making the lasting lifestyle changes needed for a lifetime of improving your health. To maximize what can be accomplished while at retreat, your first step might be to make call Dr. Said’s office to make a phone or virtual appointment with Dr. Said.  It is recommended that you make this appointment four to six weeks before your retreat date (costs not included in the Open Door Retreat Program).  It is beneficial to book this appointment early incase Dr. Said should recommend lab tests to be run before your retreat begins.  It can take up to 4 weeks for some test results to arrive.   Although this is not mandatory, having your health issues diagnosed will greatly assist Dr. Said when designing your treatment plan.  For phone or virtual phone consultations, feel free to contact Dr. Said’s practice by calling 541-773-8111 for an appointment. For more information about Open Door Health Retreats, you are welcome to call or text me at 541-840-1895. 

Open Door Ranch is known for making lifetime friendships.  Although your days will be scheduled for treatment protocols, there’s still time to enjoy social and recreational time, our devotional and share time, Dr. Said’s informative health lectures, as well as our fondly memorable evening campfire program.  And after retreat, I offer each guest 3 follow-up phone calls.

Your greatest treasure is your physical, mental, and spiritual health!  Dr. Jim and I hope to hear from you soon!   In closing, I want to take this opportunity to encourage you to rejoice in the joy of healthy living!

Ronda Said, Retreat Director

Open Door Life Institute, LLC