Silver Hills Guest Lecture Series
What if a week could change your health trajectory?
Join Dr. Hana Kahleova — a world-leading researcher in diabetes reversal and metabolic health — for a week of evidence-based education combined with Silver Hills’ full wellness experience.
May 10–17, 2026
7 nights, all-inclusive
Lumby, B.C.
Only 12 rooms available
All-inclusive — meals, lectures, spa treatments, cooking classes & more
You've been reviewing your numbers.
Weight that won’t budge. Rising blood sugar. Medications that manage symptoms but never address the root cause. You’ve done the research. You’ve tried the diets. You’re tired of conflicting information and quick-fix promises that don’t deliver.
You don’t need another article or another app. You need real answers from a real expert — and the immersive support to actually make lasting change.
There is another way. And the evidence behind it might surprise you.
After seven days, you won't just feel rested. You'll feel renewed.
Evidence you can trust
Learn from a researcher with nearly 100 peer-reviewed papers. Understand the science behind plant-based metabolic health — not trends, not fads, but evidence you can take to your own doctor.
Skills you’ll take home
Cooking classes teach you to prepare the same gourmet plant-based meals you’ll eat all week. You’ll go home with recipes, confidence, and a protocol you actually understand.
A body that feels different
Seven days of nourishing food, nature walks through BC wilderness, spa treatments, and rest. Guests report reduced inflammation, better sleep, and renewed energy.
A plan you can follow
This isn’t information overload. It’s a clear, sustainable framework for metabolic health — built on eight time-tested principles and backed by cutting-edge research.
A community, not a program
Arrive a guest, leave as family. By the end of the week, guests often share phone numbers, and encouraging each other to keep going.
Peace you forgot was possible
Let the rest of the world wait. Your only notifications out here can be the rustle of wind through the trees and the rhythm of your heartbeat.
Everything is taken care of. Including you.
Your only job this week is to show up. We'll handle the rest.
✸ 7 Nights in Our Mountain Guesthouse
12-room setting where you're known by name, not room number
✸ Hands-on Cooking Classes
Learn to cook plant-based meals at home with confidence
✸ Nature Walks & Trails
Waterfalls, mountain lookouts, and the kind of views that make you stop and breathe
✸ Three Gourmet Plant-based Meals Daily
Prepared with organic produce from our on-site garden. Food so good you forget it's healthy.
✸ Spa Treatments Included
Massage, facials, reflexology, hot stone therapy—your body deserves this
✸ Personalized Care From Our Staff
We listen. We adapt. We remember. The kind of attention guests say they've never experienced.
✸ Nightly Lectures with Dr. Kahleova
Evidence-based sessions on diabetes reversal, weight loss, metabolic health, and the food-mood connection
✸ Unlimited Wellness Amenities
Infrared sauna, steam room, hot tub with valley views—use them as much as you like
Your Featured Expert
Dr. Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD, MBA
Dr. Kahleova has spent her career proving what many doctors still won’t tell you: type 2 diabetes can be prevented — and even reversed — with the right nutritional approach.
As a board-certified endocrinologist and Director of Clinical Research at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, she has authored nearly 100 peer-reviewed papers on the metabolic effects of plant-based nutrition.
This May, she’s bringing that expertise to Silver Hills for a week of lectures on how to boost metabolism, lose weight, reverse metabolic dysfunction, and understand the powerful connection between food and mental health.
What Makes Silver Hills Different
Come as a guest. Leave as family.
At Silver Hills, wellness isn’t just a program — it’s a deeply personal journey guided by people who genuinely care. Our staff takes the time to truly listen, to understand what you need, and to adapt your experience accordingly. Hours of personal conversation. Thoughtful adjustments. The kind of attention that guests say they’ve never experienced anywhere else.
Some guests respond with deep emotion. Not because something is wrong — but because they finally feel truly cared for. Often for the first time in years.
This is what 40 years of caring for people looks like. Since 1984, when Phil and Eileen Brewer moved out of their own bedroom to welcome their first guest, Silver Hills has been a place where strangers arrive and family leaves. Where healing happens not just through food and education, but through genuine human connection.
Real stories. Real transformation.
“I was incredibly stressed in life, and my cup was not running over — it was empty. I was exhausted, and was not sleeping, and was reactive, and irritable, and I knew I needed to do something different for myself. Here I am Friday, heading home, and I really feel like a different person. The change in my sense of peace and calm and ease of just life is so increased.”
— Monica — after 5 nights at Silver Hills
“The inflammation in my body — I have chronic pain since I was 19 — and the pain levels in my body have reduced substantially. I would say cut by 50%. I feel refreshed, and I feel like my skin is dewy. I truly feel renewed and reset.”
— Monica — on measurable health changes
“I had a little bit of a bias against vegan food. I’ve got to tell you, my mind is completely changed about that. I am absolutely astounded at the quality and deliciousness of the food and really value the cooking classes we had here. I can take some of this new knowledge and information home.”
— Monica — on plant-based meals & cooking classes
“When I arrived May 4th, I was near burnout. I was stressed. I was anxious. I was exhausted. This experience, just even for five nights, has totally shifted me. I feel peaceful. I feel this sense of strength and energy returned and renewed. It has really refreshed my motivation to prioritize myself and to make my health one of the first things in my life.”
— Monica — final reflection
All-inclusive. Nothing hidden.
One price covers everything — so you can focus entirely on your health.
Your week includes
Questions about pricing, packages, or payment plans? Reply to any email or call us directly. We read and respond to every inquiry personally.
This could be the week
that changes everything.
World-class expertise. Plant-based nourishment. Spa treatments. Nature. Rest. And the kind of personal care that changes people. If you’ve been telling yourself “someday” — what if someday was May 10th?
Only 12 rooms available — this retreat fills quickly
Questions you might have
Most of our guests come solo — and it’s one of the things they end up loving most. By the end of the week, strangers become friends. People bond over meals, on trails, and in conversation. You’ll leave with phone numbers and plans to reunite. Silver Hills is a community, not just a program.
Absolutely. Most guests arrive with this exact concern — and leave astounded. Our kitchen creates gourmet plant-based meals using organic produce from our own garden. As one guest told us: “I had a bias against vegan food. My mind is completely changed. I am absolutely astounded at the quality and deliciousness.” You won’t leave hungry, and you’ll go home with recipes you’ll actually want to make.
Silver Hills is a wellness retreat, not a medical facility. However, Dr. Kahleova is a board-certified endocrinologist whose research focuses on exactly the conditions you may be managing — diabetes, metabolic health, weight. You’ll receive world-class education and a sustainable framework you can share with your own doctor. For those needing physician-monitored medical oversight, programs like NEWSTART may be appropriate, and we’re happy to help you find the right fit.
We understand. But consider this: how much is your declining health already costing you — in energy, sleep, medical expenses, and quality of life? A week at Silver Hills is an investment in the foundation everything else is built on. Guests consistently tell us it’s the most valuable week they’ve spent in years.
Our foundation is eight natural health principles — the same framework used by lifestyle medicine programs worldwide. Dr. Kahleova brings nearly 100 peer-reviewed studies, chairs the Diabetes and Nutrition Study Group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, and directs clinical research at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. This is science you can verify.