What’s CHIP?    

      CHIP, an acronym for Coronary Health Improvement Project, is an affordable, 30 day lifestyle education program with thousands of graduates worldwide. It is sponsored  by local, certified leadership; is community based; and has a strong, ongoing support system. CHIP encourages a close working relationship with one's personal physician.

      CHIP is a community-based program conducted either by Dr. Hans Diehl himself as a “live” program, or via a state-of-the-art DVD video presentation with trained facilitators. In our location the program is conducted over a period of five weeks, where people meet Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays for two hours each day.

      The CHIP program is currently conducted in more than 350 cities (including our location in San Diego, CA) via the video program offered through our no-profit organization and by  our licensed CHIP leaders.

      CHIP is based on the foundation that, according to the U.S. Surgeon General, 75% of our Western diseases are “lifestyle-related.” They relate to our rich diet, our lack of exercise, our use of cigarettes, alcohol, and caffeine, our level of stress, and the quality of our support. The diseases include: heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, gout, arthritis, overweight, certain adult cancers, impotence, diverticular disease, constipation, heartburn, and gall bladder disease. The CHIP program is community- or corporate-based, works closely with referring physicians, schools, and local restaurants, and sustains adherence to the program guidelines through an active CHIP alumni support organization.