ABSTRACT

Holistic medicine practitioner Jesse F. Williams, MD, influenced Mel Zuckerman, who founded Canyon Ranch in 1979. Williams’ concept of health was not the mere absence of illness. Health is the condition that makes it possible for one to experience the greatest enjoyment of life. This is the philosophy of Canyon Ranch Health Resorts and Canyon Ranch SpaClubs. Today, there are Canyon Ranch Health Resorts in Tucson, Arizona, and Lenox, Massachusetts. The medical staff at both facilities comprises board-certified physicians, dietitians, physical therapists, exercise physiologists, behavioral health specialists, acupuncturists, and other health specialists. The Web site includes brief biographies for all of these clinicians.