Lindora Mission Statement

"Our mission is to make a positive difference in the health and the lives of as many people as possible by providing the most comprehensive weight control program available anywhere.

We accomplish this mission through trained professionals who are dedicated to the principles of quality care, integrity and compassion.

We are committed to promoting good health and longevity by teaching people to be Lean for Life^®."

Lindora: Comprehensive Care and Support

Lindora programs reflect the complex and chronic nature of obesity.

• The Lean for Life Program was developed utilizing a multi-faceted physiological, behavioral and cognitive approach to weight loss and long term weight management rather than traditional short term "diet" therapy
• Once a person becomes a Lindora client, he or she becomes a member of the Lindora family for life

Innovation and Leadership

Lindora is able to leverage the ongoing efforts of its staff, its high client throughput, and unequalled database to continually improve service levels in order to maintain its reputation as the "gold standard" in the industry.

• Every day, Lindora electronically logs thousands of patient visits to its 35 Southern California clinics
• In 2004, Lindora launched the cutting-edge Metabolic Fitness Treatment Program™. This program uses a state-of-the-art testing and diagnostics tool--the Metabolic Fitness Quotient™ (MFQ™)--to create a unique evaluation of one’s risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, abnormal cholesterol levels, metabolic syndrome, and other preventable diseases
• This new treatment program features the VAP Test, an expanded cholesterol screening cited by The Wall Street Journal as one of the "five tests worth paying for...that can save your life."
• Lindora's medical staff and corporate principals are regular presenters at the Harvard Obesity Conference and at meetings of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians and the North American Society for the Study of Obesity.
• In 2006, Lindora developed and launched The Lindora Weight Loss System™, a new program option offering the tools one needs to independently lose weight from the convenience of home or office, further demonstrating the Lindora philosophy of "Lindora Care, Everywhere."

Company Growth

By staying focused on Lindora’s mission to provide scientifically-based, clinically-effective programs that always place the safety and success of its clients first, Lindora management has created a company that enjoys a high degree of clinical credibility, strong regional brand recognition, and a substantial base of intellectual property, including computerized records, proprietary clinician software, books, trademarks and other distinctive assets that form a foundation for national expansion. Lindora continually builds on that foundation to assume its leadership position in the treatment of obesity.

Lindora Health Clinic

In 2006, Lindora formed a strategic partnership with Rite Aid, Inc. to open the first in-store health care clinics to also offer medically supervised treatment for weight control. The first Lindora Health Clinics opened in Rite Aid in Orange County, CA on October 2, 2006, with the second and third stores slated to open in early 2007.

At Lindora Health Clinics, Certified Nurse Practitioners and other health care professionals offer:

• Treatment for common illnesses & infections
• Immunizations–flu shots & more
• Wellness screenings & lab services
• Supervised weight management programs; specialized adolescent and geriatric weight control programs will also be available.
• All weight management programs are based on Lindora’s long-established medically supervised program combining diet, moderate exercise and motivational tools to help patients become Lean for Life^®

Lindora is a founding member of the newly-formed Convenient Health Care Association organization (CCA)

Lindora: A "Relationship Focused" Company

The concept of building and maintaining strong relationships with employees, customers and the community is such an integral part of how Lindora operates that the phrase "relationship focused" is part of Lindora’s business definition. The company recognizes that the ability to forge strong relationships is a sustainable competitive advantage.

Lindora supports its employees through comprehensive training programs, twice yearly "Learning Festivals," financial assistance programs for education, an open door policy and access to top management, innovative performance-based compensation packages, and flexible work schedules that meet the needs of its predominantly female workforce.

Community Involvement

Since 1994, Lindora has underwritten the Lean for Life^® Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes obesity research and educational programs, and funds weight control services to selected low-income, morbidly obese men, women, and children. Several program recipients have received national media attention and become an inspiration to people throughout the world by sharing their success stories.

Lindora is committed to fighting malnutrition in all its forms. It is our company policy to donate food from all large corporate events to the Second Harvest Food Bank. Holiday food drives conducted throughout the Lindora clinic network also benefit the Second Harvest Food Banks throughout Southern California.

Lindora has generously supported:

• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
• Girls Inc.
• Children's Hospital of Orange County
• Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk
• California AIDS Ride
• American Heart Association
• National Charity League
• Salvation Army and scholarship programs at California State University-Long Beach

Over the past decade, Lindora has also sponsored numerous food, clothing, and toy drives for various humanitarian service organizations. As Lindora clients lose weight, they are encouraged to donate their larger clothes to homeless shelters and organizations serving victims of natural disasters. Through these and other programs, many thousands of people have benefited from the generosity of Lindora staff and clients.