Overview

For 30+ years, more than 100,000 people worldwide have come to the Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa both to prevent and reverse problems such as excess weight, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and cancer risk factors. Millions more have read Pritikin’s 10 best-selling books. Pritikin’s one- and two-week lifestyle-change programs are tailored to meet the needs of the individual and focus on daily exercise and an eating plan based on natural, whole foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, seafood, and limited lean meat. Guests enjoy six gourmet meals and snacks daily, like grilled lobster, roasted bison, wild mushroom risotto, and chocolate mousse.

Many diet-and-exercise programs claim results, but where is the proof, the published results? Scientists from Harvard Medical School, Stanford University, and UCLA have lauded Pritikin’s effectiveness to help prevent and reverse heart disease and other illnesses and improve people’s health. More than 115 studies in top medical journals have documented the phenomenal results achieved by guests at the Pritikin Longevity Center. Here are highlights:

• Cholesterol and triglyceride levels fell 23% and 33% respectively (Archives of Internal Medicine, New England Journal of Medicine).
• Over 70% of diabetics on medication left drug-free (Diabetes Care).
• Nearly 60% of people with hypertension normalized blood pressure and left drug-free (Journal of Applied Physiology).
• Inflammation markers like C-reactive protein plummeted 45% (Metabolism).
• Key cancer risk factors were reduced (Journal of the National Cancer Institute).
• A 5-year follow-up showed that nearly 80% of people “in need” of bypass surgery who came to Pritikin never needed the surgery (Journal of Cardiac Rehabilitation).
• Overweight individuals lose 11 pounds and more within three weeks (Archives of Internal Medicine).

Though guests lose significant weight and achieve dramatic health results, Pritikin is not all work. The resort, nestled in a 650-acre tropical paradise, offers a full-service spa, tennis courts, swimming pools, and five championship golf courses.

Two factors set Pritikin apart from all other health resorts: 1) its scientifically documented results, and 2) its education program that teaches guests how to sustain these results. Pritikin’s faculty – leaders in the fields of medicine, nutrition, psychology, and exercise – focuses on “real world” training. Classes include restaurant dining, cooking workshops, supermarket shopping, personal exercise training, and motivational counseling.