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Metabolic Syndrome + FAQs About Pritikin Medicare Coverage (8/25/2010)
Do you have the Metabolic Syndrome? You need to find out because having it greatly increases your risk of diabetes, heart attacks, and other woes. The good news: You can very likely clean up this metabolic mess with the Pritikin Program.
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Pritikin Program Approved by Medicare in Landmark Decision (8/18/2010)
In a groundbreaking decision, Medicare will pay for Pritikin’s intensive diet-and-exercise programs for qualifying individuals with a history or risk of cardiovascular events, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has disclosed. The decision makes the Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa, located in Miami, FLA, the first and only residential healthy-lifestyle education program in the country to offer Medicare-covered intensive cardiac rehabilitation, or ICR.
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The Heat Is On: 6 Tips For Exercising Safely In Hot Weather (8/11/2010)
Here are top tips from our exercise physiologists for protecting your body in extreme heat. The good news: You don’t need sports drinks and energy bars. In fact, you’re much better off with plain old water and water-rich whole foods like fruits and veggies.
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Pritikin Foodies | Summer Fruits & Recipes (8/4/2010)
A pluot looks and tastes like a plum, but with apricot overtones. Its flavor is intense – not to be missed! Peak season for pluots is mid to late summer, but they’re often available through October. Like heirloom tomato varieties, pluots can have whimsical names, like Dapple Dandy, Dinosaur Egg, and Flavor Grenade.
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Bands On The Run: 7 Must-Have Exercises for Home or Travel (7/28/2010)
Want a simple strength training routine that you can take anywhere? Using ultra-portable resistance bands, Pritikin exercise physiologist Jennifer Shook will teach us 7 easy exercises that will help shed fat and build muscle from arms to legs, and tummy to tush.
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No-Calorie Sweeteners -What's Safe? What's Best? (7/21/2010)
Get the latest scientific lowdown on zero-calorie sweeteners. Here's some good news: There is no convincing evidence that aspartame (Nutrasweet), sucralose (Splenda), or saccharin (Sweet ‘N Low) cause disease or pose a direct threat to human health. But we have less data on stevia products such as Truvia and Purevia.
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Coffee, Tea, and Your Health (7/5/2010)
Recently the Pritikin Scientific Advisory Board met to discuss the latest research on coffee and tea. What’s good for you? What’s not? The Board established recommendations.
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10 Tips For Healthy Eating While On Vacation (6/30/2010)
10 Tips For Healthy Eating While On Vacation
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New USDA Nutrition Guidelines Make Your Voice Heard! (6/23/2010)
The newly released 2010 national dietary guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services mirror the Pritikin Eating Plan in multiple ways.
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7 Things You Didn’t Know About Sleep Apnea (6/16/2010)
Millions in the U.S. suffer from sleep apnea (and many don’t even know it). Do you? Find out. It could save your life. Join us for a live webcast with Pritikin physician and sleep specialist Sam Sugar, MD.
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Pritikin Pizza Party (6/10/1020)
You can make delicious pizza that’s also healthy using fantastic whole-wheat pizza crust, refreshingly low amounts of sodium, and, best of all, innovative toppings. It’s all about thinking outside the pizza box.
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What Can Pritikin Do For Me? (6/3/2010)
If you’re looking for the healthiest – and happiest – way to live your life, you’ve found it with the Pritikin Program.
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Red Meat Is Okay? Baloney. (5/26/2010)
All over the news last week was talk of a new study on red meat. All over the Pritikin Longevity Center was talk on how horribly wrong the media reported this study. Get the correct perspective from Dr. Jay Kenney, Nutrition Research Specialist at Pritikin.
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How Statins Work - And Why They're Not Enough (5/19/2010)
TV commercials for statins sure make it look like these drugs are the cure-all for cholesterol and heart disease. Get all the facts on statins.
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10 Secrets To Success In Health and Wealth (5/11/2010)
Below are Investors Business Daily’s 10 Secrets of Success, but with a lifestyle-change slant. They can help you achieve success in the most important goal of all – a long and healthy life.
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The Ideal Breakfast (5/3/2010)
In this webcast, Pritikin registered dietitian Tracy Wilczek will show you the best way to start your day, and feel fabulous all day long.
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Feeling Full On Fewer Calories (4/27/2010)
Are some calories more fattening than others? No. But some foods are more fattening than others because each bite is jam-packed with calories. You can dramatically cut calories, feel full, and enjoy a lot of good food as long as you focus on low-calorie-dense foods.
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Why Not Just Count Calories? (4/7/2010)
If losing weight is simply a matter of taking in fewer calories than you burn, why not just count calories? The plain and simple answer is that counting calories DOES NOT WORK.
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Exercise: 5 Common Myths Debunked (3/30/2010)
There are almost as many misconceptions about exercise as there are runners in the Boston Marathon, and that’s a shame, because misconceptions can derail our plans to get and stay fit. Pritikin’s exercise experts, now in their 35th year of helping thousands worldwide launch lifelong fitness plans, clear up 5 common myths.
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Saturated Fat SHOULD Be Demonized (3/23/2010)
Meat and cheese lovers may have gotten excited when a recent Washington Post article suggested that "saturated fat shouldn’t be demonized." The Post probably got excited, too, because there’s no better way to sell newspapers than to tell people that it’s okay to eat the foods they love.
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Be Happy: Your Heart Will Thank You (3/9/2010)
Scientists have long known that stress, anger, and social isolation can accelerate heart disease. Emerging research is now finding the reverse: joy and an upbeat attitude may help keep our hearts strong.
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Fast Food That’s Healthy? (3/3/2010)
That’s certainly what a lot of fast food restaurants now want you to believe. Many have launched “healthy options” on menu boards, right alongside the burgers and fries. Are these options in fact healthy? Let’s take a closer look.
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Breakfast, Hormones, and Belly Fat (2/24/2010)
Did you know that when you skip breakfast, you may be setting yourself up for fat gain that day? And diabetes in the years to come? Break the cycle, slim down, and feel better.
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"I’ve hit a weight-loss plateau...help!" 5 Top Tips For Breaking Through (2/17/2010)
You’ve dropped a lot of weight, you’re feeling great, but then, the PLATEAU hits. Weeks go by and the scale doesn’t budge. To break through, here are tips from our faculty at the Pritikin Longevity Center + Spa.
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"Diet" Really Is a Dirty Word (2/10/2010)
Diets truly are a dime a dozen, and many aren’t even worth that. Instead of dieting, focus on living – and on progress, not perfection.
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Doral PGA Tour + VIP Passes + Pritikin (1/27/2010)
Clear your calendar beginning March 6 for THE golf + fitness vacation.
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Super Bowl, Super Health (1/20/2010)
Get tons of tips for making Super Bowl Sunday not only fun but healthy. You’ll wake up Monday morning saying, “Wow, I had a blast, and I don’t think I gained a pound!”
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Our Love Affair With Salt And Why It Needs To End (1/12/2010)
Salt is everywhere, and high blood pressure (the result of too much salt in our diets) is an American epidemic. New CDC guidelines (and decades-old Pritikin guidelines) advise that most of us should eat no more than 1,500 mg of sodium a day. We average 3,500 to 5,000 mg daily. Why are we so blasé about the massive doses of salt we’re consuming? How can we change?
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The Secret To Losing Weight (1/6/2010)
Embracing all 10 essentials of the Pritikin Program is the secret to losing weight, feeling healthier, and, best of all, more fully enjoying your life right here and now. What’s more, all 10 are easier to adopt than you might think.
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