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 When
was the last time you sat down with your physician in a relaxed
environment and talked about your health concerns in-depth? At
the Pritikin Longevity Center® you will have this rare and
wonderful opportunity. During your stay, your physician will work
very closely with you, spending hours--not minutes--to lead you
back to health and vitality and help you find your best and happiest
self.
Comprehensive Health and Fitness Assessment
Your Pritikin Longevity Center® board-certified physician
will conduct a complete health history and physical exam designed
to assess your current status and risk factors. Your evaluation
includes a blood chemistry profile, including your glucose (sugar),
cholesterol, and triglyceride levels, as well as a medication review,
complete dietary analysis, and weight-loss planning.
 To
determine your safest and most effective exercise program, you
will be given a cardiometabolic stress test. The results are used
to design your personalized exercise prescription.
State-of-the-art panels, including inflammatory markers, comprehensive
cholesterol analysis, and insulin and blood sugar sensitivity,
are repeated weekly, providing a highly effective means to gauge
your progress. Your doctor will sit down with you to review the
results, and help you develop a long-term plan to improve your
health and possibly even reverse existing disease.
A Continuum of Care
Our medical department prides itself on pairing each and every
guest with the board-certified physician best suited for helping
that guest achieve his or her health goals. And, of course, physician
care is available at Pritikin round the clock; a doctor is on call
24 hours a day. At the conclusion of your program, your physician
will provide you with a wrap-up of your health and fitness status,
including a written report to share with your home physician. You'll
also take home your own custom-designed exercise plan for home
use.
Health Services
The Pritikin Longevity Center also offers some of the most advanced
wellness testing available, including:
 Dexa
Bone Density Testing: This state-of-the-art test gives
you early, accurate detection of bone loss. Our doctors will
also recommend the best strategies to help you maintain strong,
healthy bones for years to come.
Dexa Body Composition Testing: This is the most
accurate and advanced method for assessing fat and lean tissue
in each region of your body. That's important because the location
of your fat tissue may be associated with your risk of heart disease,
stroke, and hypertension. The test also does an excellent job of
showing you how lean you're becoming. It's a real motivator!
IMT Testing: Carotid Ultrasound Intimal-Medial
Thickness (IMT) testing is a 100% safe, highly effective, pain-free
way of showing heart attack and stroke risk. For the last several
years, it has been used as a research tool in universities nationwide.
It has just become available to the public in a few select heath
facilities, one of which is the Pritikin Longevity Center. IMT
testing is such a breakthrough in cardiovascular health that it
is now part of our standard medical recommendations for guests
at elevated risk for a heart attack or stroke.
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