The Basics

Danine Fruge, MD, ABFP

Pritikin Medical Director, 2003-2023 ...
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It Takes a Village to Lose Weight

Now a Pritikin devotee, Sue Samuels, 61, who originally heard about the program from her mother, feels younger and freer ...
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“Not only did I lose all this weight, I also lost my high blood pressure and my fatty liver disease.”

Pritikin: You have a family connection to Pritikin. Will you tell us about it? Judith Linzer: My mother went to ...
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From Metabolic Syndrome to Cycling Around Spain

How were you feeling, physically and mentally, before you discovered Pritikin this past March? CH: I didn’t feel good ...
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100 Pounds Down!
Before & After Photos

What was your life like before you discovered Pritikin? What was the state of your physical and emotional health? BL ...
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Is the Pritikin Program Sustainable?

After having a stent put in his heart, Stan Chlebowski had lost and regained the same 20 pounds back several ...
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No More Acid Reflux and Sleep Apnea.
And 50 Pounds Lighter.

Sometimes, it’s the little things that get you down when your weight’s up. Like cutting your toenails. “It ...
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A Journey from Healthy to Healthier

It’s not always about losing lots of weight: Read the story of one guest who took the opportunity ...
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Finding a New Way of Life at Pritikin

David had such great success the first time around, he came back to Pritikin’s kosher program again this ...
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Jamie Costello, MSC

MS Exercise Science and Health Promotion (Fitness & Wellness), California University of Pennsylvania MBA, Florida International University BA Psychology, University ...
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The Spiritual and Emotional Side of Weight Loss

The road to weight loss for many is often just as much spiritual and emotional as it is physical ...
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The Pritikin Journey as Both a Mentor and Mentee

For some guests who embark on the Pritikin journey, their path turns into one of both receiving guidance and mentoring ...
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I Lost 100 Pounds and Changed My Life

‘”I was sick and tired of being sick and tired,” he recalled. It was then that he ...
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Beyond Pritikin:
Returning Home After a Pritikin Vacation

A day in the life of guest Ray Luce shows the transformative power of a health retreat Pritikin ...
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Andrea M. Sosa-Melo, MD, FACP, FACE

Even now, as a fully entrenched physician at Pritikin, Dr. Sosa-Melo continues to be surprised and rewarded with the ...
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R. James Barnard, Ph.D.

For more than 30 years, Dr. James Barnard has studied the role of diet and exercise in preventing and controlling ...
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Kimberly Gomer, MS, RD, LDN

In addition to her undergraduate degree in Dietetics/Nutrition and Masters in Public Health Nutrition, Kimberly Gomer brought to the ...
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Eugenia Killoran

Eugenia Killoran has been the food and fitness journalist for the Pritikin Program for more than 20 years ...
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