Have you been asking yourself, “Can I age better than I currently am? Can I stay vibrant and healthy? Enhance my quality of life in my 50s, 60, 70s, 80s, and beyond?” As the stories below reveal, there’s an excellent chance you can. Enjoy reading them. Get inspired. Then start your own story of health and renewal. Make reservations for a vacation stay at Pritikin today.
Off 12 medications, and 50 pounds lighter. “Maravilloso!”
“As soon as I dropped the weight and stopped the medications, my life returned. No, my life got better.”
From Size 16 to 8
“The weight just fell off, and I’m still losing weight. I learned so much at the Pritikin Longevity Center. Going there has changed my life forever.”
60 Pounds Gone! Size 18 to 8
“I’m in awe of all that I learned at Pritikin. It was like going to a university, the best university, and being wowed by one hard-hitting, eye-opening class after another.”
Diabetes Free!
“Change was easy thanks to my education at Pritikin. The doctors, dietitians, and other staff gave me the tools. When I got home, I knew exactly what I needed to do.”
Read Hundreds of Reviews on Pritikin
Pritikin guests have shared hundreds of reviews on TripAdvisor. Their most commonly used phrase is "life-changing." Read what they have to say about their experience!
“I Got Rid of Diabetes”
“Isn’t it terrific that at my age – 60 – I actually turned my life around? Once you go to Pritikin, you learn, really learn, how to exercise and eat right.”
Losing 100 Pounds
“I like Pritikin for many reasons, but most of all because I don’t feel as if I’m on a diet… And I feel I have years of great health – and great singles tennis – ahead of me!”
Losing 100 Pounds In As Many Days
“I’m so grateful for my new body and new life… I don’t think I have ever felt this good.”
Saying Goodbye To Arthritis Pain
“I love how I’m feeling now, and I want to keep feeling this good. I am virtually pain-free.”
Personal Stories: 5-Minute Video of Pritikin People
Some are overweight. Some are thin. Some are older. Some are younger. All tell the inspiring story of the Pritikin Longevity Center, and what healthy living means for them.
Emotional Side of Weight Loss
For Scott Myott, the physcial aspect of losing 100 pounds at Pritikin was just half the journey.
Pritikin Mentor and Mentee
“I just woke up one day and I said, ‘I need to do this,'” Ellen Horowitz recalls. “I just knew.”
Beach Body at 72
“”I’m all about joy, about living life to the fullest, and having the energy to do it. I attribute my energy in large part to my commitment to Pritikin living.”
“I Lost 113 Pounds”
“There’s a lot to enjoy these days. Great health. Loads of energy… I’ve got my life back! Thank you, Pritikin, for showing me the way.”
Lose Weight at the Pritikin Weight-Loss Resort
Take life to the next level, and be all that you can be. That’s what a vacation at Pritikin is all about. Live better. Look better. And best of all, feel better.
Read More Pritikin Success Stories
The stories of people’s results at the Pritikin Longevity Center have been inspiring millions since the 1970s. That’s when the television news program 60 Minutes followed three men, all with debilitating heart disease, who came to Pritikin. Within one month, their angina (chest pain) disappeared. Their cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood pressures fell into normal ranges. And, much to their joy, their vitality returned. Today, the incredible stories continue…
- A Journey from Healthy to Healthier
- Finding a New Way of Life at Pritikin
- The Spiritual and Emotional Side of Weight Loss
- The Pritikin Journey as Both a Mentor and Mentee
- I Lost 100 Pounds and Changed My Life
- Beyond Pritikin:
Returning Home After a Pritikin Vacation - Feeling “Fat and Gross”…But No More
- An Epic Journey Of Losing 100 Pounds In As Many Days
- Off 12 medications, and 50 pounds lighter. “Maravilloso!”
- “I got rid of diabetes.”
- Diabetes Free!
- “I’ve been heart-disease-free for 19 years.”
- Dealing With Depression After Heart Surgery, and Winning
- Meet Miss Subways 1960
- New Life… Sick at 59, Super at 79
- From Heart Patient To Mountain Man
- “I’m back to my high school weight.”
- 30 Years of Weight-Loss Success
- Debbie Reynolds: “What a wonderful vacation!”
- Body By Pritikin
- “I waited 30 years to go to Pritikin… BIG MISTAKE!”
- “I Am A True Believer.”
- “From 310 to 205 Pounds”
- Size 24 To 12
- Teenage Triumph
- Alternative To Heart Surgery
- “Pritikin Olympian”
- “75 Pounds…Gone”
- “They exceeded my expectations! I’m looking forward to coming back, and bringing my parents with me.”
- Partners In Pritikin Living
- “Have you ever noticed that only fat people count calories?”
- “My Pritikin Visits Have Been A Blessed Experience!”
- “In just 10 months, I lost 73 pounds and went from a size 22 to a 14 petite.”
- “My cholesterol dropped from 289 to 109!” – John Timothy Gannon
- “The True Benefit of Going to Pritikin is the Example My Wife and I Have Been Able to Set for Our Two Daughters.”
- “The Program Was Definitely A 10+ Experience”
- “I’ve Got A Great Story About My College-Age Daughter.”
- “The best thing I’ve done in my adult life for myself as well as my family”
- “I’m Still a Young Man!”
- “I lost 113 pounds. Thank you, Pritikin, for showing me the way!”
- “I’m going to be 80. I can’t believe it because I feel 50!”
- “One of our best vacations”
- “I’m Hippie Icon, Flower Geezer, and Pritikin Success Story!”
- “I bypassed the Bypass”
- Losing 100 Pounds – And Keeping Them Off
- Dancing With a Pritikin Star
- “Pritikin is not self-sacrifice. It’s self-indulgence.”
- “Scaling New Heights”
- “A program that not only lives up to its claims, it exceeds them.”
- “The Pritikin Program is Now Easy to Follow in the Real World”
- “Eye-Opening Education on Nutrition and Health”
- “Pritikin is Ideal for Patients Seeking Active Prevention”
- Heart Surgeon Convinced Pritikin is “The Optimal Lifestyle Program”
- “With the Pritikin Program, We Doctors Truly Can Wipe Out Heart Disease”
- Bypass Surgery? “I Went To Pritikin Instead”
- “I Wish I Could Put All My Patients on a Plane to Pritikin.”
- “As a Physician, I Knew There Was No Better Place for Me to Go Than Pritikin.”
- “Where else can you eat so much great food and lose weight? I love Pritikin!”
- “Congressman Charles Rangel’s ‘Life-Changing Experience’ “
- “What a Difference a Few Days at Pritikin Made!”
- Bypass Surgery? “I Had a Better Solution.”
- “21 Pilots Flying Again”
- Diabetes “Miracle”
- “Normal Blood Sugar Levels After Just Two Days”
- “From Multiple Pills for Diabetes, Hypertension and Cholesterol to NONE!”
- “I’m Off All My Medications.”
- “It’s been 9 months since I was at Pritikin, And My Blood Pressure Is STILL LOW.”
- “I lost 45 pounds – and I NEVER GAINED IT BACK.”
- “I’ve lost 78 pounds on the Pritikin Program.”
- “Pritikin Teaches People How To Succeed AFTER They Leave”
- “I Lowered my Cholesterol to a Very Healthy 159 and Dropped 36 Pounds.”
- Pritikin “Works Miracles” Says Supreme Court Justice
- “The Benefits of the Pritikin Program will Amaze You.” says President of Paine Webber Group
- “I’ve Personally Lost 20 Pounds,” says President of Famous Dave’s BBQ
- “Pritikin is an Ideal Place to Hold Executive Retreats.”
- “My two weeks at Pritikin in Florida were the BEST Pritikin weeks I’ve ever had.”
- “New York City Mayor Praises Pritikin Program”
- U.S. Ambassador to China Feels “Much, Much Younger”
- “Our Physician Must Feel Like the Maytag Repairman!”
- “Pritikin is a Perfect Combination of Health, Wellness and Relaxation.”
- Losing 100 Pounds
- Personal Stories: 5-Minute Video of Pritikin People
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Take life to the next level, and be all that you can be. That's what a vacation at Pritikin is all about. Live better. Look better. Best of all, feel better.
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Since 1975, 100,000+ people have come to Pritikin. We are the longest-running, most scientifically documented health resort in America.
