Healthy Mind, Healthy Body

Emotional eating is a common habit that many people struggle with. It involves consuming food not because of hunger, but ...

At Pritikin, we believe that true wellness starts from the inside out. Our guests come to us to improve their ...

In today’s fast-paced world, we are constantly exposed to toxic elements in our environment, food, and even ...

How to be happy With some simple lifestyle changes you can start to feel healthier and happier within days. Here ...

Can Healthy Eating Make You Happy? It’s not unusual in science studies to link healthy eating with feeling well ...

From Oprah Winfrey and Stedman to Jenny and Forest Gump, sometimes two great things are even better when together. According ...

Experts agree the fastest way to get healthy doesn’t have to be difficult or come in a fancy packaged ...

Improve your mental health with tips from medical experts on how to cope and manage stress so you not only ...

Holidays are meant for indulging in all the things that bring you joy in life. From giggles to flowers, there ...

How to be happy With some simple lifestyle changes you can start to feel healthier and happier within days. Here ...

If you don’t use your muscles, you just might lose your brain. That’s the conclusion of dozens of ...

There are two faces of anger. The Silent Stuffers hide their real feelings. They will not admit that they are ...

Foods that improve sexual health are essentially the same foods that improve heart health, science is learning. That’s ...

Recently published research has found that intense anger increases the risk of suffering a heart attack 8-fold, and intense ...

Our guests are geared up to start their New Year on the right foot! Follow in their footsteps on the ...

Eat, drink, and be merry – that’s what we’re supposed to do over the holidays. And we’re usually ...

Discover The Hunger Scale, and the best mindful eating tips for weight loss and better health, taught by the physicians ...

We’ve all had our fair share of bad relationships, but some just might be worth saving. If you’re ...

At the Pritikin health resort, guests are taught skills in mindfulness and weight loss that are life-transforming. Mindfulness is ...

Utilizing these motivational tips can lead to a lifestyle change, and not just a quick diet change. Continuing to stick ...

When a person is under stress, hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline are released by the nervous system. As a ...

Expand your exercise horizons beyond your formal exercise times to step your program “up a notch”. Use your imagination to ...

How often have we arrived at holiday parties stressed-out, shopped-out, and worn-out? Is it any wonder we ...

Staying with relatives over the holidays? Or booking a vacation? Wherever the holidays take you, here are 7 tips for ...

There’s much in the media of late about serious mood disorders like clinical depression but little about the plain ...

In just six weeks, men and women of widely varying ages – 43 to 81 years – made simple changes in diet ...

High levels of bad cholesterol such as LDL have for several years been recognized as a risk factor for the ...

The average American gains five pounds between Thanksgiving and the New Year. We are pleased to offer these ten tips ...

Often we think we know more about what’s healthy than we really do. Let’s test your lifestyle knowledge ...

You love broccoli. Your spouse or partner hates it. You start every day with a four-mile jog. Lifting fork ...

Did you know that earthquakes and Mondays double the incidence of heart attacks? More and more, scientists are learning how ...

Review this list of stress symptoms, and if you’re experiencing any of them, make a commitment to use a ...

Stress is widely misunderstood in our culture. A hectic life, for example, doesn’t necessarily translate to a stressful one ...

We’re humming along with our healthy food habits, and then, BOOM, the binge hits. We’re eating – no, inhaling ...

Scientists have long known that stress, anger, hostility, and social isolation can accelerate heart disease. Emerging research is now finding ...

Health Effects of Having a Pet The health effects of having a pet are numerous. Animals can help people on ...

Getting motivated can be easy. You have your eye on the goal, and track your success. Bur what do you ...

There are three attitudes that characterize people who cope well with stress. These same qualities will help you move into ...

The holiday weekend has started. July 4th is a time for friends and family, fireworks, and food. You remember this ...

Visualization is a powerful tool and can help you lose weight, reduce stress, and enhance immunity.  We think in words ...

No, this isn’t one of those advertisements in the backs of magazines that makes you laugh at its crazy ...

Every Pritikin guest has different challenges to master in order to achieve their weight, fitness, and health goals. What are ...

If you find that you’re having trouble “getting with the program” or fatty, salty, sweet foods are ...

“Don’t tell me what to do!”  If you smiled in recognition, thinking of your child or ...

For Pritikin grads, your online membership is a wonderful addition to the tools you learned while a guest at Pritikin ...

If “ignorance is bliss,” then knowledge is even more blissful because it leads to lasting, positive behaviors rather What’s more, recent research suggests that positive behaviors like healthy eating and a physically active lifestyle can enhance ...

When you leave Pritikin, you are one of the fortunate few who know the facts on weight loss and good ...

BE HONEST, but don’t fall into the trap of needing to be perfect! Take pen in hand, and write ...

You’re losing weight, exercising regularly, and definitely feeling better about yourself. Pritikin gave you the tools you needed to ...

Pritikin’s nutritionists are top notch. They’ll teach you the real facts about nutrition, and you won’t ...

Often mistaken for a mild, fiber rich, and dumb root, too many people to mention have recently reported that this ...

Cognitive restructuring, a techniques that’s used in cognitive behavioral therapy, is the fast track to getting control of your ...

Maybe you identify with Oscar Wilde’s famous quote:  “I can resist anything but temptation”! This is certainly a common ...

The Rolling Stones were right; about life, when they commented, “you can’t always get what you want”, but when But are you really getting “what you need”?  If you can answer that question, you’re helping yourself put an ...

You’re home, you’re excited, you can’t believe how good you feel! Fast forward to 3 months Post ...

This week, I’m going to introduce you to Mindful Eating, a technique that can help you gain control over ...

The holidays are over, and the New Year is here, along with resolutions to reaffirm your commitment to a Pritikin ...

It’s time to get away. You’ve worked hard and you’ve moved “vacation plans” to the ...