Pritikin Longevity Center

03/14/2026

✨ New at Pritikin: Enhancing the Guest Experience 🤩

At Pritikin, we’re always listening, learning, and evolving, because supporting your health journey means continuously improving how we deliver care.

Our Chief Operating Officer Caitlin Tucker, MS shares some of the latest enhancements to the program, including smart health monitoring, more personalized fitness support, and advanced health assessments designed to give guests even greater insight into their progress.

These updates reflect our commitment to helping every guest, graduate, and member of our community experience the most impactful version of the Pritikin Program possible.

💬 Comment 'PRITIKIN HOW' to explore the new program offerings and speak with a Program Advisor about what a stay could look like for you.

03/12/2026

When Derek arrived, he wasn’t in good shape. He was using a cane. And also relied on his wheelchair.

But from day one, the Pritikin team made him feel at home. Through personalised food consults, educational lectures, and targeted physical therapy sessions, he had a plan built around his goals.

1️⃣ By the end of week one, the wheelchair was gone.
2️⃣ By week two, the cane followed.
3️⃣ Today, he doesn’t depend on either.

Derek feels stronger, more confident, and feels 100x better, because he finally learned HOW to rebuild his strength the right way.

This is what happens when lifestyle, expertise, and support come together. 💬 Comment 'PRITIKIN HOW' to learn how the Pritikin Program helps people take back control of their health, at any stage.

03/10/2026

Ready to level up in the kitchen? 👨‍🍳🥣✨

🌟 Introducing the 2026 Culinary Master Class 🌟 a four-day, hands-on immersion designed for Pritikin guests where you’ll master elevated breakfasts and snacks, build depth with soups and broths, refine entrée ex*****on, and finish strong with precision desserts. You’ll strengthen knife skills, improve timing and kitchen organization, learn how to build flavor intentionally, and plate dishes with purpose.

🗓️ March 24–27
👉 Exclusive add-on for guests currently enrolled in the Pritikin Program only)

Whether you’re a beginner building foundations or an experienced home cook ready to refine your craft, this unique experience meets you where you are and pushes you further, under the personalized guidance of our chef in a semi-private professional setting.

Spots are limited. Reserve your place at https://www.pritikin.com/culinary-master-class or call 800.327.4914.

03/08/2026

Women navigate unique health challenges throughout life, from heart and metabolic health to hormonal shifts. The empowering part? Decades of research show that lifestyle plays a powerful role in supporting long-term wellbeing.

At Pritikin, we’re proud to support women with a physician-led, science-backed approach designed to build strength, reduce risk, and protect quality of life at every stage.

This International Women’s Day, we celebrate women who choose to prioritize their health, not as an afterthought, but as an investment in their future.

💬 What area of your health are you focusing on this year?

03/06/2026

📰 Great to see food and travel writer Sara Waxman’s firsthand experience at Pritikin Longevity Center now also featured in Resident Magazine, highlighting what a week immersed in the program can look like. 👏

From science-backed lifestyle medicine to community, education, and nourishing food, Sara explores why the Pritikin experience has helped guests transform their health for more than 50 years.

👉 Read the full article and follow along with her week at Pritikin: https://resident.com/destinations/2026/03/04/beauty-and-healtha-wellness-week-at-pritikin-the-ultimate-health-reset

A Wellness Week at Pritikin: The Ultimate Health Reset

03/04/2026

Over 1 billion people are living with obesity today. By 2035, more than half the global population will be overweight or living with obesity. 🌎

This World Obesity Day, Dr. Maria Anton, MD, Endocrinologist at Pritikin Longevity Center, addresses the reality: rising obesity rates, the surge in GLP-1 medications, and the risks of relying solely on rapid weight loss without a long-term plan.

At Pritikin, we focus on what sustains results:
✔️ Evidence-based nutrition to effectively fuel your weight loss journey
✔️ A structured exercise plan around your unique needs
✔️ Behavioral support to maintain the healthy lifestyle

Medication may be a tool. But the foundation is lifestyle.

Comment “WEIGHT LOSS” and we’ll send you our FREE Pritikin Approved Weight Loss Guide, outlining the same science-backed approach we use to help guests achieve long-lasting success. 📨💚

03/02/2026

What makes us the gold standard in medically guided lifestyle transformation? We’ve built a 50-year legacy grounded in peer-reviewed research, clinical expertise, and an integrated approach that addresses the whole person, not just isolated symptoms or short-term goals.

While trends have come and gone, health advice evolves, and headlines shift, our foundation has stayed the same: medically guided lifestyle change built to be practiced in real life.

Ready to experience the Pritikin difference? Connect with a Pritikin advisor and see what's possible for you.

02/28/2026

✨ Exciting updates at Pritikin ✨

Dr. Genesis Ettienne, our Director of Behavioral Health, shares some of the newest additions to the program, including structured success-planning sessions, expanded lectures on cognitive health, and creative workshops like Painting Our Emotions, giving guests even more tools to build confidence, resilience, and clarity! 👏

Whether you're a new guest or a graduate, these exciting additions are designed to help guests progress successfully long after their stay. 🙌

💬 Curious about other new additions to the Pritikin Program? Comment 'PRITIKIN HOW' to learn more.

02/26/2026

Before wellness became a trend… there was Pritikin.

In the newly released How Not to Die documentary, Dr. Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM of NutritionFacts.org references the work of our founder Nathan Pritikin and the Pritikin Longevity Center, a reminder that the foundation of today’s longevity movement was laid decades ago.

Long before phrases like “plant-forward,” “metabolic health,” and “healthspan” entered the mainstream, Pritikin was advancing a science-based, lifestyle-driven approach, addressing root causes, strengthening overall health, and building habits designed to last a lifetime.

As wellness trends continue to evolve, one truth remains clear: lasting health isn’t built on novelty, it’s built on consistency, structure, and evidence.

Be part of a legacy built on evidence, experience, and lasting results. 👉 Speak with a Pritikin advisor to discover what the program could look like for you.

02/22/2026

❤️ Heart Health Month is a reminder that the scariest moments can become turning points. 🙏

For Danny, it took a heart attack scare to stop everything in its tracks. But with the Pritikin Program, Danny lost 65lbs, rebuilt his health, and gained something even more powerful: confidence that his future could look different.

His story is proof that it’s never too late to take control, reduce risk, and choose a healthier path forward, for yourself and for the people who matter most.

💬 Comment 'PRITIKIN HOW' to book your free consultation and learn how the Pritikin approach can support your heart health.

02/20/2026

So many people come to Pritikin believing they’re already “doing enough” for their heart.
Eating fairly well. Staying busy. Planning to deal with it later. ⏰

For many, it’s only when cholesterol rises, dependence on medication increases, or life feels like its overwhelming that they realize heart health needs a whole approach, not guesswork.

This is what the HOW looks like: understanding how nutrition, movement, mindset, and daily lifestyle habits work together to support your heart long-term.

💬 Comment 'PRITIKIN HOW' to learn how a Pritikin stay can help clarify your next steps for heart health.

02/20/2026

We recently discovered that the Pritikin Longevity Center and our founder, Nathan Pritikin, are mentioned in the new documentary How Not to Die by Dr. Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM. NutritionFacts.org
We are honored that our evidence‑based and plant‑based dietary approach to lifestyle medicine continues to be recognized as a significant part of the movement toward preventive health.
As members of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, we appreciate the growing conversation around the power of lifestyle to transform lives.
🎥 Watch the documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2mevFTWsTM

👏 Congratulations to Dr. Greger not only for this impactful documentary but also on the 10‑year anniversary of his bestselling book How Not to Die. A decade of inspiring change in how the world understands nutrition and lifestyle medicine.

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the publication of How Not to Die, a documentary about my life and work.Thanks to the Greenbaum Foundation for comm...