March 3rd to 16th, 2012

Everything you need to help you successfully manage Type 2 diabetes, including expert physician monitoring, food classes for people with diabetes, and private exercise training. This program truly is life saving.

Includes the Pritikin Health and Weight-Loss Program PLUS:

• Daily blood sugar monitoring.
• Additional lectures describing the latest science on diabetes control and reversal, and optimal lifestyle strategies.
• Lunch and workshops with Pritikin endocrinologist Dr. Yanelis Martin.
• Two weekly diabetes cooking workshops.
• Two private exercise training sessions.
• One private nutritional consult.

Led by our endocrinologist:
Yanelis Martin, MD. ABIN - Physician and Educator

Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, Dr. Yanelis excels in the prevention and reversal of diabetes and obesity, with an emphasis on healthy lifestyle education. Her post-graduate training included an Adult Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism Fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, where she was awarded Best Resident/Clinician.

"In private practice, we doctors urge our patients to start living a healthier life, but we rarely see striking results. I believe it’s because great results require not only doctor support but also intensive lifestyle education, like the education our Pritikin guests receive. Our guests leave us saying, ‘I can do this!’ The Pritikin experience truly empowers people to live up to their fullest health potential."

Overview of a One-Week Program at the Pritikin Center

People come to Pritikin for many reasons, including reversal of heart disease and diabetes, lowering of blood pressure to normal levels, or simply losing weight and getting in shape.

Most come to prevent disease – particularly baby-boomers who saw their parents struggle with heart attacks, strokes, and other ills, and are asking: "Can I age better? Can I stay vibrant and healthy for years to come?" Pritikin provides the results they desire, and in a beautiful vacation resort.

On Saturday guests arrive for orientation and tours of the Pritikin facilities as well as the surrounding 650 acres of lush tropical gardens, pools, and championship golf courses.

Sunday begins with state-of-the-art blood panels and a 1-hour consultation with a board-certified physician that involves a complete history and physical, and analysis of health and weight-loss goals. Next, under the supervision of doctors and exercise physiologists, guests take a treadmill stress test to determine their fitness levels and personal exercise prescriptions. They also review elective exercise interests they can enjoy at Pritikin, such as golf and tennis.

Monday through Friday, a typical day at the Pritikin Longevity Center + Spa includes:

• Five Nutritious, Gourmet Meals and Snacks Daily - Unlimited Servings. The Pritikin Eating Plan is rich in whole, nutrient-dense, naturally-low-in-sodium foods like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, plus lean meat like fish, white poultry, and bison.
• Customized Fitness Classes, including: Personalized Strength Training, Cardio/Fat Burning Workouts, Yoga, Aquatics, Spinning, Shaping and Toning the Abs and Butt, Cardio Boxing, Latin Dancing, and Pilates.
• Education Classes and Small-Group Workshops led by Physicians, Nutritionists, Psychologists, and Exercise Physiologists.  Topics Include: Healthy Restaurant Dining, Smart Supermarket Shopping, Overcoming Compulsive Overeating, Managing Stress, Reversing Diabetes, Revitalizing Your Heart, Optimal Health in the Menopause Years, Men's Health, Sexuality and Intimacy, and Mastering Lifelong Healthy Habits.
• Cooking Classes daily, led by Pritikin’s award-winning chefs. Topics include: Eating On the Go, Breakfast Tips, Lunch In Minutes, Simple Salad Dressings, Gourmet Entertaining, and Delish Desserts.
• Spa Luxuries, complimentary services such as saunas and aquatherapies.  Also available: more than 100 fee-for-service treatments in 32 world-class treatment rooms.
• Hotel Accommodations: We provide accommodations for varying budgets. Some guests choose standard Marriott rooms. Others select the more luxurious spa suites.

Two factors set Pritikin apart from other health resorts:

1. Its scientifically documented results, published in more than 100 studies in top medical journals like the New England Journal of Medicine; and
2. Its education program, which teaches people how to sustain these results when they return home.

Call 800.327.4914 or 305.935.7131 to make a reservation.
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Limited availability. Rates are subject to change without notice.