The Pritikin Edge: 10 Essential Ingredients for a Long and Delicious Life

Vogel, Dr. Robert A.

ISBN 10: 1416580883 / ISBN 13: 9781416580881

Published by Simon & Schuster, 2008

Seller Inventory # 01KQS70GF8EZGFW

Synopsis:

A lifestyle primer based on the practices of the Pritikin Longevity Center clarifies contradictory recommendations about diet and exercise while outlining a ten-step plan for losing weight safely and maximizing one's longevity, in a guide that is complemented by recipes and comprehensive eating plans. 175,000 first printing.

Review: "The food at Pritikin tastes great and you can follow the program in the real world, and that's saying something for a steakhouse guy like me. Pritikin works, not only short term, but long term." -- John Timothy Gannon, cofounder, Outback Steakhouse, Inc.

"Pritikin is not just about looking your best; it's about feeling your best. It is something you definitely take with you." -- Adrienne Vittadini, American fashion designer

"Staying at Pritikin is the best thing I've done for myself in years." -- Tim Zagat, chairman and CEO, Zagat Survey

"Whenever I need to get back down to 147 for a welterweight title defense, the Pritikin approach is the best and healthiest way to do it." -- Bob Costas, NBC/HBO broadcaster

"To achieve my maximum level of fitness, Pritikin is the perfect nutrition and lifestyle plan." -- Amy Yoder-Begley, 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, women's 10,000-meter run

"Run, don't walk, to Pritikin! That's what I tell people who ask me what program delivers results for lasting weight loss and health and lifestyle changes. Pritikin changes -- and even saves -- lives." -- Susie Ellis, president, SpaFinder, Inc.

"As a food journalist, I review every different diet and lifestyle program every year and I have no doubt that the best is The Pritikin Edge; it is the perfect guidebook for people, including baby boomers like me, who want to follow the path to good health for the rest of their lives." -- Phil Lempert, The Supermarket Guru, NBC's Today Show

"Pritikin is one of the most scientifically proven and effective lifestyle programs anywhere. I highly recommend it." -- Dean Ornish, M.D., author of The Spectrum and clinical professor of medicine, University of California, San Francisco

"The Pritikin Program, pioneer for the last 50 years and proven in more than 110 studies in leading medical journals, is a must to live the healthiest life we can. After years of helping celebrities and CEOs, the Pritikin Program is now neatly packaged in a fabulous new book -- The Pritikin Edge. Oh, and I don't want to forget to mention those recipes -- they're awesome." -- Charles Stuart Platkin, author of the nationally syndicated column Diet Detective

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Pritikin Edge: 10 Essential Ingredients ...
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Good