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Living Your Best Health

$150.00

What if the most powerful tool for aging well, thinking clearly, and feeling your best was already in your kitchen?

This one-day retreat is an introduction to a different way of thinking about health — one grounded in nutritional science and brought to life through food. Jan Buhrman and John Bagnulo have been teaching together since 2009, leading immersive retreats and workshops that have changed the way thousands of people eat, cook, and live. This is your chance to experience their approach in a single rich and nourishing day on Martha's Vineyard.

The morning opens with John, whose lectures distill the latest science on metabolism, inflammation, and longevity into something immediately understandable and personally relevant. You won't be handed a list of rules. You'll come away with a framework — a new lens for understanding how what you eat shapes how you feel, think, and age.

Then Jan takes it to the stove. Her culinary demonstration turns those principles into real food: simple, beautiful, and genuinely delicious. You'll watch, taste, ask questions, and leave with recipes you'll actually want to cook at home.

By 2:00 pm, you'll have a new understanding of what your body needs — and the confidence to start feeding it that way.

What if the most powerful tool for aging well, thinking clearly, and feeling your best was already in your kitchen?

This one-day retreat is an introduction to a different way of thinking about health — one grounded in nutritional science and brought to life through food. Jan Buhrman and John Bagnulo have been teaching together since 2009, leading immersive retreats and workshops that have changed the way thousands of people eat, cook, and live. This is your chance to experience their approach in a single rich and nourishing day on Martha's Vineyard.

The morning opens with John, whose lectures distill the latest science on metabolism, inflammation, and longevity into something immediately understandable and personally relevant. You won't be handed a list of rules. You'll come away with a framework — a new lens for understanding how what you eat shapes how you feel, think, and age.

Then Jan takes it to the stove. Her culinary demonstration turns those principles into real food: simple, beautiful, and genuinely delicious. You'll watch, taste, ask questions, and leave with recipes you'll actually want to cook at home.

By 2:00 pm, you'll have a new understanding of what your body needs — and the confidence to start feeding it that way.

This Retreat Is for You If:

→ You want to age as well as possible.
→ You're curious about the science behind food and health.
→ You've heard a lot of conflicting advice and want clarity.
→ You want to eat better but don't know where to start.
→ You simply want a day that nourishes both your mind and your appetite.

Your Guides

John Bagnulo, MPH, PhD — Nutritional Science
John holds a Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina and a Doctorate in Human Nutrition and Food Science from the University of Maine. Over the past 24 years he has worked as a researcher, university associate professor, and clinical consultant. He currently serves as Director of Nutrition for Nutritional Medicinals and as a faculty member for the Center for Mind Body Medicine in Washington, DC. His clinical work spans athletes, metabolic health, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, and cognitive function. John has a rare gift for making rigorous science genuinely fun — you'll leave his lectures understanding your body in ways you never have before.

Jan Buhrman, M.S. Ed. — Chef & Culinary Educator
Jan founded and ran The Kitchen Porch, a full-service farm-to-table catering company on Martha's Vineyard, for 26 years. A food advocate and authority on local sourcing and sustainable agriculture, she has taught thousands of cooking classes on technique, seasonal eating, and the vital connections between food and health. Jan's teaching makes healthy eating feel not like a discipline, but like a pleasure.

Together
John and Jan have been teaching and leading health and wellness retreats together since 2009 — when it all began with a series of classes called When Science Hits the Pan. John brings the science; Jan makes it delicious. Between them, they've built a philosophy that is equal parts rigorous and joyful: that food is medicine, lifestyle is medicine, and you get to choose every single day.

Investment: $150
Space is intentionally limited to keep the day intimate and personal.

To reserve your place, contact Jan Buhrman at jan@janbuhrman.com

What Past Participants Are Saying

"I came in thinking I knew the basics of healthy eating. By lunch I realized I had barely scratched the surface. John explains the science in a way that actually sticks — and then Jan cooks something so good you forget you're eating 'health food.'"
— M.T., retreat participant

"The combination of John's science and Jan's cooking is unlike anything else I've experienced. I went home and completely reorganized my pantry. Two weeks later I feel better than I have in years."
— D.L., retreat participant

"I was skeptical that one day could make a real difference. I was wrong. I left with recipes I've already made three times, a completely new understanding of inflammation, and honestly — hope. Real, practical hope that I can feel better."
— P.W., Boston

"Jan's culinary demonstration alone was worth the price of admission. Watching her cook while John explains exactly why each ingredient matters — it's such a smart and beautiful way to learn."
— A.K., retreat participant