
Roni DeLuz is the creator of the Martha’s Vineyard Diet.
She says that she is a nurse, a doctor and a PhD. Closer scrutiny will show
that she is not a “medical” doctor, but rather a “naturopathic” doctor, which
is a somewhat lower bar to clear. Validation of her other titles is left to the
reader.
This diet had its start at the Martha’s Vineyard Holistic
Retreat. It was designed to cleanse the digestive system and improve cognitive
abilities. As a side benefit, you don’t need to worry about wearing out your teeth because you
won’t be chewing anything for three weeks.
The Martha’s Vineyard Diet promises that you will lose 21
pounds in 21 days. You will develop a high level of skill operating your juicer, because you will be on a strictly liquid diet. Think vegetable and
fruit juices and purees of veggies that won’t fully turn into juice. You can
keep your juicer on the counter, because you are going to have a lovely
beverage every two hours, all day.

One of the unique aspects of the Martha’s Vineyard Diet
is the recommendation that you spend some time every day bouncing on a mini
trampoline. This is supposed to help lymphatic draining (don’t worry, I will
not provide more detail than that) and oxygenate your body. This must be why
you never see an overweight kangaroo.
After 21 days of living on a thousand calorie liquid diet, you will lose weight. Nutritionists warn that most of the weight loss
will come from losing water and muscle, but you will weigh less. Getting back
on a solid-food diet can take some time, too, as your body has adjusted to this
level of starvation. Care must be taken
to avoid some pretty uncomfortable (and embarrassing) side effects as you resume normal eating patterns.
Could this diet be for you? This is a crash diet that
violates the FDA’s safe dieting guidelines. You will weigh less three weeks
later, but most dieters find that the weight comes right back, once they resume
their normal eating patterns. There are a lot of safe, sane diets (check out the
sidebar) that can help you lose weight and establish a new way of eating that
can stay with you for life. You can use PickMyDiet to help you find a diet that's perfect for you. On the other hand, you might just like having a mini trampoline.
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