Re: Has anyone tried the Dr. Bernstein Diet?
From: Liisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 12:14:46 -0600 (CST)
I know I've contacted you before through this message board - now I'm
trying again.
It sounds like you know a lot about Dr. Stanley K. Bernstein. It
would be a great help to our documentary if you could e-mail us any
information that you have.
We really want to get the facts about this diet, and I really think that
you can help us.
Thanking you in advance,
Glowdoc Productions
glowdocs@hotmail.com
At Fri, 9 Nov 2001, anonymous wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>My sister tried the Dr. "Stanley" Bernstein program in Canada. He is
>the doctor who runs a series of clinics in Ontario. BTW - Dr. Bernstein
>was involved in a major scandal back in the mid nineties where he was
>accused and later aquitted of attempting to hire a hit man to kill his
>business partner. A lot of people still suspect he was guilty. There
>was an extensive article written about him in Toronto Life about 6 years
>ago.
>
>At any rate. The diet is a semi-deprivation diet where you will eat
>only 800 calories a day. The meals (3 only, no snacks) consist of a
>protein, vegetables and a tiny amount of carbs. The protein is only
>allocated for 2 of the 3 meals, however, which leaves you with breakfast
>being something as insubstantial as melba toast and fruit (both known to
>spike blood sugar). There is absolutely no fat allowed, which means you
>have to rely on sugar laden fat free dressings. This is not good for
>PCOS sufferers. Olive oil can help blood sugar levels, as can other
>Omega 3 fats like avocado and salmon oil.
>
>You are also given 3 shots a week of a high potency B complex vitamin.
>This is what takes your appetite down to a manageable level for the 800
>calories.
>
>Does it work? Yes, short term. My sister lost 20 pounds in one month.
>But it was quite a struggle and she had to stop going. You can almost
>lose your mind on that little an amount of food and don't let them fool
>you that you won't be hungry. She said she could've chewed that hind
>leg off a horse. And this girl has willpower.
>
>So, for a PCOS sufferer, it's not terrible, but it's not great either.
>You'd probably be a lot less deprived on "Protein Power" or "Carb
>Addicts Diet" and it would be a heck of a lot cheaper. Bernstein's
>program will run you $100/week and that doesn't include any food.
>
>Good luck with your efforts!
>
>At Fri, 9 Nov 2001, Joanna wrote:
>>
>>There appears to be two Dr. Bernsteins.
>>
>>There is the Dr. (Richard) Bernstein who is an expert on diabetes and
>>diabetes diets, and his web site is:
>>http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.com/
>>
>>Then there is the other Dr. Bernstein who runs weightloss clinics:
>>http://www.drbernstein.com/site.html
>>
>>I am guessing anonymous was referring to the diabetic doctor, since I
>>have heard a number of people talk about this diet here. Personally, I
>>am not overly familiar with either of these doctors' programs.
>>
>>Perhaps someone out there will be able to enlighten us on these doctors'
>>programs??
>>
>>--
>>Joanna :)
>>
>>http://www.drbernstein.com/site.html
>>
>>At Thu, 8 Nov 2001, anonymous wrote:
>>>
>>>At Mon, 28 May 2001, Ann wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I am about to start trying the Dr. Bernstein Diet. Has anyone else
>>>>tried it?
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>bigsister28@yahoo.com
>>>>
>>>Do a search under Mike Bullard who is a Canadian talk show host, or the
>>>Ottawa Citizen newspaper. He has recently went from 244 to 188 in less
>>>than a year. He's quirky but it seems to have worked.
>>
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