Beverly Hills Diet: Author Dies Aged 63
In 1981 Judy Mazel released the Beverly Hills Diet and a marketing juggernaut was born. She died recently of complications relating to peripheral vascular disease.
The million+ selling book blazed a trail for countless other fad diets that continue to plague today’s bookshelves. The Beverly Hills diet cast the mold of which other faddish diets have followed. Here is the basic formula:
- Pseudo-scientific theories: In this case, it is not how much you eat or what you eat, but when you eat and what you eat together
- A few celebrity testimonials: Engelbert Humperdink (not convinced he’s a “better man” after this diet), Jack Nicholson (he couldn’t handle the truth), Maria Shriver (first lady, last 25 pounds) and Jodie Foster (her Yale degree is in literature, not science)
- A sexy title named after a city: Before there was South Beach, The Hamptons and Sonoma, there was Beverly Hills.
- A dose of insecurity about being overweight (or in this case “not skinny”)
What makes this diet so shady?
- Very low calories – about 800, but will vary as dieters have free access to fruit in during certain times. The diet is very low in protein and deficient in nutrients.
- Outlandish “rules” based on lousy science: The diet recommends eating fruit by itself and never eating protein with carbohydrates lest your food become undigested and converted into body fat. Here’s why my BS meter just went off;
To be stored as fat, a food must be broken down into its building blocks and passed from the intestines into the bloodstream. Any undigested food would be eliminated. Our digestive systems are well equipped to handle foods in a variety of combinations.
- According to the diet, papaya softens body fat, pineapple burns it off and watermelon flushes it out of the body. Discuss...
The most recent incarnate of the diet (The New Beverly Hills Diet - 1996) is less restrictive, but clings to the foods-in-isolation concept. The author seemed to have forgotten that the diet didn’t work in the first place, but perhaps remembered that it made boatloads of money.
Now I don’t want to speculate as to what specifically caused Judy Mazel’s ailment, but it does make one wonder when a diet guru dies of an ailment caused by atherosclorosis.
Sources includes ediets website (www.ediets.com)
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Enzyme (papain), enzyme (bromelain), diuretic (water), respectively.
However, I can't say whether or not this works!
Bromelain, though, has been used to treat tendon injury. It's known to help condition the tendon, break down the injured tissue enzymatically, so that it can be better rebuilt.
ReplyI did try it, found it in a old section, bookstore,
Replyshe in 1981, talked about the omega 3, the need for less packaged stuff and most important, no preservatives,
fits now huh.
Am reading it again, I lost 27 lbs over 3 months, girl here. will try it again.
Her disease that killed her was not a known problem at that time.
and more so,
it was maybe the l00's of drs and diet pills since she was a kid might have killed her, who knows
"According to the diet, papaya softens body fat, pineapple burns it off and watermelon flushes it out of the body. Discuss..."
Well, there's my problem. After living in Kenya for 18.5 years, I had eaten tons of fresh, tree-ripened papaya and lots of stalk-ripened pineapple. I guess I had trouble keeping my weight in check because I didn't eat enough watermelon to flush the fat out. (Hmmm. Wonder where the fat ashes were stored when they weren't flushed out after being burned off by the pineapple?)
ReplySpeculating (or implying speculation) that her diet led to her death is approximately the same reasoning that leads to diet myths in general. It goes like this: "I want it to be true, therefore I believe it's true".
ReplyAccording to the diet, papaya softens body fat, pineapple burns it off and watermelon flushes it out of the body. Discuss...
ReplyDoes anyone actually believe this stuff?? I mean, theoretically, Kailash hit the nail on the head. I doubt it works when you eat the enzymes though. Most enzymes in food are broken down in the digestive tract and don't function anymore...the pH alone of the stomach is enough to denature most enzymes. Of course, it's still a good idea to eat fruits. I eat a lot of papaya and pineapple and apples and other fruits and I don't have a lot of fat on me, so hey, I guess she has a point. However, most of her "fat loss" theories are probably based more on the fact that you only get 800 calories a day, not on the whole food combination mumbo jumbo :)
Even though I don't count calories, the simplest problem with this diet (and it definitely sounds like a diet, NOT a lifestyle....therefore it will fail longterm...) is that it's only 800 calories a day. This will royally mess up your metabolism and help your body easily gain weight after you stop following it.
ReplyI think everyone will do anything to lose weight except exercise and eat right!...the only thing that really works!
ReplyI could never understand fad diets. Less calories in with more calories burned always worked well enough for me. A variety of vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and lean protein and dairy sources are key to good health. Of course, this is coming from someone who has dropped 22 pounds in the last 2 months because of an recent mystery health disorder that has seriously diminished my appitite and caused me to be unable to eat certain proteins and grains. So now I'm struggling to maintain my weight on a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet and haunting Dr offices trying to find an answer. I can no longer make fun of the woman in the NutriSystem ad who gushes about being a size 2, because I'm now a size 1. I look like a skeleton, appropriate for Halloween, but not for the rest of the year. Bathing suit season is going to stink if I don't regain some weight before Spring.
ReplyI find all of your post-mortum comments on Judy's diet rude and in bad taste - if nothing else, late. However unconventional her concepts, she helped MILLIONS of people lose weight permanently in their lives. What a blessing to have such an innovator and visionary willing to put it all on the line.
You are whimps at best. Why don't you create your own quarter-century-successful diet on a best seller list twice and dedicate your life to helping others?
ReplyHello, I noticed some supportive comments re Judy Mazel's Beverly hills Diet and I wondered if you could possibly put me in touch with some people who still adhere to this diet. I used to so enjoy chatting on her forum and then it just disappeared. I think this is a fabulous way of eating - it worked for me as long as I used it. But I need to talk to people who use it. Is there still a forum I could join with nbhders? Thanks so much for any help you can give me.
ReplyI am a Beverly Hills dieter. I follow the rules and still listen to Judy's tapes. Each time I hear them I find some new gem. I understand the science behind this way of eating. Yes, Judy made some scientific errors, but she developed a system that works! If you would like to stay in touch, I'd be happy to discuss this further. (By the way, I just found out that Judy died over a year ago, and was saddened by the news. A friend and I spoke with her on the phone a couple of times and she provided some personal coaching and offered some valuable tips.)
ReplyI've always wanted to talk with someone about this diet. Hopefully we can.
ReplyI also have had positive results from the BHD. I am one week into the diet again & have misplaced my book. I have ordered the new book but as I live in a country town in Australia, it is going to take up to 3 weeks to arrive. Is there any chance of you being able to email me the first 3 weeks, either from the old book or the new one.
ReplyI have lost 14lbs so far & I can't remember the next weeks.
Hoping to hear from you,,,,with thanks
I do this diet even today but started in 1998
Replyyep am on it ..on and ofcourse, and it works each time but I must stress only for a season as it's not a lifestyle no food loving person can live like that forever.
The key ofcourse is to exercise and eat right but for those who can't this is a sure way to bounce back.
ReplyI am Judy's sister an would be happy to talk to you REGARDING THE DIET. I have lived the Beverly Hills diet most of my life.There are no more forums,however I can put you in touch with other supporters of this lifestyle
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ReplyDear Carol: I've never feel so good as when I was on Judy's diet. My body worked perfectly and I lost more than 50 pounds. I forgot about the diet for many years and, of course, I gained back 30 of the 50 pounds. A couple of years ago I developed "Acid Reflux Disease" and 2 months ago I've decided to try Judith"s principles. I feel so good again. No more sleeping sitting on the bed, no "acid reflux" burning and sofocating me. I was looking for news and found your sister passed on. Sorry to hear taht. Please accept my belated condolences and my thanks for a system that really works for my digestion problems.
Thank you. Annie
September 23, 2009
Dear Carol,
ReplyI have only recently learned of Judy's passing. My deapest sympathy. Because of Judy I am a former "Born Again Skinny." I tried the Beverly Hills diet in the early 90's and it worked for me AND I WAS HEALTHIER THAN I HAVE EVER BEEN. I lost 45 pounds and maintained the weight loss for approximately 12 years...and then I stopped following the Golden Rules. I recently purchased the "New Beverly Hills Diet" book and am beginning to lose weight again. I am sure with Judy's encouraging words I will not only lose weight but lower my blood pressure and cholestrol in no time. It is not just the diet, but mainly Judy's encouraging words that give me the strength to succeed. "Oh, by the way, if you did gain today, don't worry - it will come right off." Instead of making me feel guilty for cheating, she (even in passing) encourages me and reminds me that I am human. I have read many other diet books, but have been unable to stick with them like The Beverly Hills Diet. No one other doctor or author seems to have Judy's compassion and determination to help. Please know that Judy will be missed.
God Bless,
Born Again Skinny (8 lb loss thus far)
So sorry to hear of your sister's passing.
ReplyI purchased this book when it came out years ago and wish I could recall how it worked, the original diet. I am not at my home base but have access to the terrific fruits on this island and would love to try it again. If you can please send me the basic day to day from the original book, would greatly appreciate it. It will be two months before I get back and can look in my hard bound copy on my book shelf at home. Thanks again and best wishes, mc
hi im millet first of all i was very sad to know about ms mazel....i first bought my first beverly hills diet in a second hand book and it was a treasure for me i read the book and was fascinated made the diet and loss 15 lbs.(1996) from then on i shared it to my friends then a friend of mine in us mailed me the new bhd and used the 35 day program which was more adapted and less strict and it always helped when i need to loss some weight.at least this worked on me
ReplyGood afternoon, Carol
ReplyI am quite delighted to know that Judy's sister is around & may have some new insight. Is there a blog or forum online about Judy's Diet? That is what I am looking for. I have all her books just would like to keep in contact with people who uses her system to eat daily. Years ago I was on the diet, I was also a very obese child who everyone made fun of. But by starving myself I lost weight & even modeled some. Now I am in the Military which requires you to maintain not only physical dicipline but also your weight. Recently coming back from Iraq on deployment, eating only what they fix at the Chow Hall, I now have High Blood Pressure, PreDiabitic (spelling), Crohns disease and horribly over weight. I tried following other programs because the Beverly Hills Diet is looked upon as a FAD Diet. None worked as well or healthy as BHD. The advise I got nutritionaly in the Military is eat 800 calories every day, run one hour every day and calestnics for one hour every day & you will lose 3.5 pounds a week which is healthy. I do not believe that is nutritionaly sound or very healthy way to get healthy. So I am going back on this program & stay on it like I did for so many years that made people tell me how well I look for my age. I still have people say I do not look my age (50 yrs). The doctors double check my age and een ask me because not only do I look well but my check up is like a 25 yr old (my oldest is 30yrs old). My Optamoligist said that my eye sight is like a 29 yr old. And this when I just started BHD again. I won't ever go back to that way of eating. My biggest problem is when I am deployed or on Military Orders they just don't know how to feed a person to keep them healthy. Any one can cook nutritionaly the Food Pyamid way, any one but your health fails & it doesn't taste good. Too much salt & over cook & no spice. McDonalds salads are healthier. But anyway going way I am talking to much.
I am so sorry to hear of Judy's passing. I used her original book back in 1981. I lost weight; looked great; and more importantly felt better than ever. I was 27 at the time. I am now 56 years old and have been back on BHD for the last 3 years. Thru the years, I had regained weight; had tried everything else including Jenny C and NutriS with no results; had health issues from insomnia, indigestion, etc. One day in 2007, I just had a moment of clarity and remembered Judy Mazel's BHD. I got on Amazon.com and ordered that book...right then. I paid for quick delivery and began the day I recieved it. 3 years later after many holidays, stress filled ocassions, etc. I remain a Skinny Person because of your sister. I hate reading all these so called experts negative thoughts about her diet and cannot beleive that anyone would imply that it resulted in her death. All I can say, is that I never knew Judy personally but felt like I knew her thru her book which not only addressed "eating" but was so balantly honest about what we "eaters" share. She made me not just address "food" but who I was. Those non-phyiscal exercises...I still do those today. You are fortunate to have had such a great sister and we are blessed for her willingness to be so open and honest regarding her own battle in conquering obesity. You have my deepest sympathies.
ReplyEliminate red meat, dairy and anything white [bread, rice, pasta] and you will live to be 100 ...
ReplyAmen' on the Vegetarianism
Replymy freezer stays full of meats.not at my choice.i'd rather have the cash my husband invests.
not that i'm not thankful, but too much is . just that, a SIN.
I agree with Ben. The woman died of complications from a physical ailment. I am sure her diet theory promised to keep the follower from peripheral artery disease. We need to see the facts here and stop blaming her diet, as ridiculous as it was.
ReplyOOOPS....I am sure her diet theory DID NOT promise to keep the follower from PAD !
Replyshe did not die from Pad.she had a series of strokes . Her diet was in no way related to the cause of death,
ReplyAgree completely!
Eating fruits is good for the body no doubt. But please stop telling us it's because of some "magical" interactions in your body.
ReplyHonestly people, I don't see where in this posting where it's implied that her death was due to her diet. It's just a death notice with a summary of her diet plan. As I don't follow diets named after places with obsessive self-image issues, I'm unfamiliar with it. Doesn't look like fun, though.
ReplyI HAVE BEEN ON THIS DIET,AND IT ABSOLUTELY WORKS! BUT NOT FOR FAT PEOLPE WHO THINK YOU CAN BE ON THE DIET ,AND THEN EAT WHATEVER YOU WANT!! iF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ON IT , DON'T KNOCK IT!!
ReplyI agree with you Jo. Do you have the original diet for the first 10 days. Can you send it to me. I have the new Beverly Hills diet but the other I liked better. Thanks.
ReplyI agree Jo. I've been on this diet, not for the entire period, but approximately two weeks and I felt and looked faboulous. Lost the extra 5-10 lbs. I was carrying aournd. It is definitely not easy to follow, and I still believe that protein is important to maintain your muscle mass.
ReplyJo, the diet isn't for fat people? lol Eating 800 calories per day isn't healthy and it was/is a fad diet. However I'm sorry she died and I feel bad for her family.
ReplyUnless you read her diet book you would not know that Judy Mazel struggled with obesity all through childhood and into adulthood. Unless you read her book, you would not know how many treatments she endured, how many fat clinics she was put into by her parents trying to find a cure. The thing you don't mention is that Judy Mazel succeeded in keeping a weight of 108 for over 20 yrs by using her diet lifestyle. She didn't eat 800 calories a day after she lost her weight. But you wouldn't know that unless you read her book. Kudos to a woman who tried to share her success with everyone who experienced the trials and tribulations of obestity, even when eating a 1200 calorie diet.
ReplyI want to thank everyone for their input on this one.
I have to re-emphasize that I am NOT inferring that Ms. Mazel died because of her diet/lifestyle. When I heard the story though, my first instinct was to wonder why a relatively young dietary "icon" died of a heart condition. Having no insight into her genetic make-up or lifestyle habits, I cannot and will not speculate that her diet had anything to do with her demise (thanks Christine for your comment).
OKS - appreciate your insight but I have a couple of thoughts on your comments...
I don't think anyone should be immune to criticism, posthumously or not. To me, this was her legacy. I don't balk at criticizing Stalin just because he is deceased. In terms of it being late, Mazel died Oct 12th. My wife went into labour that day - my apologies. But still, this isn't a daily newspaper.
I don't have a problem with unconventional - except when people try to sell quackery as "unconventional". As for her helping millions? I would seriously doubt that millions of people KEPT the weight off that they lost through this diet.
I'd like to think that some of us play a small part in helping others by steering them away from fad diets such as the one you are trying to defend. I have no response for your name-calling.
I thank you for your comments.
ReplyWell first off I am not a scientist, so I don't know specifics on Papaya melting fat BUT I have done this diet and I can tell you that the author of this article is wrong when he says the calories are only 800 a day. Sometimes they are well over 2,000 as you are not limited on how much you eat of each type of foods. Matter of fact she gave you minimums on how much to eat, the max is always up to you. She also reccomends taking daily vitamins and of course exercise. I lost 40 lbs. on this diet and I thought it was awesome. I had a lot of energy when I did it, I was always full, and I felt a whole lot healthier. I think the author of this article should read the book not just skim it.
ReplySo many people are making comments that are wrong.
First of all, the diet is not 800 calories. The article is incorrect. It is a food-combining diet, not a deprivation diet (the new plan is not all fruit for 10 days - you eat corn on the cob dripping in butter right from the first day). It's based on the principles of eating fruit, starches, and protein foods at separate meals. Judy didn't invent food combining, it's been around for hundreds of years. It worked for her and she perfected a plan based on it that would help others. Judy DIDN'T die of heart disease, she had a stroke (which, at 108 pounds, probably was not diet related). True, her theories are totally different than the medical community's, but the medical community hasn't been too successful at beating the obesity epidemic. So maybe we should open our minds to other alternatives and accept that classical, western medicine might be out in left field on the obesity crisis. Even if you think her diet is hokum, at least have some respect for a woman who spent her life trying (and succeeding) at helping others.
ReplyCorn on the cob with saltLESS butter and no salt allowed. Now I know that too much salt is bad for you but please - I actually wept while trying to eat that meal! Lol!
ReplyP
I have been on Judy's diet and lost over 40 pounds twice. My reason for saying "twice" is because when I lost the weight the first time, I returned to eating the way I previously ate. Ms. Mazel suffered earlier in her life struggling with her weight. I felt as if she became a friend although I never met her. Please do not make disrespectful comments if you do not know what you are speaking about.
ReplyAll I know is that I tried this Diet and It really works
ReplyI lost more that 12 in the fist week
I am so sorry she died so young, I did the BHD in 1988, 2 car accidents and 100 # gain later, I found the book again Jan 2 - Fed 14 25 lost today 29 # off. I lost 45 # 20 yrs ago, but didn't follow the simple rules. They are simple to me because my life is on the line, I can not carry this wt around any longer , my spine screams from pain hard to breathe, on disability, since the 29 # off, feel like i can see the light at the end of the tunnel. yes it is lo cal but only at the begining, fruits washed away a lot for me. been constipated half my life, what a differance, my spine likes the "pressure" off the back. I enjoyed the fruit but when it came to steak or lobster, lobster expense and not much there, i enjoyed the 2 ribeyes with garlic ceyenne paprika bl pepper and grilled, all by it's pretty little self. I planned my cheat Feb 16 at a chuch dinner, Italian big time and eat grapes the next day Try it you'll like it weeks 3,4,5, over and over when I reach my goal. eat right, check scale and correct withthe right fruit and go on. My bad haits were here 63 yrs and the rest will be playing with my food and losing write me copperapples2@aol.com oh, my co worker said your bottom is getting smaller Whitedove
ReplySo Judy Mazel is dead.
I am really sorry to read that. The only reason I am looking at this website is because I have like my namesake Carol on 01/19/08 been on the diet.
Only people who have been on the diet deserve to comment.
Funny, but I have returned to the diet again this week, and I am now on day 2.
Judy never failed me; my happiest times were when I followed her diet 19 years ago.
The results were amazing, I felt, looked and realised my dream and looked as I had always thought I could and would. I was very happy then.
If for nothing else I will remember you Judy.
Thank you and God bless.
ReplyDitto everything you wrote! Very sorry Judy Mazel's gone. I did this diet in '92, lost 16 lbs. & never looked/felt better. But after a few months, couldn't stand the sight of another pineapple again! This week I'm back, on Day 2. Back to the interesting & fun scavenger hunt for ripe papaya in April, organic dried apricots & seseme seeds. Some of my best memories come from the food adventures of '92. I'm back to taking charge of what goes in me & one of the benefits is a positive psyche & disciplined approach to life. So how is this a bad thing?
ReplyI think it is horrible that you attacked what she died from saying that her advise was not credible. You are just plain old mean. I have used this diet ever since 1982 and it always works for me. It just simply shows you a different way of eating. Everybody balks at fad diets, but millions continue to use them. I have been exercising for the past two years with cardio and weights, etc. But when it comes to getting the fat off my body, only the Beverly Hills Diet has been able to do this for me. Eating right does not cut it unless you are able to measure the calories and fat of everything you put in your mouth. Its just unrealistic. Obviously a fad diet can only get the pounds off quickly, after that, you have to figure out a way to keep them off and not return to old bad habits. Her book tells you exactly that. If you cant' find your own way, you can use the way she described and it works!
ReplyWell, I hate the be the conflicting voice here but I went on her diet twice in twenty years and both times the results were spectacular - 25 lbs lost in a month, high energy, radiant skin - I am not saying everything that is written in her book is scientifically correct and frankly I don't even care but the results are there!
ReplyI agree. If you haven't been on the diet, you shouldn't be negative about it. It worked for me back in the 80s - 19 pounds for me, 30 for my husband. It is meant to become a lifestyle and for the years that we ate that way, we stayed slim. People make a choice to go back to eating the way they did before their diets. That's not the author's fault. I'm crushed to know that she's passed, but I know that her way of eating works to lose and keep weight off.
ReplyIhave both of Judy's book, I love the books, and I will truely miss Judy, I thought did wonders of helping people like my self.
Replythank you.
Suzanne Butler Wright
Estou fazendo a terceira semana da dieta e até agora emagreci 4,6 quilos. Não me sinto mal e tão pouco fraca. Estou disposta a continuar. Iniciei pesando 87,6 quilos nos meu 1,55 m de altura. Preciso emagrecer para meu próprio bem.
ReplyProssiga o bom trabalho!
ReplyIhave both of Judy's book, I love the books, and I will truely miss Judy, I thought did wonders of helping people like my self.
thank you.
((also me )))
hi
i am from saudi arabi
thank judi so much
Reply24 yrs ago tried the bhd and never felt better, hair shone, energy levels high, weight loss, unbelievable, fun to do
going to lose 2 stone b4 xmas, know I will achieve this, no problem, beauty of this diet is its not a diet it can become a lifestyle and there is no limit and no calorie counting, where does the 800 cals a day come into the picture? Judy always tells you never be hungry, conscious combining is the secret....has anyone read this book? OK I did go off the rails for a few years but now cannot wait to start again, time to look out my little black dress again.......will miss you Judy, thank you for making me like me again x
ReplyWow Mike, if you were ever to somehow suddenly become aware of the true depth of your ignorance I think the shock of it would leave you no other course of action but to throw yourself off a cliff; which would be a gift to the rest of us not stuck in the "Medicine knows all and has all the answers" paradigm. Hopefully your demise will come sooner, not later and spare the world anymore of your blinding ignorance.
ReplyI just started reading the BHD book. I think maybe I found it at a Thrift Store. I had been on Weight Watchers in the past and lost 20 pounds. Since Hurricane Katrina and eating out so much and not exercising for whatever reason..I let myself go. I have been struggling to lose just 20 pounds. I am 5'3 and weigh 155. I am 53 years old and just can't seem to lose the weight. I can't seem to put the BHD book down. I just started reading it and I'm convinced already that I will be well on my way to a healtier system and will shed those 20 pounds in no time at all. I decided to Google the info on the BHD and was very sad to find out that she has died. To all of the positive people -- Thanks for sharing your stories.
ReplyTHE BEVERLY HILLS DIET DOES WORK. I WAS ON IT FOR A LONG WHILE. I LOST 40 POUNDS AND IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO GET OFF OF THE DIET. I LOVED THE WAY SHE HAD IT LAYED OUT AND THE THERAPY THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT. I WAS VERY SADDENED BY HER DEATH. BUT I COULD DO A COMMERICIAL FOR THIS DIET. I WILL BE GOING BACK ON THE DIET. I NEED A REFREASHER.
ReplyI was on this diet in early 1985 for 2 months and I lost almost 40 pounds. I don't care HOW this diet works, or WHY I lost this weight, I am just thankful I did lose all the weight. Unluckily I lost the book and I don't get it here in Germany. If you know how I can get a copy or at least the food list for those first 6 weeks pls email me at shnoodsle@hotmail.de. Thanks a load!
ReplyWhat ever diet system you follow,
it will work better and keep you healthier if you include regular brisk walking - 1 KM to 5 KM or jogging.
Start using the 'wonder diet Trifla'
Stick to seasonal fresh fruits and vegs.
ReplyImprove breathing rythm by breathing out while pulling your tummy in.
Sounds like many comments are from people who never made it past the intense 10 day start-up or read the entire diet. Once you get past the 10 day "fruit fast" you go into more traditional phases where you reintroduce fats, proteins, carbs, etc. Once you are in maintenance, you typically just eat fruit for breakfast unless you were a real glutten the day before or see your weight starts moving up then you add a lunch of fruit as well. Takes about 6 weeks to make it through the full reintroduction process. What it does do is make gluttens (like myself!) more concious of what they are popping in their mouth. I've used it several times with great success. Making it all the way to the maintenance phase and maintaining the weight loss.
ReplyI am Judy's sister and was with her when she died. She had a massive stroke six months prior to her death followed by a series of mini strokes (tias) Her death was not due to PAD so once and for all can you stop blaming her death on her diet. It worked for me and many of my friends. I have never had a weight problem since living this lifestyle. I get so tired of hearing people speculate on cause of death without knowing Judy. She would be happy to read the positive comments I have read
ReplyI love the Original BHD. I dropped 35 pounds in about 2 1/2 months! The only diet that ever worked for me! The New BHD Is a great way to mix it up. I just wanted to say to Judys sister , God Bless you. I am so sorry your sister passed so young. Judy Mazel changed my life! Judy I love you and may you rest in peace.
ReplySincerely,
Angelica Benitez
San Diego, Ca
Can someone please email me or post on here what is the meal plan for the first 10 days for the older version of BHD?
ReplyThanks x
This was the only diet I could stick to and loose 40 pounds!!! I did the old version and it was truly amazing how my body felt good and alive through out the process. It was so good to see the escale going down every day, and Judy's encouragement words were extremely helpfull.
ReplyI want to do it again, but I want the old version and don't have the book anymore...
Please can somebody send to me the old version plan?
Judy, may your Soul receive my gratitude, love and respect.
With love
karine
Yes, it works!
ReplyI've been used the concepts (true or not) for the last 10 yeas (since 1999).
I keep my 76 kg since that and I'm 45 yo now. Don't say it doesn't works! Nutrician or not, she discovered something very interesting. Of course, demolishing is easier that building! The latest diets/concepts (south beach, Artkins) doesn't works to me...make me poisoned by proteins and my body soffer. Sorry, she was the best!
Alex
As a student of nutrition, I have to say with respect that the science behind her diet was indeed flawed. The body's ability to use balanced whole foods efficiently, and the ease they have on digestion, is plain for anyone to see who takes the time to do the research. Where she does succeed is in introducing enzymes to the body for breakdown. Should you take care to create an alkaline environment for your body, the enzymes you ingest can be used most readily to ease the digestive system. There are indeed healthy balanced ways to ingest enzymes in a balanced (carb/protein/fat) meal.
ReplyHowever, any claim she may have made about no correlation between exercise and weight loss is by far her most absurd claim, and certainly is the biggest contributor to her lack of credibility (although I'm sure it helped to sell the diet to overweight people who aren't exercising already, and want to lose weight by eating which they already do a lot of!). If you choose to follow her diet I would strongly suggest maintaining regular exercise to aid your weight loss, and more importantly greatly increase your health. Moreover I would adjust the diet to include healthy fats.
Diets in and of themselves are too restrictive. With a bit of research you can find how to eat an overwhelming variety of foods that are nutrient and enzyme rich without limiting your days so much that you feel your just waiting for it to end. Diets are weak, lifestyles are what changes a person's body and future :)