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Bernstein Diet
Dr. Stanley Bernstein is a Canadian physician who specializes in medically-supervised weight loss programs. Dr Bernstein’s weight loss practice began in 1974 – and has now grown to over 50 clinics in Canada alone. Dr. Bernstein’s program is clinic-based only – and there are currently clinics in Canada and the USA.
What is the Bernstein Diet?
The Bernstein Diet aims to lose 4-5 pounds per week and involves 3 visits to the clinic each week during the program.
The Bernstein diet program is a combination of low calorie diet (regular grocery
store foods), behavior modification, education and vitamin and mineral supplements. The daily calorie intake could be anywhere between
800 — 1350 calories per day – it is a case-by-case situation.
The diet claims that only fat tissue is lost during this rapid weight loss phase, and all other tissue (muscle, electrolytes, fluid) is retained. One of the major features of the diet is the vitamin and mineral supplementation – this is achieved by vitamin injections.
Updated:Patients receive a Vitamin B complex injection.
Dr. Bernstein has a number of phases on the diet – a Weight Loss phase, a maintenance phase and also the “tune-up” diet for small amounts of weight loss.
Foods on the Bernstein Diet
Here is a sample of the kind of foods found on the Doctor Bernstein Diet.
Protein
veal cutlet
chicken livers
small steak
chicken breasts
shrimp
tuna
white fish
Fruit and Vegetables
celery
mushrooms
tomatoes
lettuce
bean sprouts
cabbage
tomato sauce
apples
lemons
oranges
green, orange, red and yellow peppers
Bread Substitutes
triscuits
melba toast
Spices and Seasonings
bay leaves
dried herbs
caraway seeds
soya sauce
Beverages and Miscellaneous
liquid Sweetener
Hermasetas/Equal
Jello Light
herbal tea
decaffeinated coffee
club soda
The Bernstein diet also has a number of other foods allowed.
More low calorie recipes can be found here.
See Also
DrBdiet – Official site.
Hi All,
Just curious to know why some inject Neo-Bex and other inject B6? I saw my naturopath today and he said that for the break down of fat it is B6…
I am using a pretty short needle probably 1/2 inch and use .35 B6 and .35 B12 = .70cc. I’ve lost 5 pounds since Saturday so I think i’ve got the right dosage. =)
Hi all!
I started Dr. B’s diet a week ago. I’m 158lbs and my goal weight is 120lbs. I need some advice: I stay so hungry on that diet
Is there anything i can eat to surpress my hunger? Any adive would be great
Monica
just doing the math …
Vitamin B12 injectable
Din # 00521515 Cyanocobalamin
1000 mcg/mL
$5 for 10 mL vial
Neo-Bex Injectable (Vitamin B Complex)
Din # 00147680
$55 for 10 mL vial
Every second day, I administer 0.4 mL Neo-Bex plus 0.4 mL Vitamin B12 in separate syringes using ‘27 G 1/2’ needles / 1 mL syringes (.50 each x 2 per day)
At this dosage, a 10 mL vial will provide 25 injections
Total cost of 25 injections ($5 (B12) + $55 (Neo-Bex) + $25 (needles/syringes) = $85)
Total cost per injection – $3.40 !!!
Adjust for sales tax on vitamins – no sales tax on needles/syringes
Hi Phatchic and Everyone too,
It’s soooo weird, but I don’t get to see everyone’s posts right away … for instance, I didn’t see your reply Phatchic about the bruising when I posted where people can get the Vit B6 and 12 stuff … maybe that’s cause the page was cached on my computer.
Anyway … thanks for the feedback about the bruise Phatchic. My bruise is humongous … and I think you’re right that it will just take time to go away.
Oh, I had a weigh in the other day … in four weeks, I lost 11.2 pounds! Right on schedule according to the doctor! I think in a couple of weeks, as I still have a few more pounds to go, and then I’ll be on maintenance.
So does anyone know much about the maintainance component of this diet? I would sure love it if some info on this maintenance portion could be shared. I’m still trying to decide whether I should keep with the clinic to do the maintenance or just do it on my own. What do you all think?
BTW, NEO-BEX is a vitamine B complex injection … at least that is from what I’ve read from the postings here.
Cheers!
For Jiggy…
Hi Jiggy,
I called the Shoppers at York Mills and Leslie (808 York Mills Rd) for you. When requesting the injectable, ask for Pyridoxine HCl (Hydrochloric Acid). That’s the trade name. If you ask for a B6 injectable serum, they may have trouble finding it.
Spoke with a team member in the Pharmacy at Leslie and York Mills. He told me that they do carry it. It will take about one business day to arrive at the store and is $50-$60 per vial. Again when calling in, ask for Pyridoxine HCl.
Hope this helps and good luck!
Trish