Stanley Bernstein has helped 450,000 patients lose a ton of fat by putting them on a merciless 850-calories-per-day diet and injecting them with his secret vitamin B cocktail. His critics say the diet is dangerous. His followers say they’ve never been happier. Inside the weight-loss empire.
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Wow 450,000 sounds like a great plan hopefully its healthy. Its ran by a Dr. so it has to be right? here’s an alternative that the holly wood stars use! http://ralph2331.eliteweightlosspackage.com
March 28, 2010 at 10:33 am | by dmike101Wow, congrats to the good doctor for helping so many people. If you can’t afford it, there are more affordable options -> http://www.100diets.com has tons of good resources for those trying to lose weight
October 25, 2010 at 4:11 pm | by Nora WalkerI was a client of Dr Bernstein for a while, and was very happy about the weight loss and the program overall. Until I realized that the program which claims to understand Type 1 Diabetes was a complete lie, the nursing staff was un- educated in Type 1 Diabetes which is a very complex disease which is unique to everyone who has it. I would strongly recommend any Type 1 diabetic especially if you are on an insulin pump to reconsider doing Dr. Bernstein, the changes they wanted to make to my insulin intake would have killed me in a day. Oh and if you are having a low blood suger you are not allowed to correct your low with protein and juice, they would rather you suck on a few orange slices. The program is a joke, and Dr Bernstein, is a jack of all trades and a master on none!
January 25, 2012 at 2:22 pm | by ChrisInteresting ideas, many thanks for sharing these in this article.
January 31, 2012 at 1:38 pm | by bubble