Marthas Vineyard Diet Review

What You Should Know

The Martha’s Vineyard Diet looks to be a detox diet that also promises followers quick weight loss results. The diet plan was originated by one Roni DeLuz, RN, Phd., who is also the founder and director of the Martha’s Vineyard Holistic Retreat. The big claim pasted all over the Martha’s Vineyard Diet official website is that this detox diet will, in fact, allow dieters to lose an astounding 21 pounds in 21 days. Unfortunately, the website is written in a style that seems to assume that the reader is already very familiar with the basic principles of the Martha’s Vineyard Diet. This means that, by reading the site, you can figure out pieces of the diet, but there is no central web page where the whole thing is laid out for you.

The Martha’s Vineyard Diet appears to follow a very strict schedule, and dieters are instructed to do some pretty loopy things. Primarily, it seems to be a 21 day long liquid diet consisting of different blended fruit shakes and supplemented by several “cleanse formulas” and an “enzyme pill” that is claimed to aid with speedy digestion.

Ingredients

Difficult to summarize, but it seems you’ll need enzyme pills, assorted herbal teas, assorted organic fruits and vegetables and vegetable broth, among other things.

Product Features

One piece of information that is easily found on the Martha’s Vineyard Diet website is a daily schedule for the cleanse. The day begins at 8AM with 1 oz. “liquid berry” and 6 oz. water, one digestive enzyme tablet, an optional cup of herbal tea and an 8 oz. glass of water. At 9AM, dieters are instructed to have another glass of water. 10AM, it’s a glass of water supplemented with one scoop of “essential greens.” The Martha’s Vineyard Diet program continues like this, hourly, until 8PM. The official Martha’s Vineyard Diet website seems to offer all of the drink supplements that a dieter needs for $213.95. Additionally, a Martha’s Vineyard Diet books is available from retailers like Barns and Noble and Amazon.

Pro’s

• There is an easy to find official website for the Martha’s Vineyard Diet, even if it’s not always very clearly laid out.
• Since the diet schedule is strict and very detailed, you can order everything you need for the diet from the website.

Con’s

• Following the liquid diet schedule is very complicated.
• Many dieters will not feel full on a liquid-only diet, especially if they follow it for 21 days.
• According to the Martha’s Vineyard Diet book, a coffee enema (!) seems to be integral to this diet’s success.
• Some dieters report that the $213.95 “complete” kit actually does not include the digestive enzymes that are necessary for this diet, and that these must be purchased separately from health food stores.
• Often, weight lost by following liquid diets will quickly return when dieters resume normal eating habits.

Conclusion

Roni DeLuz may run a successful spa on Martha’s Vineyard, but those following the Martha’s Vineyard diet seem doomed. Claiming that dieters will lose 21 pounds in 21 days seems outrageous to begin with, and ad to that the bazaar required eating habits and other “health practices.” Not everyone has the means or the inclination to get multiple colonics, and this seems as important to the Martha’s Vineyard diet’s success as the actual dieting. We’d stick to a more traditional, proven effective diet and supplement plan.