Robin Quivers is known best for her many years in the role of Howard Stern's sidekick on "The Howard Stern Show." She is also known for her loss of 70 lbs. following the "21 Pounds in 21 Days: Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox" plan developed by Roni DeLuz. This detoxification plan focuses on removing toxins from the body gained from consuming meats and processed foods, and consuming raw foods in the form of drinks, consumes and purees.
Cleansing
The diet and detox plan followed by Robin Quivers is based upon small doses of nutrition throughout the day. Following a 21 day plan detailed in Roni DeLuz's book, "21 Pounds in 21 Days: the Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox," you learn to cleanse the system by consuming raw foods in the form of juices, using colonic cleanses or coffee enemas, and drinking herbal teas instead of caffeine. Robin Quivers also utilizes the Master Cleanse detox plan in her raw food diet. The Master Cleanse detox plan is a 10 day fasting cleanse. Peter Glickman is credited with revitalizing this detox plan, adding probiotics to the original period of fasting on lemon juice mixed with cayenne pepper and maple syrup. Both cleansing programs endorse periods of fasting, or cleansing, paired with juicing and raw foods.
The Diet
Though the "diet" is more of a detox plan, Robin Quivers states that she has made this a lifestyle and that she won't go back to eating how she did before. Followers of this plan process fruits and vegetables through a juicer to mix drinks for sustenance throughout the day. The diet relies primarily on fruit and vegetable purees, clear soup broths and a host of supplement drinks for purchase from the company. These include a berry drink, green drink, vegetable drink, inner cleanse and protein drinks for use in the maintenance portion of the plan. Three options to follow are detailed in the book, including two-day, seven-day tune-up and full 21-day plans.
Benefits
Robin Quivers espouses the benefits of the plan as being weight loss, increased energy and a decrease in her aches and pains. A 2005 article published in "The Journal of Nutrition" reports favorable impacts on serum LDL cholesterol and triglycerides that lower your risk of cardiovascular disease. The raw food diet may also promote a better quality of life for those suffering from the debilitating symptoms of fibromyalgia. A 2001 study published in the journal "BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine" found that following a raw food diet for seven months, participants noticed significant relief from pain.
Side Effects
The raw food diet presents some undesirable side effects, as you might expect when removing protein and many sources of dietary fiber from your diet. The 2005 article published in "The Journal of Nutrition" that notes positive effects on SDL cholesterol and triglycerides also noted that a raw food diet "lowers serum HDL cholesterol and increases tHcy concentrations due to vitamin B-12 deficiency." An article published in the 1999 edition of the journal "Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism," found that following a diet comprised of raw foods led to a high loss of body weight, but that this was partnered with higher than usual rates of disruption to menstrual cycles. Another study published in 1999 by "Caries Research," reported an increased risk of dental erosion compared to conventional nutrition.
References
- Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox: About
- "Caries Research"; Dental Erosions in Subjects Living on a Raw Food Diet; C. Ganss, et al.; 1999
- "Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism"; Consequences of a Long-Term Raw Food Diet on Body Weight and Menstruation: Results of a Questionnaire Survey; C. Koebnick, et al.; 1999
- "The Journal of Nutrition"; Long-Term Consumption of a Raw Food Diet Is Associated with Favorable Serum LDL Cholesterol and Triglycerides but Also with Elevated Plasma Homocysteine and Low Serum HDL Cholesterol in Humans; Corinna Koebnick, et al.; October 2005
- Plans for Dieting: Robin Quivers on CBS Sunday Morning (Diet Detox)
- "BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine"; Fibromyalgia Syndrome Improved Using a Mostly Raw Vegetarian Diet: an Observational Study; Michael S. Donaldson; September 2001
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