The original The Beverly Hills Diet was a book that was read in one or two sittings and was referred back to as a guide. The New Beverly Hills Diet is a day-to-day support system, a hand-holding guide you interact with each day.

The New Beverly Hills Diet is not a diet; it's a lifestyle eating plan, a plan that focuses on the individual adoption of the technique of Conscious Combining, the technique I first introduced in The Beverly Hills Diet in 1981.

The original The Beverly Hills Diet began with 10 days of fruit and did not include animal protein until day 19. The New Beverly Hills Diet includes foods from all food groups in the first week, including animal protein, meeting all standards set by the U.S. Senate Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs as recommended for a balanced weekly diet.

In the first week of The New Beverly Hills Diet you will eat corn on the cob, baked potatoes (butter, included), pasta, fresh fruit, steak, shrimp (or animal protein of choice), salads with real oil and vinegar salad dressing. There is no portion control, and you can even have wine and champagne if desired. My original The Beverly Hills Diet was a structured 42-day eating regimen that allowed for very limited eating deviations or choices. The New Beverly Hills Diet encourages open eating with guidance. There are 21 open-choice meals in the 35-day regimen.

The following is an excerpt from The New Beverly Hills Diet by Judy Mazel, Health Communications, Inc. © 1996. Used with permission.