Marilyn Diamond is an American author and speaker on the topic of
anti-aging and
longevity
Longevity may refer to especially long-lived members of a population, whereas ''life expectancy'' is defined Statistics, statistically as the average number of years remaining at a given age. For example, a population's life expectancy at birth ...
. She is known for advocating a "cleansing" or "
detoxification
Detoxification or detoxication (detox for short) is the physiological or medicinal removal of toxic substances from a living organism, including the human body, which is mainly carried out by the liver. Additionally, it can refer to the period o ...
" diet.
Career
In 1985, with her then husband Harvey Diamond, she co-authored the best-selling health and wellness book ''
Fit for Life
''Fit for Life'' is a diet and lifestyle book series stemming from the principles of orthopathy. It is promoted mainly by the American writers Harvey and Marilyn Diamond. The ''Fit for Life'' book series describes a fad diet which specifies eat ...
''.
The book built on the
natural health movement that had roots in 19th century, and was part of the development of the fascination with
celebrity
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beauty in
contemporary American culture.
Diamond's ideas about diet and aging have been the subject of controversy in the media.
In particular, nutritionists disagree with her assertion that some foods should not be eaten together.
Publications
Books
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"Fitonics For Life Review"
''Diet Spotlight''.
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References
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Alternative detoxification promoters
American non-fiction writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Pseudoscientific diet advocates