I agree with everyone else...

Posted by Nirmala N.

that diets are seldom the answer. You may lose weight in the long term, but a balanced diet and exercise regimen that make you look and feel your best and that you can sustain for a loooooong time are way more important than flash-in-the-pan fad diets. Also, I agree with the person who said that you need to find out what works for YOU. Some of my friends have sworn by the raw food diet, but having tried it before, it made me feel sick and kind of sluggish. According to Chinese medicine and Ayurveda, the kind of foods that people should eat vary depending on their body compositions. I peronally love Ayurveda as a starting point to figuring out the kinds of foods that might be good for your body type. Reading books doesn't really help you get to the heart of it, though--it's a good idea to talk to a health consultant who specializes in Ayurvedic medicine if you're interested in learning more about it. But when it comes down to it, it's all about bringing things into balance--being healthy without going overboard.