There is a tendency for the vast majority of people to believe that regardless of the bad food they eat or the amount of alcohol or other high calorie drinks they consume,they can still maintain optimal health and lose weight by taking a magic pill, powder or other potion. However, this is a false hope … one that is encouraged by the outrageous claims of the weight loss industry (… who know it makes commercial sense to give the public what they want!) but that has been silenced by too much scientific evidence. There is no miracle weight loss pill. There is only the natural world of law and order, of cause and effect. If you want to lose weight, enjoy optimal health and increase the chances of prolonged lifespan, you must engage the cause … and this means in very simple terms that you must eat a diet of predominately unrefined foods that are nutrient and fibre-rich (full details of which will be discussed later in this site). The only way that you can possibly lose weight in the long term is by eating healthy, good quality foods that are nutritionally rich while at the same time avoiding foods which are nutrient poor. By eating the right foods that are rich in nutrients and fibre and low in calories, we become “filled up” … which will hopefully help us avoid overeating and prevent us from raiding the cookie jar when our mid afternoon hunger pangs start playing up again!