in the quest for health and fitness and in the aspiration to remain young and slim forever people today are ready to go great lengths all forms of quick fix diets and superfoods miracle supplements alternate grains and longevity products line the shelves of supermarketswell according to me if you want to lose weight move as much as you can eat real food eat what you grew up eating the local seasonal fruits and vegetables and staples eat in moderation want a clear complexion reduce sugar use other forms of natural sugars dont buy a sweetener also eat fresh its that simplegradual changes in your food continuously choosing better food and adapting to new food in a phased manner is always better than jumping on the bandwagon of drastic weight loss diets nutritional supplements frenzied meal plans did you know that none of the health guidelines or health organisations have any recommendations for the various diet supplements and alternate foods available or prescribed nowadays starting all the way from atkins diet keto low calorie diet to weight loss products such as garcinia combogia natural extracts matcha tea cranberry and blueberry extracts none of these are recognised authenticated or advised by the world health organisation american dietetic association or national institute of nutrition clinicians and doctors across the board are also recognising the importance of mental health emotional stability and happiness as one of the major drivers of health depriving yourself of food that fits your taste buds and palate going on a drastic alien diet and overspending to buy products and supplements may be too daunting and taxing to allow you to be normal peaceful and happy it could leave you unhappy confused or feeling lost if you are unable to follow it to the t so keep it easy simple and funhealth food fanatics may suffer from a new type of eating disorder called orthorexia nervosa a condition where a person becomes obsessed with eating healthy the writer is a clinical nutritionist the views expressed in the column are entirely hersmanjari chandra