Food Myths and one size fits all diets

One of my personal pet peeve's which I think applies to most of us centers around so-called experts and dietary advice or "scientific evidence." There is no one-size-fits-all diet due to normal human development and biological individuality. This simply means that as we age and change our diet will need to change. Just because a diet is good for someone else does not mean it's good for you and even a diet that was once good for you will likely not always be good for you.  This should be common sense and is definitely my clinical experience but due to so many strong opinions, and the marketing nature of our society, confusion abounds.  I, like many naturopathic doctors, like to occasionally run a food allergy and sensitivity blood test to see which foods are causing a strong reaction in the immune system. We also like to occasionally do an elimination diet consisting of a fast or very restrictive diet for up to six weeks in order to determine problematic foods. Benefits will often include less inflammation, better digestion, improved skin and brain function and sometimes a complete resolution of an illness.  I believe that it is a myth and misleading to think there is one ideal diet food for you. I like to use the example of Bill Clinton and his famous vegan diet. Bill did a year of a vegan diet when he was overweight, red-faced and puffy with obvious inflammation  and dietary over indulgences. After a year of a strict healthy vegan diet he completely resolved his issues. However, a thin female teenage vegan would often do poorly  to continue this approach. And may do better on a Paleo type diet for a while.So it depends on who you are and what's happening in your life.