I am often asked why can’t we just eat a “balanced diet”. Afterall, by now, we all should know what is healthy and what is not. I believe there is no such thing as one diet fits all. There is no one way to eat that is appropriate for everybody. This is the trouble I have with general nutrition advice. For example, the individual who is insulin-resistant  or has metabolic syndrome should not be advised to follow a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet. This individual should not be told to “eat a banana daily to get plenty of potassium” or “drink a glass of orange juice for vitamin C.” This advice would further create more insulin problems in the individual due to the high carbohydrate content of both of these offerings—making them inappropriate. 

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