The people who I knew who went too far with cutting out so much and lost loads of weight. Of course, it is better to be a bit underweight than overweight but they were feeling ill.
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No. It is much better to be a little overweight. It is simply better to have a little reserve.
I would never recommend a fruit diet since this would mean a harmful glucose insulin cycle. It might make you feel better because the brain wants you to get sugar, despite working better on ketones. There is an evolutionary mechanism that wants us to be fat, and sugar which was only normally available in the late summer was sought to build fat for winter. In the modern world winter never really comes, and sugar is available all year long. This is why we have an obesity, T2D and metabolic syndrome epidemic in the western world.Fasting probably is a good thing from time to time. I know Muslims who fast a couple of days a week
and it is probably a way of detoxification. I have known people who go on juice diets and feel this is beneficial.
Coffee is really good for your microbiome but caffeine has a half life of about 12 hours. So a morning is a great idea, but needs to burn out before bedtime. So do not drink it in the day. Switch to green tea.
It does seem that the way society and medicine is going does seem to be 'a pill for every ill'. I know people who take handfuls of pills several times a day. It does seem like a fast, convenient solution, endorced by doctors. There is also the whole industry of health shops and people often spend loads of money and take products which they don't need. I used to go in and buy various tablets frequently when I was working. I still buy various over the counter medications for sleep because I often can't get off to sleep until about 5am otherwise. Even cutting right down on caffeine doesn't prevent it. People who seem to be able to fall asleep whenever they choose to are so lucky. I am not sure whether it is connected to thinking too much but even as a child I had difficulty sleeping. Good sleeping does seem to be essential to so much, although I know people who can manage on very little sleep. I have read that some of the mobile and digital technologies signals, like 4G, interfere with sleeping. So many people do seem to struggle with sleep so it is possible.
Signals in the air do not interfere with sleep. But working on a computer totally does! I would suggest that you do not eat after 6pm, and get some blue blocking sunglasses to wear before bedtime. Your day should include physical exercise, and some meditation to avoid over thinking problems.
Have you tried Qigong? You don't have to believe in Shakra theory, the movement still works to reduce BP and assist in calmness.
They are both equally important, and if you get the diet right, the stress reduces.
Of course, stress is an underlying issue for sleep and so many factors in health. Stress management techniques are important but life has so much potential stress, with some having more to cope with than others. Generally, I feel that trying to cope with stresses is possibly more important than diet but a combination of the two ways is likely to be the best.
My advice is to never eat anything in a packet.
Modern living has transformed out diet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1qbkL-Iff8