Reddit reviews The Keystone Approach: Healing Arthritis and Psoriasis by Restoring the Microbiome

I lost my extra weight over a year through a diet change and water fasting.

I eliminated:

• alcohol
  
• wheat
  
• all flours
  
• sugars
  
• dairy
  
• meat
  
• almost all processed food
  
  I added fish back. I now eat meat only about twice per month.
  
  My diet is based on vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, fruits, and limited grains. I avoid processed foods whenever possible, and cook almost everything from scratch.
  
  These books were interesting, even though I don't think they are exactly right in their conclusions:
  
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Fasting-Eating-Health-Medical-Conquering/dp/031218719X
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Keystone-Approach-Arthritis-Psoriasis-Microbiome/dp/0991126955/
  
  I try to stop eating at 4 pm, fasting until morning.
  
  I was obese but now I'm at a normal BMI.
  
  I think that if one wants to change the results of one's lifestyle, the lifestyle has to be fundamentally changed. Slapping a bandaid on it never worked for me.