The Brazilian philosopher and composer Tim Maia once said : "I decided to go into a draconian diet, cutting drinks, fat, and sugar. In two weeks, I lost 14 days". We are obsessed with the Elixir of Eternal Youth, and one of the ways we found to keep younger was being as skinny as a tree twig. In my new book, "The Witch of Portobello", the main character discusses this obsession – and the waste of energy put into this. Of course you may say: a healthy food does no harm, and... read more