I am surprised more people have not reviewed this book, as McDonald provides readers with a comprehensive, in-depth guide to designing a diet suited to ones needs. Women especially would benefit from this book, as they tend to place severe restrictions on their diet, only for their days of starvation to backfire as they tumble on an out of control a binge-a-thon. Getting a fit body does not require such a miserable lifestyle; McDonald will not do the work for your nor tell you crazy rules and food combinations. What he does is give readers the tools to utilize a highly effective, non-retarded diet. It is only up to the reader to actually follow through rather than merely reading the material.