A week of nutrient-dense meals built around food you already like — with an honest account of what eating well can and can't change about how you look.
Sugar, dairy, gluten — eliminated for cosmetic reasons, on evidence that's weak or mixed. That's how an interest in eating well turns into a set of rules you feel guilty breaking.
'Clearer skin in three weeks.' Appearance is driven mostly by genetics, age, sun, sleep and hormones. Food is one modest input, and pretending otherwise sets you up to feel like you failed.
No antioxidant you eat protects your skin from UV the way sunscreen does. Advice implying otherwise isn't just overselling — it's the kind that costs something.
Hair shedding, brittle nails and persistent acne can mean iron deficiency, thyroid problems or coeliac disease. A blood test settles in a fortnight what a meal plan can't clarify in a year.