LET THERE BE LIGHT

“AND GOD SAID, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.”

The Hallelujah Diet, inspired by the above passage from the Book of Genesis, requires its disciples to consume 85 per cent of their kilojoules from raw and unprocessed plant-based foods, primarily vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds. It is not to be confused with the Daniel Plan (inspired by the biblical prophet Daniel), a nutrition program cooked up by megachurch pastor Rick Warren in 2011 that involves eating 75 press tour and joking that it just might affect his interview skills. “It’s 21 days of prayer and fasting,” he said. “By the time you see me, I’ll probably be hallucinating.”