My interview for Idai Makaya - an authority on Martial Arts Conditioning, Self Defence, Intermittent Fasting and Human Physical Performance.

PART 1 of 7

Questions:

#1 - Mike, what is your main philosophical reason for using and promoting a fruit-only diet? Why are you so passionate about it and why do you try so hard to 'spread the word' - so to speak?

#2 - Do you acknowledge any potential risks with regard to malnutrition, etc - if your diet is not followed correctly? How do you suggest that users of a fruitarian diet ensure they are not at any risk when following such a diet?

#3 - I don't know if you have any kids Mike, but if or when you do would you 'impose' this diet on them or encourage them to follow it? Do you think this diet is suitable for children (and if so, from what age)? If not, why is it safe for long term adult use - but not for children?

PART 2 of 7

Question #4: What is the longest spell that you know of for anyone following the exact same diet that you use and sticking to it - is it decades?

PART 3 of 7

Question #5: Are you an 'anomally'? Is it just a freak occurence that you are doing so well on a fruit-only diet? Do you know of any other athletes, anywhere else in the world, who are excelling on a fruit-only diet? if you do know of specific examples, please share them, and if you don't - please explain why you think your own success is specifically related to your diet (and not just to you as an individual)?

PART 4 of 7

Questions:

#6 - There is an 'elephant in the room' when we talk of your running performances and diet - are you certain that your current performances are a true reflection of your full athletic potential or is there a real possibility that you have improved because your diet has gone from a really poor one - by your own admission - to a somewhat better one? Could there be a possibility that if you added just meat to your current diet you would get even faster - maybe become a 2:10 marathoner?

#7 - Do you know the nutritional content of your current diet and how that compares to so-called recommended daily allowances?

PART 5 of 7

Questions:

#8 - How do you monitor your health to be sure you are not developing any underlying nutritional issues or deficiencies on this 'new' (to you) diet?

#9 - You can eat up to 40 bananas daily - do you add anything else to that, typically (oranges, apples, pears, etc)?

#10 - For less active people, how would you recommend they use this diet - since they will not need as many calories as you and it could well be that this diet only works for you because you eat so much low nutrient food that the totals build up to acceptable levels?

#11 - What would you estimate your total calorie intake to be and how does that compare to other top marathon runners' diets?

PART 6 of 7

Questions:

#12 - Do you get cravings? I personally advise people who use intermittent fruit fasting that the fruit fasting actually purges cravings if you use the right fruits alongside good water intake, but in my diet people go back to other nutrients regularly and intermittently - you never alter your diet from fruits.

#13 - Does your diet ever get boring? Please be honest!

#14 - How well do you think people would fare on a fruitarian diet if their goals related to becoming stronger or getting bigger muscles - rather than just endurance?

#15 - Do you use any supplements at all? Have you done so in the past?

PART 7 of 7

Questions:

#16 - What is your training program like? How often in a single day do you run, typically? Do you use any other conditioning exercises?

#17 - Are you looking to become a full-time ultra-marathon runner or will you keep going at the shorter distances until you think you have released your true maximum speed potential?

#18 - What's next for Mike Arnstein and is there anything you would like our readers to know about what you are involved in or that I have not asked about?