Bernard O’Shea: Five things I learned about fibre-maxxing

It began with a few chia seeds and culminated in a week of soul-searching over bowel-related issues.
Bernard O’Shea: Five things I learned about fibre-maxxing

"Fibremaxxing is when people — usually TikTokers and Instagrammers in lovely soft lighting — start loading their diets with extreme levels of fibre to “hack” their gut health."

EVERY month, a new superfood bursts onto my feed — promising eternal youth, glowing skin, and sunrise yoga energy, all from some obscure seed, berry, or root.

You know the drill: Goji berries, acai bowls, sea moss, and ingredients that could clog a Henry vacuum.

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