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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Anna Bartter

Considering Trying the Viral Chia Seed Cleanse? Experts Warn You Should Read This First

Chia seed cleanse.

If it feels like the wild west of wellness out there right now, we hear you. The internet is a fertile breeding ground for hacks and tips we're not quite sure how we ever lived without - but when it comes to trending health advice, we're not sold on cyberspace being the go-to.

So, it was with a hefty dose of scepticism that we unearthed the latest gut health nugget: the chia seed cleanse hack. The hashtag #internalshower currently stands at a mind-boggling 200 million plus views on TikTok alone, in upwards of 70 million posts, selling the idea that a daily drink (a variation of chia seeds, lemon and water - more on this, below) could be the answer to our digestive woes.

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