Office Hours: The Fiber Trend—How Much Is Too Much?

Welcome to Office Hours. This is our dedicated one-on-one space to go deeper, get clearer, and explore what truly moves the needle for your health. I'm Dr. Mark Hyman and each week we're going to pull back the curtain and share the insights, the research, the lessons that don't always make it into our conversations with guests.

Because at the end of the day, you are the CEO of your own health. And for many of you, your family's health too. And you might not feel it all the time, but you have far more power and agency than you realize. I'm glad you're here. Fibers haven't a moment.

Now if you've been on social media lately, you've probably heard the term fiber maxing. People adding chia to everything, down in syllium husk, gaming for 40, 50, even 60 grams of fiber a day. And the problem is, well, better gut health, better blood sugar, more weight loss, natural GLP1 activation, hormone balance. And here's the thing.

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