Unwrap the truth about your food 👉 ⁠Get the ZOE app https://joinzoe.onelink.me/XebC/9r7grdmf This spring, are you bombarded by wellness trends promising miraculous results? From detox juices to the surprising popularity of beef tallow, it's easy to get swept up in hype. But what if some of these "healthy" habits are doing more harm than good? To explain these trends, journalist, health entrepreneur and bestselling author Liz Earle, joins us to share insights from her 40 year career in the wellness industry. Alongside Liz is Dr. Federica Amati, a scientist from Imperial College London, ZOE's Head Nutritionist, and author of the bestseller "Every Body Should Know This." Together, we'll put five popular trends under the microscope: detox drinks, red light therapy, beef tallow for skin, creatine, and high-cost probiotics. Discover what's fact and what's fiction, empowering you to make evidence-based choices. Finally, we'll share practical ZOE-approved tips for embracing spring with genuine, science-backed wellness strategies, helping you navigate the season of renewal with confidence. 🌱 Try our new plant based wholefood supplement - Daily30: https://zoe.com/daily30?utm_medium=zoe_podcast&utm_source=podcast_platform&utm_campaign=d30 Follow ZOE on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/zoe/ Get Liz's book 'A Better Second Half' here | https://amzn.to/4kqKSrX Timecodes 📚Books by our ZOE Scientists The Food For Life Cookbook | https://amzn.to/4amfIMX Every Body Should Know This by Dr Federica Amati | https://amzn.to/4blJsLg Food For Life by Prof. Tim Spector | https://amzn.to/4amZinu Free resources from ZOE: Live Healthier: Top 10 Tips From ZOE Science & Nutrition | https://zoe.com/freeguide Gut Guide - For a Healthier Microbiome in Weeks | https://zoe.com/gutguide Referenced in today's episode Detox diets for toxin elimination and weight management: a critical review of the evidence (2014) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25522674/ Application of red light therapy for moderate‐to‐severe acne vulgaris: A systematic review and meta‐analysis (2021) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jocd.14369 Tallow, Rendered Animal Fat, and Its Biocompatibility With Skin: A Scoping Review (2024) https://assets.cureus.com/uploads/review_article/pdf/209121/20240724-319105-85aa66.pdf International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand: safety and efficacy of creatine supplementation in exercise, sport, and medicine (2017) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5469049/#Sec18 Unraveling the Puzzle: Health Benefits of Probiotics-A Comprehensive Review (2024) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38592298/ Have feedback or a topic you'd like us to cover? Let us know here: https://gf6hx47iu5g.typeform.com/topicsuggestion Episode transcripts are available here: https://zoe.com/learn/category/podcasts