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Contortionists gone rogue

Just as the pitiless bombardment of New Year good-habit advice might be starting to abate, another couple of trends have landed that will curdle the gut biota of all those smug Dry Veganuary practitioners: dirty wellness and anti-influencers.

The former, coined by – who else? –a nutritionist to the British royal family, is anew take on the old 80-20 rule. Do most things right,

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