As a health reporter, I follow a food-first approach, meaning I try my best to get all the nutrients I need from a balanced diet without taking supplements. For that reason, I had never considered ...

Psyllium husk — or psyllium, for short — comes from the mainly soluble fiber outer shell of the Plantago ovata plant. It’s the primary ingredient in many over-the-counter fiber supplements ...

NOTHING REVS UP the appetite quite like hearing the words "psyllium husk powder," we know. But the supplement is trending ...

And one of the newest IBS ‘hacks’ to do the rounds online is psyllium husk. It’s been around for thousands of years and is often touted as a low-GI staple, but recently, people have been ...

Seeds of two species of Plantago have been identified as producing mucilage that can be used as a natural additive to make gluten-free bread dough more elastic, resulting in fluffier loaves.

Q: I keep hearing about so many different supplements on social media. Which one do you most often recommend to your patients? A: In most cases, the supposed benefits of supplements popularized on ...