It’s widely recommended as a gastrointestinal scrubber by colonic therapists and sold in pharmacies under product names such as …

Alramucil, Effer-Syllium, Fiberall, Hydrocil, Konsyl, Metamucil, Mylanta Natural Fiber Supplement, Naturacil, Perdiem, Pro-Lax, Reguloid Natural, Serutan, Siblin, Syllact, Vitalax, V-Lax, etc.

Psyllium is also used by the food industry as a stabilizer for frozen desserts.

Adano Ley cautioned me that even oat bran can clog the intestines.

I argued back that oat bran, unlike wheat bran and psyllium, is water-soluble and doesn’t pose that threat.

Adano shot me one of his notorious “Be my guest” looks, as in, “Be my guest. You’re entitled to placebo yourself till Midnight Eternity.”

Within a year, the media confirmed Adano’s assertion.

Doctors recommended a significant reduction in oat bran’s consumption because so many people needed surgery to remove it from their intestines.

They advised using no more than a third of a cup of oat bran accompanied by a glass or two of fluids.