Every week, there's a new wellness trend to try. Butter coffee , propping my legs up against a wall (crucial for pre-bed anxiety spikes), sweating my life away in an infrared sauna —if someone (anyone) has said it’s good for you, then I’ve done it. My latest fixation is one of my more controversial: nightly castor oil stomach wraps.

As a pre-bed ritual, I’ll take a palmful of castor oil, rub it onto my stomach in a clockwise motion, then wrap a beige piece of medical-looking fabric over the top to protect my pyjamas and sheets from oil stains. It's similar to navel oiling , with the addition of wearing a huge, ugly belt. In the morning, I’ll whip it off, jump in the shower and go about my day.

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The benefits I’ve noticed include substantially less bloating in the mo

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