Now Gen Z start eating huge spoonfuls of sea moss: While our showbusiness reporter agrees it tastes disgusting, is it the natural replacement for vitamin supplements?

Now Gen Z start eating huge spoonfuls of sea moss: While our showbusiness reporter agrees it tastes disgusting, is it the natural replacement for vitamin supplements? By Dolly Busby Published: 21:09 EDT, 13 July 2024 | Updated: 21:10 EDT, 13 July 2024 e-mail View comments For the past few months I've started every day the same way – with a large tablespoon of a foul-tasting golden-coloured gel. The best way to describe its texture is lumpy Vaseline, and the acrid chemical aftertaste is so severe the only thing that can get rid of it is a strong black coffee. It might sound like a snake-oil medical treatment from the 1800s, but it is actually a £17 health supplement made with moss harvested from the shores of the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia.

And while this gel, known as sea moss, will not win any awards for its flavour, I believe it has changed my life. Since I began taking it every morning, I've experienced what can only be described as an entire personality change. Better than vitamins? Our reporter Dolly Busby put sea moss, which is becoming increasingly popular with Gen Z, to the test US su­per­model Bella Hadid swears by the benefits of sea moss and claims to drink a glass of it every morning Suddenly I have boundless energy and I'm no longer yawning at 5pm.

My friends have commented on how well I look, with some even describing my skin as glowing. I've also stopped getting hangovers. I'm far from the only sea moss zealot.

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