Fiber is supposed to be healthy — so why does “fiber-maxxing” leave so many people bloated, drained, and worse than before?

In this episode of The Burnout Resolution Podcast, Dr. Mylaine Riobé breaks down the viral fiber-maxxing trend and explains why it can be a powerful litmus test for hidden gut imbalances like SIBO and dysbiosis.

Using the gut garden analogy, Dr. Riobé shows how fiber acts like fertilizer: in a healthy garden, it nourishes fruits and vegetables (ally microbes that boost energy and resilience). But in a weedy garden, it grows overgrowth that steals nutrients, inflames your system, and fuels burnout.

Tune in to discover:

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  How to know if fiber is feeding your allies or your weeds

  
  


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  Why a healthy gut should be able to handle fiber without side effects

  
  


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  The key microbial metabolites your body can’t make without gut allies

  
  


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  Friendly, low-FODMAP fibers to start with if you’re sensitive

  
  

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Timestamps (approximate):

00:00 – Welcome & Episode Intro  

01:00 – What is Fiber-Maxxing? TikTok Trend Explained  

02:00 – Why “Go Slower” Isn’t the Answer  

04:00 – Feeding Allies vs. Feeding Weeds (Garden Analogy)  

06:00 – What Happens When Fiber Feeds the Wrong Bugs  

08:00 – The Microbiome: 4–5 Million Genes You Don’t Have  

10:00 – Vitamins, SCFAs, and Bioactive Metabolites from Microbes  

12:00 – Weeds, Dysbiosis, and Unwelcome Gut Guests  

14:00 – Fiber as Fertilizer: Litmus Test for Gut Health  

16:00 – High-FODMAP Foods that Feed the Weeds  

18:00 – Functional vs. Conventional Gut Testing  

20:00 – Fiber as a Genetic Switchboard  

22:00 – Dysbiosis, Stress, and the Burnout Cycle  

24:00 – How Stress and Gut Health Fuel Burnout  

26:00 – Smarter Strategy: Weed, Repair, Restore, Then Fertilize  

28:00 – Friendly Low-FODMAP Fibers  

30:00 – High-FODMAP Foods to Limit  

33:00 – Takeaways & Safer Fiber Approach  

34:00 – Closing & 7-Day Burnout Reset Challenge