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New York Times Magazine story editor Willy Staley tried Sean O’Mara’s “Living Diet” (nothing but steak and fermented foods like sauerkraut) for a week: To O’Mara, the diet is not just a temporary means of losing weight but a way to eat for good. He has been doing it for 10 years, and credits it with turning his life around. At one point in our conversation he pulled up the Bristol Stool Chart,…
Willy Staley, a New York Times Magazine story editor, attempted Sean O'Mara's "Living Diet," which consists solely of steak and fermented foods such as sauerkraut, for a week. O'Mara, who has been following the diet for a decade, credits it with transforming his life. During their conversation, O'Mara showed Staley the Bristol Stool Chart, ranging from Type 1 (separate, hard pellets) to Type 7 (watery, no solid pieces).
O'Mara achieves Type 4 (smooth, soft, like a snake) consistently, with pointed ends, indicating healthy rectal function. O'Mara claimed that eating healthily eliminates the need for toilet paper, comparing the body to animals in the wild that leave no residual stool on their anus. He described an ideal bowel movement as odorless, wipe-free, lasting three to seven seconds, and "nearly orgasmic."
Upon reading O'Mara's claim, the reporter initially dismissed it as absurd, but ultimately acknowledged its literal truth. The reporter questioned the credibility of O'Mara's assertion, suggesting that challenging such a claim would be difficult, if not impossible, even to someone who doubts it.
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