Influencers are drinking shots of olive oil and lemon juice. Should you?

Wellness enthusiasts on TikTok and Instagram claim the combination bestows glowing skin and better digestion A shot of lemon juice and olive oil might be delicious on a salad – but would you drink it straight up? That’s what wellness enthusiasts on TikTok and Instagram are doing, claiming it bestows glowing skin and better digestion, and supports the dubious process of “detoxing”. Wellness shots have become “a revolving door for trends”, as dietician Lauren Manaker puts it; over the years, knocking back apple cider vinegar, ginger-turmeric blends, wheatgrass, aloe vera and carrot juice have all come in and out of vogue. Could there be real benefits to this one? We asked experts. Personally, I would happily add gin to vinaigrette and call it a dirty martini, so I wasn’t too worried about the bitter pungency of combining one tablespoon each of lemon juice and extra-virgin olive oil. When I made myself the concoction, it went down easy. Dietician Michelle Routhenstein warned me that acid reflux can be an issue for some, due to the acidity of lemon and the peppery sharpness of the oil, but I escaped that fate. A little. It’s more to do with the oil – a tablespoon of lemon juice only ne