Helene Weinkouff Barsøe (born 1999) studied communication at CBS and founded the food project Heba Heba Kitchen, where she shares gut-friendly recipes and inspiration. A former IBS patient herself, she co-wrote Mavero (Gyldendal, January 2026) with gastroenterologist Alice Højer Christensen - a book on the gut microbiome and nervous system as key drivers of irritable bowel syndrome, which affects roughly one in five Danes.
The book Mavero is published by Gyldendal on January 13, 2026 and is available as a paperback and e-book.
Helene Weinkouff Barsøe and Alice Højer Christensen hold a public talk about Mavero and IBS at Suhrs Højskole in Copenhagen.
The Mavero project receives a grant of 75,000 kr. from the Nordea Foundation under the support area 'Overlooked Diseases'.
Helene Weinkouff Barsøe presents Mavero to the Whole Grain Partnership at a partnership meeting at Coop Danmark.
Helene Weinkouff Barsøe and Alice Højer Christensen participate in the podcast Busy Being Well with a focus on digestive and gastrointestinal problems.
