Protein Plus Benefits: Why Dairy is a Nutritious and Smart Choice

Protein Plus Benefits: Why Dairy is a Nutritious and Smart Choice

It’s always great when you find something that can serve multiple roles. A babysitter who watches over children and cleans the house. A cleaning product that disinfects and deodorizes. Or a cell phone that replaces your camera, calendar, and GPS. When it comes to nutrition, protein gets a lot of attention, and for good reason. … Read more

All in protein in a little bit: How GLP-1 is changing restaurant menus

All in protein in a little bit: How GLP-1 is changing restaurant menus

The customer is always right. So when two patrons at different tables approached Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar co-founder Barry Gutin the same night to ask him the same question, Gutin listened and knew he would make a big change to the restaurant’s dining options. But what was that all-important question that could mandate … Read more

Protein chips, sex chocolate: what are “functional foods” and do they actually promote health?

Protein chips, sex chocolate: what are "functional foods" and do they actually promote health?

YYou are at the grocery store and looking for a sweet snack. But these days, Chocolate Corner promises more than that. Mental clarity, a stronger immune system, PMS relief, and even sexual stamina are all achieved in some squares. Chocolate isn’t the only snack that can be reinvented as a wellness product. Supermarket shelves are … Read more

IBD: Vitamin D may stop the immune system from attacking gut bacteria

Woman preparing to swallow vitamin D supplement with glass of water in hand

Share on PinterestCould vitamin D be the key to restoring intestinal balance, especially in IBD patients? Ekaterina Goncharova/Getty Images Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the intestines. Research is ongoing into the best ways to manage inflammatory bowel disease, including medications and lifestyle changes. Results from a … Read more

What will the public say about this $380 kosher wine?

What will the public say about this $380 kosher wine?

Kingsmark, an ultra-premium kosher Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley, costs $380 a bottle. Jess Lander/The Chronicle The first wine I tasted when I was a child was Really wine. It was Manischewitz. It’s sweet and syrupy, made from Concord grapes, and served to me in small quantities every year on Passover. I hated it as … Read more

Thorne on track for $650 million in sales despite subscription fatigue as Gen Z fuels supplement boom

How Thorne became one of Gen Z's favorite wellness brands

Supplement brand Thorne is on track to hit $650 million in annual sales this year, driven by Gen Z and Millennial shoppers who are increasingly interested in improving their health, CNBC reported. The 42-year-old supplement brand, which L. Catterton took private in 2023, has maintained a compound annual growth rate of more than 30% since … Read more

I followed RFK Jr.’s advice and ate only high protein foods for a week

I followed RFK Jr.'s advice and ate only high protein foods for a week

There aren’t even two A few months into working here at WIRED, I found myself barfing in the office bathroom. Technically, it was work-related stress, but it wasn’t what you might imagine. Rather, it was an unfortunate and almost immediate result of my efforts to switch to a diet consisting only of foods, drinks, and … Read more

I made a career out of carbohydrates. Now they make me sick. – Boston Globe

Bakery baguette.

Bakery baguette.Michelle Euler/Associated Press No, I don’t have celiac disease (I’ve already been tested), it’s just a sensitivity. But eating gluten can leave you feeling tired, bloated, and a little sick. It affects everything. When I ate gluten, my face swelled up, my head felt foggy, I got migraines, I had trouble concentrating, and my … Read more

Higher vitamin D levels in midlife are associated with lower risk of dementia

Study Links Higher Vitamin D Levels to Lower Dementia Risk

People with higher levels of vitamin D as they enter middle age may have a lower risk of developing dementia, new research suggests. For the study, researchers measured vitamin D blood levels in about 800 adults without dementia who were on average 39 years old at the start of the study. Some 16 years later, … Read more