Editor-in-Chief
Gina Sakic
Born in Croatia, educated in Italy and Australia. A career spanning the Melbourne International Film Festival, corporate video production and functional nutrition. Now based in Tuscany, writing at the intersection of culture, health and sustainability.
Latest from Gina
Wellness
Putting It Back
Folic acid has gone into flour in some 80 countries since 1998 to prevent neural tube defects, and the benefit is real. On 13 December 2026 UK white flour joins them. What the slow enzyme DHFR, MTHFR variants and the br…
Wellness
Lifelong Customers
Children in the UK, US and Australia get half to two-thirds of their calories from ultra-processed food. Gina Sakic on how the cereal aisle was built…
Wellness
Staying Upright
Our protein needs rise as we age, just as national guidelines steer us toward plants. Dutch research on adults over 65 suggests a plant-rich diet can…
Wellness
The Protein Squeeze
Whey prices have more than doubled. Gina Sakic looks at why, at the leucine threshold and protein needs in perimenopause, and at five-minute breakfas…
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The Cold Season
Food
Raw Buckwheat & Dark Chocolate Bars
Wellness
The Sun Question
Wellness
The Wisdom in the Food
Wellness
Let There Be Light: What Photobiomodulation Tells Us About Our Most Ancient Medicine
Wellness
The Yellow Monoculture: How One Banana Conquered the World
Culture
The Most Important Children's Show in the World
Wellness
We Are Made of Plastic Now
Travel
The Island That Time Forgot — and Why That Is Entirely the Point
Wellness
The Fat We Were Wrong About: How Saturated Fat Became Public Enemy Number One — and Why the Science Never Agreed
Wellness
The Sweet Trap: How Sugar Became the Currency of Childhood
Travel
The Lavender Labyrinth: Seeking the Soul of Hvar Beyond the After-Party
Wellness
The White Powder Pivot: Why Everyone Is Suddenly Taking Creatine
Lifestyle
The Emerald of the Adriatic: A Slow-Cooked Journey Through Korčula
Travel
The Bitter and the Sweet: How Melbourne Built the World's Most Sophisticated Coffee Culture
Travel
The Salt and the Stone: A Journey Through Croatia's Luminous Coast
Food
Flourless Whole Orange Cake
Wellness
The Grain that Broke the Gut: The High Cost of the Modern Loaf
Wellness
The Iron Grace: Why I'm Trading My Yoga Mat for a Barbell at 45
Lifestyle
The Biohacking Mirage: Why You Don't Need a Silicon Valley Salary to Fix Your Biology
Wellness
The Roughage Revolution: Why Fiber is the New Protein
Lifestyle
The Silicon Valley Paradox: Why the Architects of the Future Are Raising Their Children in the Past
Lifestyle
Science or Science Fiction? The Controversial Fourth Phase of Water
Culture
The Microbial Renaissance: Why the Most Important Ingredient in Your Diet is Actually Alive
Culture
Nine Months That Count Forever
Fashion
The Clothing Mountain: The Hidden Invoice of the $5 T-Shirt
Lifestyle
The Gospel of Grass: Why the High-Society Future Depends on the Low-Tech Dirt Under Our Feet
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