The Rise of “Food as Medicine” – What’s Real, What’s Marketing?

by Mary-Thea Brosnan | Jan 19, 2026 | About Kefir, Opinion Piece

Over the past year, I’ve found myself having the same conversation in very different places. At Electric Picnic, at the Samhain Festival in Kells, and in conversations with everyday people just trying to feel better in their own bodies. The phrase that keeps coming up...

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