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Wellness has always loved a spectacle. Coconut water in sleek cartons, detox teas promoted by influencers, açai bowls photographed like art. Each one arrives as if it were the missing piece, the new solution, the secret to balance. For a moment, they dominate feeds and shelves. Then they fade. What endures are not the fashionable fixes but the foods and practices rooted in patience, culture, and quiet consistency. Substance rarely makes headlines, yet it is the one thing that remains.
The rise and fall of trends
Every generation has its wellness craze. In the 1980s it was low-fat everything, where margarine replaced butter and fat was demonised as the root of all problems. In the 1990s it was juicing, with kitchens full of pulp and promises of instant detox. The early 2000s brought superfoods like goji berries and spirulina powders, hailed as miracle ingredients only to be forgotten when the next “must-have” arrived.
The 2010s were defined by the explosion of wellness aesthetics. Matcha became an Instagram staple, kale was crowned a superfood, and gluten-free or dairy-free products spilled far beyond the people who medically needed them. Activated charcoal turned lemonades and ice creams black, marketed less for function than for appearance. Wellness was as much about the photo as the practice.
The 2020s have pushed the cycle even faster. Adaptogens, nootropics, and mushroom coffees are promoted as productivity hacks, while “biohacking” routines and personalised powders promise optimisation through algorithms. Social media accelerates each wave, making products feel essential one month and irrelevant the next. These fads thrive on novelty, but as quickly as they rise, they fade, leaving little that truly endures.
What substance looks like
Substance works differently. It is slower, steadier, and far less glamorous. It is found in the foods and practices that are so ordinary we almost stop noticing them. Rice and lentils, eaten together in countless cultures, deliver balanced protein and energy. Olive oil and bread, cornerstones of Mediterranean diets, remain as nourishing today as they were thousands of years ago. Soups and broths, simmered slowly across traditions, turn humble ingredients into nutrient-dense, sustaining meals.
Research reinforces this difference. A review in the Journal of Food Science and Technology found that traditional preparation methods such as slow cooking and fermentation can enhance the bioavailability of certain nutrients, creating meals that are more sustainable compared to quick, highly processed alternatives. Depth in preparation translates directly into depth in nutrition.
These staples endure because they are integrated into the rhythm of life. They do not need reinvention or trend status. Their value comes not from spectacle but from repetition, continuity, and authenticity. They were part of a whole-food tradition long before “functional” became a buzzword.
Fashion versus foundations
The difference between trend and foundation is clear. Trends move from the outside in. They are introduced, promoted, and consumed because they are new, exciting, and visible. They live on aesthetics and marketing cycles. Foundations move from the inside out. They are the foods and practices repeated over generations, refined through lived experience, and held not because they are fashionable but because they are reliable.
Where fashion seeks attention, foundations provide continuity. Where trends demand reinvention, foundations ask only for repetition. Fashion is loud, foundations are quiet. And in the end, it is the quiet practices that sustain us.
The quiet power of continuity
Among the foods that last, broth has always carried a special place. It is a slow-simmered tradition, drawing both flavour and function from bones and connective tissue. It delivers warmth, savoury depth, and quiet strength without needing reinvention. Long valued as part of ancestral nutrition, broth is naturally mineral-rich and provides amino acids that support the body at a structural level. It has survived not because it was fashionable but because it was substantial.
At Functional Future, our Organic Beef Bone Broth continues in this tradition. Made from organic, grass-fed Nordic cattle, it reflects patience, sustainable sourcing, and authentic preparation. Rich in collagen and crafted as a wholefood-inspired staple, it offers comfort with substance, a reminder that in wellness, as in life, what endures is not fashion but foundations.
