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New York Post
an hour ago
- Health
- New York Post
Is pickle juice actually good for you? Experts weigh in
Advertisement In the sweltering summer heat, some Americans are reaching for an unconventional source of hydration: pickle juice. Whether it's athletes with a salty craving or frugal fans of fermented foods, pickle brine is increasingly touted as a replenishing remedy after tough workouts. But does it actually work? Fox News Digital reached out to medical experts for insights. Pros include electrolytes and gut health Advertisement An Ohio-based registered dietitian with Cleveland Clinic's Center for Human Nutrition, Julia Zumpano, told Fox News Digital she strongly recommends pickle juice for quick hydration. 'It is high in sodium and is a good source of potassium and magnesium, which are electrolytes that are lost during heavy exercise or intense sweating,' she said. 5 Julia Zumpano said she strongly recommends pickle juice for quick hydration. ajr_images – If the juice is vinegar-based, it can have 'blood sugar-controlling benefits and potential weight-loss benefits,' Zumpano added. Advertisement Lacto-fermented pickle juice, which undergoes a saltwater fermentation process, offers the added benefit of probiotics that support gut health, she said. Pickle juice has also been linked to muscle cramps relief. A 2022 study by University of Michigan researchers found that pickle juice also beat out tap water by reducing the severity of cramping. Cons include high sodium and potential irritation 5 Lacto-fermented pickle juice, which undergoes a saltwater fermentation process, offers the added benefit of probiotics that support gut health. New Africa – Zumpano cautioned against drinking pickle juice for those who need to restrict sodium. Advertisement 'Most Americans consume more than enough, if not too much, sodium,' she observed. Not all health professionals are on board. North Carolina-based Dr. Will Haas said he advises against using pickle juice as a regular hydration method. 5 Zumpano cautioned against drinking pickle juice for those who need to restrict sodium. Viktoriya – 'Pickle juice does offer a quick dose of sodium, which can help after heavy sweating, but it's not something I usually recommend,' Haas said. 'For more complete and effective hydration, I prefer an electrolyte powder that includes sodium, potassium, magnesium and a bit of glucose to support better absorption and fluid balance.' Haas pointed to pickle juice's high sodium content as a culprit. Advertisement 5 North Carolina-based Dr. Will Haas said he advises against using pickle juice as a regular hydration method. pavel siamionov – Too much sodium can be a problem, as it raises blood pressure or triggers bloating in some people. Pickle juice can also irritate the gut or worsen reflux, particularly with vinegar-based brines. 'For daily use, a well-formulated electrolyte mix with balanced minerals is a more effective way to support fluid and electrolyte needs, without excess salt or acidity,' he added. How to try it safely Advertisement 5 Too much sodium can be a problem, as it raises blood pressure or triggers bloating in some people. ArtCookStudio – For those still curious, Haas recommended starting with lacto-fermented versions. 'Lacto-fermented versions are gentler and may offer some probiotic benefits,' he said. 'The source definitely matters, especially if you're drinking it regularly.' Advertisement Zumpano recommended starting small. 'Begin with a small amount – such as a couple tablespoons – to see how you feel,' the dietitian said. 'Increase slowly if needed. Monitor your sodium intake and if you notice any swelling in your hands or feet, you could be consuming too much sodium.'
Axios
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- Axios
Butter cow puts on a hard hat at 2025 State Fair
This year's butter cow display is udderly self-aware, poking fun at the ongoing renovations at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. Zoom in: "Pardon Our Dust" notes a sign near the 2,000-pound buttery construction crew. The display features the iconic cow and calf in hard hats, as well as workers operating a jackhammer, studying blueprints and talking into a two-way radio. It also includes scaffolding, sawhorses and safety cones. By the numbers: Ohio-based sculptors spent approximately 400 hours creating the display, including about 335 hours working inside the 46-degree cooler, according to the American Dairy Association Mideast. What's next: The Expo 2050 plan calls for several facility upgrades. The project started in 2023 and its budget so far is $460 million. Renovations to the Dairy Products Building, which houses the yearly butter display, will be completed 2026. Stop by: The fair opens Wednesday morning through Aug. 3. Check out our guide recapping everything you need to know.
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Paintmaker Sherwin-Williams cuts 2025 profit forecast on soft demand
(Reuters) -Sherwin-Williams cut full-year adjusted profit forecast and missed second-quarter earnings estimate on Tuesday, hit by soft demand for paint products, sending the company's shares down more than 4% in premarket trading. A sharp drop in new U.S. home sales could weigh on paintmakers by reducing the demand for construction-related coatings, materials and paints. "Demand was softer than anticipated through June, and we do not see catalysts to change that trajectory at this time, causing us to adjust our full-year guidance downward," said Heidi Petz, CEO at Sherwin-Williams — one of the world's largest coating makers. The company expects its 2025 adjusted per-share profit to be between $11.20 and $11.50, compared with its previous forecast of $11.65 to $12.05. Analysts on average estimate $11.88 per share, according to data compiled by LSEG. Sherwin-Williams — which supplies paints, coatings and specialty materials under the brands Valspar, Minwax, Purdy and many more — reported a 4.1% decrease in sales of its consumer brands unit to $809.4 million during the quarter due to soft DIY demand in North America. Net sales in its paint stores segment rose to $3.7 billion from $3.62 billion a year earlier, boosted by higher selling prices. The Ohio-based company posted an adjusted profit of $3.38 per share for the three months ended June 30, while analysts estimated $3.81 per share. Its rival, PPG Industries, is set to report results on July 29. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Huntington CFO: Veritex met ‘high bar' for acquisitions
This story was originally published on Banking Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Banking Dive newsletter. As Huntington conducted due diligence on acquisition target Veritex, the Columbus, Ohio-based regional discovered many of the customers it had hoped to snag over time were already clients of the Texas bank. That was just one advantageous aspect of the $1.9 billion deal, announced last week, according to Huntington CFO Zach Wasserman. The $208 billion-asset regional envisions the acquisition serving as a springboard to local business in Texas, given Veritex's presence in the Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston markets. The acquisition of Dallas-based Veritex came together quickly: Huntington management had known Veritex CEO Malcolm Holland for a few years, but deal discussions began in mid-June, Wasserman said. Huntington didn't need to do an acquisition in Texas, Wasserman asserted, since the regional lender now has $6 billion in loans and $2 billion in deposits in the state, but 'what we saw here was very opportunistic.' 'It's something we became very convicted about as we learned more about them, in terms of their culture being incredibly well-aligned, and the strategic growth opportunities for us,' he said. Veritex's commercial clients are largely in the small and medium-sized business space and the smaller end of the middle market, so Huntington plans to bring its services and capabilities to those customers while $13 billion-asset Veritex offers Huntington the brand recognition and local expertise that can help bolster growth in the state, Wasserman said. Another area of opportunity is consumer, since 'neither of us are really going after the consumer business in Texas,' he said. 'We'll be launching our full consumer franchise into Texas. There's 31 branch locations that they've got, and I think, over time, you'll see us expand on that pretty significantly,' he said. That includes branch expansion, although Wasserman declined to provide specific details. Veritex is the 10th-largest commercial bank in Texas. With the deal – expected to close in the fourth quarter – Texas becomes Huntington's third-largest state in terms of deposits. The bank hasn't shared specific long-term goals in Texas, but Wasserman said he expects the state and the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area to be some of the largest for Huntington 'for a long time to come.' 'We will invest on top of that platform and really build it out even more than it is,' he said. That includes investments in talent, Wasserman indicated. Since Huntington has announced rollouts in Texas and the Carolinas and launched some specialty businesses, 'we have started to get quite a bit of inbound interest across the board in joining Huntington,' because 'bankers want to be part of a platform that's growing,' he said. Huntington has about 200 employees in Texas now; once the Veritex deal closes, that'll be about 1,000, he said. Wasserman declined to share any target for hiring or headcount expansion in the state, but said growth is part of the plan. To be sure, there's no shortage of competition across Texas, as national and larger regional banks, as well as local lenders, seek to expand on the backs of population and business growth in the state, through organic growth or merger and acquisition opportunities. Huntington aims to stand out with a local angle, Wasserman said. In commercial banking, 'that's actually a pretty differentiated approach,' he said. 'In many cases, what we're seeing is a lot of verticalization in the commercial banking space, where the relationships of local bankers are getting kind of disintermediated by industry experts within different institutions that are often not local.' Holland will remain with the company after the deal closes and become its Texas chairman 'to really help us make a smooth transition and to grow from the platform he and his team have already built,' Wasserman said. 'That's really key.' Veritex has 800 employees; when asked if all will remain, Wasserman said he expects the large majority will. 'Given the modest size of the deal, retaining relationship managers will be crucial,' JPMorgan analyst Andrew J. Dietrich said in a July 14 note. Huntington had about 400 people engaged in acquisition diligence, reviewing Veritex's commercial and industrial business and portfolio – 'not only the existing credit, but also just their philosophy,' Wasserman said. That was essential to ensure the bank's approach aligned with Huntington's, so the regional could be comfortable taking over Veritex's business and living with it for years, he added. The deal is expected to be modestly accretive to Huntington's earnings per share, result in minimal tangible book value dilution and has an earn-back period of about one year. Huntington expects to realize 25% cost synergies from Veritex's expense base, with half in the first year and the remainder in the second year, Dietrich noted. From here, Huntington remains largely focused on its organic growth strategy, rather than eyeing more M&A deals, although the bank remains 'opportunistic,' he said. 'We set a really high bar,' strategically, financially and culturally, with potential acquisitions, Wasserman said. 'It's not often that an opportunity clears those hurdles,' although 'if it did, you know, [we're] open to it.' 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Winnipeg Free Press
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Crankshaft comes to Winnipeg
School is out, and cranky bus driver Ed Crankshaft is headed on a road trip — to Winnipeg. Crankshaft and his son-in-law Jeff Murdoch — who for the better part of the last decade has sported Winnipeg Blue Bombers sweatshirts and tuques in the Crankshaft comic strip — are set to begin a daily month-long story arc where they visit the Manitoba capital to see a football game. The story begins today and can be read in the Free Press and nearly 500 other newspapers that carry the strip, including the Los Angeles Times, Denver Post, Dallas Morning News and Seattle Times. MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS FILES Ohio-based Crankshaft comic illustrator and avid Winnipeg Blue Bomber fan Tom Batiuk, who is finally in Winnipeg to see a Bomber game and do research on the city for a future comic strip, at Portage and Main on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. For Nicole story. Winnipeg Free Press 2024 MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS FILES Ohio-based Crankshaft comic illustrator and avid Winnipeg Blue Bomber fan Tom Batiuk, who is finally in Winnipeg to see a Bomber game and do research on the city for a future comic strip, at Portage and Main on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. For Nicole story. Winnipeg Free Press 2024 Along the way, Winnipeggers will delight in seeing some familiar faces and places. 'It worked out really well,' creator Tom Batiuk said during a recent phone interview from his home and office in Ohio. 'It really is enjoyable when we can take Crankshaft through a real-life experience. As a kid, reading comics in the paper, I always liked it when they touched on real events and real people.' Batiuk visited Winnipeg last summer to research the city and took in a game at Princess Auto Stadium, as a guest of the Bombers. He even ran out on the field with the team before the game. The 78-year-old writes his storylines about a year before they run in newspapers and admits this series and its real-life characters had him sweating for months. 'I was holding my breath hoping anybody mentioned in the strip doesn't get traded,' he said. Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea features in three of the strips, and mascots Buzz and Boomer make an appearance in another. 'It's a real honour to be featured in Crankshaft — especially knowing Tom Batiuk is such a passionate supporter of the club,' said O'Shea, whose honours include six Grey Cup rings — including two as Bombers coach — and player awards as the CFL's most outstanding rookie and most outstanding Canadian. 'When you coach in a place like Winnipeg, where the fans, the history and the community mean everything, it's pretty special to see that spirit captured in something as iconic as a comic strip.' Cody Chomiak, Travel Manitoba's vice-president of marketing, said having Winnipeg featured in a comic strip is the kind of publicity you can't buy. 'This is marketing gold for us,' Chomiak said. 'Getting organically featured in pop culture, whether it's a movie, series, comic or otherwise, can be just as impactful as traditional advertising. 'We love that this piece highlights such an important sports team and integrates our iconic skyline — what a great way to shine a spotlight on Winnipeg and Manitoba.' Starved for football when the NFL locked out its players in 2011, Batiuk began flipping television channels and came across the Blue and Gold in action. He loved the name of the team's quarterback — Buck Pierce, now head coach of the B.C. Lions — but he also fell in love with the team and the Canadian style of football. Batiuk has continued to follow the Bombers long after the NFL labour strife ended. It's why, for years, Batiuk has added Bombers logos onto shirts worn by some of the characters. 'The strips are a quarter inch from my real life,' Batiuk said. 'When you are doing daily newspaper comic strips — and at one point I was doing three at once — you scratch at all parts of your life for it. When the Bombers invited me to run out onto the field, I was immediately thinking Crankshaft could do that.' Batiuk said he took plenty of photographs when he was in Winnipeg with his wife, Cathy. Although he is the creator of Crankshaft, which began in 1987 as a spinoff from his comic strip Funky Winkerbean, he doesn't draw the cartoon. 'I wanted (illustrator) Dan Davis to have lots of references,' he said. 'He really nailed it. Dan does terrific work.' As to whether Crankshaft will ever return to Winnipeg, Batiuk doesn't know. 'I would certainly love to come back sometime,' he said. 'The Bombers organization treated us well. It was just great. 'And the game was amazing, too — it was really exciting. At the last minute, the pass was into the end zone and they won. 'I would come back just for that.' Kevin RollasonReporter Kevin Rollason is a general assignment reporter at the Free Press. He graduated from Western University with a Masters of Journalism in 1985 and worked at the Winnipeg Sun until 1988, when he joined the Free Press. He has served as the Free Press's city hall and law courts reporter and has won several awards, including a National Newspaper Award. Read more about Kevin. Every piece of reporting Kevin produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. 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