by Alba Spinal Health Centre | Dec 22, 2017 | Health News
1) Sleep well and laugh; it’s the best medicine after all! 2) Be kind to your liver by drinking plenty of water (not the flavoured kind, with artificial flavours and sweeteners in it)3) Burn off some of those extra calories by getting the whole family outdoors...
by Alba Spinal Health Centre | Dec 21, 2017 | Health News
A recent study has shown that over the festive period, stress rises by more than 30 percent. During times of stress, your heart rate increases; breathing quickens; muscles tighten; and blood pressure rises – posing big risks towards your general health and...
by Alba Spinal Health Centre | Dec 20, 2017 | Health News
Here are four reasons to move more! 1) More oxygen reaching our muscles: If you are experiencing tight muscles, you are restricting blood flow and, therefore, oxygen to your muscles – leading to soreness; moving more means more nutrients for our muscles2)...
by Alba Spinal Health Centre | Dec 19, 2017 | Health News
We don’t give much thought to our breathing patterns, as they are automatic (we breathe around 20,000 times a day), but breathing is really important. It supplies our body with oxygen – including our muscles and brain – which allows them to work at their optimum...
by Alba Spinal Health Centre | Dec 18, 2017 | Health News
Do you ever get that mid-afternoon energy slump? You know the one, where you are tempted to have another caffeine hit and reach for the chocolate?Well recently, we discovered an alternative which is just as tasty: a chocolate smoothie packed full of goodness –...