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Let’s be honest: in today's fast-paced world, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and stressed out.  And although a lot of our work may involve addressing the imbalances in your body, we’re big believers that taking care of your mental health and emotional well-being is...

What if we told you that there’s a wonder drug that will: Boost your immune system to help you fight off illnesses and help you obtain and maintain a healthy body weight Improve your heart health - reducing your risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and...

With the weather improving - albeit slowly - and after a long, cold winter, many of us are eager to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors. After all, there’s no better way to top up your vitamin D levels than getting out in the sunshine! But whether you're planning...

Ever hear the saying we all have the same 24 hours in a day.  Although it may technically be true, when you're sat on the sofa after a busy day feeling exhausted yet nothing seems to have been done, it doesn’t feel like it. We’ve been there, and we're sure you have...

There are a few days a year when things get really competitive at Alba: Best Pumpkin at Halloween. Best Gingerbread House at Christmas. But there’s always heated debate over “who can perform the best pancake flip” Top tip: It’s all in the wrist.   But if you...

There’s a quote you may have seen in the papers or on TV recently: “Sitting is the new smoking”.  But how true is that statement?    Like with many headlines we see in the news, We feel it’s sensationalised and needs to be taken with a pinch of salt.  Comparing a...

  Are you tired of feeling like a slouching sloth?  Do you feel like you're constantly hunching over your desk, craning your neck to look at a screen, or curling up in a ball on the sofa?  Well, it's time to stand tall and proud with good posture!  Good posture...

It’s no secret that sunshine exposure offers an array of tremendous benefits for our bodies.  In fact, getting outside and in the sunlight has been shown to: Help us maintain or lose weight… Improve quality of sleep and reduce stress… Fight off depression and poor...

Getting going with new fitness goals can be hard. Its physically hard pushing yourself, it can be mentally hard to get going and it can sometimes leave you feeling achy and sore for a day or two.  Thing is, the idea that you HAVE to be sore to have achieved anything...

We hope you had a fantastic time celebrating the start of 2023, surrounded by your friends, family, and loved ones (and hopefully your head wasn’t too sore in the morning!).  We love this time of year.  It’s the time where it feels so natural to reflect and reassess....