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People over 65 today are not the same as a generation ago. They're travelling internationally. Hiking. Gardening. Golfing. Running after grandchildren..

She came to Balanced for Life as a patient eight and a half years ago after falling to the floor while picking up a water bottle. Now she works at the front desk. This is Susan’s story.

Your job shouldn’t wreck your body. For WorkSpace Week, Dr Lindy reflects on what she does to protect her own joints as a chiropractor, and what most workers are quietly getting wrong every day.

Tongue tie affects more than breastfeeding. From breathing and sleep to jaw development, posture, and spinal tension, a restricted frenulum has a whole-body impact that often goes unrecognised well into adulthood.

There are weeks in clinic where something stops you in your tracks. Not a clinical finding, not a complex case. Just a conversation. A patient came in recently, and before I could even ask how she'd been, she looked at me and said: "You performed a miracle last time." She was talking about how different she felt after her last adjustment, how something had shifted in a way she hadn't expected... But then she kept talking, and what she said next was the part that stayed with m

Small swaps, big change. Rosa wraps up the series with a practical guide to replacing inflammatory pantry staples with anti-inflammatory alternatives, one item at a time.

Good fat is essential for your brain, hormones, and joints. Rosa breaks down the best anti-inflammatory fats to cook with, the processed oils quietly driving inflammation, and shares her coconut and cacao bliss ball recipe.

Just 30 grams of the right nuts and seeds a day can support your joints, bones, and muscles. Rosa breaks down which ones to choose, why they work, and shares her recipe for homemade sunflower seed crackers.

Is dairy inflammatory or not? Rosa breaks down when dairy works for your body, when it doesn't, and which plant milks are genuinely worth choosing.

Confused about carbs? Rosa explains the difference between complex carbohydrates that support healing and refined ones that drive inflammation, plus a recipe to put it all into practice.

Rosa explores the link between food and inflammation, breaks down the best anti-inflammatory proteins, and shares her nourishing chicken bone broth soup recipe.

Meet Rosa, Functional Nutrition Consultant, sharing food and nutrition tips to help you sort out through all the 'noise'.