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Christmas is a season of parties - friends, work and family all have their own celebrations. Plus, the rise of festive markets and trendy mulled wine stands popping up in every high street means our alcohol consumption increases at this time of year.

Christmas is truly a feast. Food is a big part of the celebration and indulgence is practically mandatory. Whether it's all day grazing, a single feast or a three-course lunch with your family followed by a four-course dinner with the in-laws, a lot of us have experience over-eating at Christmas.

It's not just the kids waiting up for Santa on Christmas Eve who are going without sleep. Christmas is the one time of year where most people's sleeping patterns get disrupted. The season of indulgence seems to hit every part of our lives except sleep.

One in 10 Brits worry about money in the run up to Christmas and a third reach for the credit card to cover the costs according to YouGov.

The same YouGov survey found that less than a third of Brits actually have a budget for Christmas and of those who do have a budget, only 10% think they'll stick to it.

We’ve all heard of Vitamin B12 and B6 or Biotin and Folic Acid, but have you heard the term B Complex?

Put simply, vitamin B complex is the umbrella term for all the B vitamins. There are 9 B vitamins in total, each with their own functions and purposes. They are not even chemically related but are often found in the same food sources.

Vitamin D is often referred to as the sunshine vitamin, as the body creates it from direct sunlight exposure to the skin. It’s a vitamin we in the UK often hear about in the dark, winter months because of our nation’s lack of sunlight. In fact, the official government advice is that people should consider taking a daily supplement containing 10 micrograms of vitamin D during autumn and winter.

In April 2017, TEA+ founder James filmed a pitch for the BBC’s Dragon’s Den. You may have seen it air in February 2018, or perhaps you’ve seen since seen it on our YouTube channel. After a grilling from all four of the Dragons, James shook hands on a deal with Tej Lalvani, the CEO of Vitabiotics.

A balanced diet is the number 1 ingredient to perfect skin, according to most experts. However, there are a few specific nutrients that you can incorporate to try and improve your complexion.

You've probably heard plenty about the wonders of juice cleanses and sugar detoxes, but is there any merit to them? What exactly does a cleanse or a detox do? And why should we (or shouldn’t we) be doing one?

Have you ever travelled to South America? Us neither. But for those of you who have, you've probably heard of yerba mate already. It's one of the most popular drinks on the continent. Instead of starting their day with a hot cup of tea or coffee, a huge portion of the population wake up to a cup of yerba mate instead.