Get a jump on health & wellness in 2024

As you wrap up your holiday shopping, save this article to start your New Year with a focus on your health and well-being with the help of these Alleghenies-based businesses.

Emily Mahler’s Somerset-based business The Wellness Community is a collaborative hub that offers biofeedback frequency, life coaching, hypnosis, light therapy, and an array of retail items for your well-being.

Johnstown’s Roots Kitchen + Juicery is serving up fresh-squeezed juices, wellness lattes, and a variety of plant-based bowls and smoothies aimed at making you feel your best. In Somerset, Great Day Juice Company is the go-to spot for cold-press juices, bowls, and smoothies.

Bedford’s Southern Salts welcomes customers seeking the benefits of salt therapy and red light therapy. The holistic wellness center also offers organic kombucha and salty yoga.

Making the switch to natural products and clean ingredients in 2024? Consider products like goats milk soap offered by multiple local vendors, including Altoona’s Allegheny Hearth, Somerset’s Small Town Wicks and Suds, and Huntingdon’s Four Diamonds Ranch. You can also visit Somerset’s JAR The Zero Waste Store for clean versions of household products, available in refillable containers—better for you, for your wallet, and for the environment!

If these businesses are new to you, resolve to shop local in 2024. Buying from small, locally owned businesses supports neighbors in your community and keeps dollars in the local economy. There are so many great reasons to shop small.

Startup Alleghenies helps startup and emerging small businesses succeed by providing free coaching to entrepreneurs in Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset counties. To access personal, one-on-one support from a coach in your county, including guidance, resources, tools and networking opportunities, sign up at startupalleghenies.com.