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Hip Mobility Exercises

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Apr 05, 2022
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Hip Mobility Exercises

Active Hamstring Stretch / Knee Extension:

Standing Hip Circles:

Swivel Hips:

Sole Frog Stretch: Read more

 

Selfish Choices

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Mar 28, 2022
Emotional Health and Well-Being

The challenge with those who regularly make selfish choices is that typically, they are unaware of the pain and hurt that they create for others. For the purpose of streamlining these thoughts, let's call such people egoists: those who are preoccupied with their own interests.

My life experiences have led me to believe that the vast majority of egoists behave the way they do because they carry significant unresolved pain within, often some combination of not having received sufficient love and being put down by those they most needed to be nurtured by as youngsters. Read more

 

Unseen

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Mar 14, 2022
Emotional Health and Well-Being

Growing up as a visible minority of immigrant parents in a predominately Caucasian town in Canada, I gradually learned that many people in that town conflated my parents' English language ability with their intelligence. It was almost as though for many, the subconscious mind automatically assigned a positive correlation between language proficiency and intelligence. The thinking must have been something like: Well, they run a variety store and I have to dumb down my words when speaking to them, so they can't be very smart. Read more

 

Beef and Vegetable Stew Recipe

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Feb 21, 2022
Healthy Eating Resources
Healthy Meals

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Ingredients: Read more

 

Backward Walking For Healthier Knees

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Feb 02, 2022
Natural Health Solutions

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A big shoutout to Ben Patrick (Knees Over Toes) and his colleague Mr. Infinity for sharing the many benefits of sled work, particularly backward walking with a weighted sled to stimulate blood flow to the connective tissues in and around the knees. Read more

 

Sleep Mask Tip

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 24, 2022
Natural Health Solutions

Last year, I heard from an old patient who was struggling with intermittent eye infections. In reviewing her everyday routine, we realized that the root cause might have been her sleep mask which she had not thought to put through the laundry since she first started using it in 2018. Read more

 

Interview: The Place of Soy in the Health Food Arena

Posted by Joshua Day on Jan 21, 2022
Healthy Eating Resources

Originally published in 2013, updated in January 2022

Health & Beyond editor Josh Day recently sat down with Dr. Kim to ask him a few questions on a topic that's always hot in the health food world. We're talking about soy... what it is, what it does in your body, and why you see soy this and soy that on almost every aisle of your local health food store.

Let's jump straight into the interview, shall we?

Josh: What exactly is soy? Read more

 

Making Sense of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 20, 2022
Healthy Eating Resources

Omega-3 fatty acids. You've probably heard a lot about their value to your health, but do you really understand the ways in which they are beneficial to your health and which foods to get them from?

If not, I hope that this article will help you make sense of omega-3 fatty acids and help you make food choices that will ensure that your cells are nourished with them on a regular basis. Read more

 

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