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The Health Benefits Of Eating Together As A Family

Posted by Margaret Kim on Jul 01, 2006
Natural Health Care

Families are often so busy that they can’t seem to find the time to eat dinner together. If you are a parent to young children or adolescents the current research suggests you may want to make the time to sit down and share meals. Read more

 

The Health Benefits Of Tai Chi

Posted by Margaret Kim on Jun 14, 2006
Natural Health Care

For sedentary individuals who want to start exercising, but don’t know where to start, the very idea of the strenuous physical exertion involved in the currently popular fitness programs is probably enough to send them straight back to the couch. If the thought of huffing, puffing, pumping, extreme-stretching, and grimacing your way through a workout makes you want to retreat to the safety of your reclining armchair with a relaxing cup of tea and a jelly doughnut, then tai chi may be the exercise answer for you. Read more

 

Most Common Household Toxins

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on May 28, 2006
Health Warnings
Natural Health Care

Exposure to household toxins is linked to just about every disease that we know of, most notably cancer. Numerous animal studies have linked many of the more than 24,000 toxins that exist in our environment to negative health effects on the following systems: Read more

 

Vitamin G: Green Space For Your Health

Posted by Margaret Kim on Apr 01, 2006
Natural Health Care

Born in the city and raised with the luxuries associated with urban living, I have never been one for camping, hiking in the woods, or climbing trees in apple orchards. I never thought that avoiding nature and all of the creepy-crawlies living in it would have hurt my health, but research on the topic suggests otherwise. Read more

 

Want Strong Bones and Teeth? Make Sure You Get Your Magnesium

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 15, 2006
Healthy Eating Resources
Natural Health Care

Almost all teenagers and adults know how important calcium is to their bones and teeth. But few people know that magnesium is just as important to having strong and healthy bones and teeth.

A recent study out of the University of Tennessee and published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society points to the often overlooked relationship between dietary magnesium intake and bone density. Read more

 

Six Steps to Better Health

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Dec 28, 2005
Natural Health Care

Almost every person who sends me a letter or calls our clinic requesting help asks some form of the following question: what can I do right now to get better?

Although I usually end up providing unique recommendations in accordance with each person's health condition(s) and life circumstances, there are six fundamental recommendations that I share with everyone who asks for help with their health: Read more

 

Emotional Stress: How Chronic Emotional Stress Can Ruin Your Health

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Nov 30, 2005
Natural Health Care

What's the most powerful step you can take to dramatically improve your health?

My answer is this:

Learn how to effectively manage emotional stress

All of my clinical and personal experiences over the years have me convinced that no other factor has more influence over your health.

Not diet, not exercise, not even how much you sleep. Read more

 

How to Use Music to Improve Your Health

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 25, 2005
Natural Health Solutions
Natural Health Care

An interesting study in the September, 2005 edition of the journal Heart provides useful guidance on how to use music to decrease stress and promote good health. Read more

 

Low Blood Pressure: How Low Is Too Low?

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 05, 2005
Natural Health Care

Just read your blog about understanding blood pressure, and I have a question. There seems to be a lot of information out there about people with high blood pressure, but what about too low - how low is too low, and what does it mean? Information about low blood pressure seems to be pretty scarce, and I think it would be a good thing for you to comment on. Read more

 

Thirteen Ways To Prevent Cancer

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 05, 2005
Natural Health Care

The purpose of this article is to outline 13 ways that you can decrease your risk of developing any type of cancer. The following 13 ways to prevent cancer are presented in no particular order:

1. If you are going to be sexually active, be in a mutually monogamous relationship with a partner who is not infected by human papilloma virus (HPV) Read more

 

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