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Appendicitis Treatment Options

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Oct 21, 2021
Children's Health Issues
Natural Health Care

How do I know if my child has appendicitis? Few parents get through the journey of raising children without wondering this at some point.

In the late 90s, one of my early mentors, the late Dr. David Scott, showed me a whole stack of cases of diagnosed appendicitis that he had helped children and adults recover from through rest and water fasting. Given the wealth of his experience utilizing water fasting to help people overcome countless health challenges that allopathic medical care typically addresses via surgery and/or medication, I had good reason to wonder if excision was the best first line treatment for appendicitis.

Today, some within conventional medicine also question the decision to use excision as a first line treatment for appendicitis. Studies like "Antibiotics as first-line therapy for acute appendicitis: evidence for a change in clinical practice." are prompting some physicians to try a combination of intravenous and oral antibiotic therapy in mild to moderately severe cases of appendicitis where there is no clinical evidence of perforation. Read more

 

8-Minute Hip Care Routine

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Oct 19, 2021
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Hip Mobility Exercises

This is a follow along hip care routine.

Begin seated on a comfortable surface with your legs extended in front of you. Read more

 

Winter Cleanse

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Oct 13, 2021
Natural Health Solutions

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Traditional cleansing programs that call for freshly pressed juices, raw foods, and even room temperature water with lemon juice, maple syrup, and pepper may work for most people when the weather is warm, but how do you experience an effective cleanse without feeling exceedingly cold and frail during late fall, winter, and early spring? Read more

 

A Simple and Highly Effective Way of Protecting Against Tennis Elbow

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Oct 11, 2021
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Elbow & Wrist Mobility Exercises

Virtually all of our everyday activities ask our forearm flexors to do the heavy lifting relative to our forearm extensors, so naturally, our forearm flexors tend to be stronger and more resistant to injury than our forearm extensors. Read more

 

Simple Movements To Keep Your Shoulders Healthy

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 27, 2021
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Shoulder Mobility Exercises

This is a look at how to use a suspension system training kit or gym rings to restore lost shoulder mobility and to keep your shoulders healthy at any age. Read more

 

How to Make Your Own Strep Throat, Cold and Flu Tonic

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 21, 2021
Natural Health Solutions

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In experimenting with a number of tonics over the years, I've whittled my favourites down to a simple concoction of six ingredients that are highly effective in offering protection against strep throat, colds and flu.

Here's what you need to make this simple and highly effective sore throat, cold, and flu tonic: Read more

 

How to Reverse Rounded Shoulders Caused By Excessive Sitting

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 13, 2021
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Shoulder Mobility Exercises

This is a simple routine to reverse the effects that prolonged sitting has on shoulder mobility. Read more

 

What To Do? Thoughts on COVID.

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 06, 2021
Natural Health Solutions

It's become clear to me that there are many among our readership who wish to know exactly where I stand on COVID and varying mandates that are popping up around the world.

Given that this newsletter goes out to somewhere around 90 thousand people globally, you might imagine that whenever I share thoughts on any contentious issues, I receive countless passionate responses, typically split evenly between the world's growing partisan divide. Read more

 

Protect Your Lower Back By Strengthening Your Obliques

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Aug 30, 2021
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Core Strength

One key to avoiding back pain and injury is to keep your obliques strong - these are the muscles that line the sides of your abdominal wall. Read more

 

Try This For Chronic Back Pain and Stiffness

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Aug 23, 2021
Natural Health Solutions
Core Strength

If you have chronic or recurrent back pain and stiffness, it may be that shortened hamstrings are creating a constant downward pull on your pelvis which could be causing compensatory biomechanics within your lumber and thoracic spinal regions, manifesting as pain and/or stiffness. Read more

 

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