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Ideal Times To Have Fruit

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Aug 04, 2021
Healthy Eating Resources

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2 Exercises to Condition Soft Tissues Around Ankles For Improved Balance and Agility

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Aug 03, 2021
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Balance & Agility Exercises

This routine is helpful in conditioning the soft tissues that surround your ankle joints, which is necessary for experiencing optimal balance and agility. Read more

 

Kick-Through Core Exercise

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Aug 02, 2021
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Core Strength

This is an intermediate to advanced conditioning exercise for the core.

Begin on all fours, pivot on one arm, and kick the same side leg through to the other side while keeping your core contracted. You can bring your opposite side arm up with each kick-through to help you maintain balance and also to help you keep your core engaged. Read more

 

How to Improve Balance and Proprioception

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jul 21, 2021
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

After posting a clip of a simple game that can be used to improve joint position sense and balance, I received a number of messages from readers asking for ways to work on proprioception when one doesn't have a partner to work with. Read more

 

Rotational Movement For Healthier Shoulders

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jul 14, 2021
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Shoulder Mobility Exercises

One of the most common reasons for having pain while using arms overhead is having limited rotation through the glenohumeral (shoulder) joints.

Having a healthy range of internal and external rotation through your shoulder joints will help ensure that you can use your arms overhead without unnecessary restrictions. Read more

 

Exercises for Foot and Ankle Pain

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jul 05, 2021
Natural Health Solutions
Ankle Mobility Exercises

Given the number of bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles that make up our feet and ankles, I have long felt that rather than spot treat areas of pain and stiffness, it makes more sense to work at improving overall blood circulation and joint play throughout the many articulations involved. Read more

 

What to Eat - Principles of Healthy Eating

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jun 28, 2021
Healthy Eating Resources

What you eat isn't the only determinant of your overall health status. There are plenty of other facets of your life that play major roles in determining how functional and energetic you are.

Here's how I think about the role that diet plays in contributing to health and disease: Read more

 

The Best Strawberries

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jun 15, 2021
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7 Mobility Exercises for Better Posture

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jun 14, 2021
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Mobility Exercises

This is a routine of mobility exercises that can help address chronic shoulder and upper back pain and stiffness. You can find more details on doing each of the exercises described below by searching for them in our Mobility Exercises Archive.

Start with Cow-Cat, alternating between full flexion and extension of the spine while on all fours. Read more

 

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