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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 Reduce Your Risk of Developing Pancreatic Cancer, Part 2

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Oct 12, 2005
Natural Health Solutions

Earlier this year, I wrote an article that included several steps that you can take to reduce your risk of developing pancreatic cancer.

I just read a study in the September 2005 issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention which suggests that eating at least five portions of certain vegetables and fruits each day can reduce your risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 50 percent. 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

 

Food Coloring Inhibits Immune System

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 09, 2005
Health Warnings

A recent study out of the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine reports that very large amounts of a caramel food coloring can suppress the immune system.

You would think that scientists would use this information to warn people about the dangers of eating processed foods that have artificial colours. Read more

 

Junk Food Still Clear And Present In Our Schools

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 08, 2005
Children's Health Issues

Just ran across an article on Yahoo News that provides some sad statistics on junk food in our schools.

The U.S. General Accountability Office reported yesterday that 9 out of 10 U.S. schools offer junk food like candy bars and soda to students that directly compete against school lunches. Read more

 

Value Your Eyesight? Then Don't Smoke

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 07, 2005
Health Warnings

If someone you know still doesn't have enough motivation to quit smoking, you may want to let him or her know that the link between smoking and blindness is about as strong as the link between smoking and lung cancer. Read more

 

Love & Kindness As Primary "Treatments" For Depression In Children

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 07, 2005
Children's Health Issues

To me, there are few health conditions that are more sad than depression, particularly depression among children and teenagers.

A recent study out of the University of Sweden indicates that depression among children and teenagers is strongly linked to the following psychosocial factors:

1. Being shamed and humiliated.
2. Being obese.
3. Having separated parents or unemployed parents Read more

 

Some Guidelines On Eating Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 05, 2005
Healthy Eating Resources

Researchers at Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia recently discovered that extra-virgin olive oil contains a compound called oleocanthal, which has the same pain-inhibiting effects in your body as ibuprofen. 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

 

How Children Should Wear Their Backpacks

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 05, 2005
Children's Health Issues

With tomorrow being the first day of school for many children around the world, I just wanted to remind all of you parents out there to have your children develop the habit of wearing their backpacks evenly over both shoulders.

This habit will help to prevent the development of a spinal curve from the uneven distribution of weight caused by slinging a backpack over just one shoulder. Young children in particular are susceptible to developing permanent curves because their growing spines are quite malleable. Read more

 

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