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Traditional Korean Marriage Advice

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Feb 14, 2006
Emotional Health and Well-Being

From Our MailBag:

Dear Dr. Kim,

Thank you for sharing the article on choosing a life partner. I am not yet married, but want to get married in the near future. Your article really helped me clarify what I should be focusing on.

I'm just curious, can you tell me about the traditional Korean view of marriage and how Korean people usually pick a spouse?

Thank you very much,

Kathy Mcleod Read more

 

Dr. Ben Kim's Greens: How To Take It

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Feb 12, 2006
Healthy Eating Resources

From Our MailBag:

Do you have recipes for Dr. Ben Kim's Greens available? I need to have some creative ways to be able to take it. Thank you! Look forward to its benefits!

- Marie W.

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Thanks for your question, Marie. It's one that I've received several times in the past few weeks, so I thought I would answer it here.

First of all, let me point out that I don't recommend Dr. Ben Kim's Greens for its taste. I recommend it because I have found it to be the highest quality super green food around. As is the case with all of the other items in our recommended health tools section, my family and I take Dr. Ben Kim's Greens every day. Read more

 

Antidepressants Can Cause Serious Breathing Problems in Newborns

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Feb 09, 2006
Children's Health Issues
Healthy Pregnancy

A study in the February 9, 2006 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine reports that there is a definite association between mothers taking certain antidepressants (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) late in pregnancy and the risk of their babies being born with a serious condition called persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). Read more

 

Natural Treatment For Warts

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 24, 2006
Natural Health Solutions

If you or someone you know can use a natural remedy for wart removal, I think that it's worth your while to try the following treatment, sent in by Charley and Judy Triplett.

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Our family has something to share that works to get rid of warts.

Our young son suffered with many warts on his hands, beginning at age three, through beginning of kindergarten. There were so many warts, especially on the outside of his fingers, the children did not want to hold his hand during activities, and made fun of him. Read more

 

Natural Ways to Address Chronic Knee Pain

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 22, 2006
Natural Health Solutions
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Chronic knee pain comes in three main varieties. The following is a look at common causes of pain and discomfort in and around the knee joint and some points to consider in addressing each of them:

1. Chronic, superficial pain along the inner portion of the knee joint

 

How to Treat and Prevent Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 15, 2006
Natural Health Solutions

Shoulder impingement syndrome is a name given to several different conditions that involve inflammation of tendons and/or ligaments in the shoulder region. 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

 

How to Prevent Blindness and Macular Degeneration

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 10, 2006
Natural Health Solutions

It's no secret that age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness among the elderly in industrialized countries. It affects more than 10 percent of white adults over the age of 80, and is the number one cause of central vision loss for people 60 years of age and older in the United States. Read more

 

What Can Cause A Potassium Deficiency?

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 09, 2006
Healthy Eating Resources

Dear Dr. Kim,

I am an avid reader of your newsletter and like the greens also very much. Thank you for your wonderful work.

A question for you. I have a good friend and client (I do some home health care for her) who was recently placed in the hospital for severe leg cramping. Since she has congestive heart failure, it was thought that perhaps her heart had thrown off a clot which blocked the circulation.....however, no signs were found of a clot. After several days in the hospital and many, many tests, she was sent home without much additional knowledge. Then, upon entering the house, we got a phone call from the lab saying that her potassium was dangerously low. She has consistently been on the equivalent of 4,500 mg. of potassium per day to counteract the potassium loss from the diuretics she is on for her heart. That has now been changed to 6,000 mg. Read more

 

Like A Knife Cutting Through Water

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jan 09, 2006
Personal and Environmental Wellness

Every now and again, my mom likes to teach me a Korean proverb. I think she does this because she knows how much I like learning new Korean phrases and tidbits of Korean culture that I missed having grown up in Canada.

One of the best proverbs that she has ever shared with me translates to:

Like a knife cutting through water.

Now before you start thinking that this proverb is similar to an English metaphor that involves butter, let me set you straight. Read more

 

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