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Eight Things That I Know For Sure

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Dec 26, 2005
Personal and Environmental Wellness

One of my wife's favourite pastimes is to read Oprah Magazine at the kitchen table while sipping on a mug of hot tea. We actually go to the library once every couple of weeks to borrow a few issues of Oprah Magazine to have for this purpose.

From time to time, I like to flip through these magazines as well. I like some of Dr. Phil's advice on relationships, as well as Suze Orman's financial guidance. Read more

 

Ultrasound: Weighing the Propaganda Against the Facts

Posted by Guest Writer on Dec 20, 2005
Healthy Pregnancy

By Beverley Lawrence Beech

The use of ultrasound in antenatal care is big business, and in any big business marketing is all-important. As a result of decades of enthusiastic marketing, women believe they can ensure the well-being of their babies by reporting for an early ultrasound scan and that early detection of a problem is beneficial for these babies. That is not necessarily so, and there are a number of studies which show that early detection can be harmful. Read more

 

Skin-To-Skin Contact Is Healthy For Mothers And Their Babies

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Dec 15, 2005
Children's Health Issues
Healthy Pregnancy

One of the reasons why my wife and I decided to have a home birth was to ensure that our baby would go straight where he belonged as soon as he entered the world: to my wife's chest. It saddens me to know that providing newborn babies with immediate physical contact with their mothers is not always given the priority it deserves in today's health care system. Read more

 

Breastfeeding: Best for Baby and Mother

Posted by Margaret Kim on Dec 02, 2005
Children's Health Issues
Healthy Pregnancy

One of the most powerful ways of giving your baby a healthy start in life is by breastfeeding. The following are a few of the numerous physical and mental benefits of breastfeeding: 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

 

Potential Dangers Of Anti-Influenza Drug Tamiflu

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Nov 26, 2005
Health Warnings

I just read a disturbing article in the New York Times about recent reports of deaths and abnormal behaviour in Japanese children who were given the anti-influenza drug Tamiflu.

Here is a summary of the key points I learned from this article:

1. Tamiflu was approved for use in the United States in 1999, and in Japan in late 2000.

2. According to Roche, the manufacturer of Tamiflu, of the 13 million prescriptions written for children worldwide, 11.6 million have been in Japan. Read more

 

When To Take Probiotics

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

I learned something interesting about probiotics this past week from a column in Alive magazine, a Canadian publication that can be found in most health food stores throughout Canada.

Francine Mondou, a microbiologist who specializes in manufacturing probiotics, suggests that it is optimal to take probiotics on a full stomach.

Her reasoning is based on the fact that an empty stomach has a very acidic environment - a pH of about 1.5 to 2.5. Right after a meal, the environment in the stomach becomes less acidic, rising to a pH of about 4.0 to 6.0. Read more

 

Time & Energy-Saving Laundry Tips

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Oct 29, 2005
Personal and Environmental Wellness

The other day, it occurred to my wife and I that ithad been taking a lot longer than usual for our dryer to get our laundry dry.

We pulled the dryer away from the wall and opened up the exhaust tube to find that it was completely filled up with lint, almost about two feet deep! After getting down and dirty emptying that tube, we went to the garage where the other end of the tube comes out to release the moisture that dryers produce. There, we found another build-up of lint, this time about a foot deep. 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

 

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