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Insulin Resistance – a Huge Problem!
Insulin resistance is a major ‘pillar’ of chronic ill-health. Read more about these ‘pillars’ here – it’s truly important information …
Dr Ben’s Definition of ‘Health’
One of the most critical terms to contemplate and define is the word ‘Health’. The Wellness & Prevention paradigm proposes …
Dr Ben’s Definition of Stress
At Dr Ben Phillips.com I focus on the impact of stress as a profound and inescapable factor in determining health …
Subluxation Pandemic in Industrialized society
Why is subluxation pandemic in industrialised (‘western’) societies? “Sitting is to the spine, as sugar is to the teeth” – …
Macronutrients & Micronutrients
Nutrition is an area filled with differing opinions and advice. As part of our Vibrant Life Key #2 where we …
Why is it important to commit to ongoing care, even when symptoms have resolved?
Remember that the best way to define “health,” is not by using symptoms as a marker – in fact this …
More about Dr Ben…
Usually doctors take all of your personal info, and yet, you learn little about who they are and why the …
How Negative and Positive Thoughts (Internal Dialogue) Influence Physiology
We know that how we feel impacts our mental state. What is now clearly proven and has been repeatedly shown …
Importance of DHA and EPA Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Human Health
Omega-3 is a class of fatty acids that are beyond ESSENTIAL for vibrant, extraordinary human health. They are essential because …
Chiropractic Adjustments, Exercise, Positive Body Thoughts, Somatoneurophysiology™ and Health
A consistent argument discussed on this site is that chiropractic adjustments (when required) are an essential component of living a …
The Physiological ‘Rationale’ for Regular Chiropractic Care
Regular Chiropractic care is a healthcare choice MANY people add into their lives and then maintain for long periods of …
Insulin Sensitivity Relative to Appropriate Movement Levels
Insulin sensitivity is critical in human health; one of the primary factors that contribute to ideal levels of Insulin sensitivity …
Blood Fats and Movement
Healthier amounts, types and proportions of fats in our blood can be developed with appropriate levels of movement. A ‘Lipid’ …
The Life Expectancy Myth
It is a common belief in our society that as our average life expectancy has gone up across our wider …
Body Composition & Movement
It is obvious that if you exercise more, you have a leaner, trimmer body, with less fat storage and better …
Is Chiropractic care
a Requirement for an Ideal Life?
Lifetime Chiropractic Care? Is Lifetime Chiropractic Care a requirement for an Ideal life? Yes…and No! We must re-affirm that the …
Acidity In Our Internal Chemistry
Levels of internal acidity are normally kept within very tight confines because this impacts cellular function to such a great …
Daily Spinal Hygiene: Critical to Spinal Health
Spinal hygiene – behaviours to keep motion and health of our spine in peak condition – is vital, yet regularly …
Effects of Long-term High Blood Sugar Levels
High blood sugar levels are a consistent health-risk for many of us – whether or not we are ‘officially’ diagnosed …
What Are The 5 ‘Pillars’ of Chronic Illness?
Chronic Illness is DEADLY SERIOUS… In industrialised (western) countries like Australia, the burden of ill-health, particularly chronic illness, has been …
The ‘General Adaptive Potential’
One of our colleagues Patrick Gentempo coined the term ‘General Adaptive Potential’ (GAP) to explain how the flexibility of our …
Movement Promotes Cancer-free Physiology
Appropriate movement levels can promote a cancer-free functional state – a level of health in the body where the likelihood …
What is a Chiropractic Adjustment?
The chiropractic adjustment is the skilled delivery by a Chiropractor of a specific (gentle) force in a precise direction, to …
Movement Deficiency Syndrome™
Movement Deficiency Syndrome™ is a concept informed by the idea that we all NEED exercise or physical movement! Movement is …
Subluxation: An ‘energetic’ or ‘esoteric’ definition
If you are more engaged by a more esoteric or ‘energetic’ explanation of this world, you will likely appreciate the …
