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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 …
Negative Health Effects of Chronically High Stress Hormones
In another article here, we describe the release of stress hormones as part of the body’s ‘fear & protection’ reaction. …
Is Healthcare Only Necessary when You Have Symptoms?
Why is it invalid to judge the merit of healthcare purely on symptoms alone? I argue that symptoms are a …
A Definition of Somatoneurophysiology ™
The term somatoneurophysiology, while seemingly a very complex word, comprises three elements and shows the inextricable link between unconscious feedback …
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 …
How Stress Affects the Immune System
Stress levels in our body – particularly if the body or brain is in an overwhelmed state where it cannot …
Some Effects of Subluxation Immobilisation on Joints, Ligaments, Bone, and Muscle
Chiropractic subluxation leads to immobilisation of spinal joints. These joints are richly concentrated with the nerve receptors that ‘instruct’ the …
Probiotics and Human Health
Probiotics (the ‘good’ gut bacteria) are essential for full health. Prebiotics (if you’re confused by the term) are the nutritious …
All Non-Homeostatic Cell Function (Sickness) Must Result from Stressors…
What is sickness? What is disease? How do stressors lead to sickness? Every health profession agrees that ideal health or …
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 and Skeletal Health
It is clear common-sense that movement is valuable and necessary to promote optimal health – including skeletal health. The stresses …
Levels of Health Psychology
Four Levels of Health Psychology: We’d like to credit our colleague Dr Martin Harvey for describing these four levels of …
Subluxation: A Technical Description
This article provides a more technical description of the neurophysiological impact of subluxation – for those that want it! Subluxation …
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 …
The Key To Creating Happiness and Health!
The key to any shift toward health (homeostasis) and happiness is personal change. By realising that some (or many) or …
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 …
Vibrant Life ‘Keys’
– the way you’re meant to be!
Vibrant Life Keys are the framework for us to recognise the requirements we all need to achieve for an ULTIMATE …
Importance of Spinal Motion for Brain Function and Health
Correct spinal motion is vital: Correct motion of spinal joints AND their associated tissues, in addition to proper posture are …
Vertebral Subluxation Complex as “segmental movement deficiency syndrome”
It cannot be denied that movement deficiency is a problematic state that can lead to many functional consequences if allowed …
Vibrant Life Key 1: Power & Control – the way it’s meant to be!
Vibrant Life Key #1 is about improving the function of your intelligent control and coordination mechanism – your brain and …
Deficiency and Toxicity of Industrial Life – The Impact On Children’s Health
At Noosa Junction Chiropractic we argue that all stress can be classed as either a toxicity or deficiency (or both) …
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 …
Subluxation, negative body thoughts, somatoneurophysiology™, and health or illness
There is a clear relationship between Vertebral Subluxation Complex (Subluxation for short), sedentary living, negative body thoughts, somatoneurophysiology™, and less-than-ideal …
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 …
