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Toxic Food Additives & Food Choices to Avoid
Working toward reducing toxicity in our lives definitely means (in part) cleaning up our nutrition – the food, additives and …
Allopathic Nutritional Guidelines are INVALID
Nutritional guidelines, like any form of evidence are based on research. However the paradigm within which the research is undertaken …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Cardiovascular Function & Movement
It is common sense that movement (exercise) is essential for maintaining good cardiovascular function – heart health, blood vessel health …
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 …
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 …
Movement & Brain Function
Sufficient movement, and the resultant transmission of nerve feedback that ‘signals’ awareness of this movement to the brain is CRITICAL …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
Movement Deficiency Syndrome™
Movement Deficiency Syndrome™ is a concept informed by the idea that we all NEED exercise or physical movement! Movement is …
More about Dr Ben…
Usually doctors take all of your personal info, and yet, you learn little about who they are and why the …
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 …
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 5 Missing Realities of “Have To” Belief Systems
Many people prioritise or judge their own lives (or others) based on a “Have To” belief system or mentality. It …
There are ONLY 2 Forms of Stress – Toxicity or Deficiency
While there are many different potentially stressful stimuli occuring in the external environment outside of us, or in our internal …
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 …
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 …
