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Macronutrients & Micronutrients

Nutrition is an area filled with differing opinions and advice. As part of our Vibrant Life Key #2 where we …

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The Life Expectancy Myth

It is a common belief in our society that as our average life expectancy has gone up across our wider …

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3 Golden Rules of Personal Change

The Wellness Practice™ (a program developed by our colleague Dr James Chestnut) has defined the 3 Golden Rules of Personal …

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Subluxation: A Technical Description

This article provides a more technical description of the neurophysiological impact of subluxation – for those that want it! Subluxation …

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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 …

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The Difference Between Wellness Nutrition and Allopathic Nutrition

There are as many experts as there are ideas about nutrition – what and how you need to eat. Our …

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Subluxation and Stress Hormones

Subluxation can increase stress hormone levels, contributing to chronic illness. One main effect of subluxation is a change to the …

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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 …

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5 Critical Concepts Arising from the Wellness & Prevention Paradigm

These 5 ideas emerge from our Wellness and Prevention Paradigm. They each explore different aspects of the age-old idea of …

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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 …

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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 …

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Subluxation Pandemic in Industrialized society

Why is subluxation pandemic in industrialised (‘western’) societies? “Sitting is to the spine, as sugar is to the teeth” – …

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More about Dr Ben…

Usually doctors take all of your personal info, and yet, you learn little about who they are and why the …

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Cardiovascular Function & Movement

It is common sense that movement (exercise) is essential for maintaining good cardiovascular function – heart health, blood vessel health …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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A Definition of Somatoneurophysiology ™

The term somatoneurophysiology, while seemingly a very complex word, comprises three elements and shows the inextricable link between unconscious feedback …

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