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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 …

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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: 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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Chronic Disease Associated Words and Conditions

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 …

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Dr Ben’s Super Summary of Chiropractic

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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 …

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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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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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How Much are Genetics Responsible for Our Health and Wellbeing?

A primary concept we want to myth-bust through Health & Wellness coaching is the impact of genetics on both our health, …

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Vibrant Life Key 3: Moving – the way it’s meant to be!

Moving Is Life! Key #3 is about improving quality and quantity of movement – because moving is life! We look …

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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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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 …

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Health Food Choices

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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What is a Subluxation?

What Are They?? Vertebral Subluxation Complex (VSC) –  or ‘subluxation’ for short is what Chiropractors call the areas of interference …

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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 …

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Vibrant Life Key 4: Thinking & Feeling – the way it’s meant to be!

Key #4 is about mental and emotional health, they way we think, communicate, are inspired and engage with ourselves – …

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Movement Deficiency Syndrome™

Movement Deficiency Syndrome™ is a concept informed by the idea that we all NEED exercise or physical movement! Movement is …

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Vibrant Life Key 2: Your Chemistry – the way it’s meant to be!

Key #2 is about improving your internal chemistry; it is so VERY important to health and wellbeing. Sometimes called the …

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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 …

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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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Dr. Ben Phillips