At Optimal Life Health Centres we focus on bringing cutting-edge ideas about health, wellbeing, healthcare and life. Many of these ideas are fascinating concepts that often fly in the face of the ‘common wisdom’
We proudly suggest that people become more critical consumers of information, that they work to appraise, test, and challenge their own beliefs and the resources or infomration they consume.
We think being outliers is a good thing. Being open to new ideas, and being willing to change our internal dialogue or long-held assumptions is how we grow, change and evolve. How we move toward a better life.
We bring fascinating concepts and topics to your attention to help you explore.
This archive offers articles about fascinating, interesting and at times ‘out-there’ topics for your consideration. We hope you read them and ask us questions if you are challenged by the ideas of have a different take you want to share – we love being challenged ourselves, because it helps us to grow. Just because we have a certain perspective doesn’t mean that it is necessarily ‘right’ and if we’re given the right kind of information we may change our view.
The impact of modern living choices on our posture is stark and significant. Poor posture is both initiated or maintained by many of our behaviours and use of personal devices (phones etc.) AND by the stress-load in our bodies leading to dominance of our ‘fear and protection’ neurological reaction as an attempt to keep us … Read more
Appropriate movement levels can promote a cancer-free functional state – a level of health in the body where the likelihood of the development of cancers is significantly reduced; this is more evidence of the critical role movement plays in an ideal life. Elsewhere on this site we have shown the impact of a chronic ‘stress’ … Read more
A consistent argument discussed on this site is that chiropractic adjustments (when required) are an essential component of living a vibrant, ideal life with great levels of health. This assertion is based on the definition of health we use, and the rationale for regular chiropractic adjustments, found here. Chiropractic Adjustments help restore the needed and … Read more
What is sickness? What is disease? How do stressors lead to sickness? Every health profession agrees that ideal health or function is a state called ‘homeostasis‘. The way we’ve described it elsewhere on this site is a state where all cells of the organism are operating at 10/10 on the continuum of health. Remember the … Read more
Movement Deficiency Syndrome™ is a concept informed by the idea that we all NEED exercise or physical movement! Movement is life! Movement is a biological requirement for neurological health and a vibrant, optimal life. The evidence is clear that movement is an ‘essential nutrient’ to ensure the healthy, homeostatic function, both of individual cells, and … Read more
The term somatoneurophysiology, while seemingly a very complex word, comprises three elements and shows the inextricable link between unconscious feedback (sensation) from body wall/structures (such as joints and muscles) and the resulting impact on whole-of-body function. It borrows from the huge field of psycho-neruo-immunology which describes the power of mind and mental activity on the … Read more
The term ‘body thoughts’ has been coined to simplify somewhat complex neurological terminology and make these topics easier to understand. The concept of a positive thought is obvious. We understand what it is, and elsewhere on this site we have explained the brain pathways by which they directly reduce the stress reaction in our body … Read more
Probiotics (the ‘good’ gut bacteria) are essential for full health. Prebiotics (if you’re confused by the term) are the nutritious fibre-dense foods that are the ‘food’ of the probiotics themselves! The gut is such a vital part of our health. It is such a critical area of what we do with Vibrant Life Key #2 … Read more
At Dr Ben Phillips.com I focus on the impact of stress as a profound and inescapable factor in determining health and wellbeing. I have a very broad definition of stress that is important to understand. This definition helps to explain some of the broader impact or potential value of both Chiropractic Care and Health & … Read more
While there are many different potentially stressful stimuli occuring in the external environment outside of us, or in our internal environment – inside our skin they can be collapsed into only TWO prime categories – toxicity or deficiency. These stimuli in our lives initiate or cause us stress. Environmental stressors are at the root of … Read more
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