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Ben Reebs, ND, VNMI
Ben Reebs, ND, VNMI Portland Clinic of Natural Health 1516 S.E. 43rd Ave., Portland, OR 97215 (503) 419-7505 [email protected] www.drreebs.com Dr. Ben Reebs is an award-winning naturopathic physician, author of the book, The Serpent and the Butterfly, and the founder of Portland Clinic of Natural Health, an integrative medicine clinic that specializes in helping to resolve ...
Natural Parkinson’s Support: Your Guide to Preventing and Managing Parkinson’s (Naturally)
This article is focused on natural ways to both prevent and manage Parkinson’s disease (PD). The traditional approach focuses on drugs to slow down and manage symptoms (as well as recommending regular exercise), but does not attempt to address many of the underlying causes or contributing factors. In other words, complementary or alternative medicine takes ...
The Relevance of Cancer Stem Cell Research and Botanicals for Integrative Practice
There has been a long battle against cancer in conventional practice. The American Cancer Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of cancer, was founded in 1913. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced that that was the year to make dramatic advancements against cancer. And in 2013, Time magazine announced triumphantly that cancer ...
The Fall of Precedence
We may all remember 2020 as the year of the “unprecedented.” The word has been used to describe everything from the pandemic, the resulting health care crisis, the economic impact, unemployment rates, kids schooling from home, universities pivoting to online classes and teleconferencing as the new norm. As I write this, the view out my ...
Child’s Play
Helping children enjoy overall health and well-being is more critical now than ever. Although you may not focus much on children as patients or clients, their parents who are devoted to your practice likely slip in requests for advice about how to handle common issues with their children. According to www.healthychildren.org, the top 10 most ...
Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
We hear a lot about the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. Not only are foods rich in them purported, but we see a whole line in the supplement industry devoted to helping people get more of them in their diet. Let’s take a deeper look at these fatty acids, so that we can better ...
Research Update on the Many Uses of Astaxanthin
In May of 2012, I wrote an article for Vitamin Retailer (Natural Practitioner’s sister publication) called “Astaxanthin: An Extraordinary Antioxidant.” Since that time, there have been quite a few new studies published on astaxanthin, so it is time for a research update. Let’s start with a brief background overview about astaxanthin. Background Overview Astaxanthin is ...
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