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How to Apply The First Law of Healing, The Law of Vitality
The body has an innate ability, which is ordered and intelligent, to heal itself. When we realize that we can facilitate and augment this healing ability, we can align with the laws of nature. “The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician....
Dr. Ben’s Dairy-Free Broccoli Salad with Bacon Recipe
This is a simple broccoli salad recipe that is wonderful to have on hand as a side dish to almost any meal. Feel free to customize it to your own liking. Ingredients: 1 lb. whole broccoli 1 Haas avocado, halved, seeded, peeled, and chopped 8 slices cane sugar-free...
Three Reasons to Read My Book, “The Serpent & The Butterfly: The Seven Laws of Healing”
In my book, "The Serpent and The Butterfly: The Seven Laws of Healing," I present a paradigm of health with a practical, evidence-based approach to naturopathic medicine. Globally, hundreds of millions—over 157 million in the United States alone—struggle with a...
Calcium D-Glucarate, Your Microbiome, and You: A Closer Look at Hormone Regulation
Calcium D-glucarate is a popular supplement with some buzz these days, used for cancer prevention, liver detoxification, and hormone regulation, but few know why exactly it’s recommended. This article will discuss why it’s used and discuss whether it’s a band-aid or a...
What Exactly Does Food Intolerance Mean?
Food intolerance is different than food allergy. Food intolerance is a non-specific, non-immune mediated reaction to specific foods. According to one’s individual biochemistry and digestion, the digestive tract’s intestinal lining doesn’t recognize certain foods as...
Two Reasons Dairy Could Be Driving Your Inflammation
Dairy sensitivity is a commonly reported and documented ailment and complaint with symptoms including bloating and diarrhea, gas, indigestion, cramps, nasal congestion and heartburn, and just feeling off. (1) Globally, dairy intolerance is the most common food...
Dr. Ben’s Guacamole Recipe
This is a simple guacamole recipe that I've developed over the years, heavy on shallot and lime. Feel free to customize it to your own liking. Ingredients: 3 Haas avocados, halved, seeded and peeled 1 lime, juiced ½ teaspoon of Himalayan sea salt ½ teaspoon of freshly...
Let Your Body Do the Work: Three Ways to Enhance Healing
Could it be that our birthright is health, not disease? According to the first law of healing, the Law of Vitality, we have the inherent and innate ability to heal ourselves. Our health is governed by the vital force (or vis), which is always working to restore normal...
At-Home Hydrotherapy Treatments in Thirty Minutes or Less
Used across cultures over millennia to reduce pain and encourage healing, hydrotherapy is one of the oldest forms of natural medicine. Dating back to Ancient Greece, Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, believed hydrotherapy was a key healing resource. Through...
How to Leverage the Law of Synergy to Benefit Your Health
What is The Law of Synergy? The Law of Synergy, as discussed in my book, The Serpent and The Butterfly: The Seven Laws of Healing, says that, when combined, the shared actions of two different forces, agents, or substances can have greater effects than merely their...