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How To Make Korean Bean Sprouts Salad

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Mar 20, 2017
Healthy Eating Resources
Healthy Korean Recipes

Go to any authentic Korean restaurant and you will likely be greeted with a glorious assortment of side dishes of seasoned and pickled vegetables (called bahn chahn). The assortment will vary depending on the restaurant and season, but wherever and whenever you go, chances are good that you will receive a dish of seasoned bean sprouts (called Sook Joo Na Mool or Kohng Na Mool). Read more

 

Essential Notes on Blood Sugar and Insulin

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Mar 07, 2017
Natural Health Care

You have approximately 5 liters (about 21 cups) of blood traveling around in your blood vessels and heart at any given moment. In these 5 liters of blood, you need only about one teaspoon of sugar for all of your regular activities. If you regularly have more than a teaspoon of sugar floating through your blood vessels, the excess sugar can slow down your circulation, which, over time, can cause all of the problems you would expect to have if you had thick maple syrup clogging up your blood vessels. This is essentially what happens when a person becomes diabetic. Read more

 

Posterior and Anterior Pelvic Tilt for Improved Core Strength

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Mar 06, 2017
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Core Strength

Learning to hold the pelvis and lower back in posterior and anterior pelvic tilt positions is highly beneficial to improving core strength.

You can hold posterior and anterior pelvic tilt positions while lying prone, while on all fours, and while in plank position. Read more

 

Seated Pike Pulses for Hip Flexor and Core Strength

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Mar 06, 2017
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Core Strength

Excellent for developing hip flexor strength, seated pike pulses are done while seated, legs together and straight out in front on the ground, toes pointed, hands on either side of of the ground beside your legs for support, and then lifting your feet off the ground and pulsing up and down to whatever degree you can. Read more

 

Arch and Hollow for Core Strength

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Mar 06, 2017
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Core Strength

Arch and Hollow holds are stapes in the gymnastics world, both highly effective for improving functional core strength and spinal mobility.

For Arch, start prone and lift your legs and arms off the ground at the same time. Squeeze your buttocks and try to keep the front of your thighs off the ground. Strive to keep your scapulae contracted toward one another as you keep your arms and head off the ground. Read more

 

Straight Leg Raises for Core and Hip Flexor Strength

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Mar 06, 2017
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Core Strength

Lying supine with your buttocks resting on the backs of your hands, keep your legs straight and together with toes pointed, and raise them up toward your head, then lower them back toward the ground in a controlled manner but try not to let them touch the ground. Work your way up to ten repetitions per set. Read more

 

A Simple Spinal Mobility Routine

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Mar 03, 2017
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Spinal Mobility Exercises

This is a simple spinal mobility routine that is effective for warming up all of the tissues in and around your spine. I would suggest following this or a similar routine before doing any other type of exercise to reduce risk of sprains and strains throughout the back. Read more

 

How to Make Healthy Banana Cream Pie

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Mar 02, 2017
Healthy Eating Resources

If you can use a go-to healthy dessert recipe for any occasion, you have to give this banana cream pie a try. Not only is it mouthwateringly good, it's super simple to put together - all you need are ripe bananas, a bit of maple syrup, and some unroasted, unsalted almonds.

Start by peeling four to six ripe bananas. Read more

 

Healthy French Beans Recipe

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Feb 23, 2017
Healthy Meals

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Note: French beans look like green beans, but skinnier.

Ingredients:

400 grams of French beans (about 3 handfuls) Read more

 

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