Dr. Ben Reebs, Author at Portland Clinic of Natural Health

Polyphenols, Akkermansia, Your Immune System, and You

January 16, 2023

In the world of integrative medicine, we are often introduced to new strains of gut bacteria that appear to play specific health roles in the body. (1) The new kid on the block, in the probiotic world, is Akkermansia, a species that is regularly tested by integrative medicine practitioners on […]

The Top Seven Ways to Reduce Your Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Radiation Exposure Without Killing Your Apple Watch

December 25, 2022

How Can We Protect Ourselves from EMF Exposure? If they are not already doing it, at least in some small way, many of my patients are wondering how they can protect themselves and their families from electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation exposure in simple, practical ways without having to spend a […]

Four Ways That Long Covid Is Already Being Effectively Treated by Naturopathic Doctors

December 24, 2022

Long Covid, 10 million Americans of which are estimated to have 3 or more symptoms of Long Haul Covid-19, is a complex chronic illness that is only now just beginning to be understood and properly defined. (1) A November, 2021 article in Global Advances in Health and Medicine suggested that […]

Seven Reasons that Magnesium Might Be the Most Underrated Nutrient, from a Naturopathic Doctor’s Perspective

December 19, 2022

Magnesium is an essential mineral and acts as a cofactor in over three hundred biochemical processes. (1) Human bodies contain about 25 grams of magnesium, on average, and approximately 50 percent of it is housed in our bones, with the remainder distributed throughout our soft tissues, such as our musculature. […]