Vertigo treatment
Repositioning maneuvers you can do at home for benign positional vertigo, the most common cause of a spinning sensation when you roll over or look up.
From the exam room
Patient resources
Videos, products and books Dr. Bennett often recommends.
Home remedies
Videos for patients with specific conditions who want to treat them at home.
Achilles tendonitis
Stretching and strengthening for a sore Achilles tendon, the kind of slow, steady loading that helps the tendon heal.
Biceps tendonitis exercises
Gentle mobility and strengthening for pain at the front of the shoulder from an irritated biceps tendon.
Hand osteoarthritis exercises
Simple daily hand and finger exercises to keep stiff, arthritic joints moving.
Knee pain exercises
Strengthening for the muscles that support the knee, a first-line treatment for most knee pain.
Knee pain exercises
Strengthening for the muscles that support the knee, a first-line treatment for most knee pain.
Meralgia paresthetica exercises
Stretches for burning or numbness on the outer thigh caused by a pinched nerve near the hip.
Guided Wim Hof breathing
A guided breathing session. Do it sitting or lying down, never in water or while driving.
Tretinoin use
How to start a tretinoin cream for acne or skin aging with less irritation.
Recommended products
Products Dr. Bennett often recommends. These are general resources, not medical advice; ask your own clinician before using them. Peak Health doesn't earn anything from these links.
OMRON Bronze upper arm blood pressure monitor
An upper-arm cuff for checking your blood pressure at home. Home readings, taken seated after a few minutes of rest, tell us far more than a single reading in the office.
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Bebird ear wax removal tool with camera
An ear cleaner with a built-in camera so you can see what you're doing. Use it gently, and stop and call your doctor if you have ear pain, drainage or a hole in your eardrum.
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FEATOL wrist brace (night splint)
A wrist splint to wear at night for carpal tunnel symptoms. Keeping the wrist straight while you sleep takes pressure off the nerve.
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McDavid lace-up ankle brace
A lace-up ankle brace with figure-8 straps for support after a sprain or during sports while the ankle heals.
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ORTONYX stirrup ankle stabilizer
A stirrup-style ankle stabilizer for more support after a recent sprain or ankle injury.
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APEC ROES-50 reverse osmosis water filter
A five-stage reverse osmosis filter that installs under the kitchen sink for cleaner drinking water at home.
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LMNT zero sugar electrolytes
Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Helpful for long workouts, heat and high altitude. It is high in sodium, so check with your doctor first if you have high blood pressure, heart failure or kidney disease.
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Optimum Nutrition micronized creatine monohydrate
Creatine monohydrate, one of the most studied supplements for strength and muscle. A typical dose is 3 to 5 grams a day. Talk with your doctor first if you have kidney disease.
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Books I often recommend on health, habits and performance.
Direct Primary Care: The Cure for Our Broken Healthcare System
Paul Thomas, MDWritten by Dr. Paul Thomas of Plum Health DPC in Detroit, whom I worked with in medical school. It explains what is broken in primary care and how direct primary care fixes it.
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Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia, MDDr. Peter Attia's guide to preventing the four big killers of aging: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's and type 2 diabetes. It explains why exercise matters more than any drug for a long, capable life, and how to plan your health decades ahead.
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Redefining Anxiety
John DelonyJohn Delony, a counselor who has lived with anxiety himself, describes it as an alarm rather than a broken part of you. He offers practical first steps and longer-term changes for getting your life back.
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How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Dale CarnegieDale Carnegie's classic on handling stress, with simple habits for living one day at a time and keeping worry in proportion. Decades old and still useful.
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Good Energy
Casey Means, MDDr. Casey Means connects many common conditions to how well our cells make and use energy. A readable look at metabolic health and the daily choices that improve it.
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The Obesity Code
Jason Fung, MDDr. Jason Fung argues that weight gain is driven by hormones, especially insulin, more than by calories alone. He explains insulin resistance and how intermittent fasting may help.
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The Maffetone Method
Philip MaffetoneDr. Phil Maffetone's low-stress approach to fitness, including the 180-minus-age heart rate formula I use in my exercise prescription. Train slower to get faster.
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The TB12 Method
Tom BradyTom Brady's approach to training, recovery, nutrition and sleep that kept him playing into his forties. Useful for any athlete who wants to stay healthy and keep going.
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The Diabetes Code
Jason Fung, MDDr. Jason Fung makes the case that type 2 diabetes can often be improved or reversed with diet and fasting. Read it with your doctor, especially if you take diabetes medication.
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Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker, PhDNeuroscientist Matthew Walker explains what sleep does for memory, mood, metabolism and immunity, and what we lose without it. The book that convinced many of my patients to protect their sleep.
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Meditations
Marcus Aurelius (Gregory Hays translation)The private notes of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius on self-control, adversity and how to treat others. Short passages you can read a few at a time.
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Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor FranklPsychiatrist Viktor Frankl's account of surviving the Nazi concentration camps, and his conclusion that a sense of meaning is what carries people through suffering.
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Can't Hurt Me
David GogginsDavid Goggins's story of going from a hard childhood to Navy SEAL and ultra-endurance athlete. A book about discipline and pushing past the point where you want to quit.
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Make Your Bed
Admiral William H. McRavenAdmiral William McRaven's ten lessons from Navy SEAL training, built on the idea that small daily disciplines add up. A quick, encouraging read.
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Essentialism
Greg McKeownGreg McKeown on doing less, but better: deciding what truly matters and saying no to the rest. Helpful for anyone stretched too thin to take care of their health.
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The Wim Hof Method
Wim HofWim Hof's book on breathing, cold exposure and mindset. Pair it with the guided breathing video on this page, and always practice the breathing on land, sitting or lying down.
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Wake Up Happy
Michael StrahanMichael Strahan's practical rules for work ethic, positivity and resilience, drawn from his football and television careers.
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Greenlights
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey's memoir, built from decades of journals, about meeting life's obstacles and finding the lessons in them.
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Atomic Habits
James ClearJames Clear's system for building good habits and breaking bad ones by changing your environment and starting small. The best single book I know on behavior change.
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Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking
Allen CarrA best-selling, drug-free method for quitting smoking that works on removing the desire to smoke instead of relying on willpower.
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Your Brain on Porn
Gary WilsonGary Wilson explains how internet pornography acts on the brain's reward system, and what people have experienced after quitting.
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