23 Nov 2022: Connect To Your Calm: The Body Is The Barometer Of The Soul Stress levels are at an all-time high! Fortunately there are many practical ways to learn how to relax and unwind. Dr Arien van der Merwe is a medical doctor, author and soul-mind-body specialist, holistic health councillor and coach, specialising in read more...
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18 Oct 2022: Love Your Gut – Health Seminar There is more to it if you have a gut feeling. Did you know that your gut is your second brain? Are you struggling with gut issues like bloating, diarrhea, constipation, pain, overweight or all of them? Or if you have IBS, leaky gut or any read more...
7 Oct 2022: Connect To Your Calm, Online Holistic Healing Experience Stress levels are at an all-time high! Fortunately there are many practical ways to learn how to relax and unwind. Dr Arien van der Merwe is a medical doctor, author and soul-mind-body specialist, holistic health councillor and coach, specialising in practical stress management and read more...
Shiitake Onion Soup Something Different But So Tasty And Healthy Thinly Slice All Vegetables 1 cup shitake mushrooms 1 red onion 3 white onions 1 leek 1 celery stalk 1 carrot ½ cup fresh parsley 1 clove garlic ½ teaspoon thyme ¼ teaspoon pepper Salt to taste read more...
Lion's Mane Lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus) is a mushroom indigenous to Asia that has been used in traditional medicine for hundreds of years. This well researched mushroom (fungi) has antioxidant, neuro-protective and immunomodulating properties, which creates numerous health benefits to humans. It has been used to help repair nerve damage to protect against dementia, reduce read more...
Stress Less Toolkit STRESS is all around us (e.g. life-, work-, financial-, emotional- & relationship stress). It affects all aspects of our lives and wellness (physical-, emotional-, intellectual-, spiritual-, environmental-, financial-, occupational- and social wellness). High stress also affects our weight, sleep, quality of life, energy and basically everything. The good news: you can learn to manage read more...
Heart Health: Holistic Integrative Approach Developed and Implemented by Dr Arien van der Merwe MBChB ASCHP MISMA Introduction: The heart: where the physical body, high vibrational love and the soul meet Summary natural, integrative holistic approach: The natural, integrative holistic treatment options are aimed at improving energy metabolism inside the heart’s cells, as well read more...
Immune Support Health Boxes Description Comprehensive Immune Health Box R985 30% Discount The Optimal Health Bundle – Basic 3 includes the following: Calcium & Magnesium Helps nerve and muscle to relax Calcium & magnesium is involved in nearly every single function in every cell in the body Super Omega Especially important for heart health Lowers read more...
Meaningful and Stress Less Holidays Written by Dr Arien van der Merwe MBChB ASCHP medical doctor, author, specialist health and wellbeing coach, public speaker and trainer. Visit www.DrArien.co.za for more information. Many of us often get the feeling that the December holidays could be more meaningful, especially this year, with a little less emphasis read more…
MetS, Weight Wobbles and Stress Written by Dr Arien van der Merwe (www.DrArien.co.za) Excerpts from her book ‘Managing Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome’ and adapted from her online course on MetS and Inflammation. Are you low on energy? Do you wake up tired and stressed out every day? Are your clothes getting tighter and tighter? You read more…
Hearty Health Care Tips Written by Dr Arien van der Merwe ‘My heart’s not in it anymore’; ‘my heart is sore’; ‘my heart is breaking’. We have all uttered these phrases. They are not simply figures of speech, but very often unconsciously uttered, based on our intuitive understanding of the heart as seat of the read more…
Mental Health in a Changing Uncertain World How an inner default mode of bias towards survival fear drives our stress reaction Stress is insidious and as survival tool for fight, flight or freeze, it has an impact on every one of the 50 trillion cells in our bodies. This reaction is essential to avoid read more…
Immune Support & Stress Tips through Challenging Times Written by Dr Arien van der Merwe & Anri van Rooyen This Immune System and Stress Support Tips are meant as a tool to use frequently: Follow us on Facebook to get all the frequent tips. 1. Spend time outside: What a beautiful day in Hermanus! Best read more…
Covid-19: A Solution Based Approach Nature’s Pharmacy has you Covered Inflammation, Immune System, Influenza Even more important now! It is essential to look after your immune and respiratory systems and manage your fear, worries and concerns every day. Firstly, what is inflammation? You feel a cold coming on: some muscle aches and pains, sniffles, fever. read more…
Peptides, Informational Substances, Epigenetics and Metagenetics Peptides, informational substances and cell biology, genetics and epigenetics Written by Dr Arien van der Merwe (www.DrArien.co.za) Following is an explanation to understand your own healing process, by restoring the natural pattern of programming for health in our own DNA. Informational substances or peptides: the molecules of emotions Working read more…
9 Wellness Tips to Kickstart your Healthy Year Youthful Living with Dr Arien A truly integrated, holistic (mind, body, emotions, soul) wellness lifestyle starts with a mindset, a conscious choice you make every day, sometimes from minute to minute. It’s the unwavering commitment to the pursuit of personal, communal and planetary wellbeing. A healthy, wellness read more…
Depression is a ‘whole body’ disorder that involves mind, brain and body, thoughts and feelings. Depression, anxiety and panic attacks are not signs of weakness. Rather signs of trying to remain strong using your own ego willpower for far too long. 1 in 3 of us will experience symptoms at some point in our read more…
Health Benefits of Weight/Fat Loss A little goes a long way when it comes to losing some body weight, particularly fat. Research has shown that losing 5-10% of your body weight, can have major benefits for your health. Such a small loss may not seem like much if you’re trying to fit into your bikini, read more…
Women’s Health: Focus on Natural Menopause Written by Dr Arien van der Merwe The hormone replacement therapy (to do or not to do!) debacle has been raging for many years. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was regarded as a panacea to prolong youth, cure symptoms of menopause and prevent heart disease and osteoporosis. For many read more…
Two main types of cannabinoid receptors CB1: found mostly in the brain and nervous system – mediating many of cannabis psycho-active effects. CB2: found in most of the body, and especially immune system. The diverse biological effects, from therapeutic to psycho-active, is a result of all the cannabinoids’ activation of various receptors on our cell read more…
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