Women and Stress Women experience and react to stress differently than men do, with very specific stress related health challenges Both men and women experience stress with its related health problems and risk implications. Most, if not all illnesses and ailments have an underlying current of long term stress at the source. Click here for read more…
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Allergies Allergies are very common in the childhood years. To mention a few of the many factors involved – genetic tendency, pollution and smoking, toxins in food, tension (always look for signs of stress in children), marginal vitamin deficiencies and antibiotic abuse. Atopy (from the Greek for “difference”), the tendency to develop some form of read more…
Prepare for Winter written by Dr Arien van der Merwe MBChB FRIPH FRCAM MISMA Content: 1. Prepare now for winter 2. Flu vs Cold: A Natural Approach (Click here to read more about Allergies) 1. Prepare now for winter Try this recipe for immediate relief of colds, flu, thickened mucous and sinusitis: Mix together a read more…
Medical Screening Tests Gesondheidstoetse vir elke dekade (soos gesien in Beeld, Leefstyl, 13 Mei 2015) / Health Screenings for each decade Adapted from Health & Happiness by Dr Arien van der Merwe, revised edition 2013 Click here for Health Screenings (Gesondheidstoetse) done at the Healthy Living Space. English: Click on download to get a PDF of read more…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The Stress Connection Written by Dr Arien van der Merwe MBChB FRSPH MISMA NHA Medical doctor, Author, Medical Specialist: Health & Wellbeing The connection between stress and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) The exact cause of IBS remains uncertain, but the following trends that might help people make sense in finding possible read more…
Health Awareness The Importance of Health Screenings Health screenings can identify and assess the following health risks: diabetes, metabolic syndrome, high cholesterol, overweight and obesity, osteoarthritis, cancer, heart disease, chronic inflammation, depression, etc. Dr Arien herself is an example of why regular health screenings are so important. A very unpleasant surprise awaited her when she did read more…
Inflamm-Ageing It’s the current buzzword in the anti-ageing world. We explore the way chronic inflammation accelerates ageing and how to slow things down – Lynne Gidish The word “inflammation” comes from the Latin word “inflamatio”, which means “to inflame or set on fire”, explains Dr Arien van der Merwe, owner of Healthy Living Space in Pretoria (www.drarien.co.za). Click here for page 1 of Dr read more…
Heart Healing in a Nutshell Sanskrit: Anahata, meaning flawless, unstruck or unbeaten (Joseph Campbell likens this unstruck vibration to the humming of an electrical transformer, or the unheard – to our ears – humming of atoms and molecules) And the day came when the need to remain closed became more painful than the risk to read more…
The Most Important Nutrients for Heart Health The most important nutrients for heart health include: An antioxidant combination with enough vitamins A, E, C and minerals zinc, selenium, chromium High dosages (50-100mg each) of the B-complex vitamins B1, 3, 5, 6, choline, inositol; 50 microgram of B12 and biotin; 400 microgram of folic acid Magnesium read more…
How Unforgiveness Affects Your Heart ‘Forgiveness recognizes what you thought your brother did to you has not occurred. It does not pardon sins and make them real. It sees there was no sin. And in that view are all your sins forgiven’ ‘The holiest spot on earth is where a former hatred becomes a present read more…
Romantic love and its complex physiology Written by Anri van der Merwe (BSc Hons Physiology) Most of us have experienced being ‘in love’ along with all the ‘roller coaster’ feelings associated with it. But what is love actually? Romantic love can be nerve-wrecking, confusing and somewhat terrifying, but also exciting, pleasurable and uplifting. Love is read more…
Four Levels: Healing your Heart 1. Physical Level: Opening your heart – healing your physical body to release cell memories, optimize physical health and use the body to connect to your mind, emotions and soul essence Identify body signals of severe stress: feel the pain, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, depression Breathing exercises to open the chest read more…
Your Heart Is Not Merely A Pump A) Heartfelt feelings ‘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 emotions read more…
Inflammation: Both friend and foe Click here to read Dr Arien’s article in Destiny Magazine As foe, the common denominator present in all chronic degenerative diseases The word ‘Inflammation’ comes from the Latin word ‘inflamatio’, which means to inflame, to set on fire. Chronic inflammation is the fuel that flames the fire of today’s chronic read more…
Holistic Approach to the Role of Emotions in Cancer Cancer and emotions The distress caused by certain trapped or blocked, unconscious and deeply buried emotions, do play a role in all the chronic diseases of lifestyle, of which cancer is an important example. This is not to say anybody causes their cancer on purpose! It’s read more…
Holistic, Integrative Approach to Cancer Written by Dr Arien van der Merwe MBChB FRSPH MISMA NHA Medical doctor and author who specialises in holistic, integrative medicine In recent years oncology (the study and treatment protocols of cancer) has developed into various sub- specialities, becoming more and more intricate. A patient may need a surgical oncologist to read more…
Natural Remedies to Counterbalance and Prevent the Side Effects of Chemotherapy Written by: Dr Arien van der Merwe MBChB FRSPH MISMA NHA Herbal Remedies and Micronutrients Herbal remedies can help relieve side effects of chemotherapy (most common are nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, fatigue, hair loss, anaemia, lack of energy and despondency or full blown depression), while supporting read more…
Your Heart: Shocking Facts & Stats The heart: where the physical body, the state of high vibrational love and the soul meet A thorough heart health risk evaluation should form part of everybody’s yearly preventative medical examination, whether or not you have symptoms or a positive history. The natural, integrative holistic treatment options are aimed at improving read more…
Travel Lightly by Letting Go Make this Year Different According to various sources, 2015 is set to be a year of lightness, peace and abundance. Let each one of us become the ‘change we want to see in the world’: love and peace starts with an inner intention and heart focus. Rather than the impossible read more…
Live Blood Analysis Feedback Live Blood Analysis Feedback from clients. I found it very interesting. I am taking the things Dr Arien prescribed for my blood and want to come for a follow-up in about 2 weeks and see if my blood profile changes. / ‘Ek het die dag baie interessant gevind. Ek neem read more…
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